Apparatus for patterning cells

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Description

FIG. 1 shows a top view of an apparatus for patterning cells showing our new design, according to a clover leaf embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a top perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3 shows a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 4 shows a bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 5 shows a lop view of an apparatus for patterning cells showing our new design according to a butterfly embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows a top perspective view thereof.

FIG. 7 shows a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 shows a bottom perspective view thereof.

FIG. 9 shows a top view of an apparatus for patterning cells showing our new design according to a three-arm propeller embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows a top perspective view thereof.

FIG. 11 shows a bottom view hereof; and,

FIG. 12 shows a bottom perspective view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-12 show portions of the invention which form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in FIGS. 1-12 are environmental only and are not part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an apparatus for patterning cells, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D918413
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 2020
Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
Assignee: MedTrain Technologies, LLC (Burlington, NC)
Inventors: Albert J. Banes (Hillsborough, NC), Colin Patrick Frazier (Raleigh, NC), Christopher James Wimmer (Raleigh, NC)
Primary Examiner: Vy N Koenig
Application Number: 29/727,514