Injection device

- AMGEN INC.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of an injection device showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is an environmental view thereof showing insertion or removal of a pharmaceutical product cassette; and

FIG. 9 is an environment view thereof showing the pharmaceutical product cassette inserted in the injection device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of an injection device showing the new design;

FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 14 is an opposite side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 17 is an environmental view thereof showing insertion or removal of a pharmaceutical product cassette; and,

FIG. 18 is an environment view thereof showing the pharmaceutical product cassette inserted in the injection device.

The dashed lines immediately adjacent to the shaded areas in the figures represent the boundaries of the claimed design. The dashed lines in the figures illustrate the portions of the design that form no part of the claimed design. None of the broken lines form any part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an injection device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D829890
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 30, 2017
Date of Patent: Oct 2, 2018
Assignee: AMGEN INC. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Inventors: Michael Denzer (Ringoes, NJ), Robert W. Swift (Fillmore, CA), Neal Johnston (Dallas, TX), Gabriele Ganzitti (Milan), Kenneth R. Ewing (Fremont, CA), Suhas Krishna (Simi Valley, CA)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Assistant Examiner: Nathan Johnston
Application Number: 29/624,159