Automatic injection device

- Eli Lilly and Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an automatic injection device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The closely spaced, parallel lines in the lower region of FIGS. 1-5 show needle masking grooves, visible on an upstanding, interior tube portion of the transparent housing, that form part of the claimed design. The broken lines showing internal portions and a knurled exterior portion and a bottom portion of the automatic injection device form no part of the claimed design. The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D739011
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 15, 2013
Date of Patent: Sep 15, 2015
Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventors: William Harold Morrison, Jr. (Avon, IN), William Godwin Atterbury (Columbus, OH), William Anton Bowes (Indianapolis, IN), Joseph Daniel Dennis, Jr. (Grandview Heights, OH), Steven Michael Madland (Gahanna, OH)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Assistant Examiner: Nathan Johnston
Application Number: 29/449,492