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(43) Date of publication: 16.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/33 (21) Application number: 21878610.1 (22) Date of filing: 08.10.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47L 5/10(2006.01) A47L 9/02(2006.01) A47L 9/06(2006.01) A47L 5/30(2006.01) A47L 9/04(2006.01) A47L 9/12(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A47L 11/4041; A47L 9/0455; A47L 9/0477 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/054153 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/076810 (14.04.2022 Gazette 2022/15)

(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: 08.10.2020 US 202063089376 P 03.09.2021 US 202117466242 (71) Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC Needham, MA 02494 (US)

(72) Inventors: DER MARDEROSIAN, Daniel R. Westwood, MA 02090 (US) HERRMANN, Nathan Cambridge, MA 02140 (US) GACIN, Steven Needham, MA 02494 (US) CULLERE, Xavier F. Newton, MA 02494 (US) UDY, Adam Sutton SM25HB (GB) GNANASEKARAN, Vignesh Needham, MA 02494 (US) XU, Kai Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000 (CN) (74) Representative: Barker Brettell LLP  100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham, West Midlands B16 8QQ Birmingham, West Midlands B16 8QQ (GB)