Patents Issued in January 27, 1998
  • Outdoor light fixture
    Patent number: D389938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Anthony N. Pink, Steven T. O'Brien
  • Mercury vapor light base for exterior lighting fixture
    Patent number: D389939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Monte A. Leen
  • Grid light fixture
    Patent number: D389940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Hertbert Waldmann GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Herbert Waldmann
  • Light fixture
    Patent number: D389941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Starbucks Coffee Company
    Inventor: Brent Markee
  • Wall lantern
    Patent number: D389942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Adjusta-Post Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Patrick H. Ruggles, James Hampshire
  • Semi-flush lighting fixture
    Patent number: D389943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Pasquale Miranda
  • Lamp body
    Patent number: D389944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Donghia Furniture Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: John Hutton
  • Lamp body
    Patent number: D389945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Donghia Furniture Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: John Hutton
  • Lamp body
    Patent number: D389946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Donghia Furniture Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: John Hutton
  • Lamp body
    Patent number: D389947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Donghia Furniture Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: John Hutton
  • Lamp stand
    Patent number: D389948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Tsung Chih Chang
  • High bay lighting reflector
    Patent number: D389949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: William H. Walker
  • Glass lamp shade
    Patent number: D389950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas Chiang
  • Lamp shade
    Patent number: D389951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: San Jhy Yan
  • Cigar humidor with base
    Patent number: D389952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Salvatore Bartolotta
  • Hair styling appliance
    Patent number: D389953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Braun Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Cornelia Seifert
  • Hairband
    Patent number: D389954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Jennifer L. McClean
  • Razor handle
    Patent number: D389955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: American Safety Razor Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Wonderley
  • Men's shaver
    Patent number: D389956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Remington Corporation, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Kristopher W. Schulz
  • Decorative nail file
    Patent number: D389957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Yu-Hwei Huang
  • Sport safety helmet
    Patent number: D389958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Roy Kinkead
  • Protective shin guards
    Patent number: D389959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory James Collins, Henry Alves, Catherine Louise Ferris, Daniel Thomas Rolfe, Anthony J. Bender, Matthew S. McNamara
  • Pet Shelter
    Patent number: D389960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Peter C. Mele
  • Club washer
    Patent number: D389961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventors: Gary McBeath, Carey Snider
  • Combined wet and dry vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D389962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Shop Vac Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Berfield, John Griffin
  • Filter for a wet/dry vacuum apparatus
    Patent number: D389963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Scanlon, Raymond M. Wnenchak, Richard W. Giannetta, Jay J. Herring
  • Medical waste spill kit including a waste solidifier, a surface disinfectant and a scoop
    Patent number: D389964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: ViAtro, Corp.
    Inventors: Jan J. Lewandowski, Nick A. Deeter, John A. Engelhardt
  • Lotto ticket scratch-off instrument with bristle end
    Patent number: D389965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Gavin George Saladino
  • Game card scraper
    Patent number: D389966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventors: Thomas V. Melodia, Girolamo DeLucia
  • Iron
    Patent number: D389967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith J. Hensel, Richard L. Hoare
  • Travel steam iron
    Patent number: D389968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: John C. K. Sham
  • Dry iron
    Patent number: D389969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark D. Dziersk
  • Refuse container
    Patent number: D389970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignees: Anthony Martorana, Ross Allen Pedigo
    Inventor: G. Kevin Darnell
  • Garbage bag funnel
    Patent number: D389971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Craig Zickenberg
  • Wheelbarrow
    Patent number: D389972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Grosfillex Sarl
    Inventor: Raymond Grosfillex
  • Portable cart assembly
    Patent number: D389973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Edward Murray
  • John boat and carrying system
    Patent number: D389974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventors: Gary L. Hammer, Stacy L. Hammer
  • Disk handling wand
    Patent number: D389975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventors: Scott Miller Andrews, Shyun Renn
  • Mortar conveyor
    Patent number: D389976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Vestal Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Charles R. Burgess, Michael G. Williams
  • Carrying cart for petroleum measuring and proving cans
    Patent number: D389977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventors: David Swogger, James K. Deetz, Patrick A. Perkins
  • Closed block
    Patent number: D389978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: George W. Sondergeld, Jr.
  • Sheet rock handling apparatus
    Patent number: D389980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Ismael U. Friz
  • Forklift truck
    Patent number: D389981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignees: Daewoo Heavy Industries, Daewoo Equipment Corp.
    Inventor: Mark Douglas Donaldson
  • Forklift truck
    Patent number: D389982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignees: Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd., Daewoo Equipment Corporation
    Inventor: Henry Scott Kim
  • Locking hoist hook
    Patent number: D389983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Samuel G. Maness
  • Cabin of an industrial truck
    Patent number: D389984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Kalmer Last Masking Verkstad AB
    Inventor: Stefan Johansson
  • Chrysanthemum plant named `Alcala`
    Patent number: PP10211
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named `Alcala`, characterized by its spherical and mounded plant habit; high vigor and rapid growth rate; multiple secondary laterals and numerous leaves; daisy-type inflorescences; purple ray florets with yellow disc florets; numerous inflorescences per plant; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Dirk Pieters
  • Chrysanthemum plant named `Blue Jay`
    Patent number: PP10212
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named `Blue Jay`, characterized by its vigorous and upright growth habit; freely branching plant habit; decorative-type inflorescences; dark lavender ray florets; numerous inflorescences per plant; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Cleangro Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Wain
  • Chrysanthemum plant named `Jenny Wren`
    Patent number: PP10213
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named `Jenny Wren`, characterized by its vigorous and upright growth habit; numerous small leaves; decorative-type inflorescences; magenta-colored ray florets; numerous inflorescences per plant; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Cleangro Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Wain
  • Chrysanthemum plant named `Egret`
    Patent number: PP10214
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named `Egret`, characterized by its tall, vigorous, mounded and upright growth habit; decorative-type inflorescences; cream-colored to white ray florets; small, but numerous inflorescences per plant; numerous ray florets per inflorescence; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Cleangro Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Wain