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Auto injector

Granted 20 Dec 2016 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme · originally Merck & Co., Inc.

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Inventors: Stephen G. Miggels, Robert Berger, Henry Mack, Peter Basile +3 · Examiner: David Muller · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application
29/545,242
filed 11 Nov 2015
Publication
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US D774641
granted 20 Dec 2016

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an auto injector, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front side elevational view thereof, the rear side being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a is a perspective view of an auto injector with the cap removed;

FIG. 7 is a front side elevational view thereof, with the cap removed, the rear side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof, with the cap removed, the right side being a mirror image.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/113

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