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EP About this file: EP2155032

EP2155032 - COMPACT AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.10.2016
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
iRobot Corporation
8 Crosby Drive
Bedford, MA 01730 / US
[2010/08]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHNITTMAN, Mark
26 Concord Ave. No. 2
Somerville, Massachusetts 02143 / US
02 / DUBROVSKY, Zivthan, A.
33 Reed Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02421 / US
03 / MAMMEN, Jeffrey, W.
3 Bobolink Road
Westford, Massachusetts 01886 / US
04 / SOLOCHEK, Aaron
200 Central St. 2
Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 / US
 [2015/48]
Former [2014/10]01 / SCHNITTMAN, Mark
26 Concord Ave. No. 2
Sommerville, Massachusetts 02143 / US
02 / DUBROVSKY, Zivthan, A.
17 Lincoln Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 / US
03 / MAMMEN, Jeffrey, W.
3 Bobolink Road
Westford, Massachusetts 01886 / US
04 / SOLOCHEK, Aaron
200 Central St. 2
Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 / US
Former [2010/08]01 / SCHNITTMAN, Mark
338 Norfolk St., 2
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
02 / DUBROVSKY, Zivthan, A.
17 Lincoln Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451 / US
03 / MAMMEN, Jeffrey, W.
3 Bobolink Road
Westford, Massachusetts 01886 / US
04 / SOLOCHEK, Aaron
200 Central St. 2
Somerville, Massachusetts 02145 / US
Representative(s)Peterreins Schley
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Hermann-Sack-Straße 3
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/49]Peterreins Schley
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Soeltlstraße 2a
81545 München / DE
Former [2010/08]Schley, Jan Malte, et al
Fish & Richardson P.C. Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 Munich / DE
Application number, filing date08769370.109.05.2008
[2010/08]
WO2008US63174
Priority number, dateUS20070917065P09.05.2007         Original published format: US 917065 P
US20070938699P17.05.2007         Original published format: US 938699 P
[2010/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008141131
Date:20.11.2008
Language:EN
[2008/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2155032
Date:24.02.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.11.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2155032
Date:02.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.05.2009
ClassificationIPC:A47L9/04, A47L9/00, A47L9/28, A47L11/34, A47L11/40, G05D1/02, B60L11/18, B60L15/20
[2015/29]
CPC:
B60L53/14 (EP,US); A47L9/28 (KR); A47L11/4044 (US);
A47L11/302 (US); A47L11/34 (EP,US); A47L11/4011 (EP,US);
A47L11/4025 (US); A47L11/4041 (US); A47L11/4061 (EP,US);
A47L11/4066 (US); A47L11/408 (US); A47L9/00 (EP,US);
A47L9/0477 (EP,US); A47L9/0488 (EP,US); A47L9/2805 (EP,US);
B25J13/08 (KR); B25J9/16 (KR); B60L15/2036 (EP,US);
B60L50/52 (EP,US); G05D1/0227 (EP,US); G05D1/0242 (EP,US);
G05D1/241 (US); G05D1/247 (US); G05D1/648 (KR);
A47L11/125 (US); A47L11/145 (US); A47L11/161 (US);
A47L11/201 (US); A47L11/282 (US); A47L11/292 (US);
A47L11/30 (US); A47L2201/00 (EP,US); A47L2201/04 (EP,US);
B60L2200/40 (EP,US); B60L2220/44 (EP,US); B60L2240/12 (EP,US);
B60L2240/421 (EP,US); B60L2240/423 (EP,US); B60L2250/16 (EP,US);
B60L2260/32 (EP,US); B60L2270/145 (EP,US); G05D1/0225 (EP,US);
G05D1/0255 (EP,US); G05D1/661 (US); G05D2105/10 (KR);
Y02P90/60 (EP,US); Y02T10/64 (EP,US); Y02T10/70 (EP,US);
Y02T10/7072 (EP,US); Y02T10/72 (EP,US); Y02T90/14 (EP,US);
Y02T90/16 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2010/08]A47L9/14, A47L9/16
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2015/49]
Former [2010/08]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMPAKTER ROBOTER MIT AUTONOMER REICHWEITE[2010/08]
English:COMPACT AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT[2010/08]
French:ROBOT MOBILE AUTONOME COMPACT[2010/08]
Entry into regional phase30.11.2009National basic fee paid 
30.11.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
30.11.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.11.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.11.2009Examination requested  [2010/08]
03.12.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.07.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.10.2015Fee for grant paid
19.10.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.10.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP12195252.7  / EP2574264
EP12195256.8  / EP2574265
EP12195264.2  / EP2570065
EP15189554.7  / EP2995236
EP15189587.7  / EP2995235
EP15201946.9  / EP3031375
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  03.12.2010
Opposition(s)05.09.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
28.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
27.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU09.05.2008
AT02.12.2015
BE02.12.2015
BG02.12.2015
CY02.12.2015
CZ02.12.2015
DK02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
ES02.12.2015
FI02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
IT02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
MC02.12.2015
NL02.12.2015
PL02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
SE02.12.2015
SI02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
TR02.12.2015
NO02.03.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
PT04.04.2016
IE09.05.2016
