Patents Issued in April 2, 2002
  • Sink
    Patent number: D455200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Keith D. Marshall
  • Toilet
    Patent number: D455201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Sherry Lynn Jones, Paul P. Kolada, Michael J. Painter, Sean W. Svendsen
  • Water closet
    Patent number: D455202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Jacob Delafon
    Inventor: Jean-Hugues Soulier
  • Toilet tank
    Patent number: D455203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Sherry Lynn Jones, Paul P. Kolada, Michael J. Painter, Sean W. Svendsen
  • Portable heater
    Patent number: D455204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Uniflame Corporation
    Inventor: Martin C. Bossler
  • Outdoor fireplace with ash drawer
    Patent number: D455205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: W. C. Bradley Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Davis, Eric Schmidt
  • Outdoor fireplace
    Patent number: D455206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: W. C. Bradley Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Davis, Eric Schmidt
  • Drug conversion device
    Patent number: D455207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Elan Corporation, plc
    Inventors: Joseph Gross, Gilad Lavi, Izrail Tsals, Gil Yigal
  • Inhaler
    Patent number: D455208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Clinical Designs Limited
    Inventors: Raymond J. Bacon, Iain G. McDerment
  • Injection device
    Patent number: D455209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Pharmacia AB
    Inventor: Hans Himbert
  • Ultrasonic transducer assembly controller
    Patent number: D455210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Acuson Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Henderson, Jeff Neil Gamelsky, Glenn Hansen, Gilbert Y. Wong, William J. Park
  • Anorectal apparatus
    Patent number: D455211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Hector D. Allende
  • Femoral fixture for a hip joint prosthesis
    Patent number: D455212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Thomas Albrektsson, Magnus Jacobsson, Stig Wennberg, Lars Carlsson, Warren Macdonald
  • Tennis elbow support
    Patent number: D455213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Beiersdorf, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Leonard Weaver, II, Richard Gregory Taylor
  • Paraffin bath
    Patent number: D455214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: HoMedics, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Paulette Abraham, Mordechai Lev, Devin L. Moore, Amy M. Ryan, Nheeda C. Enriquez, Leslie Lowe Brown
  • House facade
    Patent number: D455215
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Dominion Homes, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric S. Allison
  • Crash rail
    Patent number: D455216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Construction Specialties, Inc.
    Inventor: James G. Fenstermacher
  • Exterior door with curve to glass
    Patent number: D455217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Larson Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Rief, Kelly D. Nordgaard, Bryan P. Zacher
  • Corner post for a storage shed
    Patent number: D455219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Harout Ohanesian
  • Fence panel
    Patent number: D455220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Kroy Building Products, Inc.
    Inventor: John T. Forbis
  • Pegboard
    Patent number: D455221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Walls Across Texas, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Ray Smith
  • Wall lamp
    Patent number: D455222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Dong Guan Bright Yin Huey Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Hsu
  • Wall sconce with arched and convex shade
    Patent number: D455223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Boyd Lighting Company
    Inventor: Doyle Crosby
  • Chandelier gallery
    Patent number: D455224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Schonbek Worldwide Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Roslyn Yando
  • Console ashtray
    Patent number: D455225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: J. E. Whitlock
  • Hair styler
    Patent number: D455226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Jamie Craig McCurrach
  • Hair dryer
    Patent number: D455227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Remington Corporation, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Gregg A. Micinilio
  • Electrical fluff remover
    Patent number: D455228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Ching-Feng Hsu
  • Ear and nose trimmer
    Patent number: D455229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Remington Corporation, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Tung Yan Lau
  • Hair clipper
    Patent number: D455230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Specialife Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Tung Yan Yen Lau
  • Nail file
    Patent number: D455231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventors: Michael Masoud Rabizadeh, Vahid Hamidi
  • Animate form dental flosser II
    Patent number: D455232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Ingram S. Chodorow
