Patents Issued in March 17, 1998
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D392237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Wheel Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Kelley
  • Vehicle-wheel front face
    Patent number: D392239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Mobile Hi-Tech Wheels
    Inventor: Murray S. Cullen
  • Vehicle wheel center cap
    Patent number: D392240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Progressive Custom Wheels
    Inventor: Larry R. Kingsland
  • Tunnel-hull canoe
    Patent number: D392241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: James Patrick Kierstead, Jr.
  • Aerial recliner for parasailing
    Patent number: D392242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Mark McCulloh
  • Canopy for water-craft
    Patent number: D392243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Carl Anderson
  • External surface of a duck blind boat cover
    Patent number: D392244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: James A. Cripe
  • Outboard motor support
    Patent number: D392245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Calvin D. Johnson, Sr.
  • Truck ballast apparatus
    Patent number: D392246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Robin E. Anderson
  • Luggage rack
    Patent number: D392247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company
    Inventors: Donald M. Gogan, Thomas G. Parsons
  • Battery
    Patent number: D392248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventor: Panu Johansson
  • Battery
    Patent number: D392249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manami Nakazawa, Eiji Egami
  • Car's battery charger
    Patent number: D392250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Chin-Kuan Yiin
  • Fluorescent lamp ballast enclosure
    Patent number: D392251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Eddington Altman, John Francis Turner, Kimberly Ann Ketelsleger
  • Fluorescent lamp ballast enclosure
    Patent number: D392252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Eddington Altman, John Francis Turner, Kimberly Ann Ketelsleger
  • Electrolytic capacitor
    Patent number: D392253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Elna Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaname Kurihara, Izumi Ishii, Yutaka Muto
  • Power/data module
    Patent number: D392254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Krueger International, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven C. Gevaert
  • IC card connector
    Patent number: D392255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: ITT Corporation
    Inventor: Gary Cain Bethurum
  • Wall mounted electric switch
    Patent number: D392256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: La Societe NRJ Electronique Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Saint-Cyr, Normand Saint-Cyr, Marc Saint-Cyr, Louis Bacon
  • Housing for a lamp operation circuit
    Patent number: D392257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc.
    Inventors: Reinhard Lecheler, Theodor Kiermeier
  • Icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Deanna M. Thomas
  • Ergonomical housing for a portable computer
    Patent number: D392259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Arnulf Ivan Simmon
  • Control unit
    Patent number: D392260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Robert Brunner
  • Ergonomic operator's control console
    Patent number: D392261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Dennis A. Kodimer
  • Image inputting device
    Patent number: D392262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masayuki Iimura
  • Central processing unit cover
    Patent number: D392263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventors: Edward W. Carlson, Steven Lee Gaynor
  • Set of icons for the display screen of a video monitor
    Patent number: D392264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Bell Video Services Company
    Inventors: Marsh S. Marshall, Jr., Morgan C. J. Almeida, Peter C. Stonier, George D. Escobar
  • Utility window for a computer display screen
    Patent number: D392265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Patricia J. Coleman
  • Window screen for a computer display
    Patent number: D392266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventors: Steven J. Snyder, Susan H. Gebelein, David A. Gardiner, Jimmy D. Reinarz, Jr., Per D. Sorensen, Joel A. Langenfeld, Victor X. Gonzales, Frances M. Duncan, Barbara K. Iacarella, Karen A. Christian, James W. Warner, Ronald J. Dedrick, John L. Bruner, Gary R. Lindberg, David A. Stillman, Stafanie Harner, Lynn Fellman, Bret M. Beckman
  • Icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Mason, John S. Robotham, Philip R. Moorby
  • Icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392268
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Mason, John S. Robotham, Philip R. Moorby
  • Icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Mason, John S. Robotham, Philip R. Moorby
  • "Bulletin board access" icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Wanishi, Masato Ikemori, Kaeko Kariya, Hiroshi Matsuda, Makoto Morioka, Kazuo Hattori, Hiroshi Suzuki, Daisaburo Murai
  • "Communication between personal computers" icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Wanishi, Masato Ikemori, Kaeko Kariya, Hiroshi Matsuda, Makoto Morioka, Kazuo Hattori, Hiroshi Suzuki, Daisaburo Murai
  • Card type database activation icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Wanishi, Masato Ikemori, Kaeko Kariya, Hiroshi Matsuda, Makoto Morioka, Kazuo Hattori, Hiroshi Suzuki, Daisaburo Murai
  • Memo function activation Icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Wanishi, Masato Ikemori, Kaeko Kariya, Hiroshi Matsuda, Makoto Morioka, Kazuo Hattori, Hiroshi Suzuki, Daisaburo Murai
  • "Floppy disk" icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Wanishi, Masato Ikemori, Kaeko Kariya, Hiroshi Matsuda, Makoto Morioka, Kazuo Hattori, Hiroshi Suzuki, Daisaburo Murai
  • Toolbox icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Wanishi, Masato Ikemori, Kaeko Kariya, Hiroshi Matsuda, Makoto Morioka, Kazuo Hattori, Hiroshi Suzuki, Daisaburo Murai
  • "Activation " icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Wanishi, Kazuo Hattori, Daisaburo Murai
  • "Data" icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D392277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Wanishi, Kazuo Hattori, Daisaburo Murai
  • Keyboard
    Patent number: D392278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Silitek Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Chen
  • Computer cabinet front panel
    Patent number: D392279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Hermann Lin
  • Computer cabinet front panel
    Patent number: D392280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Hermann Lin
  • Front bezel for a desktop personal computer
    Patent number: D392281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Gateway 2000, Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Poole, James P. Collas
  • Contoured housing for a hand held terminal
    Patent number: D392282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Ahearn, Lawrence R. Ober, Michiel Reineir Ausems
  • Portable telephone handset
    Patent number: D392283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph James Giordano, Jr., James R. Graham, Joel Thomas Holl, William Vincent Jackwicz, Pratod V. Kasbekar, Harish Shankar Mangrulkar, Michael L. Moroze, Michael John Nuttall, Joseph J. Rizzo, Christopher A. Robinette, John Henry Schaffeld, Susan L. Tuttle, William E. Venth, Karl Edward Werner, Romano M. Zambon
  • Telephone
    Patent number: D392284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Business Communications Systems
    Inventors: Joel Q. Adams, Harald F. Bader, David E. Bryant, Erich C. Elkins, Doug A. Erwin, Wayne E. McKinnon, Ulrich Skrypalle
  • Satellite telephone
    Patent number: D392285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventors: James D. MacDonald, Yawei Ma
  • Mobile telephone
    Patent number: D392286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventor: Hans Fredrik Eckholm
  • Wireless telephone
    Patent number: D392287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ichiro Hino