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(43) Date of publication: 20.03.2024 Bulletin 2024/12 (21) Application number: 22728453.6 (22) Date of filing: 09.05.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/46(2020.01) A24F 40/42(2020.01) A24D 1/20(2020.01) A61M 15/06(2006.01) A24F 40/20(2020.01) A24F 40/57(2020.01) A61M 11/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/20; A24F 40/42; A24D 1/20; A24F 40/46; A24F 40/57 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/062499 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/238338 (17.11.2022 Gazette 2022/46)

(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: 10.05.2021 EP 21173028 (71) Applicant: JT International S.A. 1202 Genève (CH)	(72) Inventor: AKIYAMA, Takeshi TOKYO, Tokyo 130--8603 (JP) (74) Representative: Lavoix  2, place d'Estienne d'Orves 75441 Paris Cedex 09 75441 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)