Instrument

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Description

The patent file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with a color drawing will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument showing a first embodiment of our new and ornamental design;

FIG. 2 is an alternate perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an alternate perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an alternate perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an instrument showing a second embodiment of our new and ornamental design;

FIG. 11 is an alternate perspective view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an alternate perspective view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an alternate perspective view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of an instrument showing a third embodiment of our new and ornamental design;

FIG. 20 is an alternate perspective view thereof;

FIG. 21 is an alternate perspective view thereof;

FIG. 22 is an alternate perspective view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a side elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 27 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the instrument that form no part of the claimed design. The radiating lines illustrate the glow of the illumination emanating from the instrument.

Claims

The ornamental design for an instrument, as shown and described.

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Foreign Patent Documents
003382670-0001 November 2016 EM
D1497485 May 2014 JP
D1596097 January 2018 JP
Other references
  • Taiwanese Search Report dated Jul. 13, 2020 received in Taiwanese Design Patent Application No. 108304048, together with an English-language translation.
  • Taiwanese Allowance Decision of Examination dated Sep. 4, 2020 received in Taiwanese Design Patent Application No. 108304048, together with an English-language translation.
  • Japanese Preliminary Notice of Rejection dated Jan. 19, 2021 received in Japanese Application No. 2020-009071, together with an English-language translation.
  • Canadian Examination Subsequent Report dated Mar. 3, 2021 received in Canadian Application No. 188589.
  • U.S. non-Final Office Action dated Sep. 13, 2022 received in related U.S. Appl. No. 29/786,021.
Patent History
Patent number: D976440
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 2021
Date of Patent: Jan 24, 2023
Assignee: Meso Scale Technologies, LLC. (Rockville, MD)
Inventors: Rodger Darin Osborne (Stuart, FL), Jacob N. Wohlstadter (Potomac, MD), Sandor Kovacs (Middletown, DE), Aaron Leimkuehler (Upper St. Clair, PA), Cecilia Zimmerman (Clarksburg, MD), Jules VanDersarl (Gaithersburg, MD)
Primary Examiner: Anhdao Doan
Application Number: 29/786,019
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Laboratory Equipment Not Elsewhere Specified (D24/232)