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Image forming apparatus with toner cartridge

Granted 10 Apr 2012 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. · originally Konica Minolta

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Inventors: Takeshi Hashimoto, Yasuaki Tomoda, Masashi Kawai · Examiner: Garth Rademaker · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/397,373
filed 14 Jul 2011
Publication
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US D657413
granted 10 Apr 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of an…

FIG. 1 is a front view of an image forming apparatus with toner cartridge showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, top, left side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a rear, top, right side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front, bottom, right side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a rear, bottom, left side perspective view thereof.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/43

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art unit 2913 · TC 2900
Citations: 16 back · 0 forward

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