Patents Issued in March 27, 2001
  • Desk lamp
    Patent number: D439691
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Huo-Tu Huang
  • Camper's night light
    Patent number: D439692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Tung Fat Industries Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth Kung
  • Outdoor lighting fixture
    Patent number: D439693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: The L. D. Kichler Co.
    Inventor: Libbe A. Milicia
  • Wall lamp
    Patent number: D439694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Whole Bright Industries Limited
    Inventor: Peter Hsu
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D439695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Kim Lighting Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne W. Compton, Kevin Willmorth
  • Basket for lighting fixture
    Patent number: D439696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Davoil, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Johnson
  • Temporary lighting unit
    Patent number: D439697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Engineered Products Company
    Inventor: Dale A. Klaus
  • Cigarette lighter
    Patent number: D439698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Ming Fang
  • Lighter holder
    Patent number: D439699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: ZPC Everglow Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventor: Wen Xu
  • Roll-on cosmetic applicator
    Patent number: D439700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Modulpac AB
    Inventor: Bengt Malmborg
  • Hot air brush
    Patent number: D439701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Helena Gerarda G. J. Engelen
  • Travel shaver
    Patent number: D439702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Remington Corporation, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Joseph M. Sulik
  • Beard trimmer with rotating head
    Patent number: D439703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: Christine Marie Wagenknecht, Ivan Brousseau
  • Toe opener
    Patent number: D439704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Hisao Ikeda
  • Container
    Patent number: D439705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Lancome Parfums et Beaute & Cie
    Inventor: Joël Lerolle
  • Hair adornment
    Patent number: D439706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Hair Blast, Inc.
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Cat bowl
    Patent number: D439707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Koziol Geschenkartikel GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Hansen, Frank Person
  • Vibrating dog collar set
    Patent number: D439708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Jill A. Jenkins
  • Main body of an electric cleaner
    Patent number: D439709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Conet Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Seoung-Wook Song
  • Motor cover for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D439710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Shop Vac Corporation
    Inventor: John Griffin
  • Nozzle
    Patent number: D439711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Shop Vac Corporation
    Inventor: John Griffin
  • Boot Brush
    Patent number: D439712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Jiangmen Wery Brush-Making Co. LTD
    Inventor: Fangwei Lu
  • Boot wiper
    Patent number: D439713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Rileys Limited
    Inventor: Hettiyakandage Piyal Lalindra Fernando
  • Footwear scraper
    Patent number: D439714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Irwin B. Meshbesher
  • Applicator for surface treatment compounds
    Patent number: D439715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Farecla Products Limited
    Inventor: John Calvert
  • Dish rack
    Patent number: D439716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Sabrena Wright
  • Compost bucket
    Patent number: D439717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Michael Konieczny
  • Removable leaf and trash guide
    Patent number: D439718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Liteweight Industries, LLC
    Inventor: James C. Thorpe
  • Cart
    Patent number: D439719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: John Frank Kleinschmidt
  • Wheel chock for a grocery cart
    Patent number: D439720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventors: John Lemon, Dennis Graham
  • Sprocket
    Patent number: D439721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Machinefabriek Lubo B.V.
    Inventor: Gerard C. P. M. Swanink
  • Electric winch
    Patent number: D439722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Shih Jyi Huang
  • Outboard boat motor mailbox
    Patent number: D439723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Daniel L. Avery
  • Grape plant named ‘Sugraeighteen’
    Patent number: PP11820
    Abstract: A new and distinct grapevine variety that possesses large, white, seedless berries having a desirable, distinctive, muscat flavor; crisp, juicy flesh; and tender skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Sun World International Inc.
    Inventor: David W. Cain
  • Impatiens plant named ‘Fify Lav’
    Patent number: PP11821
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant, and named ‘Fify Lav’ is provided. ‘Fify Lav’ is distinct in its lavender flower color, small slightly cup shaped flowers, early flowering and small-leafed basal branching growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Goldsmith Plants, Inc.
