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(43) Date of publication: 13.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/46 (21) Application number: 11813856.9 (22) Date of filing: 29.12.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47L 11/40(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/067879 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/094231 (12.07.2012 Gazette 2012/28)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 03.01.2011 US 983837 (71) Applicant: iRobot Corporation Bedford, MA 01730 (US)	(72) Inventor: GILBERT, JR, Duane L. Goffstown New Hampshire 03045 (US) (74) Representative: Schley, Jan Malte  Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 8 80807 München 80807 München (DE)