Housing for biological indicator

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a housing for biological indicator showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof.

In the drawings, the equal-length broken lines depict portions of the housing for biological indicator that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas define the boundaries of the claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a housing for biological indicator, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1036694
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 4, 2022
Date of Patent: Jul 23, 2024
Assignee: STERITEC PRODUCTS MFG. CO., INC. (Englewood, CO)
Inventors: Adrian Ponce (Los Angeles, CA), Kok-Hwee Ng (Irvine, CA), Darshan Yeliyur Siddegowda (Mission Viejo, CA), Jenna Zimmerman (Newport Beach, CA), Dat Nguyen (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA), Mitchell London (Mission Viejo, CA), Jake Douglas Knickerbocker (Westminster, CA)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Assistant Examiner: Elizabeth S Struble
Application Number: 29/829,416