Patents Issued in May 1, 2001
  • Icon of a multiple CD changer for a display screen
    Patent number: D441373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nakano, Norman P. Katz, Hiroyuki Shinkai, Junichi Nakamura
  • Audio signal processing unit
    Patent number: D441374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Louis F. Genatossio
  • Editor for sound and visual data
    Patent number: D441375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hisatsune, Osamu Sasago
  • Pump housing
    Patent number: D441376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Pet Mate Limited
    Inventors: Kishen Gohil, Anthony J. Lee, Christopher P. Kirk
  • Compressor for a vehicle air conditioner
    Patent number: D441377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Masahiro Kawaguchi, Masanori Sonobe, Ken Suitou, Tetsuhiko Fukanuma, Osamu Hiramatsu
  • Refrigerant compressor for an air conditioner of vehicle
    Patent number: D441378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventor: Tsukamoto Kou
  • Key cutting machine
    Patent number: D441379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Mul-T-Lock Technologies Ltd
    Inventor: Arieh Kanat
  • Rock drill bit
    Patent number: D441380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Gator Rock Bits, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Wayne Hamilton, Charles Hamilton
  • Switching assembly for fluid pressure actuator
    Patent number: D441381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: SMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ryushiro Kaneko, Shinji Miyazoe
  • Camera lens
    Patent number: D441382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Konno, Jun Akabane, Yasuki Nagaoka, Arata Ono
  • Credit card magnifier
    Patent number: D441383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Judith N. Andrews
  • Vertically-oriented digital camera body with connector interface
    Patent number: D441384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: LightSurf Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric O. Bodnar, Kurt Dammermann, Robin Goran Petravic
  • Video camera
    Patent number: D441385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shin Miyashita
  • Body of a video camera
    Patent number: D441386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventor: Yoichi Yamazaki
  • Video projector
    Patent number: D441387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taisuke Saeki, Harumi Sakamoto, Kohichi Iida
  • Wearable device
    Patent number: D441388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Charmed Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander Lightman
  • Spectacles
    Patent number: D441389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Day Sun Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Hsien-Jung Yeh
  • Eyeglass front
    Patent number: D441390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Oakley Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Jannard, Peter K. Yee
  • Electric guitar or electric bass musical instrument
    Patent number: D441391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventors: Arthur Cronos, Bruce Sexauer
  • Mute for stringed instrument
    Patent number: D441392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Glenn D. Naydan
  • Calculator
    Patent number: D441393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Polyflame International B.V.
    Inventor: Chuk Shun Chan
  • Printer for computer
    Patent number: D441394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihiro Hayakawa
  • Inkjet printer
    Patent number: D441395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Kawahara, Yoshihiro Tatara, Masahiko Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Miyoshi, Hiromi Shishiuchi, Keisuki Inoue, Takeo Kishida
  • Ink tank for printer
    Patent number: D441396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuo Kotaki, Masashi Ogawa, Tsutomu Abe, Hitomi Ito
  • Fifty state quarters collection album
    Patent number: D441397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Roger Alan Flax
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: D441398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Sanford
    Inventors: Kurt J. Owen, Marc Ian Drucker
  • E-shaped top for a bubble pen
    Patent number: D441399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Rayjay Corporation
    Inventor: Robert E. Bickert
  • Bill dispenser
    Patent number: D441400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas N. Taxon
  • Electronic commerce terminal enclosure with brackets
    Patent number: D441401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: USA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert G. McGarrah
  • Display storage apparatus for sports equipment
    Patent number: D441402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Mark C. Chesler
  • Operating apparatus for game machine
    Patent number: D441403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Konami Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Muraki, Toru Okubo, Tomoya Yamano
  • Controller for video games
    Patent number: D441404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignees: ASCII Corporation, Opus Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu Okimoto
  • Controller for video games
    Patent number: D441405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignees: ASCII Corporation, Opus Corporation
    Inventor: Masakazu Okimoto
  • Deck of feudal cards
    Patent number: D441406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Robert W Tompkins
  • Collapsible toy
    Patent number: D441407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Goldman Toy Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Goldman
  • Wire puzzle
    Patent number: D441408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Robert C. Housewright
  • Set of road barrier and executive toy pieces
    Patent number: D441409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Richard Tagg
  • Frame for paintball gun
    Patent number: D441410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventors: Paul Fernandez, Carson Fernandez
  • Doll
    Patent number: D441411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventors: Andrea Marie Griswell, Allison Griswell
  • Weight plate with one grip opening
    Patent number: D441412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Iron Grip Barbell Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Rojas, Scott J. Frasco
  • Exercise band
    Patent number: D441413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: For You Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore F. Cataldi, Jr., Brian F. Hagen
  • Shuttlecock golf ball
    Patent number: D441414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Leisure Incorporated
    Inventor: Louis F. Polk, III
  • Golf club sole plate
    Patent number: D441415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Callaway Golf Company
    Inventors: Richard C. Helmstetter, Roger C. Cleveland, D. Clayton Evans, Garth W. Smith
  • Inflatable slide
    Patent number: D441416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Ninja Jump, Inc.
    Inventor: Rouben Gourchounian
  • Shoe upper
    Patent number: D441417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc., II
    Inventor: Ralph Davis Wilson
  • Water dog device
    Patent number: D441418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Bill Ricord
  • Fishing tip-up
    Patent number: D441419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: HT Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Grahl
  • Bait fish fishing rod
    Patent number: D441420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Roy McFarland
  • Filter cartridge
    Patent number: D441421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Aldred, Brian Hunter
  • Filter element
    Patent number: D441422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Russell D. Jensen