  • Combined multi-composition stick product, such as lip balm, sun screen, deodorant, or glue stick and container therefor
    Patent number: D455233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventor: Jee Loon Look
  • Combined multi-composition stick product, such as lip balm, sun screen, deodorant, or glue stick and container therefor
    Patent number: D455234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventor: Jee Loon Look
  • Compact
    Patent number: D455235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lia Marie Braaten, Ronald Peter de Vlam
  • Anti-fog face mask
    Patent number: D455236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: James Gatton
  • Kneeling disk
    Patent number: D455237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Alterra Holdings Corporation
    Inventor: Angelo M. Marasco
  • Single-level cat play structure
    Patent number: D455238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Donald I. Small
  • Transparent pet bed with a comfort rim
    Patent number: D455239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Carole McLaughlin
  • Containment member for vacuum apparatus
    Patent number: D455240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Oreck Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Chris M. Paterson, Paul A. Moshenrose, Steven P. Irby
  • Vacuum cleaner dirt receptacle
    Patent number: D455241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: The Hoover Company
    Inventors: William G. Alford, Greg A. Bilek, Ronald J. Stephens
  • Tool for a floor care appliance
    Patent number: D455242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Notetry Limited
    Inventors: James Dyson, Peter David Gammack
  • Basket shopping cart
    Patent number: D455243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Ivor Michel Walter
  • Spool rack
    Patent number: D455244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Donald C. Laustrup
  • Coin dispenser
    Patent number: D455245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: John A. Bakker
  • Mono-blade phase dispersionless antenna
    Patent number: H2016
    Abstract: A Mono-Blade Antenna is disclosed which operates over many octaves of bandwidth. Electromagnetic waveforms may be transmitted and received with multi-decade bandwidth using: a metal ground plane, a Mono-Blade Antenna element fixed above the ground plane, and a coaxial transmission line feed which is connected to the antenna element and the ground plane. The antenna element has three sections: a throat, a mouth, and a radial tip. The throat is comparatively narrow and serves as the element feed point by being connected to the center conductor of the coaxial cable. The mouth is the mid-section of the antenna element, which is the widest section of the blade. The tip of the blade is formed by an arc of approximately constant radius, which results in a low voltage standing wave ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Michael C. Wicks, Paul Van Etten
  • Virtual reality force emulation
    Patent number: H2017
    Abstract: Multi-dimensional, non-linked method and apparatus for producing a simulated feeling of force on a preselected location on a human operator in a synthesized environment accomplished by generating a first, constant, stationary electromagnetic field and a second, varying electromagnetic field local to the human operator. The variance of the second electromagnetic field is controlled by electrical currents which are responsive to parameters describing the position and orientation of said preselected location on the human operator and such variance results in attraction and repulsion of the first and second electromagnetic fields emulating a feeling of force on the human subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Daniel W. Repperger, Michael J. Krier, Kurtis R. Johnson, David C. Johnson
  • Multi-layered polymer preform and container via selective heat up additives
    Patent number: H2018
    Abstract: A multilayered polymeric preform or container is disclosed wherein the blow temperatures of each polymer in a preform is controlled by the addition of a predetermined selected amount of a fast heat up additive such that each polymer layer blows at the same relative period of time to prepare the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Laura Renee Giaimo, Edwin Andrew Sisson
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae gene sequence HI1648
    Patent number: H2019
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid compounds encoding HI1648 of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Also provided are vectors and transformed host cells for expressing the encoded protein, and a method for identifying compounds that bind and/or inhibit said protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventors: Paul Luther Skatrud, Robert Brown Peery, Patti Jean Treadway
  • Poinsettia plant named ‘Fisson Orange’
    Patent number: PP12500
    Abstract: ‘Fisson Orange’ is characterized by uniform orange-red bract color of medium size; flat involucre with strongly lobed bracts; intense dark-green foliage with distinct lobes; compact and very well-branched, round plant habit; and medium to early flowering response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Katharina Zerr