Pipette

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Description

This application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/873,522 entitled “Handheld Pipette,” filed Jun. 4, 2001, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.

FIG. 1 is a side perspective view of the pipette of the subject invention;

FIG. 2 is a top elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a bottom elevational view;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view;

FIG. 6 is a rear side elevational view; and,

FIG. 7 is a side elevational view opposite the view of FIG. 5.

The broken lines are for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed invention.

Claims

The ornamental design for a pipette, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D620602
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 3, 2008
Date of Patent: Jul 27, 2010
Assignee: VistaLab Technologies, Inc. (Mt. Kisco, NY)
Inventors: Richard E. Scordato (Kisco, NY), Lou Ann Page (Yorktown Heights, NY), Kevin Costello (Seacliff, NY), Sonya Schieffer (New York, NY), Gary Shigeru Natsume (Brooklyn, NY)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A Albert
Assistant Examiner: Kelley A Donnelly
Attorney: Baker & McKenzie LLP
Application Number: 29/299,720
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pipette Or Burette (D24/222)