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EP 4 816 829 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41 (21) Application number: 23817364.5 (22) Date of filing: 30.11.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 35/04(2006.01) G01N 1/28(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01N 35/0099; G01N 2035/0406; G01N 1/28; G01N 2035/00495; G01N 35/00732; G01N 35/04 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/083685 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/113797 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)

(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 (71) Applicant: ABB Robotics Schweiz AG 8050 Zürich (CH)	(72) Inventors: NOVOTNY, Max 64846 Groß-Zimmern (DE) WALTHER, Dirk 61169 Friedberg (DE) NOESSELT, Till 76137 Karlsruhe (DE) (74) Representative: Maiwald GmbH  Elisenhof Elisenstraße 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)