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EP3996881 - MOVING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.10.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.06.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.04.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip31.10.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 03.12.2025  [2025/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
128, Yeoui-daero
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul 07336 / KR
[2022/19]
Inventor(s)01 / CHOI, Jieun
IP center, LG Electronics Inc. 51 Gasan digital 1
ro Geumchun-gu
Seoul 08592 / KR
02 / SIM, Miyoung
IP center, LG Electronics Inc. 51 Gasan digital 1
ro Geumchun-gu
Seoul 08592 / KR
 [2022/19]
Representative(s)Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Nymphenburger Straße 4
80335 München / DE
[2022/19]
Application number, filing date20836675.710.07.2020
[2022/20]
WO2020KR09090
Priority number, dateKR2019008368611.07.2019         Original published format: KR 20190083686
[2022/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2021006693
Date:14.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/02]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3996881
Date:18.05.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.01.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3996881
Date:03.12.2025
Language:EN
[2025/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR18.02.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.07.2023
ClassificationIPC:G05D1/24
[2025/29]
CPC:
G05D1/024 (EP,US); B25J11/0085 (KR); A47L9/281 (KR);
B25J13/08 (KR); B25J19/022 (KR); B25J19/023 (KR);
B25J9/0003 (KR); B25J9/1664 (KR); G01S17/89 (EP,KR,US);
G05D1/0246 (EP); G05D1/0274 (EP,US); G05D1/242 (KR);
G05D1/243 (KR); G05D1/246 (KR); G06V10/143 (EP,KR,US);
G06V10/44 (EP,KR,US); G06V10/454 (EP,KR,US); G06V10/764 (EP,KR,US);
G06V10/82 (EP,KR,US); G06V20/10 (US); G06V20/36 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/19]B25J11/00, B25J9/00, B25J9/16, B25J13/08, B25J19/02, A47L9/28, G05D1/02
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2022/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SICH BEWEGENDER ROBOTER UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2022/19]
English:MOVING ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF[2022/19]
French:ROBOT MOBILE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE[2022/19]
Entry into regional phase09.02.2022National basic fee paid 
09.02.2022Search fee paid 
09.02.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
09.02.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/20]
15.02.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.08.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.02.2025Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.10.2025Fee for grant paid
23.10.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.10.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
28.07.2025Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I] US2019061157  (SUVARNA SARATH KUMAR et al.) [I] 1-15 * figure 6 *
 [X]   KUIPERS B ET AL: "A ROBOT EXPLORATION AND MAPPING STRATEGY BASED ON A SEMANTIC HIERARCHY OF SPATIAL REPRESENTATIONS*", ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, ELSEVIER BV, AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 8, no. 1 / 02, 1 November 1991 (1991-11-01), pages 47 - 63, XP000243465, ISSN: 0921-8890, DOI: 10.1016/0921-8890(91)90014-C [X] 1 * chapter 3.6 "The exploration agenda"; figure 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0921-8890(91)90014-C
International search[A] KR101553654  (삼성전자 주식회사) [A] 1-20 * paragraphs [0016], [0017], [0025], [0027] and figures 1, 2 *
 [A] KR101179075  (AGENCY DEFENSE DEV et al.) [A] 1-20 * paragraphs [0049], [0052], [0056], [0058], and figures 1, 3 *
 [A] KR20130112507  (INHA IND PARTNERSHIP INST et al.) [A] 1-20 * claims 1-4 and figures 3, 4 *
 [A] KR101242252   [A] 1-20 * claim 1 and figure 1 *
 [A] US2018306587  (HOLZ DIRK et al.) [A] 1-20 * paragraphs [0031], [0134], claim 1 and figure 11 *
by applicantUS2019061157
   KUIPERS B ET AL.: "Robotics and Autonomous Systems", vol. 8, 1 November 1991, ELSEVIER BV, article "A robot exploration and mapping strategy based on a semantic hierarchy of spatial representations", pages: 47 - 63
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