Educational building block system to model amino acid and protein assembly structures

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of a building block assembly modeling an amino acid.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the building block assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the building block assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the building block assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the building block assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a back view of the building block assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the building block assembly of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a building block modeling an amino end of an amino acid.

FIG. 9 is a back view of the building block of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a top view of the building block of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the building block of FIG. 8.

FIG. 12 is a left view of the building block of FIG. 8.

FIG. 13 is a right view of the building block of FIG. 8.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the building block of FIG. 8.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the building block of FIG. 8.

FIG. 16 is a front view of a building block modeling an acid end of an amino acid.

FIG. 17 is a back view of the building block of FIG. 16.

FIG. 18 is a top view of the building block of FIG. 16.

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the building block of FIG. 16.

FIG. 20 is a right view of the building block of FIG. 16.

FIG. 21 is a left view of the building block of FIG. 16.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the building block of FIG. 16.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the building block of FIG. 16.

FIG. 24 is a front view of a first building block modeling a side chain of an amino acid.

FIG. 25 is a back view of the first building block of FIG. 24.

FIG. 26 is a top view of the first building block of FIG. 24.

FIG. 27 is a bottom view of the first building block of FIG. 24.

FIG. 28 is a right view of the first building block of FIG. 24.

FIG. 29 is a left view of the first building block of FIG. 24.

FIG. 30 is a perspective view of the first building block of FIG. 24.

FIG. 31 is a perspective view of the first building block of FIG. 24.

FIG. 32 is a front view of a second building block modeling a side chain of an amino acid.

FIG. 33 is a back view of the second building block of FIG. 32.

FIG. 34 is a top view of the second building block of FIG. 32.

FIG. 35 is a bottom view of the second building block of FIG. 32.

FIG. 36 is a right view of the second building block of FIG. 32.

FIG. 37 is a left view of the second building block of FIG. 32.

FIG. 38 is a perspective view of the second building block of FIG. 32.

FIG. 39 is a perspective view of the second building block of FIG. 32.

FIG. 40 is a front view of a third building block modeling a side chain of an amino acid.

FIG. 41 is a back view of the third building block of FIG. 40.

FIG. 42 is a top view of the third building block of FIG. 40.

FIG. 43 is a bottom view of the third building block of FIG. 40.

FIG. 44 is a right view of the third building block of FIG. 40.

FIG. 45 is a left view of the third building block of FIG. 40.

FIG. 46 is a perspective view of the third building block of FIG. 40.

FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the third building block of FIG. 40.

FIG. 48 is a front view of a fourth building block modeling a side chain of an amino acid.

FIG. 49 is a back view of the fourth building block of FIG. 48.

FIG. 50 is a top view of the fourth building block of FIG. 48.

FIG. 51 is a bottom view of the fourth building block of FIG. 48.

FIG. 52 is a right view of the fourth building block of FIG. 48.

FIG. 53 is a left view of the fourth building block of FIG. 48.

FIG. 54 is a perspective view of the fourth building block of FIG. 48.

FIG. 55 is a perspective view of the fourth building block of FIG. 48.

FIG. 56 is a front view of a fifth building block modeling a side chain of an amino acid.

FIG. 57 is a back view of the fifth building block of FIG. 56.

FIG. 58 is a top view of the fifth building block of FIG. 56.

FIG. 59 is a bottom view of the fifth building block of FIG. 56.

FIG. 60 is a right view of the fifth building block of FIG. 56.

FIG. 61 is a left view of the fifth building block of FIG. 56.

FIG. 62 is a perspective view of the fifth building block of FIG. 56.

FIG. 63 is a perspective view of the fifth building block of FIG. 56.

FIG. 64 is a front view of a sixth building block modeling a side chain of an amino acid.

FIG. 65 is a back view of the sixth building block of FIG. 64.

FIG. 66 is a top view of the sixth building block of FIG. 64.

FIG. 67 is a bottom view of the sixth building block of FIG. 64.

FIG. 68 is a right view of the sixth building block of FIG. 64.

FIG. 69 is a left view of the sixth building block of FIG. 64.

FIG. 70 is a perspective view of the sixth building block of FIG. 64.

FIG. 71 is a perspective view of the sixth building block of FIG. 64.

FIG. 72 is a front view of a seventh building block modeling a side chain of an amino acid.

FIG. 73 is a back view of the seventh building block of FIG. 72.

FIG. 74 is a top view of the seventh building block of FIG. 72.

FIG. 75 is a bottom view of the seventh building block of FIG. 72.

FIG. 76 is a right view of the seventh building block of FIG. 72.

FIG. 77 is a left view of the seventh building block of FIG. 72.

FIG. 78 is a perspective view of the seventh building block of FIG. 72.

FIG. 79 is a perspective view of the seventh building block of FIG. 72.

FIG. 80 is a front view of a building block modeling a tRNA molecule used in protein assembly.

FIG. 81 is a back view of the building block of FIG. 80.

FIG. 82 is a right side view of the building block of FIG. 80.

FIG. 83 is a left side view of the building block of FIG. 80.

FIG. 84 is a bottom view of the building block of FIG. 80.

FIG. 85 is a top view of the building block of FIG. 80.

FIG. 86 is a perspective view of the building block of FIG. 80.

FIG. 87 is a perspective view of the building block of FIG. 80.

FIG. 88 is a front view of a mat used in modeling protein assembly in a ribosome.

FIG. 89 is a left side view of the mat of FIG. 88.

FIG. 90 is a right side view of the mat of FIG. 88.

FIG. 91 is a top view of the mat of FIG. 88.

FIG. 92 is a bottom view of the mat of FIG. 88.

FIG. 93 is a back view of the mat of FIG. 88.

FIG. 94 is a front view of a mat used in modeling a pore in a cell membrane.

FIG. 95 is a top side view of the mat of FIG. 94.

FIG. 96 is a bottom side view of the mat of FIG. 94.

FIG. 97 is a back view of the mat of FIG. 94.

FIG. 98 is a right side view of the mat of FIG. 94; and,

FIG. 99 is a left side view of the mat of FIG. 94.

The broken lines are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article. The portions of the article shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an educational building block system to model amino acid and protein assembly structures, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D887498
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 15, 2017
Date of Patent: Jun 16, 2020
Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Inventors: John Kim Vandiver (Lexington, MA), Kathleen M. Vandiver (Lexington, MA)
Primary Examiner: Cynthia M. Chin
Application Number: 29/597,190