LU09.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
MT31.05.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/32]HU09.05.2008
AT02.12.2015
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CY02.12.2015
CZ02.12.2015
DK02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
ES02.12.2015
FI02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
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LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
MC02.12.2015
NL02.12.2015
PL02.12.2015
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TR02.12.2015
NO02.03.2016
GR03.03.2016
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PT04.04.2016
IE09.05.2016
LU09.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
MT31.05.2016
Former [2018/29]HU09.05.2008
AT02.12.2015
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CY02.12.2015
CZ02.12.2015
DK02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
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FI02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
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LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
MC02.12.2015
NL02.12.2015
PL02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
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SK02.12.2015
TR02.12.2015
NO02.03.2016
GR03.03.2016
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PT04.04.2016
IE09.05.2016
LU09.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
Former [2018/28]HU09.05.2008
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CY02.12.2015
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EE02.12.2015
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MC02.12.2015
NL02.12.2015
PL02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
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NO02.03.2016
GR03.03.2016
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PT04.04.2016
IE09.05.2016
LU09.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
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CZ02.12.2015
DK02.12.2015
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NO02.03.2016
GR03.03.2016
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CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
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CZ02.12.2015
DK02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
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PL02.12.2015
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SI02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
NO02.03.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
PT04.04.2016
LU09.05.2016
CH31.05.2016
LI31.05.2016
Former [2017/04]AT02.12.2015
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CZ02.12.2015
DK02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
ES02.12.2015
FI02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
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LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
NL02.12.2015
PL02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
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SI02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
NO02.03.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
PT04.04.2016
LU09.05.2016
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BE02.12.2015
CZ02.12.2015
DK02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
ES02.12.2015
FI02.12.2015
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SK02.12.2015
NO02.03.2016
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PT04.04.2016
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CZ02.12.2015
DK02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
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FI02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
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LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
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SI02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
NO02.03.2016
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PT04.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
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DK02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
ES02.12.2015
FI02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
IT02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
NL02.12.2015
PL02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
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SK02.12.2015
NO02.03.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
PT04.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
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CZ02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
ES02.12.2015
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PT04.04.2016
BE31.05.2016
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NO02.03.2016
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 [YA] JPS5321869  (SHARP KK) [Y] 1-3,13,31-35,41,42 * page 21, paragraph LAST - page 36, paragraph SECOND; figures 2,14,15 *[A] 4
 [YA] WO02067752  (DYSON LTD et al.) [Y] 1-3,13,31-35,41,42 * the whole document *[A] 4
 [A] US2005229355  (CROUCH JAMES T et al.) [A] 1-4,13,31-35,41,42 * page 5, line 24 - page 11, line LAST; figures 1-8 *
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