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(43) Date of publication: 30.10.2019 Bulletin 2019/44 (21) Application number: 16924247.6 (22) Date of filing: 22.12.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47L 9/16(2006.01) A47L 11/24(2006.01) A47L 9/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/068386 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/118072 (28.06.2018 Gazette 2018/26)

(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 MD (71) Applicant: iRobot Corporation Bedford, MA 01730 (US)	(72) Inventors: AMARAL, Erik Bolton, MA 01740 (US) OHM, Timothy R. Grover Beach, California 93433 (US) MORETTO, Nicholas Glen Cove, New York 11542 (US) (74) Representative: Peterreins Schley  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Hermann-Sack-Strasse 3 80331 München 80331 München (DE)