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Developer unit for an image forming apparatus

Granted 22 Sep 1998 · no office action yet

Assignee: Mita Industrial Co., Ltd.

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Inventors: Akinobu Nakahata, Hisahiro Kato, Masahiro Hashizume · Examiner: Caron D. Veynar · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 5 May 1997

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US D398633

granted 22 Sep 1998

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a developer unit for an image forming apparatus;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

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›1.independentWe claim the ornamental design of a developer unit for an image forming apparatus, as shown.

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D18/40

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D398633-S	S	22 Sep 1998	5 May 1997	granted	Developer unit for an image forming apparatus

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-133904-S	S	29 May 1998	5 May 1997	published	A developer unit for an image forming apparatus

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