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(43) Date of publication: 15.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/03 (21) Application number: 23767500.4 (22) Date of filing: 10.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C25C 3/24(2006.01) C25C 3/12(2006.01) C25C 1/00(2006.01) C25C 3/18(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C25C 3/24; C25C 3/12; C25C 3/18; C25C 3/08 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/014946 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/172717 (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 202263318595 P (71) Applicant: Reynolds Consumer Products LLC Lake Forest, IL 60045 (US)	(72) Inventors: DAVIS, Boyd, R. Kingston, ON K7M 6R4 (CA) SNYDER, Timothy, M. Benton, AZ 72019 (US) COURCHESNE, William Montreal, QC H3T 1K3 (CA) (74) Representative: Barker Brettell LLP  100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 8QQ Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)