Patents Issued in October 17, 2000
  • Rim portion of a hot tub
    Patent number: D432241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: The Snorkel Stove Company
    Inventor: Thomas A. Slater
  • Massager
    Patent number: D432242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Kolvin Industries Limited
    Inventor: Sen-Nen Lie
  • Centrifuge
    Patent number: D432243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Suzuki, Koji Unno
  • Device for encasing an assay test strip
    Patent number: D432244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Adeza Biomedical Corporation
    Inventors: Emory V. Anderson, Ricardo Martinez
  • Collection assembly with a specimen label
    Patent number: D432245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Timothy A. Stevens, Robert S. Golabek, Jr., Steven Savitz, Hugh T. Conway, Connie Hetzler, Eric Bainbridge
  • Work mover roller stand
    Patent number: D432246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Lehigh Consumer Products Corporation
    Inventor: William J. Pestone
  • Panel connecting and finishing strip
    Patent number: D432247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Grosfillex Sarl
    Inventor: Raymond Grosfillex
  • Glider frame for new construction double glider window
    Patent number: D432248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome Carl Habeck, Dennis C. Westphal, David S. Levine, Stanley Gursky
  • Replacement glider frame for single glider window
    Patent number: D432249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome Carl Habeck, Dennis C. Westphal, David S. Levine, Stanley Gursky
  • Flush fin for double and single hung window
    Patent number: D432250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome Carl Habeck, Dennis C. Westphal, David S. Levine, Stanley Gursky
  • Picture frame for picture window
    Patent number: D432251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome Carl Habeck, Dennis C. Westphal, David S. Levine, Stanley Gursky
  • Stand for an oil lamp
    Patent number: D432252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Dalvey Products Supply Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Ye Liu
  • Novelty carousel nightlight
    Patent number: D432253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: James C. Downey
  • Outdoor lantern
    Patent number: D432254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: The L. D. Kichler Co.
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Nicholas
  • Combined light fixture and lens
    Patent number: D432255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Thin-Lite Corporation
    Inventor: Hal Fahmian
  • Chandelier
    Patent number: D432256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Patrick S. Dolan
  • Suspended luminaire
    Patent number: D432257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Holophane Corporation
    Inventor: Robert L. Ewing
  • Candle lamp
    Patent number: D432258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Global Research & Development Corp
    Inventors: David A Fussell, James W Gibboney, Jr.
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D432259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Donald R. Kracke
  • Decorative ornament
    Patent number: D432260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Edward D. Clinton
  • Lighting fixture shade
    Patent number: D432261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Davoil, Inc.
    Inventor: William S. Davis, Jr.
  • Arm for a lighting fixture
    Patent number: D432262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Davoil, Inc.
    Inventor: Diego Gonzalez
  • Combined cigarette and lighter case
    Patent number: D432263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Abdullah Issa
  • Helical hair braid holder
    Patent number: D432264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Susanne Lorraine Nicol
  • Hair cutting machine
    Patent number: D432265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Braun GmbH
    Inventors: Bjorn Kling, Roland Ullmann
  • Hand dryer
    Patent number: D432266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Avmor Ltd.
    Inventor: Isabel Lefebvre
  • Compact case
    Patent number: D432267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Showoff Corporation
    Inventor: Michelle K. Wardlaw
  • Slim container
    Patent number: D432268
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventor: Ellen Gavin
  • Hair adornment
    Patent number: D432269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Hair Blast, Inc.
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Hair adornment
    Patent number: D432270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Hair Blast, Inc.
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Hair adornment
    Patent number: D432271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Hair Blast, Inc.
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Hair adornment
    Patent number: D432272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Hair Blast, Inc.
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Hair adornment
    Patent number: D432273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Hair Blast, Inc.
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Hair adornment
    Patent number: D432274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Hair adornment
    Patent number: D432275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Hair Blast, Inc.
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Hair adornment
    Patent number: D432276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Stacey Eve Sartena
  • Wagering device display
    Patent number: D432277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: AC Coin and Slot Service Company
    Inventors: Jerald C. Seelig, Lawrence M. Henshaw
  • Bird house
    Patent number: D432278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Gardens Alive!
    Inventor: Frank Navratil
  • Combined automatic food and water dispenser for pets
    Patent number: D432279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Young-Ah Kim
  • Animal feeding vessel
    Patent number: D432280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Pet Zone Products
    Inventors: Robert L. Quinlan, Patrick W. Brown, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk
  • Clothes treating apparatus
    Patent number: D432281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph LaZar, Marianne Grisdale
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D432282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Tacony Corporation
    Inventors: David T. Hamm, John F. Kaido
  • Cart for welding tanks
    Patent number: D432283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Bradley W. Mohns
  • Pad for pole mount transformers
    Patent number: D432284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Thermodynamics
    Inventor: Robert J. Lux, Jr.
  • Cremation urn vault
    Patent number: D432285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventors: JoAnn Baldwin, Robert Dvorak
  • Mounting door for coin selector and cash box
    Patent number: D432286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuo Irie
  • Chrysanthemum plant named `Kiskadee`
    Patent number: PP11567
    Abstract: A new plant variety of chrysanthemum producing yellow daisy-type flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Cleangro Limited
    Inventor: Mark Boeder
  • Peach tree named `Snowfall`
    Patent number: PP11568
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree (Prunus persica), the features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on nemaguard rootstock, grown on Hanford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., and with standard commercial cultural fruit growing practices, such as, pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consists of the following unique combination of features that are desirable in a new variety:1. Heavy and regular production of fruit.2. Fruit maturing in the late maturity season.3. Large, firm, white flesh, freestone fruit.4. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality.5. Fruit that wll remain firm on the tree for approximately 2 weeks after maturity (shipping ripe).6. Fruit having a sweet, sub-acid taste with very good flavor and eating quality.7. Vigorous, upright growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventors: Chris Floyd Zaiger, Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Chrysanthemum plant named `GEDI ORO8`
    Patent number: PP11569
    Abstract: A new plant variety of chrysanthemum producing large, orange flowers having slight yellow tone in center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Dirk Pieters
  • Zoysiagrass plant named `Crowne`
    Patent number: PP11570
    Abstract: An asexually reproduced variety of perennial Zoysia japonica with a unique combination of characters including white stigmas, anthers which are 5.0 RP 3/4, and a distinct DNA fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventor: Milton Charles Engelke