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Tape feeder

Granted 8 Jul 2025 · no office action yet

Inventors: Satoshi Kawaguchi, Hiroaki Kato, Kyourei Ri, Minoru Kitani +5 · Examiner: Calvin E Vansant · AU 2937 · TC 2900

Application

29/838,598

filed 13 May 2022

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US D1082925

granted 8 Jul 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a tape feeder, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a second perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a tape feeder, as shown and described.

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2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D15/138D18/56

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US · JP

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D1082925-S	S1	8 Jul 2025	13 May 2022	granted	Tape feeder
JP	JP-1733899-S	S	10 Jan 2023	12 May 2022	granted	テープフィーダーja
JP	JP-1734019-S	S	10 Jan 2023	12 May 2022	granted	テープフィーダーja
JP	JP-1734020-S	S	10 Jan 2023	12 May 2022	granted	テープフィーダーja

›Other offices — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
TW	TW-D224347-S	S	21 Mar 2023	5 May 2022	published	Tape feeder
TW	TW-D224348-S	S	21 Mar 2023	5 May 2022	published	Tape feeder
TW	TW-D224349-S	S	21 Mar 2023	5 May 2022	published	帶式送料器zh

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