Automatic sample testing machine

- bioMerieux Vitek, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the machine as seen from the left hand side of the machine in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the machine as seen from the right hand side of the machine in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the design; and,

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view of the alternative embodiment of FIG. 6.

FIGS. 3-5 also illustrate the side and top views of the alternative embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7.

The rear and bottom sides of the machine are not ornamented.

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Other references
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Patent History
Patent number: D377455
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 16, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 21, 1997
Assignee: bioMerieux Vitek, Inc. (Hazelwood, MO)
Inventors: Thomas Burchard (Winchester, MA), Gregg Flender (Quincy, MA), Ron Robinson (Bridgeton, MO)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/50,396