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EP 4 185 145 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 31.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/22 (21) Application number: 21742449.8 (22) Date of filing: 20.07.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/90(2020.01) H02J 7/00(2006.01) A24F 40/95(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/90; H02J 7/00714; H02J 7/007182 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/070282 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/018090 (27.01.2022 Gazette 2022/04)

(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: 21.07.2020 EP 20186952 (71) Applicant: JT International S.A. 1202 Genève (CH)	(72) Inventor: MONTICONE, Pier Paolo 1218 LE GRAND SACONNEX (CH) (74) Representative: Lavoix  2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 75441 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)