Sample rack
Liu , et al. December 14, 2
Patent Grant D938612
U.S. patent number D938,612 [Application Number D/607,873] was granted by the patent office on 2021-12-14 for sample rack. This patent grant is currently assigned to BECKMAN COULTER, INC.. The grantee listed for this patent is Beckman Coulter, Inc.. Invention is credited to Niandong Liu, Daniel C. Massa, Amit Sawhney.
| United States Patent | D938,612 |
| Liu , et al. | December 14, 2021 |
Sample rack
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a sample rack, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Liu; Niandong (Eagan, MN), Sawhney; Amit (Minneapolis, MN), Massa; Daniel C. (Lakeville, MN) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | BECKMAN COULTER, INC. (Brea,
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| Appl. No.: | D/607,873 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | June 16, 2017 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D24/229 |
| Current International Class: | 2401 |
| Field of Search: | ;D24/227-230 ;211/74,70.1 ;422/562,561,463,560,564 ;206/443 |
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Primary Examiner: Bekic; Lilyana
Assistant Examiner: Malley; Mary Shannon
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
Description
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a sample rack showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, opposite to the side view of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion thereof as identified in FIG. 1;
FIG. 9 is a cross section view taken along line 9-9 of FIG. 2; and,
FIG. 10 is a cross section view taken along line 10-10 of FIG. 2.
The broken lines depict portions of the sample rack that form no part of the claimed design.
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