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EP 4 823 801 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24828998.5 (22) Date of filing: 13.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B25B 27/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B25B 27/026 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/059926 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/128923 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)

(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: 15.12.2023 US 202363610468 P (71) Applicant: Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. 2596 HR Den Haag (NL)	(72) Inventors: OLDHAM, Eric Houston, Texas 77082-3101 (US) FOSHEE, Robert Todd Houston, Texas 77082-3101 (US) (74) Representative: Shell Technology IP Department  PO Box 384 2501 CJ The Hague 2501 CJ The Hague (NL)