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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24904580.8 (22) Date of filing: 13.09.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F27B 7/04(2006.01) F27B 7/38(2006.01) F27B 7/28(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H05B 3/66; F16J 15/32; F27D 99/0073; F27D 7/04; F27D 9/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/046692 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/128167 (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 202363610568 P (71) Applicant: Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc. Tallahassee, FL 32310 (US)	(72) Inventor: ENGLISH, Charles Tallahassee, FL 32310 (US) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)