Electrophoresis apparatus

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front and side view of an electrophoresis apparatus for performing gel electrophoresis, imaging, and/or analysis, according to our design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the electrophoresis apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a back view of the electrophoresis apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the electrophoresis apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the electrophoresis apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top side view of the electrophoresis apparatus of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the electrophoresis apparatus of FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in the drawings represent portions of the electrophoresis apparatus that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an electrophoresis apparatus, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D695418
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 16, 2012
Date of Patent: Dec 10, 2013
Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation (Carldbad, CA)
Inventors: Timothy Updyke (Temecula, CA), Paul Predki (Carlsbad, CA), Evangeline Gonzalez (Poway, CA), Randall Lowe (Oakland, CA), Tad Simons (Palo Alto, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/429,757
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Electrophoresis (D24/233)