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Receptacle

Granted 10 Aug 2021 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Gen-Probe Incorporated · originally Hologic

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Inventors: David A Buse, Byron J. Knight · Examiner: David G Muller · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/678,157
filed 25 Jan 2019
Publication
Not published
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US D927685
granted 10 Aug 2021

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Description

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›The FIGURE is a top side perspective view…

The FIGURE is a top side perspective view of a receptacle showing the claimed design.

Portions of the receptacle that are not shown form no part of the claimed design.

The broken lines in the FIGURE show portions of the receptacle that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/121

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Pendency
2.5 y
928 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
no RCE
Examiner
David G Muller
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
Citations: 13 back · 0 forward

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