    Inventor: J. B. (Hanneke) Jonkers
  • Kalanchoe plant named ‘Katharina’
    Patent number: PP11822
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Katharina’, characterized by its numerous large salmon-colored flowers; upright and compact plant habit; small dark green crenate leaves; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Knud Jepsen A/S
    Inventor: Knud Jepsen
  • Kalanchoe plant named ‘Rosemary’
    Patent number: PP11823
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Rosemary’, characterized by its numerous large light pink to white flowers with rose pink-colored centers; upright plant habit; small dark green crenate leaves; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Knud Jepsen A/S
    Inventor: Knud Jepsen
  • Delphinium plant named ‘West End Blue’
    Patent number: PP11824
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Delphinium plant named ‘West End Blue’, characterized by its upright plant habit; dark green leaf color; bright blue flower color; and freely flowering with numerous flowers per stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Future Plants V.O.F.
    Inventor: Mark van Kesteren
  • Variety of petunia named ‘Trumpet Neon Rose’
    Patent number: PP11825
    Abstract: The claimed cultivar brings a new color to the Trumpet series of Petunias and is characterized by a large purple rose colored flower accented in its center with a large and distinctive yellow-white circular center, over medium green foliage. As with all Trumpet Petunias, this cultivar exhibits early flowering with superior branching so that the plant may also be used in a hanging pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: John Bodger and Sons Company
    Inventor: Mike Heffner
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Allison’
    Patent number: PP11826
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Allison’, characterized by its uniformly mounded plant habit; decorative-type inflorescences that are about 5.1 cm in diameter; attractive white ray florets; and numerous inflorescences per plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Leon Glicenstein
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Empire Concerto’
    Patent number: PP11827
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Empire Concerto’, characterized by its uniformly mounded plant habit; very uniform flowering; decorative-type inflorescences that are about 5.4 cm in diameter; attractive light pink ray florets; and numerous inflorescences per plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Janet S. Fuess
  • Tufting machine with self-aligning gauging modules
    Patent number: RE37108
    Abstract: Symmetrical, modular blocks each having a plurality of fixed, equally spaced, gauging elements, namely loopers, needles, and reeds protruding therefrom, the blocks are positioned on the sides of the guide bars of a tufting machine, each guide bar having transverse channels at equally spaced intervals. These channels respectively receive guide bars of the blocks when the blocks are removably positioned on the sides of the guide bar. Bolts or screws secure the blocks in place on their guide bars so that their needles, loopers, and reeds are appropriately gauged and positioned for tufting action, protruding toward the tufting zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Card-Monroe Corp.
    Inventor: Marshall Allen Neely
  • Method of and device for production of hydrocarbons
    Patent number: RE37109
    Abstract: During production of hydrocarbons, an oil-gas flow from a well bottom to a well-head is subdivided into a plurality of individual oil-gas flows which flow in a plurality of individual passages located side-by-side with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Technology Commercialization Corp.
