Patents Issued in September 1, 1998
  • Design for a nebulizer pump
    Patent number: D397786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Rey Solano
  • Design for a nebulizer pump
    Patent number: D397787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Rey Solano
  • Irrigation and suction instrument
    Patent number: D397788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Daniel H. Olson, Michael J. Laco, Mark R. Rufener
  • Flexible multiple-compartment medical container
    Patent number: D397789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: McGaw, Inc.
    Inventors: Ward W. Barney, Mark R. McLonis, Steven L. Smith, Ernest L. Wooldridge, Walter A. York, H. Theodore Young
  • Auxiliary finger flange for a syringe
    Patent number: D397790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Seikagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masateru Naganuma
  • Ratchet mechanism for a surgical retractor assembly
    Patent number: D397791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventors: Tibor Koros, Gabriel Koros
  • Hyperopic corrective insert for refractive surgery
    Patent number: D397792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Russell G. Koepnick
  • Lamellar corrective insert for refractive surgery
    Patent number: D397793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Russell G. Koepnick
  • Suture braid
    Patent number: D397794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventor: Dayne R. Geber
  • X-ray film cassette holder
    Patent number: D397795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Solo-Sled, LLC
    Inventor: Patricia A. Roddy
  • Hearing aid
    Patent number: D397796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignees: Citizen Tokei Kabushiki Kaisha, Sayama Seimitsu Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isao Yabe, Akira Yanagisawa, Toshibumi Wakayama
  • Ankle support
    Patent number: D397797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Fenton Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Pang-Ching Chiang
  • Pubococcygeal muscle exerciser
    Patent number: D397798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Clarence Parker, Jr.
  • Vertical windtunnel
    Patent number: D397799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Sky Venture, Inc.
    Inventor: William Joel Kitchen
  • Drive through architectural structure
    Patent number: D397800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Publilatas, A. De C.V.
    Inventors: Jose Acevedo-Arjona, Guillermo Ibarra-Rey Conde
  • Trapezoidal hunting stand
    Patent number: D397801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas E. Graham, Jr.
  • Paving block
    Patent number: D397802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: CRH Oldcastle, Inc.
    Inventor: Bridget A. Terry
  • Extruded slatwall section
    Patent number: D397803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: International Visual Corporation
    Inventor: Wayne A. Current
  • Window component extrusion
    Patent number: D397804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Hersh, Christopher Wetmore, Dennis Westphal
  • Window or door frame component
    Patent number: D397805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Dominion Plastics Inc.
    Inventor: Tony DiGiorgio
  • Window or door sash component
    Patent number: D397806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Majestic Plastics Ltd.
    Inventor: Keith Hart
  • Window or door frame component
    Patent number: D397807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Majestic Plastics Ltd.
    Inventor: Keith Hart
  • Landscaping block
    Patent number: D397808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Keystone Retaining Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: William B. Dawson
  • Snow guard
    Patent number: D397809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Matcom Roofing and Waterproofing Supplies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Nelson, Ian Cameron
  • Flashing
    Patent number: D397810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Brendra Joyce Basset
  • Fluorescent light adaptor module
    Patent number: D397811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Lights of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Usman Vakil
  • Electroluminescent night light
    Patent number: D397812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Custom Accessories
    Inventor: Arthur Schifrin
  • Night light with socket
    Patent number: D397813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Styling City Limited
    Inventor: Kam-Wah Pun
  • Night light
    Patent number: D397814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Styling City Limited
    Inventor: Kam-Wah Pun
  • Crib light
    Patent number: D397815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Kids II, Inc.
    Inventor: Andy Kislevitz
  • Quick coupling docking light
    Patent number: D397816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Danny M. Walls
  • Signal lantern
    Patent number: D397817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: John Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventor: John Se-Kit Yuen
  • Direct indirect luminaire housing
    Patent number: D397818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Peerless Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas J. Herst, Utkan Salman
  • Fluorescent lighting fixture
    Patent number: D397819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Focal Point Lighting
    Inventor: Peter F. Thorton, Jr.
  • Chandelier
    Patent number: D397820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Pasquale Miranda
  • Suspended lighting fixture
    Patent number: D397821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Dani Palmari
  • Chandelier
    Patent number: D397822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Pasquale Miranda
  • Table lamp
    Patent number: D397824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: The L. D. Kichler Co.
    Inventor: Kevin Von Kluck
  • Cigarette lighter
    Patent number: D397825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sarome
    Inventor: Takaaki Segawa
  • Humidor
    Patent number: D397826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Gruga U.S.A.
    Inventor: Ronald D. McDiarmid
  • Combined cigar cutter and letter opener
    Patent number: D397827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Creative Expressions
    Inventor: Aubrey Reveley
  • Steam hair curling set
    Patent number: D397828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Albart Johannes Kip
  • Safety razor
    Patent number: D397829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Gray
  • Safety razor and handle
    Patent number: D397830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Gray
  • Eyeshadow quad compact
    Patent number: D397831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Joanne Stoecker
  • Cat climbing habitat
    Patent number: D397832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Danny A. Allen
  • Paint tray with brush holder
    Patent number: D397833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Adams Brush Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Adams Zurawin
  • Clothesline supporting device
    Patent number: D397834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Wai Chau Ho
  • Object loading device
    Patent number: H1747
    Abstract: An object loading device includes an object conveyor for conveying objects to a hopper at one end of the object conveyor. A container conveyor conveys containers to a position underneath the hopper. Objects are discharged from the end of the object conveyor onto closed shutters in the hopper. A bottom plate elevator lifts the bottom plate of a container under the hopper to an upper position. The shutters slide open and the objects gently drop onto the elevated bottom plate of the container. The shutters are then closed and bottom plate elevator lowers the bottom plate to the bottom end of the container. The container conveyor then moves the container with the objects away from the position underneath the hopper. A further embodiment includes padded buffer rollers between which objects pass on their way to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Okura Yusoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yutaka Saeki, Hiroki Sawada
  • Package for packs, for example, packs of sanitary products
    Patent number: H1748
    Abstract: A package for packs, for example packs of absorbent articles, each pack comprising a plurality of such absorbent articles and a wrapper of flexible material with a carrying handle at the top. The package comprises a plurality of packs disposed side by side and fixed together with adhesive tape, the adhesive tape being detachable without tearing the flexible material. Each handle is capable of supporting the weight of the entire package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventors: Luigi Marinelli, Gianfranco Palumbo