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(43) Date of publication: 05.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/10 (21) Application number: 23720457.3 (22) Date of filing: 04.04.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A47L 11/30(2006.01) A47L 9/04(2006.01) A47L 11/40(2006.01) A47L 9/28(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A47L 11/4011; A47L 11/4061; A47L 11/305; A47L 2201/06; A47L 2201/04; A47L 9/2857; A47L 9/2805; A47L 9/2847; A47L 9/2852; A47L 9/2826; A47L 9/0477; A47L 9/0488 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/017449 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/211644 (02.11.2023 Gazette 2023/44)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 29.04.2022 US 202217732744 (71) Applicant: iRobot Corporation Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 (US)

(72) Inventors: MESSENGER, Stephen St. Louis, Missouri 63129 (US) HAMEED, Shereen Vernon, Connecticut 06066 (US) ATHAVALE, Aditya Nashua, New Hampshire 03062 (US) BUTTERWORTH, Craig Michael Arlington, Massachusetts 02476 (US) JUDGE, Frank Andover, Massachusetts 01810 (US) PEREIRA, Jordan Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 (US) BARON, Steven J. Nashua, New Hampshire 03062 (US) (74) Representative: Peterreins Schley  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Hermann-Sack-Straße 3 80331 München 80331 München (DE)