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(43) Date of publication: 05.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/06 (21) Application number: 23718521.0 (22) Date of filing: 31.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25B 7/00(2006.01) F25B 41/385(2021.01) F25B 41/37(2021.01) F25B 41/39(2021.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F25B 7/00; F25B 41/37; F25B 2400/052; F25B 2400/054; F25B 40/00; F25B 41/39; F25B 41/385 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/017051 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/192569 (05.10.2023 Gazette 2023/40)

(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: 31.03.2022 US 202263325877 P (71) Applicant: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC Asheville, NC 28804 (US)	(72) Inventors: VISEK, Matej Asheville, North Carolina 28804 (US) VALENTI, Nicholas Charles Asheville, North Carolina 28804 (US) ZHANG, Wei Xing Asheville, North Carolina 28804 (US) (74) Representative: Stellbrink & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Widenmayerstrasse 10 80538 München 80538 München (DE)