Automated pipetting robot for laboratory

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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 7.1 is a front view of the automated pipetting robot for laboratory.

FIG. 7.2 is a left front perspective view of the automated pipetting robot for laboratory.

FIG. 7.3 is a right front perspective view of the automated pipetting robot for laboratory.

FIG. 7.4 is a back perspective view of the automated pipetting robot for laboratory.

FIG. 8.1 is another front view of the automated pipetting robot for laboratory.

FIG. 8.2 is another left front perspective view of the automated pipetting robot for laboratory.

FIG. 8.3 is another right front perspective view of an automated pipetting robot for laboratory.

FIG. 8.4 is another back perspective view of an automated pipetting robot for laboratory.

The reproductions of the afore-mentioned designs show an automated pipetting robot for laboratory, which is visually characterized by a rectangular frame main body with rounded edges featuring a transparent front flap attached, which is horizontally traversed by two non-transparent rectangles in its upper third part under a non-transparent cover, featuring a thin horizontal bar contrasting with the background, a rectangular shaped transparent window on the right and left of the rectangular frame main body, a rectangular flap on the right side of the rectangular frame main body featuring a rectangular opening and closing mechanism, a pipetting device visible through the transparent front flap and three rows of elliptically shaped knobs centered horizontally across 4/5 of the width of the transparent front flap, as well as a protruding rectangular surface area featuring a row of elliptically shaped knobs identical in appearance, positioning and size of the corresponding three rows of elliptically shaped knobs within the in the frame main body.

Claims

The ornamental design for an automated pipetting robot for laboratory, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1013892
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 22, 2022
Date of Patent: Feb 6, 2024
Inventor: Andrea Hermsmeyer (Sumvitg)
Primary Examiner: Rhea Shields
Application Number: 35/514,927
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Specimen Handling, Preparation Or Testing (62) (D24/216)