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(43) Date of publication: 13.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/50 (21) Application number: 22704345.2 (22) Date of filing: 02.02.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/10(2020.01) A24F 40/48(2020.01) A61M 15/06(2006.01) A24F 40/46(2020.01) A61M 11/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/48; A24F 40/46; A24F 40/10; A24F 40/05 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/052487 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/167486 (11.08.2022 Gazette 2022/32)

(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: 04.02.2021 EP 21155261 (71) Applicant: JT International S.A. 1202 Geneva (CH)	(72) Inventors: WRIGHT, Alec Guildford Surrey GU2 7SU (GB) ROGAN, Andrew Robert John Forres Moray IV36 2ZH (GB) ADAIR, Kyle Lisburn Antrim BT28 2UW (GB) MONTGOMERY, Gordon Ballymena Antrim BT42 3EU (GB) (74) Representative: Santarelli  Tour Trinity 1 bis Esplanade de la Défense 92035 Paris La Défense Cedex 92035 Paris La Défense Cedex (FR)