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(11) EP 4 823 388 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43

(21) Application number: 26729664.8

(22) Date of filing: 20.02.2026
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A41D 27/10(2006.01)
A41D 19/00(2006.01)
A41D 13/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2026/016005
(87) International publication number:
WO 2026/182996 (03.09.2026 Gazette 2026/36)
(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 LA MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 28.02.2025 US 202563765170 P
14.05.2025 US 202563805392 P

(71) Applicant: Maine-Lee Technology Group LLC
Portland, Maine 04101 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • THIBODEAU, Lee
    Cumberland Foreside, Maine 04110 (US)
  • KIMBALL, William R.
    Stratham, New Hampshire 03885 (US)
  • PELLEY, Kenneth A.
    Hopewell, New Jersey 08525 (US)
  • POCCIA III, John F.
    Monmouth Beach, New Jersey 07750 (US)

(74) Representative: Liesegang, Eva 
Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


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