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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.10.2023 (43) Date of publication: 01.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/01 (21) Application number: 23760888.0 (22) Date of filing: 22.02.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B63B 21/10(2006.01) B63B 21/18(2006.01) B66D 1/72(2006.01) B63B 21/08(2006.01) B63B 21/50(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B63B 21/50; B63B 21/18; B63B 2021/505 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/063060 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/164502 (31.08.2023 Gazette 2023/35)

(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: 22.02.2022 US 202263312728 P (71) Applicant: Bardex Corporation Goleta, CA 93117 (US)	(72) Inventor: ATALLAH, Nick Goleta, CA 93117 (US) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)