Analytical platform for biological material testing

- Cellares Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front right upper perspective view of a first embodiment of an analytical platform for biological material testing;

FIG. 2 is a front left upper perspective view of a first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of a first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of a first embodiment thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view of a first embodiment thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of a first embodiment thereof.

The stippling represents color where a first stippling pattern represents a first color, and a second stippling pattern represents a second color.

Claims

The ornamental design for an analytical platform for biological material testing, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1109621
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 2024
Date of Patent: Jan 20, 2026
Assignee: Cellares Corporation (South San Francisco, CA)
Inventors: John Cesarek (Redwood City, CA), Treasure L. Hinds (Issaquah, WA), Gregory T. Janky (Sammamish, WA), Albert C. Winsman (Arvada, CO)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Application Number: 29/937,490