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Portion of an ink tank

Granted 30 Apr 2002 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Xerox

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Inventors: Edward M. Carrese, Richard B. Butts, Bruce A. LaPlant, Dennis M. Lengyel +4 · Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/145,404
filed 24 Jul 2001
Publication
Not published
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US D456446
granted 30 Apr 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a portion of an ink tank according to a first embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged top perspective view of a portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view thereof also showing a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left-side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of a second embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a top perspective view of a third embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is an enlarged top perspective view of a fourth embodiment.

The inside features of the portion of an ink tank have no ornamentality. In addition, the broken lines define the bounds of the claimed design but do not form part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/56

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280 days filing → grant
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1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Cathy Anne MacCormac
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
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