Patents Issued in September 8, 1998
  • Glove for grooming and shampooing pets
    Patent number: D398086
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Ines M. Ferdenzi
  • Combined cat scratching ramp and bed
    Patent number: D398087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Burton Pritzker, Renee Walker Pritzker
  • Cat litter transfer sieve
    Patent number: D398088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Keith A. Angier
  • Cat box
    Patent number: D398089
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Janie Reed
  • Dishwasher net
    Patent number: D398090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Carl R. Busby, Sr.
  • Flexible net for dishwasher contents
    Patent number: D398091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: House Wize, LLC
    Inventors: Janet Badgett, Ron Badgett, Michelle Hogan, Bruce Hogan
  • Dishwasher rack
    Patent number: D398092
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Good
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D398093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Mie Fujima
  • Electric vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D398094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Kazuhiko Yamagiwa
  • Electric vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D398095
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sato, Kazuhiko Yamagiwa, Naoki Hatakenaka
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D398096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: The Hoover Company
    Inventor: Paul Gildersleeve
  • Upright vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D398097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: John S. Murphy, Robert Matousek, Richard C. Farone, David M. Brickner, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Craig M. Saunders, Michael F. Wright
  • Upright vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D398098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Home Appliance Corporation of America
    Inventors: David E. Mehaffey, Ty S. Rarick
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D398099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Sing Kwok Leung
  • Carpet extractor
    Patent number: D398100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: The Hoover Company
    Inventors: Ronald J. Stephens, Douglas C. Barker, Darwin S. Crouser, Darwin T. McKnight, Edgar A. Maurer
  • Pipe-mountable valve for fluid vacuum cleaning system
    Patent number: D398101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Production Metal Forming, Inc.
    Inventor: Renold R. Passien
  • Appliance control panel
    Patent number: D398102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen D. Schober
  • Laundry status display apparatus
    Patent number: D398103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: John H. Brown
  • Garbage disposal plunger
    Patent number: D398104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: James Raines
  • Awning cleaning tool
    Patent number: D398105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Paul F. Diehl, Heidi A. Diehl, Frederick E. Diehl, Paul Diehl, Sr.
  • Awning cleaning tool
    Patent number: D398106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Paul F. Diehl, Frederick E. Diehl, Heidi A. Diehl, Paul Diehl, Sr.
  • Wall-mounted clothes hamper
    Patent number: D398107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas R. Ratcliff
  • Hamper
    Patent number: D398108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Miguel Diaz
  • Sweat squeegee
    Patent number: D398109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Jeremy Tesoriero
    Inventor: Jeremy Tesoriero
  • Grill cleaner
    Patent number: D398110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Mr. Bar-B-Q-, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Zemel
  • Scraper to remove food from a plate
    Patent number: D398111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Robert S. Avrans
  • Combined boot brush and door stopper
    Patent number: D398112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Rileys Limited
    Inventor: Hilarian Chrishan Salinda Mendis
  • Polishing pad holder
    Patent number: D398113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Tiberg, Milad N. Dagher
  • Dust catcher
    Patent number: D398114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Ralph T. Jordan
  • Dust pan
    Patent number: D398115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Easy Day Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Harold Footer, Robert Cann
  • Environmental waste basket
    Patent number: D398116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Dennis J. Malone, Yen B. Nguyen
  • Trash can with air vents
    Patent number: D398117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Steve Giba
  • Wastebasket
    Patent number: D398118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventor: Patrick Douglas
  • Portable spittoon
    Patent number: D398119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: David L. Corbin, Kenneth Tarlow
  • Roll out trash cart
    Patent number: D398120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: James B. Rehrig, William P. Apps, Roger S. Hsu
  • Bag holder
    Patent number: D398121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Victor Wai Park Siu
  • Refuse container
    Patent number: D398122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Diane M. Presock, Eugene C. Krysmalski
  • Mobile workstation
    Patent number: D398123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Sculptor Developmental Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Dell, H. Mark Hall
  • Mechanical creeper
    Patent number: D398124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Jeff L. Schultz, Johnie L. Schultz
  • Luggage handle and wheel assembly
    Patent number: D398125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Royalox International, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Rekuc, James O'Shea, Steven J. Gibble, Carmen Cook
  • Manipulating apparatus for a conveyor
    Patent number: D398126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: James C. Hagan
  • Edge supported supermarket cart cupholder
    Patent number: D398127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: MTS Northwest Sound, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter W. A. Bergin, Bruce D. Clark
  • Cart body
    Patent number: D398128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventors: Glen A. Laivins, Kenneth T. Laivins, Jon Mandell
  • Adjustable width truck ramp
    Patent number: D398129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventors: Michael Sacks, Leann Sacks
  • Pallet
    Patent number: D398130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Pirelli Coordinamento Pneumatici, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Omero Noferi
  • Combination lawn ornament and cremation container
    Patent number: D398132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Batesville Casket Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark H. Thesken
  • Peripheral cabinet for NCR 587X terminals
    Patent number: D398133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy P. Johnson
  • Mailbox
    Patent number: D398134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Inventor: Gary L. Taylor
  • Linden tree `Halka`
    Patent number: PP10589
    Abstract: A linden tree named `Halka` having a dwarf size, compact growth, and dense conical habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
    Inventor: Chester J. Halka, Jr.
  • Sugar maple `Barrett Cole`
    Patent number: PP10590
    Abstract: A sugar maple tree named `Barret Cole` having a compact growth habit, and a dwarf or semi-dwarf growth rate. My new cultivar has a short internode length and has a narrow upright shape with a straight, dominant leader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
    Inventor: Robert B. Cole