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EP 4 287 900 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 13.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/50 (21) Application number: 22707628.8 (22) Date of filing: 04.02.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A41D 1/00(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A41D 1/002 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/052795 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/167628 (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 US 202163145620 P 03.02.2022 US 202217592120 (71) Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates GmbH 85639 Putzbrunn (DE)	(72) Inventors: DEILMANN, Clemens 85639 Putzbrunn (DE) KUHNKE, Joachim 85639 Putzbrunn (DE) MÜLLER, Joachim W. 85639 Putzbrunn (DE) (74) Representative: HGF  HGF Limited 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX Leeds LS11 9DX (GB)