Filter vial compressor

- General Electric
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the filter vial compressor showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the filter vial compressor of FIG. 1

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the filter vial compressor of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left view of the filter vial compressor of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a right view of the filter vial compressor of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a underside view of the filter vial compressor of FIG. 1.

The broken lines in FIG. 4 is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the filter vial compressor that form no part of the claimed design.

The design is for a compressor device for use in compressing multiple filter vials each containing laboratory liquid samples to be filtered. The device may comprise a holder for holding a plurality of filter vials in a two-dimensional circular array, and a compressor device. The compressor includes a pusher which can be moved downwardly by an actuator to compress the vials held in the two-dimensional array.

Claims

The ornamental design for the filter vial compressor, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D707720
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 20, 2013
Date of Patent: Jun 24, 2014
Assignee: GE Healthcare UK Limited (Little Chalfont)
Inventors: Christopher Burrows (Cardiff), Michael John Smith (Cardiff), Aidan Paul Vaughan (Cardiff), Neil John Williams (Cardiff), David Gwyn Treharne (Newport)
Primary Examiner: Ralf Seifert
Application Number: 29/458,519
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Compressor (D15/9)