Woodstream Corporation

Sharkninja Operating LLC

Eleven LLC

The Procter Gamble Company

Wki Holding Company, Inc.

The Burton Corporation

David Gerard Harting

Glen V Walter

John Stone

Oliver McLachlan

Benjamin Janes Beck

Jason Boyd Thorne

Douglas Arthur Marsden

Douglas Marsden

Aaron Michael Gill

Gregory Churchill Ames

Isaku Douglas Kamada

Christopher J Meyer-Rassow

Catriona C A Sutter

Mark A Nichols

Anna Magdalena Engström

Hamish Thompson

Gene Michael Altonen

Benjamin J Beck

Kai Xu

Richard Lawrence Horstman

Theresa Louise Johnson

Matthew Joshua Brewer

Christine Marie Putman

Devin Feng

Jason Paul Lawless

John Earle

Gang Huang

Jianjun Ge

Daniel Harris

Chad P Woodrow

Scott A Rhodes

Junfeng Ding

G Scott Barbieri

Alison R Maiorano

Marian Heman-Ackah

Margaret Mathieu

Hubert S Schaller

Edward Giard

Kevin Mark Moss

Baron C Brandt

Trevor Hoffman

Craig Michael Wall

Sienna Ramos

Brandon A Vasquez

Paul D Butler

Alexander S Hill

Rahat Kahn

Anne Schloesser

Catriona C Sutter

Catriona Ca Sutter

Aaron, Gill

Douglas Petro

Oliver Mclachlan

Catriona CA Sutter

A robotic cleaner may include a body having a top surface, a navigation sensor extending from the top surface of the body, a protective cover defining a sensor cavity, the navigation sensor being at least partially received within the sensor cavity, and a cover liquid diverter extending from an upper portion of the protective cover, the cover liquid diverter being flared in a direction of the body.

Robotic cleaner

A robotic cleaner may include a main body, one or more drive wheels coupled to the main body, one or more surface type sensors coupled to the main body, the one or more surface type sensors being configured to receive robotic motor sound reflected from a surface to be cleaned, the robotic motor sound being generated by one or more motors of the robotic cleaner, and a controller configured to determine a surface type based, at least in part, on the reflected robotic motor sound.

Robotic cleaner having acoustic surface type sensor

A robotic cleaner may include an air inlet, a suction motor, the suction motor being fluidly coupled to the air inlet, and a first primary side brush configured to rotate about a first primary side brush rotation axis. The first primary side brush rotation axis may extend transverse to a surface to be cleaned at a first non-perpendicular angle.

Side brushes for a robotic vacuum cleaner

A robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner having a robotic cleaner dust cup and a docking station having a docking station dust cup configured to fluidly couple to the robotic cleaner dust cup. The docking station dust cup may include a first debris collection chamber, a second debris collection chamber fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber, and a filter fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber and the second debris collection chamber.

Robotic cleaner debris removal docking station

A docking station for a robotic vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor, a collection bin, and a filter system fluidly coupled to the suction motor. The suction motor may be configured to suction debris from a dust cup of the robotic vacuum cleaner. The filter system may include a filter medium to collect debris suctioned from the dust cup, a compactor configured to urge a first portion of the filter medium towards a second portion of the filter medium such that a closed bag can be formed, and a conveyor configured to urge the closed bag into the collection bin.

Docking station for robotic cleaner

A docking station for a robotic cleaner may include a base, a docking station dust cup removably coupled to the base, a latch actuatable between a retaining position and a release position, and a release system configured to actuate the latch between the retaining and release positions. The docking station dust cup may be removable from the base in response to a pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup relative to the base about a pivot point. The latch may be horizontally spaced apart from the pivot point, wherein, when the latch is in the retaining position, pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup is substantially prevented.

A docking station for a robotic cleaner may include a base having a support and a suction housing, a docking station suction inlet defined in the suction housing, wherein the docking station suction inlet is configured to fluidly couple to the robotic cleaner, and an alignment protrusion defined in the support. The alignment protrusion may be configured to urge the robotic cleaner towards an orientation in which the robotic cleaner fluidly couples to the docking station suction inlet.

A liquid hummingbird feeder is provided with a liquid container having a sealable top opening and a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid, and a valve mechanism adapted to close the bottom opening to enable the liquid container to be filled through the sealable top opening.

Liquid bird feeder

An animal trap includes a housing having an opening, a door coupled to the housing, and a latch mechanism. The door is movable between a closed position in which the door obstructs the opening and an open position in which the opening is unobstructed. The latch mechanism is coupled to either the housing or the door and is configured to enable the door to be opened after a period of time has elapsed.

Animal trap having timed release door

A liquid bird feeder provides a liquid container having a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to attach to the liquid container and adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid. The liquid tray includes a bottom port passing through the liquid tray and vertically aligned with the bottom opening, and a valve mechanism adapted to selectively couple the bottom port of the liquid tray to the bottom opening for filling purposes, or to close the bottom port and couple the bottom opening to the liquid tray for supplying liquid from the liquid container to the liquid tray.

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