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USD1036694S1
USD1036694S1 US29/829,416 US202229829416F USD1036694S US D1036694 S1 USD1036694 S1 US D1036694S1 US 202229829416 F US202229829416 F US 202229829416F US D1036694 S USD1036694 S US D1036694S
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Kok-Hwee Ng
Darshan Yeliyur Siddegowda
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Mitchell London
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FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a housing for biological indicator showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a rear view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a front view thereof.
In the drawings, the equal-length broken lines depict portions of the housing for biological indicator that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas define the boundaries of the claim.

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  1. The ornamental design for a housing for biological indicator, as shown and described.
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