Patent
   D831843
Priority
Sep 30 2011
Filed
Sep 25 2015
Issued
Oct 23 2018
Expiry
Oct 23 2033
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
3
1172
n/a
The ornamental design for a single piece reagent holder, substantially as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a single piece reagent holder showing a first embodiment of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a first end view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a second end view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a single piece reagent holder showing a second embodiment of the new design;

FIG. 9 is a first side view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a second side view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a first end view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a second end view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawing views are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the single piece reagent holder that form no part of the claimed design.

Lentz, Ammon David, St. Pierre, Richard, Livingston, Dwight, Steel, Adam Bruce

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