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EP 4 503 977 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 12.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/07 (21) Application number: 23712034.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A24F 40/40(2020.01) A24F 40/51(2020.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A24F 40/10; A24F 40/40; A24F 40/51 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/057074 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/186606 (05.10.2023 Gazette 2023/40)

(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: 01.04.2022 EP 22166318 (71) Applicant: JT International SA 1202 Geneva (CH)	(72) Inventor: WRIGHT, Alec Guildford Surrey GU2 7SU (GB) (74) Representative: Serjeants LLP  Dock 75 Exploration Drive Leicester, LE4 5NU Leicester, LE4 5NU (GB)