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(43) Date of publication: 12.06.2024 Bulletin 2024/24 (21) Application number: 22726957.8 (22) Date of filing: 11.05.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63G 8/22(2006.01) B63G 8/08(2006.01) B63G 8/24(2006.01) B63G 8/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B63G 2008/004; B63G 8/22; B63G 8/24; B63G 8/08; B63G 8/001 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/028835 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/014417 (09.02.2023 Gazette 2023/06)

(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: 05.08.2021 US 202163229927 P 21.10.2021 US 202117507540 (71) Applicant: RTX BBN Technologies, Inc. Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)	(72) Inventors: ROSENTHAL, Benjamin Jacob Newport, Rhode Island 02840 (US) STUSSE, James Joseph Middletown, Rhode Island 02842 (US) (74) Representative: Dentons UK and Middle East LLP  One Fleet Place London EC4M 7WS London EC4M 7WS (GB)