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US 1,111,188 · App. 29/825,099 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Nested pipette tip array assembly

Inventors: Juan Martin Mendez Padilla (Tijuana, MX); Arta Motadel (San Diego, CA); Peter Paul Blaszcak (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: BIOTIX, INC.
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Patent No.
US 1,111,188
App. No.
29/825,099
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a nested pipette tip array assembly as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2025
From: MENDEZ PADILLA, MARTIN; MOTADEL, ARTA; BLASZCAK, PETER PAUL
To: BIOTIX, INC
Reel/Frame 072954/0867 →
Continuity (3)
Division 29759427 · Nov 23, 2020
Division 29692493 · May 24, 2019
Division 29592990 · Feb 3, 2017
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