Biochip cartridge

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Description

FIG. 1 shows a top perspective view of the biochip cartridge;

FIG. 2 shows an elevation view of one end thereof;

FIG. 3 shows an elevation view of an opposite end thereof;

FIG. 4 shows a left-hand side elevation view of a thereof;

FIG. 5 shows a right-hand side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 shows a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 shows a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the biochip cartridge that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a biochip cartridge, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D881409
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 2017
Date of Patent: Apr 14, 2020
Assignee: GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Jon Faiz Kayyem (Carlsbad, CA), Tyler David Jensen (San Diego, CA), Bradford Frederick Tieman (Encinitas, CA), Darren S Gray (San Diego, CA), Sean Ford (Oceanside, CA), Dominic Aiello (Denver, CO), Peter Kroehl (Carlsbad, CA)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Omeed Agilee
Application Number: 29/623,931