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Toner cartridge

Granted 15 Apr 2008 · 2 office actions

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

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Inventors: Hideaki Hayashi · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/245,993
filed 4 Jan 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D566754
granted 15 Apr 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, front and right…

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a toner cartridge showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top, front and right side perspective view thereof, shown in an alternate position of use;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof, shown in the same position as FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view of the left end thereof, shown at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 10 is a partial perspective view of the right end thereof;

FIG. 11 is a partial front elevational view of the left end thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a partial front elevational view of the right end thereof.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/43

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1
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Examiner
Robert M. Spear
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