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US 1,116,886 · App. 29/898,137 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Sample holder of a scientific testing instrument

Inventors: John Chipperfield (Manchester, GB); Arvind Rangan (Singapore, SG); Andrew Pawson (Manchester, GB); Arthur Blake (Manchester, GB)
Assignee: Micromass UK Limited
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Patent No.
US 1,116,886
App. No.
29/898,137
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a sample holder of a scientific testing instrument, as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2023
From: WATERS PACIFIC PTE LTD
To: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065233/0418 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2023
From: CHIPPERFIELD, JOHN; BLAKE, ARTHUR; PAWSON, ANDREW
To: MICROMASS UK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064357/0282 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2023
From: RANGAN, ARVIND
To: WATERS PACIFIC PTE LTD
Reel/Frame 064357/0500 →
Priority Claims (3)
GB 6088813 · May 5, 2020 · national
GB 6088814 · May 5, 2020 · national
GB 6088815 · May 5, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Division 29757004 · Nov 2, 2020
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