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(11) EP 4 815 795 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24827547.1

(22) Date of filing: 27.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 7/00(2006.01)
A47L 11/30(2006.01)
A47L 11/293(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A47L 11/305; A47L 11/4044
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/057724
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/117723 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(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: 27.11.2023 US 202363602876 P

(71) Applicant: Tennant Company
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • VERHASSELT, Andrew R.
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55422 (US)
  • STERPKA, III, Francis R.
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55422 (US)
  • WOLTERS, Sarah
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55422 (US)
  • GREENWOOD, Chris
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55422 (US)

(74) Representative: Reddie & Grose LLP 
The White Chapel Building 10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS
London E1 8QS (GB)

   


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