Patents Issued in March 31, 1998
  • Compact disc storage rack
    Patent number: D392835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: James O. Harris
  • Compact disc storage case
    Patent number: D392836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Tenex Corporation
    Inventors: Albert B. Cheris, Robert B. Staubitz, Timothy Repp
  • Dispensing system
    Patent number: D392837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Rudolph F. Lee
  • Surface pattern for use on a shoe upper
    Patent number: D392838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Tinker L. Hatfield, Mark J. Smith
  • Blender housing
    Patent number: D392839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Hippen, Julius Lucaci, Angelika I. Schubert-Belle
  • Cookware radially grooved exterior bottom surface
    Patent number: D392840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Meyer Marketing Company Limited
    Inventor: Robert Allan Rae
  • Curved knife blade for hydraulic food cutter
    Patent number: D392841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: GME, Inc.
    Inventor: Locke A. Chastaine
  • Thermos
    Patent number: D392842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Cantina Arredo S.r.l.
    Inventor: Antonio Parpaiola
  • Jelly bean dispenser
    Patent number: D392843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas C. Mulvihill
  • Insulated bottle
    Patent number: D392844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Mariellena Politis
    Inventor: Panayotis Todorya
  • Stackable container with removable cover member
    Patent number: D392845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: FloTool Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Lown, Thomas J. Marcello
  • Barbecue set
    Patent number: D392846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Zelco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicole A. Zeller
  • Colander
    Patent number: D392847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Sitlax, Ltd.
    Inventor: Jitendra S. Patel
  • Barbecue fork
    Patent number: D392848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Zelco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicole A. Zeller
  • Tongs
    Patent number: D392849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Zelco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicole A. Zeller
  • Fish spatula
    Patent number: D392850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Zelco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicole A. Zeller
  • Spatula
    Patent number: D392851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Zelco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicole A. Zeller
  • Carousel storage rack
    Patent number: D392852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Robbins Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Frans M. Weterrings, E. Stanley Robbins, Rodney W. Robbins
  • Support for lawn and garden ornaments
    Patent number: D392853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Stewart Hardison
  • Rake head
    Patent number: D392854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Standard Golf Company
    Inventor: Brad C. Gregory
  • Floor protection template for use while spray-painting door frames
    Patent number: D392855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Daryl R. Pillow
  • Automobile gas cap removal tool
    Patent number: D392856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventors: Richard J. Shaw, Mark R. Shaw
  • Can opener
    Patent number: D392857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: SEB
    Inventor: Thomas Lallemand
  • Stapler
    Patent number: D392858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Manufacture D'Articles De Precision Et De Dessin
    Inventor: Emmanuel Jacquet
  • Portable power drive
    Patent number: D392859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Lloyd V. Gouge, Jr.
  • Pole mounted vacuum sander
    Patent number: D392860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Geoffrey P. Brown
  • Palm grip sander
    Patent number: D392861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Gildersleeve, Donald W. Vetter
  • Collated screw gun
    Patent number: D392862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Stanley-Bostitch, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Kaiser, Timothy O. VanLeeuwen, David B. Jalbert, David J. Buzzeo
  • Cordless impact driver
    Patent number: D392863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Sugimoto, Norifumi Niwa, Tohru Horiyama
  • Diamond circular saw blade
    Patent number: D392864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Osaka Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Koike, Tamotsu Nakano, Mineo Ohnishi
  • Left handed rear grip torchfoot
    Patent number: D392865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Fate King, Jr.
  • Tool mounting base
    Patent number: D392866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Wolfcraft GmbH
    Inventors: Klemens Degen, Stefan Blank, Edmund Apolinski, David R. Daniels
  • Multi-purpose wrecking jar
    Patent number: D392867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventors: Mark S. Gracy, Emery W. Jensen, Jr.
  • Sanding block
    Patent number: D392868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: John Ansalvish
  • Knife sharpener
    Patent number: D392869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Udo Rieser
  • Fixed blade knife handle
    Patent number: D392870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Shiraz Balolia
  • Handle for a hand tool
    Patent number: D392871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Tsung-Chieh Chang
  • Secure clip for propping a car trunk in an open position for ventilation
    Patent number: D392872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Bernard St-Louis
  • Faceplate
    Patent number: D392873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Panduit Corp
    Inventors: Craig Scherer, Michael Thuma
  • Terminal wire holder
    Patent number: D392874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Shinagawa Shoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshinobu Nakamura
  • Rotating ball caster
    Patent number: D392875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Robert L. Scott
  • Wheel bracket for a suitcase
    Patent number: D392876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Jin-jiao Wang
  • Face attachment
    Patent number: D392877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventor: Tomoo Eguchi
  • Dental patient simulator
    Patent number: D392878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: A-Dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl G. Nordstrom, George K. Austin, Jr., Phil S. Smith, Andrew G. Schaefers, Paul D. Sturges
  • Combined tube and cap
    Patent number: D392879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Couey
  • Whale shaped bottle
    Patent number: D392880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Suntorv Kabushiki Kaisha (Suntory Ltd.)
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Fujimoto
  • Food container
    Patent number: D392881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Tenneco Packaging Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Bulcher, Allen Hartings
  • Compartmental container
    Patent number: D392882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Boston Chicken, Inc.
    Inventors: F. Joseph Pfirrmann, Jr., Jeffery L. Kalebain, Thomas A. Messina
  • Food saver
    Patent number: D392883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Ferrin
  • Ribbed bottom disposable cooking pan
    Patent number: D392884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventor: Thomas J. Hayes