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Toner container

Granted 10 Jul 2007 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · originally Konica Minolta

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Inventors: Kenichi Uemura, Takako Hayashi, Hiroshi Ibaraki · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/222,731
filed 4 Feb 2005
Publication
Not published
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US D546381
granted 10 Jul 2007

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a toner container showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front perspective view thereof, shown in an alternate position of use;

FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view thereof, shown in the same alternate position of use; and,

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof, shown in the same alternate position of use.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/43

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Pendency
2.4 y
886 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
1
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Examiner
Robert M. Spear
art unit 2913 · TC 2900
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