Culture slide
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Description
FIG. 1 is a top and front perspective view of the culture slide;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective.
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Patent History
Patent number: D378781
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 6, 1995
Date of Patent: Apr 8, 1997
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Timothy A. Stevens (Madison, NJ), Tadeusz A. Tyndorf (Manalapan, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Nanette S. Thomas
Application Number: 0/39,859
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 6, 1995
Date of Patent: Apr 8, 1997
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Timothy A. Stevens (Madison, NJ), Tadeusz A. Tyndorf (Manalapan, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Nanette S. Thomas
Application Number: 0/39,859
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