Microfluidic cartridge
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Description
The broken lines, the areas within them, and the unshaded areas bounded by both broken lines and solid lines depict portions of the microfluidic cartridge that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a microfluidic cartridge, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1061935
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 2023
Date of Patent: Feb 11, 2025
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Joel Daniel Krayer (New Milford, NJ), Song Chong (Ellicott City, MD), Edward Carrese (Monkton, MD), Karen L. Lenz (Cary, NC), Rohini Rao (Baltimore, MD), Joshua Keller (Pikesville, MD), Thomas Dawidczyk (Montclair, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Omeed Agilee
Assistant Examiner: Eric Eldone Tormanen
Application Number: 29/871,329
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 2023
Date of Patent: Feb 11, 2025
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Joel Daniel Krayer (New Milford, NJ), Song Chong (Ellicott City, MD), Edward Carrese (Monkton, MD), Karen L. Lenz (Cary, NC), Rohini Rao (Baltimore, MD), Joshua Keller (Pikesville, MD), Thomas Dawidczyk (Montclair, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Omeed Agilee
Assistant Examiner: Eric Eldone Tormanen
Application Number: 29/871,329
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Slide Or Reagent Sheet Type (D24/225)