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EP 4 260 057 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 18.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/42 (21) Application number: 20965257.7 (22) Date of filing: 08.12.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 29/06(2006.01) G01B 17/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01B 17/02; G01N 2291/2634; G01N 2291/044; G01N 2291/015; G01N 29/11; G01N 29/0645; G01N 29/343 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/063683 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/125059 (16.06.2022 Gazette 2022/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: Molex, LLC Lisle, IL 60532 (US)	(72) Inventors: SCHIEKE, Sascha Lisle, Illinois 60532 (US) LUTOLF-CARROLL, Daniel Lisle, Illinois 60532 (US) (74) Representative: Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner  Patentanwälte mbB Nymphenburger Straße 4 80335 München 80335 München (DE)