Patents Issued in December 24, 1996
  • Adjustable height hitch ball unit
    Patent number: D376780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Reese Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard McCoy
  • Roof rack support for a passenger car
    Patent number: D376781
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG
    Inventors: Thilo Ludewig, Erhard Wolf
  • Extended vehicle brushguard
    Patent number: D376782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Mark S. Kincart
  • Axle brake
    Patent number: D376783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Manuel C. Magalhaes
  • Tire ladder
    Patent number: D376784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Pasha Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis W. Miller
  • Inverter
    Patent number: D376785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha
    Inventors: Kumiko Ikeda, Tsunehisa Yamaguchi, Wataru Suematsu, Masatake Yoshihara, Tomoyasu Hachiro
  • Ribbed coaxial welding cable
    Patent number: D376786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Alexander Binzel, Jr.
  • Video display pedestal
    Patent number: D376787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Vu Ryte, Inc.
    Inventor: Clifford T. Calfee
  • Cursor control with piston grip
    Patent number: D376788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: MicroSpeed, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert L. Emery
  • Electronic control device
    Patent number: D376789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Interlink Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Tickle
  • Computer hand controller
    Patent number: D376790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventors: Matthew G. Goulet, Robert E. Taylor
  • Mouse pad
    Patent number: D376791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Hunt Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Schreiner
  • Windshield wiper blade
    Patent number: D376792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Richard W. Chodkiewicz
  • Facsimile machine
    Patent number: D376793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiichiro Satoh, Hidetoshi Fujimoto
  • Facsimile
    Patent number: D376794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bong W. Lim
  • Game cartridge
    Patent number: D376795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Nintendo of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenichiro Ashida
  • Ribbon cassette for a video game machine with seal printer
    Patent number: D376796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukinori Hirasawa
  • VCR protector
    Patent number: D376797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventors: John R. Harris, Robin Ball
  • Console television
    Patent number: D376798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk
  • Telephone base
    Patent number: D376799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Proteg Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joost Godee, Daniel Harden
  • Radio receiver
    Patent number: D376800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Shudo
  • Combined miniature boom box and clock radio
    Patent number: D376801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Hanig & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Hanig, Richard L. Ettelson, Leung Y. Mina
  • Speaker enclosure
    Patent number: D376802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Network Entertainment Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Frankie J. Asencio
  • Karaoke microphone
    Patent number: D376803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Sycom International Corp.
    Inventor: Kee-Woon Lee
  • Wireless local loop handset
    Patent number: D376804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven A. Mergenthaler, Dawn E. Beattie, Paul E. Jacobs, Wade L. Heimbigner, David C. Stowers, Mark E. Millman
  • Holder for mobile phone in vehicles
    Patent number: D376805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Brodit Plast AB
    Inventor: Ebbe Johansson
  • Compound miter saw
    Patent number: D376806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Holly, Andrew L. Itzov, Charles A. Hirsch, Robert D. Davis, Richard P. Brault
  • Metal slotting cutter
    Patent number: D376807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Iscar Ltd.
    Inventors: Amir Satran, Yaron Eizen
  • Milling head
    Patent number: D376808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Mircona Aktiebolog
    Inventor: Wlajko Mihic
  • Spade-type boring bit
    Patent number: D376809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Stone, Rickey J. Thomas, Chris McKenna
  • Frames of sunglasses
    Patent number: D376810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: OGK Hanbai Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuzuru Ohie
  • Pair of false sideburns for sunglasses
    Patent number: D376811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Allen Lowe
  • Electronic typewriter having a full-size display screen
    Patent number: D376812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Canon Business Machines, Inc.
    Inventor: Toshimi Chiba
  • Binding device
    Patent number: D376813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: King Jim Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Andreas Haug, Tom Schonherr, Hiroshi Otsuka
  • Printer
    Patent number: D376814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonari Asai, Shinji Matsumoto
  • Insert
    Patent number: D376815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: James H. Vermillion
  • Business form
    Patent number: D376816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. Sisilli
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: D376817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Inoxcrom, S.A.
    Inventor: Maria Boix Gacia
  • Talking globe base
    Patent number: D376818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Educational Insights, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis J. Graham, Gregory B. Bergeron, Damon R. Saddler
  • Vending machine housing
    Patent number: D376819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Duncan J. Milcetic
  • Roadside address post
    Patent number: D376820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Steven K. Bosman
  • Combined crowd control and advertising device
    Patent number: D376821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Stainless Image Inc.
    Inventor: Norman B. Hathaway
  • Hand-held electronic game housing
    Patent number: D376822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Tiger Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph F. Osterhout
  • Magnet optical disc player combined with display monitor
    Patent number: D376823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Ikenaga
  • Chess game board
    Patent number: D376824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Clifton W. King
  • Video blackjack table
    Patent number: D376825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Innovative Gaming Corporation of America
    Inventor: Cory J. Hanscom
  • Controller for game machine
    Patent number: D376826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Nintendo of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenichiro Ashida
  • Toy building element
    Patent number: D376827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: INTERLEGO AG
    Inventor: Ib T. Skov
  • Enclosure for an exercise apparatus
    Patent number: D376828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: StairMaster Sports/Medical Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Kristin Conley, Jerry W. Lee, Craig L. Johnson
  • Mechanism for inverse exercise
    Patent number: D376829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Sue Kuo