Patents Issued in March 23, 1999
  • Clay pigeon launcher support
    Patent number: D407135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: George DeWitt
  • Fishing reel
    Patent number: D407136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Scott T. Merrill, William R. Worrell, Jeffrey J. Kolodziej
  • Fishing rod holder
    Patent number: D407137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: David Thompson
  • Liquid CO.sub.2 refilling device
    Patent number: D407138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Richard R. Zito R & D Corp.
    Inventor: Richard R. Zito
  • Jet water diffuser
    Patent number: D407139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: ACRYX Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: David Wright
  • Pistol hose nozzle having a multiple spray head
    Patent number: D407140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: L.R. Nelson Corporation
    Inventor: Lawrence P. Heren
  • Mixing faucet base
    Patent number: D407141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Chung Cheng Faucet Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsi-Chia Ko
  • Fitting
    Patent number: D407142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: John Hyde, Luan Nguyen
  • Faucet handle
    Patent number: D407143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: John Hyde, Walter Pitsch
  • Handle
    Patent number: D407144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: Anna-Pia K. Formgren
  • Combined valve guard and lifting handle for a gas container
    Patent number: D407145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: AGA AB
    Inventors: Peter Nordgren, Jon-Karl Sundh, Kurt Larsson
  • Combined valve housing and cap
    Patent number: D407146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Gestra GmbH
    Inventor: Hans Kehlbeck
  • Tub for bathing
    Patent number: D407147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: Anna-Pia K. Formgren
  • Tub for bathing
    Patent number: D407148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Kohler Ltd./Kohler Ltee
    Inventors: Iain M. Smith, Mary J. Reid
  • Vanity
    Patent number: D407149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Gruber Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Rik Cuttriss
  • Toilet assembly
    Patent number: D407150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Jae K. Sim
  • Toilet
    Patent number: D407151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Hocheng Corporation
    Inventor: Hong-Yu Chiu
  • Air cooler
    Patent number: D407152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: F F Seeley Nominees Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Anthony David Colliver
  • Nubian princess air freshener
    Patent number: D407153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventors: Eric G. Davis, Margret E. Lyons
  • Combined motor housing, blade irons and light fixture unit for a ceiling fan
    Patent number: D407154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: James Thomas
  • Combined ceiling fan motor housing and light fixture unit
    Patent number: D407155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Pan Air Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chen-Tze Liu
  • Vaginal electrode
    Patent number: D407157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Empi, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrzej M. Malewicz
  • Holder for dental x-ray film
    Patent number: D407158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Alan I. Rubinstein
  • Pre-natal heartbeat monitor
    Patent number: D407159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Anne-Marie Roberg
  • Bandage backing
    Patent number: D407160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Wayne K. Dunshee, Donald G. Peterson
  • Combined flanged support post interfacing with side panel insert
    Patent number: D407161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Metro Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan M. Daugherty, Kenneth A. Stevens
  • Hand rail
    Patent number: D407162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Charles F. Wiebe
  • Skull-shaped light bulb
    Patent number: D407163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Warren Berkowitz
  • Candle with a pearl-like appearance
    Patent number: D407164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Aroma Tech
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bell, Stuart A. Zlotnik
  • Deer figure candle holder
    Patent number: D407165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario L. Muto, Celia Tejada
  • Candle wax collector
    Patent number: D407166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Antonietta Montenegro
  • Exterior surface configuration of an interior light fixture for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: D407167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bruno Sacco, Peter Pfeiffer, Hans-Dieter Futschik
  • Submersible motor vehicle light
    Patent number: D407168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Ark Engineering Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Dikran Arakelian
  • Headlamp
    Patent number: D407169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Polaris Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: David Otto
  • Rechargeable emergency light
    Patent number: D407170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: John Manufacturing Limited
    Inventor: John Se-Kit Yuen
  • Combined water resistant fluorescent and signal lantern
    Patent number: D407171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: John Manufacturing Limited
    Inventor: John Se-Kit Yuen
  • Standing lamp
    Patent number: D407172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Kevin R. Walz
  • Bird feeder with helical perch
    Patent number: D407173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: BirdQuest Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick T. Marshall
  • Conveyor paddle
    Patent number: D407174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Sidney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Jon F. Baker
  • Lever block
    Patent number: D407175
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Vital Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yosaku Nishimura
  • Materials handling vehicle
    Patent number: D407176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Henshaw, Philip D. Palermo, Steven R. Pulskamp, Donald E. Luebrecht, Michael P. Gallagher, Timothy S. Quellhorst, Allen T. Trego
  • Materials handling vehicle
    Patent number: D407177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Henshaw, Philip D. Palermo, Steven R. Pulskamp, Donald E. Luebrecht, Michael P. Gallagher, Timothy S. Quellhorst, Allen T. Trego
  • Cargo pallet
    Patent number: D407178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Don Evans
  • Coffin
    Patent number: D407179
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Alan J. Curtis
  • Combined death care merchandise cornice and display unit
    Patent number: D407180
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: The York Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis J. Riga
  • Casket lid end cap
    Patent number: D407181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Batesville Casket Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles F. Winburn
  • Burial monument
    Patent number: D407182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventors: Lawrene M. Sutti, Brian Sutti
  • Customer interface panel for a transaction terminal
    Patent number: D407183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark A. DePietro, Jeffrey M. Kalman
  • Money holder
    Patent number: D407184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Richard Warren Endelson
  • Apple tree named `Cumberland Spur`
    Patent number: PP10832
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of apple Malus domestica tree called `Cumberland Spur` is a mutation (limb sport) of `Oregon Spur` variety, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,816, and is characterized by its fruits which develop early, intense, near 100% red over color as a blush (rather than the characteristic striped pattern of its parent) at harvest time. `Cumberland Spur` blooms 2 to 3 days later than `Oregon Spur` and is ready for harvest 10 to 14 days earlier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventors: Robert L. Deutscher, Carol J. Deutscher