Multi-well platform

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Description

FIG. 1: is a top plan view of a multi-well platform showing our new design,

FIG. 2: is a bottom plan view thereof,

FIG. 3: is a left elevation view thereof,

FIG. 4: is a right elevation view thereof,

FIG. 5: is a front elevation view thereof,

FIG. 6: is a back elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7: is a top, front, and right perspective view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for a multi-well platform, as shown.

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Patent History
Patent number: D454202
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 12, 1998
Date of Patent: Mar 5, 2002
Assignee: Aurora Biosciences Corporation (San Diego, CA)
Inventors: Andrew A. Pham (Del Mar, CA), Peter J. Coassin (Encinitas, CA), Alec Tate Harootunian (Del Mar, CA), Peter N. Pham (San Diego, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Assistant Examiner: I Simmons
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP, Lisa A. Haile
Application Number: 29/081,976