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(11) EP 3 180 236 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
21.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/25

(21) Application number: 15831882.4

(22) Date of filing: 12.08.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B62D 57/00(2006.01)
G05D 1/00(2006.01)
B62D 61/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2015/044885
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/025617 (18.02.2016 Gazette 2016/07)
(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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(30) Priority: 13.08.2014 US 201414459235
19.03.2015 US 201514663446
15.04.2015 DE 202015002763 U
17.04.2015 US 201562149441 P
20.04.2015 US 201514691349
14.05.2015 WO PCT/US2015/030877
31.07.2015 CN 201510463007
31.07.2015 CN 201510463336
31.07.2015 CN 201520569002 U
31.07.2015 CN 201520569257 U

(71) Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
Boulder, CO 80301 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BERNSTEIN, Ian H.
    Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US)
  • WILSON, Adam
    Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US)
  • MACGREGOR, Ross
    Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US)
  • KONG, Chun
    Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB 
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


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