Patents Issued in December 22, 1998
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Ellen MacDonald Williams
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Michel Pierre Charles Robert
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: William Urbano Villamizar
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Lurois, Ralston Horace Moore
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Eileen Ann McKisson, Ellen MacDonald Williams
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique
    Inventors: Robert Vanstory Teeple, Frank S. Willis
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique
    Inventors: John A. Custons, Jr., Frank S. Willis, William A. Downey
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Marco Albert, Michele Marie Joseph Emile Spriet
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr.
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Maxwell, Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr.
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D402946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Eileen Ann McKisson
  • Hood for an agricultural machine
    Patent number: D402947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Equipment Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Weddle
  • Brake unit for a bicycle
    Patent number: D402948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomohiko Nishimura
  • Combined mirror and stand
    Patent number: D402949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Impex
    Inventor: Patrick Marguerie
  • Mirror
    Patent number: D402950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventor: Robert C. Fitzpatrick
  • Front face of a motor vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D402951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Daniel Wechner
  • Front face of a motor vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D402952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Sycha
  • Wiper blade adapter for a vehicle windshield
    Patent number: D402953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Inventor: In-kyu Kim
  • Battery for a mobile telephone
    Patent number: D402954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventor: Thomas William Waldner
  • Battery case
    Patent number: D402955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Duracell Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Smith, David Suske, Cely O'Brien
  • Traveling charger
    Patent number: D402956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    Inventor: Richard Lindahl
  • Battery charger for portable wireless phone
    Patent number: D402957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Kuwayama, Tetsufumi Takayasu, Hiroshi Fujiwara
  • Cable grounding device
    Patent number: D402958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Norscan Instruments Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenneth N. Sontag
  • Bulb socket
    Patent number: D402959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadashi Harada
  • Bulb socket
    Patent number: D402960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadashi Harada
  • Bulb socket
    Patent number: D402961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadashi Harada
  • Electrical plug body
    Patent number: D402962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: General Cable Corporation
    Inventor: Paul A. Hedrick
  • Power bar
    Patent number: D402963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Noma Inc
    Inventor: David A. Parshad
  • Lighting fixture track system
    Patent number: D402964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Lightolier Divsion of the Genlyte Group Incorporated
    Inventors: James Kuchar, Anthony Donato
  • Modular housing for electrical circuits
    Patent number: D402965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Pilz GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Werner Bender
  • Autoclavable surgical remote control
    Patent number: D402966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Linvatec Corporation
    Inventor: Joepert R. Lim
  • Handheld computer
    Patent number: D402967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihito Hanafsa, Hiroaki Hishiyama, Yukinori Ido
  • Laptop computer
    Patent number: D402968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Stacy Wolff, Wayne Brezovar
  • Scanner
    Patent number: D402969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Fujimoto
  • Deployable monitor
    Patent number: D402970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Advanced Multimedia Products Corporation
    Inventor: John B. Rosen
  • Keyboard support assembly
    Patent number: D402971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Kirchhoff, Robert J. Wolf, Lawrence J. Fenske, Manfred W. Suhr
  • Mouse house
    Patent number: D402972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Inventor: Jan-Nan Chen
  • Computer pointing device
    Patent number: D402973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: ACCO Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Edwards, Debra M. Reich
  • Combined top and bottom cartridge shells
    Patent number: D402975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Schick, Shane Nowell, Jonathan Guerra
  • Video game controller
    Patent number: D402976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: STD Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventor: Leny Heung
  • Telephone base
    Patent number: D402977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Leroy Lytel
  • Stand alone videophone
    Patent number: D402978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chia-Wen Wang, Yu-Lin Chao, Jeng-Yeong Tyan
  • Disc player/recorder
    Patent number: D402979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Ogasawara
  • Telephone
    Patent number: D402980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Galletti, Anthony D. Shoemaker, Douglas N. Laube, Ronald J. Guillard, Kevin S. Hodge, Hideharu Suzuki, Manijeh Moghis, Leo J. Moster
  • Telephone
    Patent number: D402981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Galletti, Anthony D. Shoemaker, Douglas N. Laube, Ronald J. Guillard, Kevin S. Hodge, Hideharu Suzuki, Manijeh Moghis, Leo J. Moster
  • Wireless telephone
    Patent number: D402982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nagano, Hiroki Nishii, Masao Tamura, Toshiro Iizuka
  • Pay telephone
    Patent number: D402983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Wild, Robert R. Goodrich, Ray G. Jackson
  • Combined audio mixer and tape recorder
    Patent number: D402984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Teac Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Ito, Haruki Takita, Yasunobu Shimizu
  • Radio
    Patent number: D402985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Hedworth Limited
    Inventor: Joelle Fu Lam Ho
  • Combined bucket radio and power supply
    Patent number: D402986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas W. Doak