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Sample storage device

Granted 5 Aug 2008 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: Exact Sciences · originally International Biometric Group

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Inventors: Rolf Muller, Judy Muller-Cohn · Examiner: Louis S Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/258,086
filed 14 Apr 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D574505
granted 5 Aug 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an isometric projection of a…

FIG. 1 is an isometric projection of a top side view of a sample storage device showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an elevational front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of a back side thereof;

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of a first second side thereof;

FIG. 7 is an elevation view of a second side thereof;

FIG. 8 is an isometric projection of a top side view of of the sample storage device of FIG. 1 with a lid in a closed position showing my new design;

FIG. 9 is an elevation view of a back side thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is an elevational front view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an elevational bottom thereof;

FIG. 13 is an elevational view of a first side thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is an elevation view of a second side thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 4 and 12 are included for the purpose of illustrating a portion of the sample storage device that forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/216

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Pendency
2.3 y
844 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
2
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Examiner
Louis S Zarfas
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