IP Library Granted Patent US 1,097,163
Granted Patent S1
US 1,097,163 · App. 29/895,046 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Diagnostic apparatus

Inventors: Cyril Mézière (Villeurbanne, FR); Philippe Marbaix (La Balme-les-Grottes, FR); Enrico Balatri (Florence, IT)
Assignee: bioMérieux
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Patent No.
US 1,097,163
App. No.
29/895,046
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a diagnostic apparatus as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2023
From: MÉZIÈRE, CYRIL; MARBAIX, PHILIPPE; BALATRI, ENRICO
To: BIOMÉRIEUX
Reel/Frame 064099/0074 →
Priority Claims (2)
EM 008475636-0001 · Mar 26, 2021 · regional
EM 008481923-0001 · Mar 31, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
Division 29809071 · Sep 24, 2021
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