    Inventor: Boris Ganelin
  • Locking safety needle protection system
    Patent number: RE37110
    Abstract: A needle protection safety package, instead of being enclosed in a pouch or other containment wrappings, has fitted thereto at respective ends thereof caps or sheaths so that both the needle and the end to which a syringe is adapted to mate remain enclosed and sterile. Such an arrangement enables easy transport of the safety needle package and provides convenience for the user at the same time. The safety package is further designed to prevent burring of the tip of the needle as the cap or sheath is removed from the needle portion of the package. The safety device of the safety package incorporates a locking mechanism which prevents contact between the needle and the housing as the housing is pivoted to envelop the needle after use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: William H. Hollister
  • Rifle sling support apparatus
    Patent number: RE37111
    Abstract: A rifle sling support apparatus including an elongated belt securement strap having a base end, a tip end, and a securement mechanism affixed to the ends for securing the strap in a closed loop configuration about a belt fastened about a user's waist; a hook having an upper end, a lower end, a bend therebetween, and a pair of opposed cutouts formed on the bend and with each cutout sized for receiving a pistol grip or a stock of a rifle; and a hook angle adjustment mechanism secured between the belt securement strap and hook for adjusting the angular position of the hook with respect to the belt securement strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Rick W. Barron
  • Image signal recording and reproducing system with use of bandwidth compression coding
    Patent number: RE37112
    Abstract: A recording and reproducing system for digitizing the image signal and compression coding the signal by in-field and inter-field, or in-frame and inter-frame coding, wherein the inter-field or inter-frame coding is used as the primary coding method, in field or in-frame coding is applied at a regular interval, and when scene changes are detected, in-field or in-frame coding is mandatorily applied to the field or frame immediately after the scene change. Furthermore, a new in-field or in-frame coding cycle is started at the field or frame immediately after the scene change to absorb the increased information resulting from in-field or in-frame coding by increasing the compression ratio of the inter-field or inter-frame coding means within the period to the next in-field or in-frame coded field or frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Honjo
  • Step lighting
    Patent number: RE37113
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a step lighting fixture including an extrusion having a single channel for receiving a light directing member which directs light from a single lighting string both upwardly and downwardly with respect to a stair edge or stair nose. This enables the edge of a stair and the riser thereof or next lower step to be readily seen by one either descending or ascending the stair or stairway. The light directing member can include a pair of reflectors for reflecting light upwardly and downwardly. Alternatively, it can include a single reflector for reflecting light upwardly, and another section, either clear, segmented or both clear and segmented, for directing light downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Shimada Enterprises Inc.
    Inventor: Takehiko Shimada
  • Secondary containment flexible underground piping system
    Patent number: RE37114
    Abstract: The secondarily contained piping system having two spaced access chambers that are interconnected by a secondary containment pipe to provide a sealed arrangement for a flexible fluid supply pipe, the ends of which are disposed within the access chambers. The outer flexible pipe is sized to permit the insertion and/or removal of the primary flexible pipe during installation and testing of the same and after backfilling of the trench within which the pipe is disposed, the outer flexible tubing partially collapses to engage and prevent relative movement between the two pipes while providing a flow path thereinbetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Polymer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Youngs, Timothy A. Ashcraft
  • Froth system for continuous manufacture of polyurethane foam slab-stocks
    Patent number: RE37115
    Abstract: A process and a system for the continuous manufacture of polymeric foams. Reactive chemical components and additives comprising a low boiling blowing agent are mixed under pressure; the mixture is then frothed before chemical reaction takes place by feeding the mixture through a pressure equalizing and frothing device having a pressure-drop zone opening into a frothing cavity having an output aperture to discharge the froth onto a moving substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Foaming Technologies Cardio BV
    Inventors: Carlo Fiorentini, Anthony C. M. Griffiths
  • Nitrosated and nitrosylated compounds, and compositions and their use for treating respiratory disorders
    Patent number: RE37116
    Abstract: Disclosed are (i) compounds of a steroid, a &bgr;-agonist, an anticholinergic, a mast cell stabilizer and a phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor directly or indirectly linked to a NO or NO2 group or a group which stimulates endogenous production of NO or EDRF in vivo; (ii) compositions of steroids, &bgr;-agonists, anticholinergics, mast cell stabilizers and PDE inhibitors, which can optionally be substituted with at least one NO or NO2 moiety or a group which stimulates endogenous production of NO or EDRF in vivo, and a compound that donates, transfers or releases nitric oxide as a charged species, i.e., nitrosonium (NO+) or nitroxyl (NO−), or as the neutral species, nitric oxide (NO&Circlesolid;) or that stimulates endogenous production of NO or EDRF in vivo; and (iii) uses for them in preventing and/or treating respiratory disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: NitroMed, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Garvey, L. Gordon Letts, H. Burt Renfroe, Stewart K. Richardson