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(43) Date of publication: 17.01.2024 Bulletin 2024/03 (21) Application number: 22768127.7 (22) Date of filing: 11.03.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G02B 6/42(2006.01) G02B 6/126(2006.01) G02F 1/01(2006.01) G02B 6/27(2006.01) G02B 6/30(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G02B 6/30; G02B 6/126; G02B 6/2706; G02B 6/4209 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/020031 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/192724 (15.09.2022 Gazette 2022/37)

(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: 11.03.2021 US 202163159768 P 09.04.2021 US 202163173253 P 14.04.2021 US 202163175021 P 22.04.2021 US 202163178501 P 25.05.2021 US 202163192852 P 09.06.2021 US 202163208759 P 14.06.2021 US 202163210437 P 17.06.2021 US 202163212013 P 20.07.2021 US 202163223685 P 26.07.2021 US 202163225779 P 16.09.2021 US 202163245005 P 16.09.2021 US 202163245011 P 26.10.2021 US 202163272025 P (71) Applicant: Nubis Communications, Inc. Aberdeen, NJ 07747 (US)

(72) Inventors: ELSINGER, Lukas 9000 Ghent (BE) GILES, Clinton Randy Watchung, New Jersey 07069 (US) ZHANG, Ron Sunnyvale, California 94087 (US) PUPALAIKIS, Peter James Ramsey, New Jersey 07446 (US) WINZER, Peter Johannes Aberdeen, New Jersey 07747 (US) (74) Representative: Slingsby Partners LLP  1 Kingsway London WC2B 6AN London WC2B 6AN (GB)