USPatent applicationPatented

Ink cartridge

Granted 17 Aug 2004 · no office action yet

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

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Inventors: Toyonori Sasaki, Masatoshi Yoshiyama, Mitsuharu Hattori, Atsushi Murakami · Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac · AU 2914 · TC 2900

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29/182,537
filed 29 May 2003
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Patent
US D494618
granted 17 Aug 2004

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a bottom perspective view of an ink cartridge;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view thereof taken along the plane 5—5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side profile view thereof taken along the plane 6—6 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary, cut-away perspective view showing the interior surface of the ribs and with the front surface omitted for clarity of illustration.

The claimed design relates to an ink cartridge made of a transparent material and having ribs arranged on an inclined surface inside of the ink cartridge.

The broken lines define the bounds of the claimed design but do not form part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D18/56347/86

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