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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24833788.3 (22) Date of filing: 06.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/22(2006.01) C12M 1/00(2006.01) G01N 1/22(2006.01) B25J 21/00(2006.01) C12M 3/00(2006.01) C12M 1/12(2006.01) B65G 54/02(2006.01) G01N 35/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01N 35/0099; C12M 23/38; C12M 23/50; C12M 23/48; C12M 23/10; C12M 25/14; G01N 1/2208; G01N 35/04; G01N 2035/0477; G01N 2035/0405 (86) International application number: PCT/IT2024/050252 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/126250 (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: 12.12.2023 IT 202300026445 (71) Applicant: I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A 40064 Ozzano dell'Emilia (BO) (IT)	(72) Inventors: MANERA, Sergio 40064 Ozzano Dell'Emilia (BO) (IT) FARNE', Alessandro 40064 Ozzano Dell'Emilia (BO) (IT) (74) Representative: Petraz, Davide Luigi et al GLP S.r.l Viale Europa Unita, 171 33100 Udine 33100 Udine (IT)