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(11) EP 4 771 748 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
08.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/28

(21) Application number: 24754565.0

(22) Date of filing: 21.06.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H02N 1/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H02N 1/004
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2024/067553
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/045411 (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 EP 23194984

(71) Applicant: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) EPFL-TTO
1015 Lausanne (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • SCHALLER, Sylvain
    2000 NEUCHATEL (CH)
  • SHEA, Herbert
    2036 CORMONDRECHE (CH)

(74) Representative: IP Trust 
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75009 Paris
75009 Paris (FR)

   


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