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(43) Date of publication: 17.04.2024 Bulletin 2024/16 (21) Application number: 22732162.7 (22) Date of filing: 07.06.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/40(2020.01) A24F 40/46(2020.01) A24F 40/20(2020.01) A24F 40/50(2020.01) A24F 40/42(2020.01) A24F 40/465(2020.01) A24F 40/30(2020.01) A24F 40/60(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/30; A24F 40/40; A24F 40/20; A24F 40/46; A24F 40/465; A24F 40/60; A24F 40/50; A24F 40/42 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/065379 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/258604 (15.12.2022 Gazette 2022/50)

(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: 11.06.2021 US 202163202444 P 02.11.2021 US 202163263448 P (71) Applicant: Nicoventures Trading Limited London WC2R 3LA (GB)

(72) Inventors: WRIGHT, Matthew Paul Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1HZ (GB) BROMBOSZCZ, Thomas Daniel Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1HZ (GB) ARMSWORTHY, Frank Graydon Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 (US) DOWLING, Sean Patrick Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 (US) CLEMENS, David Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 (US) WEST, Ludmila Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 (US) WARREN, Luke London WC2R 3LA (GB) CABOT, Ross London WC2R 3LA (GB) KORUS, Anton Derby Derbyshire DE1 2BU (GB) (74) Representative: Dehns  St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)