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(43) Date of publication: 22.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/47 (21) Application number: 22713505.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.04.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01B 7/295(2006.01) H01B 11/02(2006.01) H01B 7/36(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H01B 7/295; H01B 7/361; H01B 7/365; H01B 11/02 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/053154 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/194771 (12.10.2023 Gazette 2023/41)

(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: Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc. Melville, NY 11747 (US)	(72) Inventor: The designation of the inventor has not yet been filed  () (74) Representative: Ford, Esther Mary  Marks & Clerk LLP 62-68 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1LA Cambridge CB2 1LA (GB)