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EP 4 291 053 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 20.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/51 (21) Application number: 22703675.3 (22) Date of filing: 08.02.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/30(2020.01) A24F 40/42(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/20; A24F 40/10; A24F 40/42; A24F 40/30 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/052963 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/171601 (18.08.2022 Gazette 2022/33)

(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: 09.02.2021 EP 21155998 (71) Applicant: JT International SA 1202 Geneva (CH)	(72) Inventors: JOHAENTGES, Thomas 54338 Schweich (DE) SCHÄFER, Marc 54329 Konz (DE) HASEGAWA, Madoka 1260 Nyon (CH) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)