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(11) EP 3 829 406 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
09.06.2021 Bulletin 2021/23

(21) Application number: 19845568.5

(22) Date of filing: 31.07.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 9/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2019/044483
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/028556 (06.02.2020 Gazette 2020/06)
(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:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 31.07.2018 US 201862712634 P
07.02.2019 US 201916270078

(71) Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
Needham, MA 02494 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • NIEDZWECKI, Scott B.
    East Walpole, Massachusetts 02032 (US)
  • BROWN, Andre D.
    Natick, Massachusetts 01760 (US)
  • SU, Mingshun
    Suzhou, Jiangsu (CN)
  • YANG, Robert
    Suzhou, Jiangsu (CN)
  • COTTRELL, Lee M.
    Newton, Massachusetts 02461 (US)
  • CLEARY, Patrick
    Allston, Massachusetts 02134 (US)

(74) Representative: Barker Brettell LLP 
100 Hagley Road Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ
Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)

   


(54) UPRIGHT SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING REMOVABLE POD