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Sample collection device

Granted 17 Nov 2015 · no office action yet

Application
29/491,961
filed 27 May 2014
Publication
Not published
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US D743571
granted 17 Nov 2015

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sample collection device.

FIG. 2 is a front (back) view of the sample collection device.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the sample collection device.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the sample collection device.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the sample collection device.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view through line 6 - 6 of the sample collection device shown in FIG. 5 .

FIG. 7 is a left side exploded view of the sample collection device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective exploded view of the sample collection device.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the homogenization cap of the sample collection device.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the homogenization cap of the sample collection device.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the pusher cap shown of the sample collection device.

FIG. 12 is a top view of the pusher cap of the sample collection device.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the pusher cap of the sample collection device.

FIG. 14 is a front (back) view of the pusher cap of the sample collection device.

FIG. 15 is a left side view of the pusher cap of the sample collection device.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the collector tube of the sample collection device.

FIG. 17 is a front (back) view of the collector tube of the sample collection device.

FIG. 18 is a left side view of the collector tube of the sample collection device.

FIG. 19 is a top view of the collector tube of the sample collection device; and,

FIG. 20 is a bottom view of the collector tube of the sample collection device.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/216D24/224

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Anhdao Doan
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6 members · 5 offices
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D743571-SS117 Nov 201527 May 2014grantedSample collection device
JPJP-1529916-SS27 Jul 201527 Nov 2014grantedno title held
›Other offices — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-359287-SS8 Dec 201425 Nov 2014publishedSample collection device with caps and tube
CACA-159746-SS5 Jan 201626 Nov 2014grantedSample collection device
CACA-163324-SS5 Jan 201626 Nov 2014grantedSample collection device
TWTW-D170683-SS21 Sep 201526 Nov 2014publishedHomogenization cap for a sample collection device

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