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(43) Date of publication: 27.12.2023 Bulletin 2023/52 (21) Application number: 22708026.4 (22) Date of filing: 18.02.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 8/22(2006.01) A61K 8/38(2006.01) A61K 8/24(2006.01) A61Q 11/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61Q 11/00; A61K 8/24; A61K 8/38; A61K 8/22 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/070715 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/178528 (25.08.2022 Gazette 2022/34)

(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: 19.02.2021 US 202163151091 P 18.01.2022 US 202217577402 (71) Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company Cincinnati, OH 45202 (US)

(72) Inventors: DOLAN, Lawrence Edward Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US) HOKE, Steven Hamilton, II Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US) MIDHA, Sanjeev Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US) PAHREN, Jonathan M. Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US) RAMJI, Niranjan Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US) TRENNER, Rachel Anne Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (US) (74) Representative: P&G Patent Germany  Procter & Gamble Service GmbH Sulzbacher Straße 40 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus (DE)