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(43) Date of publication: 08.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/19 (21) Application number: 22834339.8 (22) Date of filing: 01.07.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C22C 21/06(2006.01) C21D 9/46(2006.01) C22C 21/02(2006.01) C22C 21/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): Y02P 10/25; C22C 21/08; C22C 1/0416; B33Y 70/00; B22F 10/25; B22F 10/28; B33Y 80/00; B22F 3/1115; B22F 7/08; B33Y 10/00; B22F 5/10; C22C 21/02; F16H 57/025   C-Sets: B22F 2999/00, B22F 5/10, B22F 2005/005; (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/036020 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/278878 (05.01.2023 Gazette 2023/01)

(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: 01.07.2021 US 202163217749 P (71) Applicant: Divergent Technologies, Inc. Los Angeles, California 90502 (US)	(72) Inventors: PUN, Chan Cheong Los Angeles, California 90502 (US) KENWORTHY, Michael Thomas Los Angeles, California 90502 (US) (74) Representative: Mewburn Ellis LLP  Aurora Building Counterslip Bristol BS1 6BX Bristol BS1 6BX (GB)