Printer
Granted 24 Mar 2026 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd. · originally Brother Industries Limited
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Inventors: Hiromitsu Tanaka, Yukihiko Sato, Hirohide Nawata, Daiki Okamoto · Examiner: Lauren D McVey · AU 2921 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front, right-side, top perspective…
FIG. 1 is a front, right-side, top perspective view of a printer, showing the new design;
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;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8 - 8 in FIG. 2 and between arrows B-B and C-C in FIG. 5 ;
FIG. 9 is an enlargement of area 9 show in FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof in an alternative configuration.
The evenly spaced broken lines depict portions of the printer that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines indicate a boundary of the claim and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dot-dash broken lines indicate an enlargement area and cross-section lines and form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D1120101-S | S1 | 24 Mar 2026 | 3 Sep 2024 | granted | Printer |
| JP | JP-1775140-S | S | 10 Jul 2024 | 1 Mar 2024 | granted | no title held |
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