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Cap for an ink cartridge

Granted 24 Apr 2018 · 2 office actions

Application
29/579,249
filed 29 Sep 2016
Publication
Not published
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Patent· this page
US D816157
granted 24 Apr 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top and right…

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a cap for an ink cartridge showing our new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the cap for an ink cartridge and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/56

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USthis patentUS-D816157-SS124 Apr 201829 Sep 2016grantedCap for an ink cartridge
JPJP-1569396-SS13 Feb 201715 Jul 2016grantedno title held
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TWTW-D183607-SS11 Jun 20171 Sep 2016published墨水匣用蓋zh

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