EP3424394A4 - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3424394A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: vacuum cleaner; cleaner; vacuum
Prior art date: 2016-02-29
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

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EP17760279.4A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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Inventor

Jungkyu Son

Bohyun Nam

Jaeyong Park

Sehwan Bae

Jonghyun Seo

Jinwoo Lee

Donghoon KWAK

Jaehwan KO

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LG Electronics Inc

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LG Electronics Inc

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2016-02-29

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2017-02-27

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2019-11-27

2016-08-25 Priority claimed from KR1020160108676A external-priority patent/KR101872102B1/en

2016-12-30 Priority claimed from KR1020160184117A external-priority patent/KR101903256B1/en

2017-01-04 Priority claimed from KR1020170001590A external-priority patent/KR101898372B1/en

2017-02-27 Application filed by LG Electronics Inc filed Critical LG Electronics Inc

2017-02-27 Priority to EP21173270.6A priority Critical patent/EP3895590B1/en

2017-02-27 Priority claimed from PCT/KR2017/002168 external-priority patent/WO2017150875A1/en

2019-01-09 Publication of EP3424394A1 publication Critical patent/EP3424394A1/en

2019-11-27 Publication of EP3424394A4 publication Critical patent/EP3424394A4/en

2021-06-23 Application granted granted Critical

2021-06-23 Publication of EP3424394B1 publication Critical patent/EP3424394B1/en

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2037-02-27 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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EP17760279.4A 2016-02-29 2017-02-27 Vacuum cleaner Active EP3424394B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP21173270.6A EP3895590B1 (en)	2016-02-29	2017-02-27	Vacuum cleaner

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
KR20160024022		2016-02-29
KR1020160062452		2016-05-20
KR1020160108676A KR101872102B1 (en)	2016-08-25	2016-08-25	Vacuum cleaner and control method thereof
KR1020160184117A KR101903256B1 (en)	2016-05-20	2016-12-30	Vacuum cleaner
KR1020170001590A KR101898372B1 (en)	2017-01-04	2017-01-04	Vacuum cleaner
PCT/KR2017/002168 WO2017150875A1 (en)	2016-02-29	2017-02-27	Vacuum cleaner

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP21173270.6A Division EP3895590B1 (en)	2016-02-29	2017-02-27	Vacuum cleaner
EP21173270.6A Division-Into EP3895590B1 (en)	2016-02-29	2017-02-27	Vacuum cleaner

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EP3424394A1 EP3424394A1 (en)	2019-01-09
EP3424394A4 true EP3424394A4 (en)	2019-11-27
EP3424394B1 EP3424394B1 (en)	2021-06-23

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EP17760279.4A Active EP3424394B1 (en)	2016-02-29	2017-02-27	Vacuum cleaner
EP21173270.6A Active EP3895590B1 (en)	2016-02-29	2017-02-27	Vacuum cleaner

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EP21173270.6A Active EP3895590B1 (en)	2016-02-29	2017-02-27	Vacuum cleaner

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EP (2)	EP3424394B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP6700408B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN108697290B (en)
AU (2)	AU2017226697B2 (en)
RU (1)	RU2698851C1 (en)

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