Skin cancer screening device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a left front top perspective view of the skin cancer screening device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right back bottom perspective view of the skin cancer screening device;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the skin cancer screening device showing additional detail;

FIG. 4 is a back view of the skin cancer screening device showing additional detail;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of skin cancer screening device showing additional detail;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the skin cancer screening device showing additional detail;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the skin cancer screening device showing additional detail; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the skin cancer screening device showing additional detail.

The identifier “dermID” forming part of the claimed design is a registered trademark, the assignee having rights to the trademark.

Claims

The ornamental design for a skin cancer screening device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D928958
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 2018
Date of Patent: Aug 24, 2021
Assignee: Forward Science Technologies, LLC (Stafford, TX)
Inventors: Brian Pikkula (Sugar Land, TX), Robert Whitman (Houston, TX)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/670,468