Applicator instrument
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Description
Claims
The ornamental design for an applicator instrument, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D717431
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 2013
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2014
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventors: Michael Cardinale (Morristown, NJ), Doug Souls (Andover, NJ), Simon Cohn (Lebanon, NJ), Jonathan B. Gabel (Randolph, NJ), Matthew D. Daniel (Ann Arbor, MI), Danial Paul Ferreira (Milford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Application Number: 29/447,570
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 5, 2013
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2014
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventors: Michael Cardinale (Morristown, NJ), Doug Souls (Andover, NJ), Simon Cohn (Lebanon, NJ), Jonathan B. Gabel (Randolph, NJ), Matthew D. Daniel (Ann Arbor, MI), Danial Paul Ferreira (Milford, CT)
Primary Examiner: Bridget L Eland
Application Number: 29/447,570
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Hand Manipulated Tool Or Instrument (23) (D24/133)