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Toner cartridge

Granted 21 Sep 2021 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.

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Inventors: Emi Kita, Hiroaki Nieda · Examiner: Lauren D McVey · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/683,084
filed 11 Mar 2019
Publication
Not published
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US D931365
granted 21 Sep 2021

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front and right side…

FIG. 1 is a front and right side perspective view of a toner cartridge;

FIG. 2 is a partial enlarged front and right side perspective view of the section defined by lines 2 - 2 and 2 ′- 2 ′ in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a front, bottom, and right side enlarged partial perspective view.

The evenly spaced broken lines in the figures illustrate portions of the toner cartridge that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines in the drawings form a boundary between claimed and unclaimed subject matter.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/43

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925 days filing → grant
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2
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2
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Examiner
Lauren D McVey
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USthis patentUS-D931365-SS121 Sep 202111 Mar 2019grantedToner cartridge
JPJP-1634058-SS8 Jun 202011 Dec 2018grantedno title held

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