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(43) Date of publication: 15.12.2021 Bulletin 2021/50 (21) Application number: 20752750.8 (22) Date of filing: 31.01.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12F 3/04(2006.01) C12F 3/06(2006.01) C12G 3/08(2006.01) C12C 11/00(2006.01) C12G 1/00(2019.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C12F 3/04; C12F 3/06; C12G 1/02; C12G 3/08 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2020/050115 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/160644 (13.08.2020 Gazette 2020/33)

(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 Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 06.02.2019 US 201916268990 (71) Applicant: AROMALOC INC. Penticton, BC V2A 8W3 (CA)	(72) Inventor: JONES, Richard L. Naramata, British Columbia V0H 1N0 (CA) (74) Representative: reuteler & cie SA  Chemin de la Vuarpillière 29 1260 Nyon 1260 Nyon (CH)