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Optical mark reader housing

Granted 1 Jul 2003 · 2 office actions

Application
29/147,777
filed 4 Sep 2001
Publication
Not published
not published
Patent· this page
US D476656
granted 1 Jul 2003

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an optical mark reader housing according to our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the optical mark reader housing depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the optical mark reader housing depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view of the optical mark reader housing depicted in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view of the optical mark reader housing depicted in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the optical mark reader housing depicted in FIG. 1.

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Claims

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Classifications

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IPC · International Patent Classification
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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/385

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1.8 y
665 days filing → grant
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Freda Nunn
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