Cytometer

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a cytometer of our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the cytometer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the cytometer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the cytometer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the cytometer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the cytometer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the cytometer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a cytometer of our new design.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the cytometer of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a back view of the cytometer of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a right side view of the cytometer of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the cytometer of FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a top view of the cytometer of FIG. 8.

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the cytometer of FIG. 8.

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of a cytometer of our new design.

FIG. 16 is a front view of the cytometer of FIG. 15.

FIG. 17 is a back view of the cytometer of FIG. 15.

FIG. 18 is a right side view of the cytometer of FIG. 15.

FIG. 19 is a left side view of the cytometer of FIG. 15.

FIG. 20 is a top view of the cytometer of FIG. 15.

FIG. 21 is a bottom view of the cytometer of FIG. 15.

FIG. 22 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a cytometer of our new design.

FIG. 23 is a front view of the cytometer of FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a back view of the cytometer of FIG. 22.

FIG. 25 is a right side view of the cytometer of FIG. 22.

FIG. 26 is a left side view of the cytometer of FIG. 22.

FIG. 27 is a top view of the cytometer of FIG. 22; and,

FIG. 28 is a bottom view of the cytometer of FIG. 22.

The bottom view of our design and the portions depicted in broken lines are not part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
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D552500 October 9, 2007 Forslund
D601051 September 29, 2009 Coumans et al.
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20110176934 July 21, 2011 Ebi et al.
Other references
  • Beckman Coulter, Flow Cytometry the lifeblood of research (3 pages).
  • Millipore, Guava Technologies, Guava® EasyCytea™ Mini Flow Cytometry System (4 pages).
  • BD FACSCanto™ Flow Cytometer (12 pages).
  • Millipore™, Flow Cytometry—Instruments (6 pages).
  • Unbranded website, “From Choas Comes Order, The Future of Cellular Analysis is Acoustic Focusing Cytometry,” [website page online], Nov. 20, 2009, p. 1. Retrieved from the Internet: <Fromchaostoorder. com>.
  • Instrument picture shown in trailer video on Fromchaostoorder.com, Nov. 20, 2009.
  • Applied Biosystems branded website, “Flow Cytometry,” with video “Introducing the Attune™ Focusing Cytometer,” [website page online], Nov. 20, 2009: pp. 1-2, [retrieved on Jun. 17, 2011]. Retrieved from the Internet: <http://www.appliedbiosystems.com/absite/us/en/home/applications-technologies/flow-cytometry.html>.
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  • Picture of T-shirt distributed at the American Society for Cell Biology meeting on Dec. 7, 2009.
  • Pictures posted on Odyssey, Inc's. website on Apr. 1, 2010.
Patent History
Patent number: D651106
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 30, 2010
Date of Patent: Dec 27, 2011
Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Jolene Ann Bradford (Eugene, OR), Gregory Kaduchak (Eugene, OR), Michael Wayne Olszowy (Eugene, OR), Michael Dennis Ward (Eugene, OR), William Lunt Godfrey (Coral Gables, FL), Jan Zwierstra (San Pedro, CA), Sean Michael Cole (Denver, CO), Cody Collier Henderson (Denver, CO), James Kolozs (Denver, CO), Ian Bradley Thorne (Thornton, CO), Phillip Nolan Tyler (Westminster, CO), Robin Carlton Swain (Trabuco Canyon, CA), David Anton Van Gogh (Los Angeles, CA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Application Number: 29/360,863
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Counter (D10/97)