Granted Patent
S1
US 1,089,696 · App. 29/952,482 · Granted Aug 19, 2025
Sample handling system
Inventors:
Michael Z. Blair (Hazelwood, MO); Jared Bullock (Hazelwood, MO); Greg Krisher (Hazelwood, MO)
Assignee:
BIOMERIEUX, INC.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a sample handling system as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jul 16, 2024
From: BLAIR, MICHAEL Z.; BULLOCK, JARED; KRISHER, GREG
To: BIOMERIEUX, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Division
29849313
· Aug 10, 2022
Division
29758339
· Nov 13, 2020
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