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Ink cartridge

Granted 2 Sep 2003 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Brother Industries Limited

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Inventors: Atsushi Murakami, Toyonori Sasaki, Masatoshi Yoshiyama, Mitsuharu Hattori · Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/148,448
filed 21 Sep 2001
Publication
Not published
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US D479265
granted 2 Sep 2003

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of an ink cartridge;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side profile view thereof taken along the line 4—4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view thereof taken along the plane 5—5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an interior elevational view through the ink cartridge taken along the line 6—6 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary, cut-away perspective view showing the interior surface of the ribs and with the front surface omitted for clarity of illustration.

The claimed design relates to an ink cartridge made of a transparent material and having ribs arranged on an inclined surface inside of the ink cartridge.

The broken lines define the bounds of the claimed design but do not form part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/56347/86

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Pendency
1.9 y
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Interviews
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Cathy Anne MacCormac
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