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(43) Date of publication: 02.09.2026 Bulletin 2026/36 (21) Application number: 24883472.3 (22) Date of filing: 26.10.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 46/00(2022.01) F24F 8/10(2021.01) F24F 13/28(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B01D 46/10; B01D 46/0004; B01D 46/0005; B01D 2273/30 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/053141 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/090982 (01.05.2025 Gazette 2025/18)

(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: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 26.10.2023 US 202363593298 P (71) Applicant: Apex Brands, Inc. Apex, NC 27539 (US)	(72) Inventors: BUBLITZ, Scott Denver, North Carolina 28037 (US) VAN FOSSEN, Eric Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 (US) BATSA, Stephen M. Lexington, South Carolina 29072 (US) (74) Representative: Meissner Bolte Nürnberg  Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Bankgasse 3 90402 Nürnberg 90402 Nürnberg (DE)