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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Sharkninja Operating Llc, Needham, MA (US);
Austin Waid-Jones, Danvers, MA (US);
Casey Mcclay, Medford, MA (US);
Nikola Petrov, Boston, MA (US);
Zi Chan, Lancaster, MA (US);
Zigui Huang, Suzhou, CN;
Yiming Lu, Suzhou, CN;
Jianshu Sun, Suzhou, CN;
Baolin Chen, Suzhou, CN;
Baoquan Yang, Suzhou, CN;
SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US);
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor; one or more edge detect sensors; a headlight assembly; one or more light sensors; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine whether the vacuum cleaner is within a predetermined distance of a vertical surface based on an input received from the one or more edge detect sensors; responsive to determining that the vacuum cleaner is within the predetermined distance of the vertical surface, increase a suction power of the suction motor to a predetermined value; determine an ambient light level in an environment of the vacuum; and adjust an intensity of the headlight assembly based on the ambient light level in the environment.