FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the housing viewed from the front and left of and above the medical injector with a cap portion of the housing removed from a proximal portion of the housing;

FIG. 2 shows a front end view of the housing;

FIG. 3 shows a rear end view of the housing

FIG. 4 shows a left side view of the housing;

FIG. 5 shows a right side view of the housing;

FIG. 6 shows a bottom view of the housing; and,

FIG. 7 shows a top view of the housing.

The broken line showing is for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and forms no part of the claimed design. The broken line which defines the bounds of the claimed invention forms no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental housing for a housing for a medical injector, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/112

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David G Muller

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›IP5 & PCT — 38 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2014309591-A1	A1	16 Oct 2014	10 Dec 2012	published	Auto-Injection Device
US	US-2016213845-A1	A1	28 Jul 2016	9 Mar 2016	published	Auto-Injection Device
US	US-9867940-B2	B2	16 Jan 2018	10 Dec 2012	granted	Auto-injection device
US	US-D810281-S	S1	13 Feb 2018	24 Nov 2015	granted	Housing for a medical injector
US	US-2018064875-A1	A1	8 Mar 2018	10 Nov 2017	published	Auto-Injection Device
US	US-2018333536-A1	A1	22 Nov 2018	26 Jul 2018	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-10137248-B2	B2	27 Nov 2018	9 Mar 2016	granted	Auto-injection device
US	US-D868245-S	S1	26 Nov 2019	7 Nov 2017	granted	Housing for a medical injector
US	US-2020268970-A1	A1	27 Aug 2020	11 May 2020	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-11027067-B2	B2	8 Jun 2021	26 Jul 2018	granted	Auto-injection device
US	US-2021228807-A1	A1	29 Jul 2021	1 Apr 2021	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-2021268189-A1	A1	2 Sep 2021	18 May 2021	published	Auto-injection device
USthis patent	US-D946140-S	S1	15 Mar 2022	1 Nov 2019	granted	Housing for a medical injector
US	US-D980416-S	S1	7 Mar 2023	26 May 2021	granted	Holder for a medicament container
US	US-11759569-B2	B2	19 Sep 2023	1 Apr 2021	granted	Auto-injection device
US	US-2023372616-A1	A1	23 Nov 2023	1 Aug 2023	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-2023372617-A1	A1	23 Nov 2023	1 Aug 2023	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-2023381417-A1	A1	30 Nov 2023	8 Aug 2023	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-D1008455-S	S1	19 Dec 2023	13 Dec 2022	granted	Holder for a medicament container
US	US-2023405227-A1	A1	21 Dec 2023	1 Aug 2023	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-11850400-B2	B2	26 Dec 2023	18 May 2021	granted	Auto-injection device
US	US-2024091446-A1	A1	21 Mar 2024	28 Nov 2023	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-2024189511-A1	A1	13 Jun 2024	19 Jul 2023	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-2024299662-A1	A1	12 Sep 2024	15 May 2024	published	Auto-injection device
US	US-12109397-B2	B2	8 Oct 2024	10 Nov 2017	granted	Auto-injection device
US	US-2025269114-A1	A1	28 Aug 2025	4 Oct 2024	published	Auto-injection device
EP	EP-2790752-A1	A1	22 Oct 2014	10 Dec 2012	published	Dispositif d'auto-injectionfr
EP	EP-2790752-A4	A4	5 Aug 2015	10 Dec 2012	published	Dispositif d'auto-injectionfr
EP	EP-2790752-B1	B1	8 Aug 2018	10 Dec 2012	granted	Auto-injection device
JP	JP-2015500125-A	A	5 Jan 2015	10 Dec 2012	published	自動注射装置ja
JP	JP-6209166-B2	B2	4 Oct 2017	10 Dec 2012	granted	自動注射装置ja
KR	KR-20140105557-A	A	1 Sep 2014	10 Dec 2012	published	Auto-injection device
KR	KR-20170105136-A	A	18 Sep 2017	10 Dec 2012	published	자동 주입 장치ko
KR	KR-20180104202-A	A	19 Sep 2018	10 Dec 2012	published	Auto-injection device
KR	KR-101924310-B1	B1	30 Nov 2018	10 Dec 2012	granted	자동 주입 장치ko
CN	CN-104093436-A	A	8 Oct 2014	10 Dec 2012	published	自动注射装置zh
CN	CN-104093436-B	B	2 Nov 2016	10 Dec 2012	granted	自动注射装置zh
WO	WO-2013089620-A1	A1	20 Jun 2013	10 Dec 2012	published	Dispositif d'auto-injectionfr

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2012352996-A1	A1	10 Jul 2014	10 Dec 2012	published	Auto-injection device
AU	AU-2012352996-B2	B2	18 Jun 2015	10 Dec 2012	granted	Auto-injection device
TW	TW-201341010-A	A	16 Oct 2013	13 Dec 2012	published	自動注射裝置zh
TW	TW-I551318-B	B	1 Oct 2016	13 Dec 2012	granted	自動注射裝置zh

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