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(43) Date of publication: 12.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/07 (21) Application number: 23792780.1 (22) Date of filing: 20.04.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B09B 3/30(2022.01) H01L 31/18(2006.01) H01L 31/048(2014.01) B09B 3/35(2022.01) H01L 31/0216(2014.01) B09B 101/15(2022.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B09B 3/30; B09B 3/35; B09B 2101/15; H10F 19/80 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/066010 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/205732 (26.10.2023 Gazette 2023/43)

(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: 21.04.2022 US 202263333475 P 22.04.2022 US 202263333886 P 14.07.2022 US 202263389325 P 28.12.2022 US 202218147585 (71) Applicant: Solarcycle, Inc. Odessa, TX 79764 (US)

(72) Inventors: RIBEIRO DIAS, Pablo Odessa, Texas 79764 (US) SHARMA, Suvi Fremont, California 94555 (US) (74) Representative: E. Blum & Co. AG  Franklinturm Hofwiesenstrasse 349 8050 Zürich 8050 Zürich (CH)