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(43) Date of publication: 13.03.2024 Bulletin 2024/11 (21) Application number: 22726091.6 (22) Date of filing: 28.04.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/40(2020.01) A24F 40/20(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/40; A24F 40/20 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/061336 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/233701 (10.11.2022 Gazette 2022/45)

(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: 04.05.2021 EP 21171943 (71) Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A. 2000 Neuchâtel (CH)	(72) Inventors: JORDIL, Yves 2000 Neuchâtel (CH) YIM, Jun Wei 2000 Neuchâtel (CH) (74) Representative: Abitz & Partner  Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München 81628 München (DE)