Design for a liquid transfer module for a laboratory analyzer

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a liquid transfer module showing our new design with a laboratory analytical instrument illustrated in broken lines;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken line showing of the laboratory analyzer in FIGS. 1-2 is for illustrative purposes only, and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368967
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 22, 1993
Date of Patent: Apr 16, 1996
Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventors: Dale A. Keiser (Tempe, AZ), Charles A. Jackson (Sun City, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Law Firm: Barnes & Thornburg
Application Number: 0/14,447
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