EXEL industries - 2019 Universal Registration Document

Management report Research and development

„ REXSON Dispense : developed for extrusion of viscous products, the pump units of this product range are extremely versatile and suitable for a wide range of functions, from materials used in construction equipment and solar power to yachting, „ 2K Range : simple and quick to use (Plug & Spray), the pump has electronic regulation for continuous and precise control of applications and monitoring of actual product consumption and emissions of VOCs. A global expert in precision spraying, innovation is at the heart of its corporate strategy, with: The FPRO Airspray guns This spray gun carries two patents speci fi cally for atomizing paint. A “Restrictor” which will attenuate the fl ow of paint and a “Vortex” which will turn it so as to homogenize the matter inside the paint. These two patents make the SAMES KREMLIN FPRO the new standard in pneumatic applications. The new Airless ® 72C160 and 52C225 pumps The objective is for these pumps to become a leading industry standard in Europe, Asia and the USA in the high value-added Airless ® markets. This are markets that are responsive to the quality of fi nishing, return on investment and replacement costs of our 52C220 „ dominate such Airless ® markets as mega-yachts, large blasting and painting shops, anti-fouling marine applications and metal structures; „ develop an additional distribution network aimed at the Airless ® markets; „ protect our present distribution network from the competition that has already arisen on the triple A markets and help then expand into the anti-corrosion market; „ become a product standard in the eyes of the major anti-corrosion companies; and „ be speci fi ed by the major paint manufacturers and training centers. and 80C220 models. The objectives are to: Since September c 2014, our Company registers all new brands and models in its own name and on behalf of each of its subsidiaries in France and the international market. However for historical reasons, some fl agship brands remain the property of the subsidiaries concerned. Today our EXEL Industries group holds almost 2,000 c industrial property certificates with over 250 c “first filings” of trademark registrations and more than 295 c fi rst fi lings of patent applications (totaling more than 1,700 c patents worldwide), which are mainly global in range. To stay abreast of the Group’s needs, we regularly question the companies in order to decide whether certain industrial property rights should be kept or not. As with our patents, the Group does 3.3.2 Trademarks and patents

Four patents are held on this pump, plus a design patent application. The fi rst patent covered the automatic re-closing of the hydraulic chevron seals using a linear wave spring. This innovation relieves the operator from having to close the seals manually after a leak has been found. The second innovation involves a new compressed air exhaust system. With a new foam layout, the pump is silent and the fl owof escaping air is not blocked. This guarantees correct inversions and that the water contained in the compressed air does not remain in the evacuation tubes. A third patent involves access to the pump’s lower valve and check ball. Quick disassembly means the user can easily and very quickly clean and remount the ball and valve on their pump. A fourth patent is based on the suction tube where, again to enable quick disassembly, a toggle bolt is integrated on the tube. This can be removed and replacedwith one knock of a hammer. This patent also protects us against copies. Lastly, to make the pump more visually distinctive, a design patent has been registered for the hood. Made of HDPE and highly shock-resistant, it was devised and designed in-house by SAMES KREMLIN. These pumps will be available wall-mounted or cart-mounted. They will also be available for sale in “ready-to-paint” packs with the 450 c bars SFlow. TRICOFLEX paint hoses TRICOFLEX has developed hoses speci fi cally for paint applications for air and the fl uids produced, to go on the manual SAMES KREMLIN devices. They provide a degree of fl exibility unheard of on the products now on the market. The combination of the existing SAMES KREMLIN product lines with these TRICOFLEX hoses has created a high value-added product mix that is quite innovative from the user’s viewpoint. In 2018 SAMES KREMLIN launched its FPro, Nanogun and XCite product lines in improved “FLEX” versions, giving them the best ergonomics on themarket and repositioning it as the leader inmanual painting tools.

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not recognize trademarks and models under assets, apart from those acquired individually or as part of the assets originating from the acquisition of the Company in question. As our industrial property policy is extended to our international subsidiaries, the Group’s licensing policy is being applied to all our subsidiaries, with a single 1.5% royalty rate for patents and 1% for trademarks and models. These new licensing contracts were introduced as of September c 2014 and, where necessary, replace the previous contracts dating from 1994. The EXEL Industries group has no license granted by a third party and therefore does not pay royalty fees.

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