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(11) EP 4 770 429 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
08.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/28

(21) Application number: 24861202.0

(22) Date of filing: 30.08.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A01K 1/08(2006.01)
B65D 81/18(2006.01)
B65D 85/50(2006.01)
A01N 63/20(2020.01)
A01M 1/10(2006.01)
B65D 83/00(2006.01)
A01K 1/03(2006.01)
A01K 67/30(2025.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A01M 1/10; A01N 63/20; A01P 23/00; B65D 85/50; A01K 63/02; A01K 67/34; A01M 1/106; A01M 1/14; A01M 1/026; A01M 1/02; A01M 1/2016
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/044820
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/050010 (06.03.2025 Gazette 2025/10)
(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:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 31.08.2023 US 202363579926 P

(71) Applicant: GOOGLE LLC
Mountain View CA 94043 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LIVNI, Josh
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)
  • OHM, Johanna R.
    San Francisco, California 98070 (US)
  • WHITE, Bradley
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)
  • CRAWFORD, Jacob E.
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)
  • BUCHMAN, Anna
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)
  • HOWELL, Paul
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)
  • KAKANI, Evdoxia
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)
  • WASSON, Brian
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)
  • BEHLING, Charles
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)
  • DESNOYER, Mark
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)
  • SNOAD, Nigel
    San Francisco, California 94080 (US)

(74) Representative: Anderson, Oliver Ben et al
Venner Shipley LLP TIDE Bankside 8 Emerson Street
London SE1 9DU
London SE1 9DU (GB)

   


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