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(43) Date of publication: 10.01.2024 Bulletin 2024/02 (21) Application number: 22763859.0 (22) Date of filing: 01.03.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G21F 5/10(2006.01) G21B 3/00(2006.01) G21B 1/00(2006.01) B82Y 30/00(2011.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): Y02E 30/10; B82Y 30/00; G21B 1/13; G21B 1/052; G21F 1/10; G21C 15/12; G21G 1/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/018241 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/187176 (09.09.2022 Gazette 2022/36)

(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 (30) Priority: 01.03.2021 US 202163154964 P (71) Applicant: TAE Technologies, Inc. Foothill Ranch, CA 92610 (US)	(72) Inventors: NECAS, Ales Greensboro, North Carolina 27410 (US) TAJIMA, Toshiki Foothill Ranch, California 92610 (US) (74) Representative: Murgitroyd & Company  Murgitroyd House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)