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Flange coupling for process cartridge for image forming apparatus

Granted 15 Oct 2019 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · originally Canon Inc.

Inventors: Toru Oguma, Naoya Asanuma, Yohei Kusano, Daisuke Hiramatsu +6 · Examiner: Robert M. Spear · AU 2918 · TC 2900

Application

29/672,794

filed 10 Dec 2018

Publication

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US D863419

granted 15 Oct 2019

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Description

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FIG. 2 : Back

FIG. 3 : Top

FIG. 4 : Bottom

FIG. 5 : Left

FIG. 6 : Right

FIG. 7 : Perspective; and,

FIG. 8 : Perspective.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a flange coupling for process cartridge for image forming apparatus, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D18/43

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Robert M. Spear

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D863419-S	S1	15 Oct 2019	10 Dec 2018	granted	Flange coupling for process cartridge for image forming apparatus
JP	JP-1575723-S	S	8 May 2017	31 Oct 2016	granted	no title held

›Other offices — 1 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-174492-S	S	27 Nov 2017	28 Apr 2017	granted	Flange coupling for process cartridge for image forming apparatus

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