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The broken lines in the drawings depict unclaimed subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a vacuum cleaner, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 4, 2021
Date of Patent: Nov 18, 2025
Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC (Needham, MA)
Inventors: Steven Gacin (Pawtucket, RI), Casey McClay (Medford, MA), Kevin Kelemen (Randolph, MA), Owen R. Johnson (Needham, MA), Street Barnett (Watertown, MA), Patrick Cleary (Allston, MA), Vignesh Chari (Henrietta, NY), Alex Moschella (Norton, MA)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer L Rempfer
Assistant Examiner: Sarah A Nguyen
Application Number: 29/787,209