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(43) Date of publication: 10.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/28 (21) Application number: 22769289.4 (22) Date of filing: 29.08.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 7/00(2006.01) A24F 40/485(2020.01) A24F 42/20(2020.01) A24F 40/20(2020.01) A24F 40/30(2020.01) A24D 3/06(2006.01) A24F 40/10(2020.01) A24F 40/40(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 7/00; A24F 40/30; A24F 40/10; A24F 40/20; A24F 40/40; A24F 40/485; A24D 3/061; A24F 42/20; A24D 3/062 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/073963 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/031123 (09.03.2023 Gazette 2023/10)

(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: 01.09.2021 EP 21194337 (71) Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A. 2000 Neuchâtel (CH)	(72) Inventors: BATISTA, Rui Nuno 2000 Neuchâtel (CH) CALI, Ricardo 68163 Mannheim (DE) PENG, Cheng Hong Kong (CN) (74) Representative: Abitz & Partner  Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München 81628 München (DE)