Patents Issued in August 18, 1998
  • Integrated point-of-sale system
    Patent number: D397138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Mustek Corporation
    Inventor: Tsung-Kan Cheng
  • Stamp with removable cover
    Patent number: D397139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Data East Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Shiba
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: D397140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideo Oshida
  • Toner supplying cartridge for an image forming apparatus
    Patent number: D397141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Mita Industrial Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsukasa Ichimaru, Takeshi Konuma
  • Cassette for thermal transfer ribbons
    Patent number: D397142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Iimak
    Inventors: Susan M. Hammill, James Ibarra, James Karlin, Diane M. Kelly, William Montague
  • Ink cartridge for printer
    Patent number: D397143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Kobayashi, Hideki Oikawa, Hisashi Miyazawa, Seiji Mochizuki, Minoru Usui, Takahiro Katakura, Norihiko Kurashima, Nobuo Watanabe
  • Front face of an envelope with trapezoidal shape
    Patent number: D397144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Keith E. Sylvester
  • Bank check
    Patent number: D397145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Kommerchesky Bank Sodeistvia Razvitiju Progressivnykh Teknology I Investitsy V Oblasti Elektroenergentiki, Bioteknologii, Meditsiny ("Elbim-Bank")
    Inventor: Sergei Lvovich Morozov
  • Ring binder
    Patent number: D397146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Leco Stationery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keung Chan
  • Combination pen and knife
    Patent number: D397147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Stephen A. Mackenzie
  • Combined writing instrument and pocket holder therefor
    Patent number: D397148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: S. Richard Luntz
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: D397149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Cartier International B.V.
    Inventors: Alain-Dominique Perrin, Jacques Diltoer
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: D397150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Kotobuki & Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromichi Izushima
  • Paper holder tray
    Patent number: D397151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: HON Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Craig H. Schultz, Ogden R. Olson
  • Forget-me-not shopping and errand list wall plaque
    Patent number: D397152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Jean D. Weller
  • Movable panel for advertising
    Patent number: D397153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Telefonica de Espana, S.A.
    Inventors: Antonio Canton Gongora, Carlos Jesus Cruz Fernandez, Jose Maria Munagorri Enriquez, Juan Carlos Rayo Ortiguela
  • Highway guide marker
    Patent number: D397154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Osceola County, Florida
    Inventor: Shaughnessy Hart
  • Electronic information display device
    Patent number: D397155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Esselte Meto International GmbH
    Inventor: Norbert Hetzer
  • Dart game target
    Patent number: D397156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Abbacus, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul F. Beall
  • Dart game target
    Patent number: D397157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Abbacus, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul F. Beall
  • Playing surface for a game board
    Patent number: D397158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventors: Mark A. Kingsley, I. Steven Kingsley
  • Game board
    Patent number: D397159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Paul Adrian Blacklock
  • Game board
    Patent number: D397160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Masato Watanabe
  • Metal blackjack video apparatus
    Patent number: D397161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Innovative Gaming Corporation of America
    Inventors: Cory J. Hanscom, Philip C. Dretzka
  • Controller for game machine
    Patent number: D397162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Nintendo of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunpei Yokoi, Hideo Nagata, Kenichi Sugino, Yuji Hori, Norikatsu Furuta
  • Controller for computer game
    Patent number: D397164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Teiyu Goto
  • Decorative hand held toy
    Patent number: D397165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Fu Hong Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Wong Chung Lun
  • Baby walker
    Patent number: D397166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Jui Hsing Lai
  • Blue throated macaw jigsaw puzzle sculpture
    Patent number: D397167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Knox Security Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Ofer Nissim, Suzanne Simpson
  • Fort connector
    Patent number: D397168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Philip Laurier Poissant
  • Radio remote control unit
    Patent number: D397169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Nobumitsu Kanetsuna, Kazunori Fujita, Masanao Endo
  • Toy sword
    Patent number: D397170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Hing Fat Toys Manufacturer Limited
    Inventor: Chung-Hing Choi
  • Toy sword
    Patent number: D397171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Hing Fat Toys Manufacturer Limited
    Inventor: Chung-Hing Choi
  • Fashion doll with swivel neck and two faces
    Patent number: D397172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventors: Christine M. Turning, Sheryl L. Oliver
  • Facial exerciser
    Patent number: D397173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: CCA Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Drew Edell
  • Weight lifting bar
    Patent number: D397174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Martin L. Sandoval
  • Golf ball
    Patent number: D397175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Richard R. Sanchez
  • Golf ball
    Patent number: D397176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Richard R. Sanchez
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D397177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Joseph L. Spano
  • Golf putter head
    Patent number: D397178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Havens, Toru Ito
  • Golf putter
    Patent number: D397179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Inventive Golf Technology, LLC
    Inventor: James W. Johnson
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D397180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Takahashi, Takao Horie, Yutaka Oku
  • Golf club cover configured as a sports item
    Patent number: D397181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Owen Craig Pollard
  • Golf club cover configured as a sports item
    Patent number: D397182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Owen Craig Pollard
  • Golf club cover configured as a sports item
    Patent number: D397183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Owen Craig Pollard
  • Golf club configured as a sports item
    Patent number: D397184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Owen Craig Pollard
  • Golf club cover configured as a sports item
    Patent number: D397185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Owen Craig Pollard
  • Golf club cover configured as a sports item
    Patent number: D397186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Owen Craig Pollard
  • Hand swimming paddle
    Patent number: D397187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Inventor: Paul A. Reeder
  • Child's play structure
    Patent number: D397188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Today's Kids, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay M. Bro, Tony R. Maness, Richard P. Machos