EP4013278A4 - PORTABLE SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE - Google Patents

PORTABLE SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE Download PDF

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Publication number: EP4013278A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cleaning device; surface cleaning; portable surface; portable; cleaning
Prior art date: 2019-08-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP20851992.6A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP4013278B1 (en

EP4013278A1 (en

Inventor

Wayne Ernest Conrad

Daniel Innes

Andre D. BROWN

Jason Thorne

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Omachron Intellectual Property Inc

Original Assignee

Omachron Intellectual Property Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2019-08-15

Filing date

2020-08-05

Publication date

2023-09-13

2019-08-15 Priority claimed from US16/541,791 external-priority patent/US11224324B2/en

2019-08-15 Priority claimed from US16/541,749 external-priority patent/US11839343B2/en

2020-08-05 Application filed by Omachron Intellectual Property Inc filed Critical Omachron Intellectual Property Inc

2020-08-05 Priority to EP24218913.2A priority Critical patent/EP4501195A2/en

2022-06-22 Publication of EP4013278A1 publication Critical patent/EP4013278A1/en

2023-09-13 Publication of EP4013278A4 publication Critical patent/EP4013278A4/en

2025-02-12 Application granted granted Critical

2025-02-12 Publication of EP4013278B1 publication Critical patent/EP4013278B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-08-05 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/32—Handles
- A47L9/322—Handles for hand-supported suction cleaners
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
- A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
- A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
- A47L5/24—Hand-supported suction cleaners
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
- A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
- A47L9/1608—Cyclonic chamber constructions
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
- A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
- A47L9/1658—Construction of outlets
- A47L9/1666—Construction of outlets with filtering means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
- A47L9/2868—Arrangements for power supply of vacuum cleaners or the accessories thereof
- A47L9/2884—Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)

EP20851992.6A 2019-08-15 2020-08-05 Handheld surface cleaning apparatus Active EP4013278B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP24218913.2A EP4501195A2 (en)	2019-08-15	2020-08-05	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US16/541,791 US11224324B2 (en)	2019-08-15	2019-08-15	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus
US16/541,749 US11839343B2 (en)	2019-08-15	2019-08-15	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus
PCT/CA2020/051068 WO2021026637A1 (en)	2019-08-15	2020-08-05	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP24218913.2A Division-Into EP4501195A2 (en)	2019-08-15	2020-08-05	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus
EP24218913.2A Division EP4501195A2 (en)	2019-08-15	2020-08-05	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4013278A1 EP4013278A1 (en)	2022-06-22
EP4013278A4 true EP4013278A4 (en)	2023-09-13
EP4013278B1 EP4013278B1 (en)	2025-02-12

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP24218913.2A Pending EP4501195A2 (en)	2019-08-15	2020-08-05	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus
EP20851992.6A Active EP4013278B1 (en)	2019-08-15	2020-08-05	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP24218913.2A Pending EP4501195A2 (en)	2019-08-15	2020-08-05	Handheld surface cleaning apparatus

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP4501195A2 (en)
CN (1)	CN114554920B (en)
CA (1)	CA3147798A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2021026637A1 (en)

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US20170290478A1 (en) *	2016-04-11	2017-10-12	Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.	Surface cleaning apparatus
WO2018234722A1 (en) *	2017-06-19	2018-12-27	Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited	Surface cleaning apparatus

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2020
- 2020-08-05 WO PCT/CA2020/051068 patent/WO2021026637A1/en unknown
- 2020-08-05 EP EP24218913.2A patent/EP4501195A2/en active Pending
- 2020-08-05 EP EP20851992.6A patent/EP4013278B1/en active Active
- 2020-08-05 CA CA3147798A patent/CA3147798A1/en active Pending
- 2020-08-05 CN CN202080072352.1A patent/CN114554920B/en active Active

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EP2922454A1 (en) *	2012-11-20	2015-09-30	Dyson Technology Limited	Vacuum cleaner
US20170290478A1 (en) *	2016-04-11	2017-10-12	Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.	Surface cleaning apparatus
WO2018234722A1 (en) *	2017-06-19	2018-12-27	Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited	Surface cleaning apparatus

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Title
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WO2021026637A1 (en)	2021-02-18
EP4013278B1 (en)	2025-02-12
EP4501195A2 (en)	2025-02-05
CA3147798A1 (en)	2021-02-18
CN114554920A (en)	2022-05-27
EP4013278A1 (en)	2022-06-22
CN114554920B (en)	2023-12-01

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