Patents Issued in February 22, 2000
  • Skin pore cleaner
    Patent number: D421128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Squeezease, LLC
    Inventors: Kathy A. Fields, Leonard L. Hofheins, Kathryn P. Rodan, Del M. Thornock
  • Sperm separator
    Patent number: D421129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: John T. Haynes
  • Sample tube rack
    Patent number: D421130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Bayer Corporation
    Inventors: Beri Cohen, Thomas DeYoung
  • Storage structure
    Patent number: D421131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Andrew Charles Laas
    Inventor: Rodger Shane Lynch
  • Canopy
    Patent number: D421132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Landscape Forms, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Chipman, Brian J. Kane, Arno R. Yurk
  • Corner connector strip
    Patent number: D421133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventor: Jonathan N. Mandell
  • Adjustable work platform
    Patent number: D421134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Altrex B. V.
    Inventor: Tjipke Gerard Klijnstra
  • Paving stone pattern
    Patent number: D421135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: SF-Kooperation GmbH Beton-Konzepte
    Inventor: Gerhard Hagenah
  • Mowstrip border
    Patent number: D421136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Bryce T. Doman
    Inventor: Verl T. Doman
  • Extrusion for a fence system
    Patent number: D421137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Dale R. Marshall
  • Self-ballasted compact fluorescent lamps
    Patent number: D421138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kato, Takeshi Matsumura, Shiro Iida
  • Candle glass
    Patent number: D421139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Vitrocrisa, S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventor: Arcadio Garcia-Maldonado
  • Lantern
    Patent number: D421140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: John Manufacturing Limited
    Inventor: Se Kit Yuen
  • Light emitter
    Patent number: D421141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Tian-Lin Lo
  • Combined lamp and bracket
    Patent number: D421142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Bayco Products, Incorporated
    Inventor: Bijan Bayat
  • Halogen utility light
    Patent number: D421143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Alert Safety Lite Products Co., Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Kovacik, Paul S. Blanch, Stanley E. Grzywna
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D421144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventor: Jens Kohlhase
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D421145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Stax Ltd.
    Inventor: Wai Chi Man
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D421146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Neil Poulton
  • Luminaire end cap
    Patent number: D421147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Peerless Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas J. Herst, Utkan Salman
  • Handle for surgical headlight
    Patent number: D421148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Borders
  • Wall plate for a lighting fixture
    Patent number: D421149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Jones Chen
  • Lighter
    Patent number: D421150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Colibri Corporation
    Inventor: Sam Ming King Wong
  • Pack for smoking articles
    Patent number: D421151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Colin Dennis Luton, Rodney George Taylor
  • Handle for a steam hair care implement
    Patent number: D421152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Daniel S.C. Kwok
  • Eyelash curler
    Patent number: D421153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Jeong Joo Suh
  • Depilation head
    Patent number: D421154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Schneider, Jurgen Greubel
  • Razor
    Patent number: D421155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventor: Kenneth Grange
  • Cosmetic container with color chip
    Patent number: D421156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Revlon Consumer Products Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Jefferson Coates, Douglas Brian Silady
  • Bird house with dial
    Patent number: D421157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Dial-A-Bird, Inc.
    Inventor: Clifford K. Logan, Jr.
  • Animal waterer
    Patent number: D421158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Ahrens Agricultural Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Carter Thomson
  • Bird feeder
    Patent number: D421159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Meillyn Kreusser
  • Adjustable and mountable dual pet food dish
    Patent number: D421160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Vladimir Akopdjanov
  • Self-cleaning litter box
    Patent number: D421161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Jonathan R Rogers
  • Dishwasher door having curved top edge
    Patent number: D421162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventor: Michael C. Roberts
  • Blower head assembly
    Patent number: D421163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Ryobi North America Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Shigo, Kenneth M. Brazell, Robert G. Everts
  • Wet extractor vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D421164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory Luebbering
  • Steamer
    Patent number: D421165
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Jiffy Steamer Company, LLC
    Inventors: Clint Joiner, Vincent J. Y. Lee, Bill Simrell, Yves Behar
  • Scrubbing pad
    Patent number: D421166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Vileda GmbH
    Inventor: Carl-Uwe Tintelnot
  • Litter container
    Patent number: D421167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventors: Edward Dudley Bacon, Nicholas Ede
  • Wastebasket
    Patent number: D421168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventor: Nicole C. France
  • Vanity wastebasket
    Patent number: D421169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventors: Anthony Demore, Patrick Douglas
  • Bag holder
    Patent number: D421170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Victor Wai Park Siu
  • Wall mount for trash bag
    Patent number: D421171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: HCL Limited
    Inventor: James F. Hampshire
  • Hoist body of lever type
    Patent number: D421172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Elephant Chain Block Company Limited
    Inventors: Toshimasa Mizutani, Yosio Ueno
  • Poinsettia plant named `Eckabia`
    Patent number: PP11229
    Abstract: Poinsettia `Eckabia` is a new cultivar, distinguished by bright red, upright flower bracts, dark green foliage, self-branching characteristics and 81/2-week flowering response time. The new plant produces a very desirable branched flowering pot plant for the mid-season holiday market. Poinsettia `Eckabia` is resistant to epinasty after being confined to shipping containers. The post-production foliage and bract retention is excellent even under low light intensities in the consumer's home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Paul Ecke Ranch, Inc.
    Inventor: Franz Fruehwirth
  • Fern plant named `Laua'e Iki`
    Patent number: PP11230
    Abstract: A Laua'e plant which is a true dwarf cultivar, wherein the various dimensions of the plant parts are proportionally smaller, but of substantially the same color and orientation as a standard Laua'e plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventor: Robert T Martin
  • Verbena plant named `Morena`
    Patent number: PP11231
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Verbena plant, named Morena, characterized particularly as to novelty by large, early-appearing, vivid pink flowers, and a growth habit that is initially semi-erect but later spreading and hanging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Henricus G. W. Stemkens
  • Miniature rose plant named `Korkleiva`
    Patent number: PP11232
    Abstract: Miniature rose plant having an ability to root easily from softwood cuttings and to flower quickly with novel flower color; long lasting flowers; vigorous growth habit; and resistance to powdery mildew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Bear Creek Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Wilhelm Kordes
  • Prunus pumila dwarfing rootstock named `Renus 2`
    Patent number: PP11233
    Abstract: Prunus pumila variety `Rhenus 2` is a dwarfing rootstock that is compatible with Prunus varieties such as peach, nectarine, and apricot, producing dwarf trees with no significant reduction in fruit size, early yield, high yield efficiency, uniform fruit size, high frost hardiness, no suckering, and good soil adaptation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Tree Connection, Inc.
    Inventor: Helmut B. Jacob