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Toner cartridge

Granted 19 May 1998 · no office action yet

Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.

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Inventors: Mitsuharu Okada · Examiner: Caron D. Veynar · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 26 Feb 1996

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US D394451

granted 19 May 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a toner cartridge;

FIG. 2 is a back view of a toner cartridge;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of a toner cartridge;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of a toner cartridge;

FIG. 5 is a top view of a toner cartridge;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of a toner cartridge; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a toner cartridge.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a toner cartridge, as shown.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D394451-S	S	19 May 1998	26 Feb 1996	granted	Toner cartridge

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-128002-S	S	11 Sep 1996	29 Feb 1996	published	Developer supplying device for image forming apparatus

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