Patents Issued in April 17, 2001
  • Exterior surface configuration of an air compressor cover
    Patent number: D440578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Stanley Fastening Systems, LP
    Inventor: Patrick B. Nolan
  • Fuel dispenser housing
    Patent number: D440579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Gilbarco Inc.
    Inventors: Amy H. Wilson, Paul D. Miller, Cheryl Felix
  • Blade
    Patent number: D440580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent P. Cooper, Jacob R. Prosper
  • Housing for a bearing
    Patent number: D440581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Corporation
    Inventors: William Eugene Sherman, II, Randall Michael Zonca, Timothy James Posey, David Thomas Sadanowicz
  • Sputtering chamber coil
    Patent number: D440582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Praburam Gopalraja, Zheng Xu, Michael Rosenstein, John C. Forster, Peijun Ding
  • Watch winder
    Patent number: D440583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: George J. Greene, Jr.
  • Binocular
    Patent number: D440584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Li-Hwa Lee
  • Vertically-oriented digital camera body with top-centered shutter button
    Patent number: D440585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: LightSurf Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe R. Kahn, Robin Goran Petravic, Kurt Dammermann, Eric O. Bodnar
  • Videophone housing
    Patent number: D440586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: 8×8, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracy R. Hall, Keith Barraclough, Bryan R. Martin
  • Video camera
    Patent number: D440587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Morooka
  • Combined monitor, video tape recorder and video camera
    Patent number: D440588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohi, Seiji Kurokawa
  • Mobile pool camera
    Patent number: D440589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventors: Robert H. Bernacki, John S. VanCura
  • Camera
    Patent number: D440590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Yoshida
  • 35mm camera
    Patent number: D440591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Miyoshi Nasu
  • Collapsed folding photographic camera
    Patent number: D440592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: Jonas Brickus, Jose Perez, Gerd Schmieta
  • Goggles
    Patent number: D440593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toru Tsubooka
  • Eyeglass frame
    Patent number: D440594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Yamamoto Kogaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuto Yasuhara
  • Eyeglasses
    Patent number: D440595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Chrome Hearts, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurie Stark, Laura McCarthy, Martin McCarthy
  • Sun glasses
    Patent number: D440596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Michael D. Klettke
  • Eyeglass frame front
    Patent number: D440597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Chun-Nan Chen
  • End piece for ink cartridge for ink jet printer
    Patent number: D440598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Maeda, Iwao Kawamura, Kazunori Namai, Takuya Yasumitsu
  • Ink tank for printer
    Patent number: D440599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuo Kotaki, Masashi Ogawa, Tsutomu Abe, Hitomi Ito
  • Ink cartridge for printer
    Patent number: D440600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Seino, Yasuhiro Ogura, Takayuki Aizawa
  • Ball-point pen
    Patent number: D440601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Sasaki
  • Mechanical pencil
    Patent number: D440602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot
    Inventor: Akinori Ikeda
  • Ball point pen
    Patent number: D440603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: S. T. DuPont S.A
    Inventor: Federico Restrepo
  • Fountain pen
    Patent number: D440604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: S. T. Dupont S.A.
    Inventor: Federico Restrepo
  • Finger gripping device for a writing instrument
    Patent number: D440605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Kotobuki & Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromichi Izushima
  • Ticket holder
    Patent number: D440606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul A. Mueller
  • Riding toy
    Patent number: D440607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Adriana Mahlow
  • Toy
    Patent number: D440608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Takmay Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hing Sang Wong
  • Multi-station exercise machine
    Patent number: D440609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventors: L. Ron Batca, Roger Batca
  • Exercise machine
    Patent number: D440610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Hoist Fitness Systems
    Inventors: Randall T. Webber, George M. Zink
  • Shoulder press, bicep curl, and low pulley exercise machine
    Patent number: D440611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventors: L. Ron Batca, Roger Batca
  • Display panel extension
    Patent number: D440612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Arnold, Blake Pennington
  • Basketball goal
    Patent number: D440613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Huffy Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Davis, Amy Rodgers
  • Soccer ball
    Patent number: D440614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Jose C. Audero
  • Golf driver head
    Patent number: D440615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Jason Swist
  • Golf club head
    Patent number: D440616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Helmstetter, Roger C. Cleveland, D. Clayton Evans, Garth W. Smith
  • Hosel portion of hockey stick
    Patent number: D440617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Jas D. Easton, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward M. Goldsmith, James L. Easton
  • Children's snowshoe
    Patent number: D440618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Pride Industries
    Inventors: M. Melissa McKenzie, George M. Neidhart, Jr.
  • Board of swim
    Patent number: D440619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Children's drive-thru play center
    Patent number: D440620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Leanne Ellis-Coyne
  • Flight capsule play station
    Patent number: D440621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Adrienne Coleman
  • Inflatable slide
    Patent number: D440622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Ninja Jump, Inc.
    Inventor: Rouben Gourchounian
  • Play system
    Patent number: D440623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: DinoGym Playsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Gardner, Klaudia Gardner
  • Archery bow mounted flashlight holder
    Patent number: D440624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Loyd W. Case
  • Firearm support
    Patent number: D440625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Cecil Eugene Cook, Jr.
  • Line slider for a spinning fishing reel
    Patent number: D440626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Yoshikawa, Tomoyuki Amano, Kaname Yamaguchi
  • Miniature decorative spray fountain
    Patent number: D440627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Eiko Electric Products Corp.
    Inventor: Yu-Chin Wang