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EP 3 013 174 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 09.04.2015 (43) Date of publication: 04.05.2016 Bulletin 2016/18 (21) Application number: 14737312.0 (22) Date of filing: 25.06.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A44C 27/00(2006.01) A44C 5/00(2006.01) A44C 9/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2014/051948 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/207468 (31.12.2014 Gazette 2014/53)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 25.06.2013 GB 201311301 (71) Applicant: Allied Gold Limited Coventry, West Midlands CV1 3EH (GB)	(72) Inventor: QUAYLE, Christopher Coventry West Midlands CV1 3EH (GB) (74) Representative: Yeadon IP Limited  Leeds Innovation Centre 103 Clarendon Road Leeds LS2 9DF Leeds LS2 9DF (GB)