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Ink cartridge

Granted 12 Jul 2011 · 8 office actions

Assignee: Brother Industries Limited

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Inventors: Shingo Hattori · Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/318,806
filed 28 May 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D641400
granted 12 Jul 2011

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, side perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a front, side perspective view of a first embodiment of an ink cartridge showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an additional left-side view thereof, shown in an expanded position;

FIG. 10 is a front, side perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear, side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 18 is an additional left-side view thereof, shown in an expanded position;

FIG. 19 is a front, side perspective view of a third embodiment thereof;

FIG. 20 is a rear, side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 27 is an additional left-side view thereof, shown in an expanded position.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/56347/86

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Pendency
3.1 y
1,140 days filing → grant
Office actions
4
non-final + final
Responses
3
no RCE
Examiner
Cathy Anne MacCormac
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
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