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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24821662.4 (22) Date of filing: 19.11.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A46B 9/04(2006.01) A46D 3/08(2006.01) A46D 3/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A46B 9/045; A46B 2200/1066; A46D 3/045; A46D 3/082 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/056488 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/128291 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)

(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: 11.12.2023 US 202363608403 P 11.12.2023 US 202363608415 P (71) Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company New York, NY 10022 (US)	(72) Inventors: RANIERI, Carl, III Armonk, New York 10504 (US) DOWD, Paul Scarsdale, New York 10583 (US) (74) Representative: Schicker, Silvia  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstraße 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)