IP Library Granted Patent US 1,118,969
Granted Patent S1
US 1,118,969 · App. 29/901,854 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Array of sample rack adapters

Inventors: Ammon David Lentz (York, PA); Alyssa Shedlosky (Reisterstown, MD)
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
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Patent No.
US 1,118,969
App. No.
29/901,854
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an array of sample rack adapters, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2023
From: SHEDLOSKY, ALYSSA NICOLAISEN; LENTZ, AMMON D
To: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064812/0129 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29802901 · Aug 9, 2021
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