Culture swab
Granted 10 Jan 2023 · no office action yet
Assignee: YUKON MEDICAL, LLC
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Inventors: Edward P. Browka · Examiner: Samantha Q Lawrence · AU 2921 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a culture swab, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of the culture swab of FIG. 1 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 3 is a third perspective view of the culture swab of FIG. 2 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 4 is a fourth perspective view of the culture swab of FIG. 3 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 5 is a top view of the culture swab of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a first side plan view of the culture swab;
FIG. 7 is a second side plan view of the culture swab of FIG. 6 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 8 is a third side plan view of the culture swab of FIG. 7 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 9 is a fourth side plan view of the culture swab of FIG. 8 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the culture swab of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 11 is the same top view of FIG. 5 indicating section 12 ;
FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of section 12 of FIG. 11 ;
FIG. 13 is the same plan view of FIG. 6 indicating section 14 ;
FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of section 14 of FIG. 13 .
FIG. 15 is a first perspective view of a culture swab, showing our new design;
FIG. 16 is a second perspective view of the culture swab of FIG. 15 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 17 is a third perspective view of the culture swab of FIG. 16 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 18 is a fourth perspective view of the culture swab of FIG. 17 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 19 is a top view of the culture swab of FIG. 15 ;
FIG. 20 is a first side plan view of the culture swab;
FIG. 21 is a second side plan view of the culture swab of FIG. 20 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 22 is a third side plan view of the culture swab of FIG. 21 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 23 is a fourth side plan view of the culture swab of FIG. 22 , rotated 90 degrees along its longitudinal axis;
FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the culture swab of FIG. 15 ;
FIG. 25 is the same top view of FIG. 15 , indicating section 26 ;
FIG. 26 is an enlarged view of section 26 of FIG. 25 ;
FIG. 27 is the same plan view of FIG. 20 indicating section 28 ; and,
FIG. 28 is an enlarged view of section 28 of FIG. 27 .
Broken lines or dotted sections in any of the foregoing Figures are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D975270-S | S1 | 10 Jan 2023 | 6 Nov 2020 | granted | Culture swab |
| EP | EP-4225154-A1 | A1 | 16 Aug 2023 | 17 Mar 2021 | published | Specimen collection device and method |
| EP | EP-4225154-A4 | A4 | 26 Jun 2024 | 17 Mar 2021 | published | Dispositif et procédé de collecte d'échantillonsfr |
| WO | WO-2022098385-A1 | A1 | 12 May 2022 | 17 Mar 2021 | published | Dispositif et procédé de collecte d'échantillonsfr |
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