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Printer

Granted 14 Jul 1998 · no office action yet

Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.

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Inventors: Peter Joseph Mendel, John Wayne Gassett, Bernard Lee Wilzbach, David Carl Bishop +1 · Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 24 Feb 1997
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US D396053
granted 14 Jul 1998

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front, left side…

FIG. 1 is a top, front, left side perspective view of the first embodiment of a printer showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top, front, left side perspective view of the second embodiment of our new design, the difference being an enlarged left side;

FIG. 8 is a front, elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof and the right side is identical to FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof.

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