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Tape cassette for label printer

Granted 17 Feb 2026 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd. · originally Brother Industries Limited

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Inventors: Shinji Ukai, Takahiro Ogawa, Masahide Asano · Examiner: Lauren D McVey · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/963,290
filed 16 Sep 2024
Publication
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US D1114061
granted 17 Feb 2026

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, bottom perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a front, bottom perspective view of a tape cassette for label printer;

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;

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

FIG. 8 is a rear, top perspective view thereof.

The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas depict the bounds of the claimed subject matter and form no part of the claimed design, while all other evenly spaced broken lines depict parts of the tape cassette for label printer that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/56

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Examiner
Lauren D McVey
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