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(43) Date of publication: 04.09.2024 Bulletin 2024/36 (21) Application number: 22802857.7 (22) Date of filing: 28.10.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/12(2006.01) C12M 1/00(2006.01) C12M 1/34(2006.01) C12M 1/04(2006.01) C12M 3/00(2006.01) C12M 1/36(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12M 23/44; C12M 23/40; C12M 41/34; C12M 25/06; C12M 23/24; C12M 23/06; C12M 29/06; C12M 23/54; C12M 41/48 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/078924 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/077096 (04.05.2023 Gazette 2023/18)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 29.10.2021 US 202163263283 P (71) Applicant: Nextern Innovation, LLC White Bear Lake MN 55110 (US)	(72) Inventors: URBAN, Jon F. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55414 (US) ISLAM, Riazul ST. PAUL, Minnesota 55103 (US) SWOYER, John BLAINE, Minnesota 55449 (US) BUARQUE, Fernando WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota 55110 (US) FOLEY, John D. LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois 60048 (US) (74) Representative: Schwarz & Partner Patentanwälte GmbH  Patentanwälte Wipplingerstraße 30 1010 Wien 1010 Wien (AT)