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(43) Date of publication: 29.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/48 (21) Application number: 21705340.4 (22) Date of filing: 19.01.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01T 1/29(2006.01) G01V 5/00(2006.01) G01T 7/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01T 1/2985; G01V 5/005; G01T 7/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/013991 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/159082 (28.07.2022 Gazette 2022/30)

(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: Analogic Corporation Peabody, MA 01960 (US)	(72) Inventor: MARSDEN, Lane Peabody, Massachusetts 01960 (US) (74) Representative: Lambsdorff & Lange Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB  Grillparzerstraße 12A 81675 München 81675 München (DE)