Automated analyzer test cartridge and sample collection device for analyte detection

- CUE INC.
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Description

FIG. 1A is a top, front, and left side perspective view of a first embodiment of an automated analyzer, test cartridge, and sample collection device for analyte detection;

FIG. 1B is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 1C is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 1D is a top view thereof;

FIG. 1E is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 1F is a front view thereof;

FIG. 1G is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 2A is a top, front, and left side perspective view of a second embodiment of an automated analyzer, test cartridge, and sample collection device for analyte detection;

FIG. 2B is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 2C is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 2D is a top view thereof;

FIG. 2E is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 2F is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 2G is a rear view thereof.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. The broken lines in the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for an automated analyzer, test cartridge, and sample collection device for analyte detection, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D745423
Type: Grant
Filed: May 12, 2014
Date of Patent: Dec 15, 2015
Assignee: CUE INC. (San Diego, CA)
Inventors: Ayub Khattak (San Diego, CA), Clinton Sever (San Diego, CA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Application Number: 29/490,660