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Pipette tip for a laboratory instrument

Granted 20 Oct 2020 · 4 office actions

Application
29/645,493
filed 26 Apr 2018
Publication
Not published
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US D899623
granted 20 Oct 2020

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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 pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view taken along line 8 - 8 shown in FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 9 - 9 shown in FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 10 - 10 shown in FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 11 - 11 shown in FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a cross sectional view taken along line 19 - 19 shown in FIG. 17 ;

FIG. 20 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 20 - 20 shown in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 21 - 21 shown in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 22 - 22 shown in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 24 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a cross sectional view taken along line 30 - 30 shown in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 31 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 31 - 31 shown in FIG. 30 ;

FIG. 32 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 32 - 32 shown in FIG. 30 ;

FIG. 33 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 33 - 33 shown in FIG. 30 ;

FIG. 34 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 35 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a cross sectional view taken along line 41 - 41 shown in FIG. 39 ;

FIG. 42 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 42 - 42 shown in FIG. 41 ;

FIG. 43 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 43 - 43 shown in FIG. 41 ;

FIG. 44 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 45 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a cross sectional view taken along line 51 - 51 shown in FIG. 49 ;

FIG. 52 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 52 - 52 shown in FIG. 51 ; and,

FIG. 53 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 53 - 53 shown in FIG. 51 .

The dot-dash lines in the drawings are sectional indicators that form no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/222

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Pendency
2.5 y
908 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
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Examiner
Susan Bennett Hattan
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