Automated assay system

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the automated assay system showing a our new and ornamental design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 a top view thereof.

The portions of the automated assay system shown in broken lines shown in the figures attached hereto form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an automated assay system, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1057198
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 7, 2022
Date of Patent: Jan 7, 2025
Assignee: Meso Scale Technologies, LLC. (Rockville, MD)
Inventors: Jacob N. Wohlstadter (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), Rodger Darin Osborne (Stuart, FL), Bandele Jeffrey-Coker (Darnestown, MD), Aaron Leimkuehler (Upper St. Clair, PA), Manish Kochar (Rockville, MD), Kenneth Page (Martinsburg, WV)
Primary Examiner: Kendra Leslie Hamilton
Assistant Examiner: Elizabeth S Struble
Application Number: 29/833,820
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Specimen Handling, Preparation Or Testing (62) (D24/216)