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EP 4 188 137 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.06.2023 Bulletin 2023/23 (21) Application number: 21749645.4 (22) Date of filing: 28.07.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/46(2020.01) A24F 40/10(2020.01) A24F 40/44(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/10; A24F 40/46; A24F 40/44 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/071179 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/023430 (03.02.2022 Gazette 2022/05)

(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: 29.07.2020 EP 20188463 29.07.2020 EP 20188465 29.07.2020 EP 20188466 (71) Applicant: JT International SA 1202 Geneva (CH)	(72) Inventors: WRIGHT, Alec Guildford Surrey GU2 7SU (GB) HASEGAWA, Madoka 1260 Nyon (CH) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)