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(43) Date of publication: 19.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/12 (21) Application number: 23804275.8 (22) Date of filing: 11.05.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G02B 6/38(2006.01) G02B 6/36(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G02B 6/44465 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/021931 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/220306 (16.11.2023 Gazette 2023/46)

(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: 11.05.2022 US 202263340713 P 03.05.2023 IN 202321031643 (71) Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC Hickory, NC 28602 (US)	(72) Inventors: BRYON, Roel Modest Willy Hickory, NC 28602 (US) GEENS, Johan Hickory, NC 28602 (US) GARCIA GONZALEZ, Alan Armando Hickory, NC 28602 (US) MICHIELS, Maarten Hickory, NC 28602 (US) BHATT, Himanshu Pradipkumar Hickory, NC 28602 (US) (74) Representative: Murgitroyd & Company  165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)