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(43) Date of publication: 30.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/44 (21) Application number: 22830270.9 (22) Date of filing: 19.12.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01R 33/00(2006.01) G01R 33/26(2006.01) G01R 33/032(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01R 33/032; G01R 33/26; G01R 33/0094; G01R 33/323 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/086752 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/117974 (29.06.2023 Gazette 2023/26)

(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: 21.12.2021 GB 202118622 (71) Applicant: Element Six Technologies Limited Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QR (GB)

(72) Inventors: COLARD, Pierre-Olivier François Marc Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QR (GB) EDMONDS, Andrew Mark Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QR (GB) MARKHAM, Matthew Lee Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QR (GB) (74) Representative: Mitchell, Matthew Benedict David et al Element Six (UK) Limited Group Intellectual Property Global Innovation Centre Harwell Oxford Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QR Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QR (GB)