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Auto document feeder

Granted 15 Apr 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: Brother Industries Limited

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Inventors: Yukihiko Sato, Daiki Okamoto, Hirohide Nawata, Takaaki Oguchi +1 · Examiner: L. A. Grabenstetter · AU 2919 · TC 2900

Application
29/918,694
filed 29 Nov 2023
Publication
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US D1070981
granted 15 Apr 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the auto document feeder;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right-side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines depict parts of the auto document feeder that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/56

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USthis patentUS-D1070981-SS115 Apr 202529 Nov 2023grantedAuto document feeder
JPJP-1763183-SS8 Feb 202430 May 2023grantedno title held

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