Patents Issued in May 5, 1998
  • Cheese grater
    Patent number: D393986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: PI-Design AG
    Inventor: Carsten Joergensen
  • Pizza cutter
    Patent number: D393987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Molo
  • Plate holder
    Patent number: D393988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Ian Derrick Rogers
  • Vegetation barrier
    Patent number: D393989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: George D. Groves
  • Telescoping snow shovel for vehicles
    Patent number: D393990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Suncast Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen P. Whitehead, Michael R. Vogler, Torrence C. Anderson
  • Snow scoop
    Patent number: D393991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Suncast Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Tisbo, Stephen P. Whitehead
  • Automotive splined clutch alignment tool
    Patent number: D393992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Donavan J. West
  • Corkscrew
    Patent number: D393993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Le Creuset S.A.
    Inventor: Stephane De Bergen
  • Handle for doors
    Patent number: D393994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: HEWI Heinrich Wilke GmbH
    Inventors: Willi Hankel, Winfried Scholl
  • Display case lock
    Patent number: D393995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Thompson Lock & Supply Corporation
    Inventor: Robert L. Thompson
  • Key
    Patent number: D393996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bruno Sacco, Peter Pfeiffer
  • Bolster bar
    Patent number: D393997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: G. Douglas Hartzheim
  • Clamp
    Patent number: D393998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Carl Anderson
  • Flexible gusseted package
    Patent number: D393999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dana P. Gruenbacher, Jerald R. Wiles
  • Dispensing container for denture cleaner
    Patent number: D394000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventors: Jacqueline A. Rowe, Gretchen A. Rowe
  • Food container
    Patent number: D394001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Landlove Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Vilos
  • Display box
    Patent number: D394002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Corporation in Glass Co Ltd.
    Inventor: Michel Morelli
  • Golf repair tool and ball marker presentation case
    Patent number: D394003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: John Tate
  • Golf repair tool and ball marker presentation case
    Patent number: D394004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: John Tate
  • Container
    Patent number: D394005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Lawson Mardon Picopac B.V.
    Inventor: Koert Marijnissen
  • Bottle cap
    Patent number: D394006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: James Robert Toleman
  • Trigger sprayer housing having horizontal ribs
    Patent number: D394007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald D. Foster, John Finch
  • Trigger sprayer housing
    Patent number: D394008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International Inc.
    Inventors: Donald D. Foster, Philip L. Nelson, Mark Ochs
  • Trigger sprayer housing
    Patent number: D394009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Contico International, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald D. Foster, Philip L. Nelson, Mark Ochs
  • Squeeze bottle
    Patent number: D394010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: National Packaging Corporation
    Inventor: L. Grant Lynd
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D394011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Northern Falls Water Company, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Michael J. Finch
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D394012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Dieter Bakic S.r.l.
    Inventor: Dieter Bakic
  • Tooth brushing timer
    Patent number: D394013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: M. H. Rhodes, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Morelli, Helen M. Mendes
  • Measuring spoon
    Patent number: D394014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Dart Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas M. Laib
  • Hardness tester
    Patent number: D394015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Instron Corporation
    Inventors: Charles W. Kellstedt, Jr., Joel M. Lieblein
  • Portable peak flow meter
    Patent number: D394016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Healthscan Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Bellofatto, Scott Salmon
  • Front panel for an automotive climate control
    Patent number: D394017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shangshyan S. Liao, Nevenka Schumaker
  • Transmitter for locating keys
    Patent number: D394018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Marcos Garcia
  • Ornamental chain
    Patent number: D394019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Silmar S.P.A.
    Inventor: Silverio Cerato
  • Ornamental chain
    Patent number: D394020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Silmar S.p.A.
    Inventor: Silverio Cerato
  • Earring
    Patent number: D394021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Randy P. Matye
  • Jewelry clasp
    Patent number: D394022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Brian S. Tanner
  • Wall mounted planter
    Patent number: D394023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventor: Donald Shaw
  • Self locking strap buckle
    Patent number: D394024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Net/Werk/USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter M. Johnson, III
  • Combined jeans fly and waist band portions, and jewelry therefor
    Patent number: D394025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: R.S.V. Sport, Inc.
    Inventor: Mel B. Geliebter
  • Day cab truck exterior surface
    Patent number: D394026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Freightliner Corporation
    Inventors: Ferdinand F. Hellhake, Mark S. Hurayt, Sigmun D. Runyon
  • Motorcycle
    Patent number: D394027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ban, Daisuke Takahashi
  • Bicycle chain
    Patent number: D394028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Yasushi Nakamura
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D394029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Gillard, Georges Gaston Feider
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D394030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Lassan, Bill J. Wallet, Joseph F. Molnar
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D394031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Richard Louis Galante, Terrell Dean Windham, Colleen Anne Nowacki, Jay Kevin Lawrence
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D394032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Paul Bryan Maxwell
  • Brace for wheelie bar
    Patent number: D394033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Pingel Enterprise, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Pingel, Donna Pingel
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D394034
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Georges Gaston Feider, Jean-Michel Gillard, Susan Marie Spaeth
  • Vehicle air intake grille
    Patent number: D394035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis E. Stosel, Thomas J. Palenchar