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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2020
Applicant:

Sharkninja Operating, Llc, Needham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Melinda L. Liggett, Watertown, MA (US);

Isaku D. Kamada, Brighton, MA (US);

Frederick K. Hopke, Medway, MA (US);

Gan Sin Huat, Suzhou, CN;

Charles Fiebig, Needham, MA (US);

Scott Connor, Needham, MA (US);

Alan Ai, Suzhou, CN;

Assignee:

SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/2852 (2013.01); A47L 9/009 (2013.01); A47L 9/2805 (2013.01); A47L 2201/00 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A robotic cleaner may include a housing, a bumper, driven wheels, and a controller. The bumper can be coupled to a front of the housing. The bumper may include a plurality of projections extending from a top edge of the bumper and above a top surface of the housing. The projections may include at least one leading projection proximate a forward most portion of the bumper and at least two side projections on each respective side of the bumper. The driven wheels may be rotatably mounted to the housing. The controller may be for controlling at least the driven wheels.


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