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Tissue processor

Granted 14 Jan 2025 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Leica Microsystems · originally Danaher Corporation

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Inventors: Yuanyuan Wang, Jingtian Zhang, Qiang Liu, Lei Li · Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton · AU 2925 · TC 2900

Application
29/804,365
filed 19 Aug 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D1057990
granted 14 Jan 2025

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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 first embodiment of a tissue processor showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a tissue processor;

FIG. 9 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.

In the drawings, the equal-length broken lines depict portions of the tissue processor 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
D24/216

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3.4 y
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Examiner
Kendra Leslie Hamilton
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3 members · 2 offices
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USthis patentUS-D1057990-SS114 Jan 202519 Aug 2021grantedTissue processor
JPJP-1703826-SS4 Jan 202221 Jul 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1705466-SS19 Jan 202221 Jul 2021granted組織処理装置ja

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