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Automatic injection device

Granted 21 Dec 2010 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: AbbVie Biotechnology · originally Abbott Laboratories

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Inventors: Joseph F. Julian, Steven Rolfe · Examiner: David G Muller · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/265,646
filed 6 Sep 2006
Publication
Not published
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US D629509
granted 21 Dec 2010

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Description

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The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the design with a top removable cap covering an activator button and a bottom removable cap covering an injection opening in covering positions;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the design with the removable caps for the activator button and injection opening in covering positions;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the design with the removable caps for the activator button and injection opening in covering positions;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the design. The left side view is a mirror image of the right side, with the exception of the numbers “1” and “2”, with are not symmetric;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the design with the bottom removable cap in place;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the design, illustrating the activator button;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the design, with the removable caps in place after an injection, in which the color of the window after injection forms part of the design;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the design with a top removable cap covering an activator button removed and a bottom removable cap covering an injection opening removed; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view of the design, with the removable caps removed, after an injection, in which the color of the window after the injection forms part of the design.

The colors shown in the design form part of the claimed design. The portions of the device shown in broken lines and portions of the device not shown form no part of the claimed design.

The broken line showing of parts of the drawings is included for the purpose of illustrating use and environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/113

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Pendency
4.3 y
1,567 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Responses
3
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Examiner
David G Muller
art unit 2914 · TC 2900
Citations: 21 back · 0 forward

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CACA-119767-SS4 Feb 20095 Mar 2007grantedAutomatic injection device

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