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EP 3 993 603 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 11.05.2022 Bulletin 2022/19 (21) Application number: 20737361.4 (22) Date of filing: 05.06.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01G 9/04(2006.01) A01G 31/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01G 9/047; A01G 31/02; A01G 31/06; Y02P 60/21 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2020/065635 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/249481 (17.12.2020 Gazette 2020/51)

(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: 10.06.2019 GB 201908269 06.12.2019 GB 201917900 (71) Applicant: Hydrogarden Ltd Coventry, West Midlands CV3 2NT (GB)	(72) Inventor: GREEN, Stuart Coventry West Midlands CV3 2NT (GB) (74) Representative: Fry, David John  Agile IP LLP Airport House Purley Way Croydon, Surrey CR0 0XZ Croydon, Surrey CR0 0XZ (GB)