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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2015
Applicants:
Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, San Jose, CA (US);
Soroush Mehrnia, Copenhagen, DK;
Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Berkeley, CA (US);
Masih Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Berkeley, CA (US);
Azadeh Afshar Bakooshli, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, San Jose, CA (US);
Soroush Mehrnia, Copenhagen, DK;
Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Berkeley, CA (US);
Masih Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Berkeley, CA (US);
Azadeh Afshar Bakooshli, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bobsweep, Inc., Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01); A47L 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/009 (2013.01); A47L 5/22 (2013.01); A47L 9/2805 (2013.01); A47L 9/2884 (2013.01); A47L 2201/00 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spherical or ovoid design for a robotic vacuum in which the housing of the vacuum also serves as the means by which the device moves. Steering of the device is controlled by adjusting the center of gravity within the housing. Perforations in the housing allow debris to be vacuumed into the device.