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EP 4 135 540 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 22.02.2023 Bulletin 2023/08 (21) Application number: 21719139.4 (22) Date of filing: 16.04.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/10(2020.01) A24F 40/40(2020.01) A24F 40/46(2020.01) A24F 40/485(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/40; A24F 40/485; A24F 40/10 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/059997 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/209634 (21.10.2021 Gazette 2021/42)

(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: 17.04.2020 EP 20170107 17.04.2020 EP 20170111 17.04.2020 EP 20170114 (71) Applicant: NERUDIA LIMITED Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP (GB)	(72) Inventors: PILKINGTON, Matthew Liverpool, Merseyside L24 9HP (GB) ILLIDGE, Benjamin Liverpool, Merseyside L24 9HP (GB) TAYLOR, Phillip Liverpool, Merseyside L24 9HP (GB) KELLY, Connor Liverpool, Merseyside L24 9HP (GB) FABRELLAS-GARCIA, Carlos Liverpool, Merseyside L24 9HP (GB) (74) Representative: Mewburn Ellis LLP  Aurora Building Counterslip Bristol BS1 6BX Bristol BS1 6BX (GB)