(19)
(11) EP 1 796 879 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.06.2006

(43) Date of publication:
20.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/25

(21) Application number: 05792818.6

(22) Date of filing: 26.08.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B25J 5/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2005/030422
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/026436 (09.03.2006 Gazette 2006/10)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 27.08.2004 US 605066 P
27.08.2004 US 605181 P

(71) Applicant: Sharper Image Corporation
San Francisco, CA 94111 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • TAYLOR, Charles E.
    San Francisco, California 94111 (US)
  • PARKER, Andrew J.
    San Francisco, California 94111 (US)
  • LAU, Shek Fai
    San Francisco, California 94111 (US)
  • BLAIR, Eric C.
    San Rafael, California 94903 (US)
  • HENINGER, Andrew
    Palo Alto, California 94306 (US)
  • NG, Eric
    San Leandro, California 94579 (US)

(74) Representative: Becker Kurig Straus 
Patentanwälte Bavariastrasse 7
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


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