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(43) Date of publication: 08.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/28 (21) Application number: 24861282.2 (22) Date of filing: 03.09.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H02K 11/042(2016.01) H02K 5/20(2006.01) H02K 9/193(2006.01) H02K 11/04(2016.01) H02K 11/05(2016.01) H02K 5/04(2006.01) H02K 11/33(2016.01) H02K 9/19(2006.01) H05K 7/20(2006.01) H02K 11/049(2016.01) H02K 11/30(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H02K 9/19; H02K 11/33; H05K 7/20927; H02K 2211/03; H02K 5/203; H02K 1/32 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/045032 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/050120 (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 US 202363536302 P 13.02.2024 US 202463553029 P (71) Applicant: Tau Motors, Inc. Redwood City, CA 94063 (US)	(72) Inventors: PENNINGTON III, Walter Wesley Menlo Park, California 94025 (US) STEVENSON, Gregory Gordon San Carlos, California 94070 (US) SWINT, Ethan Bagget Redwood City, California 94061 (US) OWEN, Michael Parker Raleigh, North Carolina 27613 (US) PREINDL, Matthias New York, New York 10027 (US) (74) Representative: Maiwald GmbH  Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)