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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.02.2024 (43) Date of publication: 21.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/21 (21) Application number: 23761980.4 (22) Date of filing: 05.07.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F01K 25/10(2006.01) F22B 1/18(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F22B 1/1853; F01K 25/10; Y02E 20/34 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/056969 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/013617 (18.01.2024 Gazette 2024/03)

(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: 11.07.2022 IT 202200014524 (71) Applicant: Università degli Studi di Genova 16126 Genova (IT)	(72) Inventors: CRAVERO, Carlo 16145 GENOVA (IT) COSTAMAGNA, Paola 16146 GENOVA (IT) NILBERTO, Alessandro 16145 GENOVA (IT) CANEPA, Edward 16145 GENOVA (IT) (74) Representative: Karaghiosoff, Giorgio Alessandro  c/o Praxi Intellectual Property S.p.A. - Savona Via F. Baracca 1R, 4° piano "Il Gabbiano" 17100 Savona 17100 Savona (IT)