Patents Issued in December 8, 1998
  • Image display device
    Patent number: D402287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shosaku Kawashima
  • Mobile telephone
    Patent number: D402288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventor: Thomas William Waldner
  • Electronic stereo sound generating device
    Patent number: D402289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: The Sharper Image
    Inventors: Rene Pinchuk, Charles E. Taylor
  • Megaphone
    Patent number: D402290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Ruth Stevens
    Inventors: Ruth Stevens, Wallace Turk
  • Pager phone having recessed thumb grip and power button located in base
    Patent number: D402291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: E.S.P. Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph F. Scalisi, Julio C. Smiriglio
  • Pager housing
    Patent number: D402292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: William Joseph Scheid, Brian Vincent Conti, Monika Romana Wolf
  • CATV power passing tap
    Patent number: D402293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: URO Denshi Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Kodaira, Jun Kimura
  • Phone holding headset for head mounting of a phone
    Patent number: D402294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Arnold R. Slappey
  • Compressor piston
    Patent number: D402295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kayukawa, Masaki Ota, Osamu Hiramatsu, Kazuya Kimura, Takahiro Hamaoka, Kenji Takenaka
  • Aeroponic plant grower
    Patent number: D402296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Bioponic International
    Inventor: Steven M. Schorr
  • 2-wheeled attachment for a brush cutter
    Patent number: D402297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Peter L. Rappolt
  • Contact tip for an arc welder
    Patent number: D402298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha S M K
    Inventor: Masato Hidaka
  • Dry multi-disk clutch, especially for automotive racing applications
    Patent number: D402299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Exedy Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Mizukami
  • Garage door opener housing
    Patent number: D402300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventors: Loren E. Doppelt, Joseph Ergun, Marvin Wayne Olds, Penelope Yao
  • Video camera
    Patent number: D402301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naofumi Sekine
  • Head band with lenses
    Patent number: D402302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Beatriz Ferro
  • Sunglasses
    Patent number: D402303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Killer Loop S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Simioni
  • Eyeglass front
    Patent number: D402304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Jannard, Peter Yee
  • Eyewear
    Patent number: D402305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorportated
    Inventor: Jorg Tragatschnig
  • Temple piece for eyewear
    Patent number: D402306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Lantis Eyewear Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Lucas, Laura Mays
  • Character set
    Patent number: D402307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Jacobus Johannes van Almen
  • Solid ink stick for a color printer
    Patent number: D402308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Penelope C. Yao, Henry Y. Chin, David L. Brown
  • Printing head for printer
    Patent number: D402309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Teruo Arashima, Yuji Hamasaki, Wataru Takahashi
  • Electronic book
    Patent number: D402310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Discovery Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: John S. Hendricks
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: D402311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Stilolinea S.r.l.
    Inventor: Giovanni Avenatti
  • Cap for writing instruments
    Patent number: D402312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Bic Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Francois Chevalier, Craig Stevens, Christine E. Weigand, Richard Williams
  • Tool combination
    Patent number: D402313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Horng Guey Tzeng
  • Pencil sharpener
    Patent number: D402314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Binney & Smith Inc.
    Inventors: Harry J. Lidle, Jr., Vito Niosi
  • Photo case
    Patent number: D402315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Nakabayashi Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukiharu Kurata
  • Sign having a curved face
    Patent number: D402316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: GSEG LLC
    Inventors: David A. Evarts, Joseph S. Wegrzyn, John E. Studer, Jr.
  • Controller for computer game
    Patent number: D402317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Teiyu Goto
  • Flying disc
    Patent number: D402318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Innova Champion Discs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bruce Dunipace
  • Automobile
    Patent number: D402319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha K. K.
    Inventor: Li-Chih Fu
  • Toy top with launching handle
    Patent number: D402320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventors: Robert Venturini, Corlyn Venturini
  • Fireworks container
    Patent number: D402321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Robert Kirk
  • Biomechanical equine robot
    Patent number: D402322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: John Hall
  • Golf ball retriever
    Patent number: D402323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventors: Philip Conway Robbins, Charles James Gooda
  • Ball pitching machine
    Patent number: D402324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: American Sports International, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sue M. Sherlock, Neal C. Squibb
  • Putter head having elliptical cavity
    Patent number: D402325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: William Drossos
  • Double medallion insert for a golf club iron
    Patent number: D402326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: James T. Moore
  • Boot design for a skate
    Patent number: D402327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Sport Maska Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic Aird, Michel Laferriere, Neil Wensley, Craig Ryan, Hubert Gagnon, Edward Norton, Zenon Smotrycz
  • Magnetic disk drive for game machine
    Patent number: D402328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichiro Ashida
  • Game board
    Patent number: D402329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Jason Hunter
  • Gambling board game
    Patent number: D402330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Mike L. White
  • Top surface for a game layout mat
    Patent number: D402331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Tomarry, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary J. Serowik, Thomas Henshaw, Lawrence Henshaw
  • Pedal operated toy car for children
    Patent number: D402332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.f. Porsche AG
    Inventor: Petra Fichter
  • Puzzle
    Patent number: D402333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Donald L. Shepherd
  • Toy car
    Patent number: D402334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: James L. Thomas
  • Toy truck
    Patent number: D402335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: James L. Thomas
  • Toy van
    Patent number: D402336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: James L. Thomas