Patents Issued in October 31, 2000
  • Food preparation and storage device
    Patent number: D432856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Giacomel
  • Container lid
    Patent number: D432857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: TLC International, Inc.
    Inventor: Shih Ming-Shiue
  • Lid for a container
    Patent number: D432858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Pactiv Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Hayes, Christina M. Tranfaglia
  • Tab for container lid
    Patent number: D432859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Pactiv Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Hayes, Christina M. Tranfaglia
  • Bowl liner
    Patent number: D432860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Clydene Hamilton
  • Control element
    Patent number: D432861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
    Inventors: Cindy J. S. Lord, William John Teller
  • Barbecue grill shaped like a tennis ball
    Patent number: D432862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Brandon Cragg
  • Heating unit for a hob
    Patent number: D432863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: GDA Applied Energy Limited
    Inventor: Maurice Carter
  • Enclosure for a food processor
    Patent number: D432864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Kindig, Kevin Scheifele, Paul K. Foisy, David J. Barnard
  • Insulated drink container
    Patent number: D432865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Tarek Ibrahim
    Inventor: Paul Cohen
  • Serving pan
    Patent number: D432866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Crest Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory S. Harrison
  • Food package
    Patent number: D432867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas P. Oravez
  • Polyhedral bowl
    Patent number: D432868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Zhixing Tan
  • Bulk food container
    Patent number: D432869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Michael Peter Saunders
  • Article carrier
    Patent number: D432870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren D. Worley, Terry A. Mears, Douglas R. Casto, Daniel L. Glidden, Joshua T. Morenstein
  • Thermal food bag
    Patent number: D432871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Innovon, L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Nottingham, John Spirk, Jeffrey Plantz
  • Bottle holding device
    Patent number: D432872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Robert E. Moore
  • Bottle jacket
    Patent number: D432873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Outer Circle Products, Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Fair
  • Apple wedger
    Patent number: D432874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kathy Kari
  • Serving fork
    Patent number: D432875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
    Inventors: Douglas G. Begley, Thomas E. Perdue, Jr.
  • