Patents Issued in March 3, 1998
  • Ferret feeder
    Patent number: D391692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Lynn Seier
  • Dog dish
    Patent number: D391693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignees: Bridgett Janiak, Mary Scanlon, Maureen Scanlon
    Inventor: Keith S. Janiak
  • Self-shortening halter rope
    Patent number: D391694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: George L. Eichhorn
  • Console for an appliance front panel
    Patent number: D391695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Mark W. Baldwin, Frederick N. Bournay, Jr., John M. DeBoer, John Allan Tinkham
  • Silverware basket
    Patent number: D391696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick N. Bournay, Jr., John Allan Tinkham
  • Articulated floor cleaner
    Patent number: D391697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Windsor Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Knowlton, Robert J. O'Hara
  • Electrically-powered waxer
    Patent number: D391698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Waxing Corporation of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. McCracken, James B. Watson
  • Scrubber machine
    Patent number: D391699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Charles T. Creecy
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D391700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Sean Patrick Hughes
  • Electric vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D391701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Kazuhiko Yamagiwa, Kazuhiro Fujita
  • Vacuum cleaner upper portion
    Patent number: D391702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Hoover Company
    Inventors: Richard A. Wareham, David W. Moine
  • Tool caddy for attachment to a carpet extractor
    Patent number: D391703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Hoover Company
    Inventors: Daniel R. Miller, Vincent L. Weber, Roland J. Knouff, Edgar A. Maurer, Joseph W. Clifford
  • Steam cleaning wand
    Patent number: D391704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Richard S. Facer
  • Rotatable tube scrubber
    Patent number: D391705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Brian Good
  • Rack to facilitate easy cleaning of mini-blinds
    Patent number: D391706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Jeannine Elaine Malcolm
  • Clothes pin box
    Patent number: D391707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Noel Tremblay
  • Carpet sweeper
    Patent number: D391708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Bissell, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene M. Canavan, Oliver Hood
  • Pad for cleaning floors
    Patent number: D391709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventors: Gregor Kohlruss, Ulrich Lersch, Hubert Wiesner
  • Wiper sheet for handy mop
    Patent number: D391710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Kao Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahito Hanaoka
  • Handy mop
    Patent number: D391711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Kao Kabushiki Kaisha (Kao Corporation)
    Inventors: Masahito Hanaoka, Youichi Suzuki, Fumihiko Yoshiro, Harunobu Hirayama
  • Squeegee
    Patent number: D391712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Immerman
  • Squeegee
    Patent number: D391713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas M. Laib
  • Combined broom and rake
    Patent number: D391714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Holger F. Kilander
  • Cleaning implement mounting surface
    Patent number: D391715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Aram J. Irwin, James W. Settelmayer, Jr.
  • Combined dual clamp mop holder and mop head
    Patent number: D391716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Charles Franklin Lyles, Sr.
  • Lid/seat for a bucket
    Patent number: D391717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Hometown Advantage, Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey L. Stein
  • Flower dryer
    Patent number: D391718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Russell Cagas
  • Electric drying rack
    Patent number: D391719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Hydraflow Industries Limited
    Inventor: Kevin Anderson
  • Glove holder and shape retainer
    Patent number: D391720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Ronald L. Schoenewolf
  • Electric iron
    Patent number: D391721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kondo, Toru Abe, Masakatsu Maeda
  • Plastic bag support
    Patent number: D391722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Alex T. Sheppard
  • Trash receptacle holder
    Patent number: D391723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Miscellaneous Metal, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth G. McCombs
  • Flexible bag filling support
    Patent number: D391724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Bobby Dee Blackburn
  • Trash bag roll retainer/dispenser
    Patent number: D391725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Innovative Product Development Corp.
    Inventor: Benito Triglia
  • Container cover
    Patent number: D391726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignees: Waste Management, Inc., Cascade Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard T. Williams, Edward H. Wysocki
  • Refuse Container Lid
    Patent number: D391727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc.
    Inventor: Paul E. Delmerico
  • Lid for trash container
    Patent number: D391728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc.
    Inventor: Paul E. Delmerico
  • Lid for refuse container
    Patent number: D391729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc.
    Inventor: Paul E. Delmerico
  • Utility tray for golf club carts
    Patent number: D391730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Jessie Li-Kuo Wang
  • Golf trolley
    Patent number: D391731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Sports World Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Li Wu
  • Garden wagon
    Patent number: D391732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: O. Ames Co.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Spear, Rudy F. Planthaber, Steven F. Brooker
  • Backpack cart
    Patent number: D391733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Deborah Williams
  • Cart for transporting harvested deer
    Patent number: D391734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: John A. Melgey
  • Remote alarm for personal intelligent communicators
    Patent number: H1713
    Abstract: A remote alarm apparatus is described. A transmitter is communicatively coupled to a primary communications device. The transmitter broadcasts a notification signal in response to a primary communications device alert. The notification signal is a phase modulated, radio frequency signal. A remote alarm indicator provides remote notification of the primary communications device alert. The remote alarm indicator includes a radio frequency receiver for receiving the notification signal, an alarm indicator, a decoder, a battery, and a switch. The decoder provides a signal to the alarm indicator corresponding to whether the notification signal has been received by the radio frequency receiver. The switch is coupled to permit deactivation of the alarm indicator. The battery provides power to the radio frequency receiver, the alarm indicator, and the decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted Louis Pearlman, Andrew Todd Zidel
  • Automatic still image transmission upon call connection
    Patent number: H1714
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system and method for selecting and transmitting a still image in a telephone network. A series of images is stored in at least one storage unit coupled to the network, each image associated with a particular customer in the network. Upon the placement of a call, the system will automatically select and transmit the calling party's image to the called party's video telephone or terminal prior to or during the ringing sequence, or after the calling party has answered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: B. Waring Partridge, III
  • Geranium plant named `Merilady`
    Patent number: PP10265
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named `Merilady`, characterized by its rounded and upright growth habit; moderate growth rate and vigor; fast rooting; medium green foliage color with distinct zonation; large umbels with about 25 flowers per umbel; semi-double dark hot pink flowers; and good weather and stress tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Enthoven Breeding, B.V.
    Inventor: Adrianus W. M. Enthoven
  • Geranium plant named `Meriblue`
    Patent number: PP10266
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named `Meriblue`, characterized by its compact plant habit; initially upright, then pendant growth habit; moderate growth rate and vigor; fast rooting; medium green foliage color; numerous peduncles with six to eight flowers per umbel; large, semi-double dark hot pink flowers; and good weather and stress tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Enthoven Breeding B.V.
    Inventor: Adrianus W. M. Enthoven
  • Geranium plant named `Meriflame`
    Patent number: PP10267
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named `Meriflame`, characterized by its compact, rounded and upright growth habit; moderate growth rate and vigor; fast rooting; medium green foliage color with distinct zonation; large umbels with about 25 flowers per umbel; semi-double dark orange red flowers that do not burn under high light; and good weather and stress tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Enthoven Breeding B.V.
    Inventor: Adrianus W. M. Enthoven
  • Kalanchoe plant named `Light Jacqueline`
    Patent number: PP10268
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named `Light Jacqueline`, characterized by its numerous bright pink flowers; green leaves; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Knud Jepsen A/S
    Inventor: Knud Jepsen
  • Aglaonema plant named `Patricia`
    Patent number: PP10269
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Aglaonema named `Patricia` particularly characterized by its short, compact, and well-branched growth habit and its silver green lanceolate leaves with dark green markings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Sunshine Foliage World
    Inventor: Richard J. Button