Granted Patent
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US 1,108,656 · App. 29/953,635 · Granted Jan 6, 2026
Sample handling device
Inventors:
Pratomo Putra Alimsijah (Pleasanton, CA); Hendricus Marindra (Pleasanton, CA); Augusto Manuel Tentori (Dublin, CA); Spontaneous Rose McKnight Russell (San Ramon, CA); Hanyoup Kim (Foster City, CA); Colin Bruce Kennedy (Greenbrae, CA)
Assignee:
10x Genomics, Inc.
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a sample handling device, as shown and described.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Sep 27, 2024
From: ALIMSIJAH, PRATOMO PUTRA; MARINDRA, HENDRICUS; TENTORI, AUGUSTO MANUEL; RUSSELL, SPONTANEOUS ROSE MCKNIGHT; KIM, HANYOUP; KENNEDY, COLIN BRUCE
To: 10X GENOMICS, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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