Flexible sample vessel

- Covaris, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flexible sample vessel according to a first embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the flexible sample vessel depicted in FIG. 1 shown without a test tube.

FIG. 3 is a side perspective view of the flexible sample vessel depicted in FIG. 1 shown without a test tube.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the flexible sample vessel depicted in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the flexible sample vessel depicted in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a flexible sample vessel according to a second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of the flexible sample vessel depicted in FIG. 6 shown without a test tube.

FIG. 8 is a side perspective view of the flexible sample vessel depicted in FIG. 6 shown without a test tube.

FIG. 9 is a top view of the flexible sample vessel depicted in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the flexible sample vessel depicted in FIG. 6.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flexible sample vessel, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D567960
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 3, 2005
Date of Patent: Apr 29, 2008
Assignee: Covaris, Inc. (Woburn, MA)
Inventors: James A. Laugharn, Jr. (Winchester, MA), Brevard S. Garrison (Reading, MA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Attorney: Ropes & Gray LLP
Application Number: 29/222,711