Patents Issued in May 16, 2000
  • Combined pineapple-shaped salt and pepper shaker
    Patent number: D424882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Ekco Housewares, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Santiago, Bruce E. Ancona
  • Ice and food container
    Patent number: D424883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Cambro Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Charles W. Jarvis, Larry D. Maddux
  • Picnic/party cooler
    Patent number: D424884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Gregory J. H. Hansen
  • Cutlery holder
    Patent number: D424885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: PI-Design AG
    Inventor: Carsten Joergensen
  • Knife handle
    Patent number: D424886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Ed Wusthof Dreizackwerk
    Inventor: Udo Fierus
  • Knife
    Patent number: D424887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: McPherson's Limited
    Inventor: Andrew John Stokes
  • Spoon
    Patent number: D424888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Oneida, Ltd.
    Inventor: Diane Shane-Schuldt
  • Food mincer
    Patent number: D424889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Chung Lun Yip
  • Fork
    Patent number: D424890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Solar Wide Industrial Ltd.
    Inventor: Hughes Marie Sanoner
  • Cutting board
    Patent number: D424891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventor: Sascha Kaposi
  • Wine rack
    Patent number: D424892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Ezech Limited
    Inventors: Samuel Ribet, Alessio Pozzoli
  • Water retaining tray
    Patent number: D424893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Plastics Research Corporation
    Inventors: William Dempster Goslin, Mark J. Bachner, Richard A. Gauthier, John Bell Payne, Larry Allen Demaree
  • Root feeder
    Patent number: D424894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Gerald Pottmeyer
  • Snow shovel with interchangeable blade
    Patent number: D424895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Gary Sanazaro
  • Clothes hanger hook
    Patent number: D424896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: James E. Christian, Jr.
  • Wrench
    Patent number: D424897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Ander Chen
  • Stapler
    Patent number: D424898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: ACCO Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Wilson, Sumir Kapur, Steve Berry, Timothy McKeown
  • Cutting tool
    Patent number: D424899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Alltrade Inc.
    Inventor: Ricardo Jaime
  • Double jawed pliers
    Patent number: D424900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Allied International, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Budrow, Eric Aganian
  • Belt wench crank
    Patent number: D424901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Allen Landry
  • Fastening tool
    Patent number: D424902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Gildersleeve, Donald W. Zurwelle
  • Tool handle
    Patent number: D424903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: The Stanley Works
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Hreha, Andrew Hughes
  • Screwdriver handle
    Patent number: D424904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: MaxTech Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventor: Maz A. Hasan
  • Brake tool
    Patent number: D424905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Raymond Sankuer
  • Sharpener sheath
    Patent number: D424906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: David May, Diane Subsits, Timothy Nowack, Daiying Huang
  • Retractable utility knife
    Patent number: D424907
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: American Safety Razor
    Inventor: Jeffrey W. Wonderley
  • Joint and arm portions of spring biased hinge
    Patent number: D424908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: The Eastern Company
    Inventors: Lee S. Weinerman, Scott A. Arthurs
  • Interlocking door seam
    Patent number: D424909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: CANAM Marketing Corp.
    Inventors: C. Dale Noblet, Stephen R. Packer
  • Pinion cap
    Patent number: D424910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company
    Inventors: Rex H. Lasson, James E. Jensen
  • Key
    Patent number: D424911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Master Lock Company
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Geringer, Roy Alden Thompson
  • Shepherd's hook
    Patent number: D424912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventors: Rory S. Rehmert, Timothy M. Le Roy, D. Mike Howell, Jackie Hogan, James Kemp
  • Hook rack
    Patent number: D424913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Sheldon H. Goodman
    Inventors: Sheldon H. Goodman, Karen L. Gail
  • Article holder
    Patent number: D424914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Renfro Corporation
    Inventor: Joy S. Hatch
  • Surface mount connector
    Patent number: D424915
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Hisato Takase, Yoshikasu Ito, Masanori Yagi
  • Flexible joint
    Patent number: D424916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Waterworks Technology Development Organization Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Sato, Yasushi Fujita
  • Flexible joint
    Patent number: D424917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Waterworks Technology Development Organization Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Sato, Yasushi Fujita
  • Flexible joint
    Patent number: D424918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Waterworks Technology Development Organization Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Sato, Yasushi Fujita
  • Flexible joint
    Patent number: D424919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Waterworks Technology Development Forganization Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Sato, Yasushi Fujita
  • Flexible joint
    Patent number: D424920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Waterworks Technology Development Forganization Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taichi Sato, Yasushi Fujita
  • Strap fastener
    Patent number: D424921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventor: Lennart C. Axelsson
  • Combined clip device and support for elongate members
    Patent number: D424922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: ZSI, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Clarence A. Sherman, Joseph Craig, Marc Craig
  • Wire tie with a keyslot locking base
    Patent number: D424923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Richco Inc.
    Inventor: Frank Lodi
  • Countersunk cable clamp
    Patent number: D424924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: East Coast Lightning Equipment, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles H. Ackerman
  • Container
    Patent number: D424925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: John Lamb
  • Flexible trash bag for a vehicle
    Patent number: D424926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Case Logic, Inc.
    Inventor: James Allen Bergh
  • Pattern for package wrapper
    Patent number: D424927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler A.G.
    Inventor: Renate Riek-Bauer
  • Novelty sports bottle
    Patent number: D424928
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Jerry Caldwell
  • Perfume bottle
    Patent number: D424929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Inventor: Kim Korastinsky
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D424930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: John C. Crawford
  • Packaged food carton
    Patent number: D424931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur C. Teasdale, Kenneth E. Woode, Yolanda M. Launder