Patents Issued in March 2, 1999
  • Cigar holder
    Patent number: D406386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: GF Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Lee Kuniansky, Stephen P. Chininis, Michael Poppe, David V. Tenenbaum
  • Cigar container
    Patent number: D406387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventors: Shelby Ralph Smithey, Harry Talmadge Holloway, Jr.
  • Humidor
    Patent number: D406388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Allen Putnam
  • Lotion dispenser
    Patent number: D406389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Murray C. Henry
  • Brush for attachment to a hair dryer
    Patent number: D406390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Richard W. VanSciver, Jr.
  • Tool for precision haircutting
    Patent number: D406391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Sally C. Lucero
  • Eye lash curler
    Patent number: D406392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Janine Walker
  • Razor handle
    Patent number: D406393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Gray
  • Manicure device
    Patent number: D406394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Patrick Mulaisho
  • Dental floss holder with toothpick
    Patent number: D406395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Rodolfo R. Marin
  • Cosmetic container
    Patent number: D406396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Cosmetech International LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Granwehr
  • Bulging ring band
    Patent number: D406397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Elizabeth Arden Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Michelle Victoria Nahum-Albright
  • Clip for a wig or hairpiece
    Patent number: D406398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Aderans Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Kageyama, Masataka Itoh
  • Motorcycle helmet
    Patent number: D406399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Volker Hohdorf
  • Safety light helmet
    Patent number: D406400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Darryl William Munns
  • Ridged forehead-rounded nose and chin racing helmet with ventilation openings and window
    Patent number: D406401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Elwood J. B. Simpson
  • Smoothed forehead-imperforate pentagonal nose and chin racing helmet with ventilation openings and window
    Patent number: D406402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Elwood J. B. Simpson
  • Smoothed forehead-rounded nose and chin racing helmet with ventilation openings and window
    Patent number: D406403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Elwood J. B. Simpson
  • Smoothed forehead-pentagonal nose and chin racing helmet with ventilation openings and window
    Patent number: D406404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Elwood J. B. Simpson
  • Molar protector for sports
    Patent number: D406405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Nobutaka Yoshida
  • Weight distributing knee and shin pad
    Patent number: D406406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Thomas Hettwer
  • Elbow guard
    Patent number: D406407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Rollerblade, Inc.
    Inventor: Sherry S. Popowski
  • Fire extinguisher
    Patent number: D406408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: S2E Services
    Inventor: Claude Fougerousse
  • Candle sunffer
    Patent number: D406409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Antonio A. Rubino
  • Pet diaper
    Patent number: D406410
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Mary Pasqua
  • Dog collar
    Patent number: D406411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Raymond A. Bessemer
  • Pet leash
    Patent number: D406412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Steven Rubinstein
  • Horse mucking rake
    Patent number: D406413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Anthony N. Russo
    Inventor: Anthony N. Russo
  • Sanitary animal waste collection bag holder
    Patent number: D406414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventors: Larry Winston Adams, Michael David Adams
  • Animal excrement collector
    Patent number: D406415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Richard Martin
  • Cleaning apparatus for small articles
    Patent number: D406416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Lucky Collection Limited
    Inventor: Yui-Ming Chan
  • Parts washer
    Patent number: D406417
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Landa, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul W. Linton, Hal W. Hardinge, David Alan Bergerud, Bill George Epperson, Jr.
  • Trash can mounted vacuum recovery system for loose-fill packaging material
    Patent number: D406419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Charles L. Shade
  • Vacuum broom
    Patent number: D406420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Timmy Hok Yin Sin
  • Filter cartridge for an upright vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D406421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent L. Bobrosky, Samuel E. Hohulin
  • Handle for a vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D406422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Fantom Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Burchard, Michel D. Arney, Gregg A. Flender
  • Pop open hamper
    Patent number: D406423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventors: Michael S. Kellogg, Dean B. Krotts
  • Duster
    Patent number: D406424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Helen Daniels
  • Squeegee handling tool for silk screening
    Patent number: D406425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Glen McIntyre
  • Apparatus for cleaning small areas
    Patent number: D406426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: James L. Henrie
  • Scrub bucket caddy
    Patent number: D406427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Erhard G. Keller
  • Cord guard
    Patent number: D406428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Pyle
  • Shopping cart
    Patent number: D406430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Mall Cart, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Mitch Dean Ross
  • Portable work center
    Patent number: D406431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Suncast Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas A. Tisbo, Torrence C. Anderson, Michael R. Vogler
  • Drop shoulder creeper with T-bar support
    Patent number: D406432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: United Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Taylor, Joseph J. Miles
  • Drop shoulder creeper with T-bar support
    Patent number: D406433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: United System, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Taylor, Joseph J. Miles
  • Adjustable tool tray
    Patent number: D406434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventors: William E Boettcher, Jr., Leona Boettcher
  • Papermaking dryer with pivoting vacuum transfer rolls
    Patent number: H1789
    Abstract: The top and bottom felts at the web transfer between two dryer sections in a single tier papermaking dryer are spaced by pivoting the vacuum roll over which the felt and web move. The vacuum roll is mounted to two pivot arms which are driven by inflatable air rides to alternately incline the roll toward the downstream felt, forming a sandwich of the two felts and the web, and to a spaced position. The short motion of the vacuum roll allows standard felt stretchers to be used, and permits rapid adjustment of the felt spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Beloit Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Dale A. Brown
  • Medic-cam
    Patent number: H1790
    Abstract: The Medic-Cam is a wireless, highly integrated, portable, lightweight sys which provides high quality video and audio communications between highly trained specialists and remotely located field personnel. The system utilizes a head mounted display, a subminiature high resolution color CCD camera, microphone, transmitter, receiver, antenna, battery and vest. The size and integration of the head mounted components allow it to be worn under a combat kevlar helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Mark A. Coleman
  • Stimulated Brillouin scattering for fiber-optic links
    Patent number: H1791
    Abstract: An attenuator/filter is disclosed that is inherently tuned and provides for a stimulated Brillouin scattering effect having a predetermined threshold that fixes the output thereof at a predefined power level. The stimulated Brillouin scattering effect is disclosed as being provided by either a fused silica optical fiber or a fiber-optic ring resonator both of which act as a filter to allow selected frequencies to pass. The SBS threshold is selected to improve the sideband to carrier power ratio which, in turn, determines the modulation depth for the modulated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Inventor: Keith J. Williams