Enteral syringe Patent Grant Davis , et al. January 9, 2 [NEOMED, INC.]

Enteral syringe

Davis , et al. January 9, 2

Patent Grant D807502

U.S. patent number D807,502 [Application Number D/519,107] was granted by the patent office on 2018-01-09 for enteral syringe. This patent grant is currently assigned to NEOMED, INC.. The grantee listed for this patent is NEOMED, INC.. Invention is credited to John Burke, Mark M. Costello, Benjamin M. Davis, Aaron N. Ingram.

United States Patent	D807,502
Davis , et al.	January 9, 2018

Enteral syringe

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for an enteral syringe, substantially as shown and described.

Inventors:

Davis; Benjamin M. (Woodstock, GA), Ingram; Aaron N. (Canton, GA), Burke; John (County Roscommon, IE), Costello; Mark M. (Co. Mayo, IE)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
NEOMED, INC.	Woodstock	GA	US

Assignee:

NEOMED, INC. (Woodstock, GA)

Appl. No.:

D/519,107

Filed:

March 2, 2015

Current U.S. Class:	D24/130
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/112-114,108,133,130,127,186 ;606/181,185 ;604/264,272,187,181,184,227

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Primary Examiner: Muller; David G
Assistant Examiner: Johnston; Nathan M
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva, PC

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an enteral syringe showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 4 is first side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a second side elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a first end elevation view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a second end elevation view thereof.

The broken lines show portions of the design that form no part of the claimed design.

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