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EP 4 771 376 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 08.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/28 (21) Application number: 24758175.4 (22) Date of filing: 13.08.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 27/416(2006.01) G01N 35/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01N 27/3277; G01N 27/27 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2024/072826 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/045585 (06.03.2025 Gazette 2025/10)

(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: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 01.09.2023 DE 102023123621 (71) Applicant: Hexagonfab Limited Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB)	(72) Inventors: ROMELE, Paolo Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB) WHITELEY, Benjamin Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB) CATLEY, Edward Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB) WANG, Ruizhi Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB) (74) Representative: Kraus & Lederer PartGmbB  Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15 80539 München 80539 München (DE)