Patents Issued in March 6, 2001
  • Combination light switch, clock and date indicator
    Patent number: D438514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Martella Howard
  • Portion of heat sink
    Patent number: D438515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Yokoyama, Takeshi Ikai, Yasuhiko Kato, Toshihiko Miyake
  • Communications control console
    Patent number: D438516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Frederick M. Johnson
  • Computer front panel
    Patent number: D438517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: I-Fee Chen, Alvin Liu
  • Monitor television receiver
    Patent number: D438518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Kanatani, Takao Nakayama
  • Video tape player
    Patent number: D438519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinpei Hirano
  • Digital video disk player for automobile
    Patent number: D438520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nose, Mikiro Ichijima
  • Digital video disc player
    Patent number: D438521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Makino, Takao Yoshioka
  • Digital video disc player
    Patent number: D438522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Yoshiyama
  • Telephone answering machine
    Patent number: D438523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald L. Lytel
  • Telephone base
    Patent number: D438524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Pingtel Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Batson, Jr., Steve Hecker, Mark Cooper, Alan Ball, Jonathan Marks, George Schnakenberg, Daren Hebold, Greg Flender, Carl Betterley, Gary S. Engelson
  • Digital audio player
    Patent number: D438525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yuji Katayama
  • Digital audio player
    Patent number: D438526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yuji Katayama
  • Tape player
    Patent number: D438527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yamada, Tetsu Kataoka, Keitaro Tsuboki
  • Torch radio
    Patent number: D438528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Gonica Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yin Chau Chan
  • Car radio
    Patent number: D438529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Mark Brennan
  • Multimedia speaker
    Patent number: D438530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Kwong Quest, LLC
    Inventors: Ravi K Sawhney, Hirotomi Teranishi, Lance G Hussey, Chris Glupker, Cary Chow
  • Transceiver unit cover
    Patent number: D438531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Cisco Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Leslie Sayers, Paul Jan Long, Scott Shong-Hsien Yu
  • Communication interface cover
    Patent number: D438532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: General Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: David M. Gargani, Robert Butterfield, Raymond W. Alker, II, Charles Herrmann
  • Telecommunications device
    Patent number: D438533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: DeTeWe Kommunikationssysteme
    Inventor: Michael Arpe
  • Alphanumeric keypad
    Patent number: D438534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Don C. Williams
  • Telephone receiver shield
    Patent number: D438535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Richard Brockhume
  • Cellular phone holder
    Patent number: D438536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: International Components Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip Blake Willison, Michael Sorenson, Clyde McKay
  • Computer console end
    Patent number: D438537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Applied Power Inc.
    Inventors: William N. A. Creech, Richard M. Latino
  • Computer
    Patent number: D438538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Ogasawara
  • Portable computer
    Patent number: D438539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shao-Tsu Kung, Ming-Hsun Chou
  • Computer mouse
    Patent number: D438540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Oliver Gneuss
  • Computer mouse
    Patent number: D438541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventors: Dana P Hervig, Dennis D Heard
  • Portion of a base for a joystick controller
    Patent number: D438542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher G. Alviar
  • Support base for an electric device such as a computer, TV controller, video game machine, or audio or video disc player
    Patent number: D438543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Teiyu Goto
  • Enclosure
    Patent number: D438544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Clyclone Duplication Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Pearce, Michael Osorio
  • Rotatable fluid distributing drive shaft
    Patent number: D438545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Inventor: Thomas B. Burch
  • Agricultural tractor
    Patent number: D438546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hisato Katoh, Mamoru Kawaguchi, Kentaro Nakamura
  • Planer
    Patent number: D438547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Mexon Industrial Corp., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun Fu Wang
  • Machining center
    Patent number: D438548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Mori Seiki Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inada, Kenji Inui
  • Band saw blade
    Patent number: D438549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Amada Company, Limited
    Inventor: Susumu Tsujimoto
  • Router bit
    Patent number: D438550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Solid Surface Innovated Equipment LLC
    Inventors: Roman Uhlig, Mark F. Uhlig
  • Frame
    Patent number: D438551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Lillbacka Jetair Oy
    Inventors: Ilkka Heikilla, Gilbert Remue, Frank Heyerick, Johannes Ulrich
  • Video camera
    Patent number: D438552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kaoru Sumita
  • Video camera with video tape recorder
    Patent number: D438553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Sekine, Masahito Owada
  • Camera
    Patent number: D438554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Noriko Katayama
  • Liquid crystal projector
    Patent number: D438555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Shiota
  • Bank note sorter
    Patent number: D438556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kato, Ken Urata, Hideo Atsumi, Keiji Sakai, Tadao Saito
  • Calculator
    Patent number: D438557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Limax Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: William H. K. Chu, Min-Hua Lin
  • Type font
    Patent number: D438558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew Carter
  • Electronic copier
    Patent number: D438559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Matsumoto, Atsushi Ogane, Naoki Otomo, Shun Kawata
  • Ink tank for printer
    Patent number: D438560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Manabu Inoue, Masaaki Igarashi, Osamu Morita
  • Ink cartridge with printing head for printer
    Patent number: D438561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimi Chiba, Masanori Takenouchi, Osamu Morita, Wataru Takahashi
  • Card with an ornamental rectangle and a machine readable stripe
    Patent number: D438562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti
  • Transparent card with an opacity gradient
    Patent number: D438563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb, William J. Faenza, Jr., Ellen Lasch, Judy Vigiletti