GB2479987B - Method and system of detecting a blockage in a vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Method and system of detecting a blockage in a vacuum cleaner

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GB2479987B
GB2479987B GB1106818.6A GB201106818A GB2479987B GB 2479987 B GB2479987 B GB 2479987B GB 201106818 A GB201106818 A GB 201106818A GB 2479987 B GB2479987 B GB 2479987B
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blockage
detecting
vacuum cleaner
cleaner
vacuum
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Charles Jeff Morgan
Bruce M Kiern
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Oreck Holdings LLC
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    • A47L9/2894—Details related to signal transmission in suction cleaners
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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