Pipette tip for a laboratory instrument

- Beckman Coulter, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view taken along line 8-8 shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 9-9 shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 10-10 shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 11-11 shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a cross sectional view taken along line 19-19 shown in FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 20-20 shown in FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 21-21 shown in FIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 22-22 shown in FIG. 19;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 24 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 30 is a cross sectional view taken along line 30-30 shown in FIG. 28;

FIG. 31 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 31-31 shown in FIG. 30;

FIG. 32 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 32-32 shown in FIG. 30;

FIG. 33 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 33-33 shown in FIG. 30;

FIG. 34 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 35 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 36 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a cross sectional view taken along line 41-41 shown in FIG. 39;

FIG. 42 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 42-42 shown in FIG. 41;

FIG. 43 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 43-43 shown in FIG. 41;

FIG. 44 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a pipette tip for a laboratory instrument;

FIG. 45 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 49 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 50 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 51 is a cross sectional view taken along line 51-51 shown in FIG. 49;

FIG. 52 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 52-52 shown in FIG. 51; and,

FIG. 53 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 53-53 shown in FIG. 51.

The dot-dash lines in the drawings are sectional indicators that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for the pipette tip for a laboratory instrument, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D899623
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 26, 2018
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 2020
Assignee: Beckman Coulter, Inc. (Brea, CA)
Inventors: Takayuki Mizutani (Edina, MN), Shigeru Fujii (Shizuoka), Kazuki Umebara (Shizuoka)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Omeed Agilee
Application Number: 29/645,493
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pipette Or Burette (D24/222)