Electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette

Description

The present application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/862,333 filed Aug. 24, 2010 and to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/862,460 filed Aug. 24, 2010 and to U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/388,827 filed Apr. 1, 2011, the entire contents of which applications are incorporated by reference herein.

FIG. 1 is a front, top and side perspective view of an electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette according to our design;

FIG. 2 is a back, top and side perspective view of the electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a back view of the electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette of FIG. 1.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an electrophoresis wedge-well retainer cassette, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Miller; Jennifer (Oceanside, CA), Predki; Paul (Carlsbad, CA), Updyke; Timothy (Temecula, CA), Sela; Itay (Israel, IL), Spector; Shimon (Matan, IL)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Carlsbad CA US
Assignee:	LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (Carlsbad, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/511,203
Filed:	December 8, 2014

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29423582	Dec 9, 2014	D719277

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/233
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/233 ;D10/81

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Primary Examiner: Laymon; Wan