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Process cartridge for image forming apparatus

Granted 20 Feb 2024 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Canon Inc.

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Inventors: Tachio Kawai, Takashi Kimura, Yuko Harada, Shohei Katsuya +8 · Examiner: Nicole C Shiflet · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/772,053
filed 26 Feb 2021
Publication
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US D1015421
granted 20 Feb 2024

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front view of a…

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a process cartridge for image forming apparatus 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 left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view 1 thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view 2 thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the portion defined by the A-A line and the B-B line in FIG. 7 ;

FIG. 10 is a front view of a second embodiment of a process cartridge for image forming apparatus showing our new design;

FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view 1 thereof;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view 2 thereof; and,

FIG. 18 is an enlarged perspective view of the portion defined by the A-A line and the B-B line in FIG. 16 .

The dashed broken lines illustrate portions of the process cartridge for image forming apparatus that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines represent the bounds of the enlarged view and form no part of the claim.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/43

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Pendency
3.0 y
1,089 days filing → grant
Office actions
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non-final + final
Responses
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Examiner
Nicole C Shiflet
art unit 2919 · TC 2900
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