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(43) Date of publication: 15.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/03 (21) Application number: 23711757.7 (22) Date of filing: 08.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24D 1/20(2020.01) A24D 3/06(2006.01) A24F 40/30(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/30; A24D 1/20; A24F 40/20; A24B 15/283 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2023/050550 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/170415 (14.09.2023 Gazette 2023/37)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 10.03.2022 US 202217691769 (71) Applicant: Nicoventures Trading Limited London WC2R 3LA (GB)	(72) Inventors: ENGLAND, Will London WC2R 3LA (GB) BALAN, Catalin Mihai London WC2R 3LA (GB) DAUGHERTY, Sean A Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 (US) (74) Representative: Dehns  10 Old Bailey London EC4M 7NG London EC4M 7NG (GB)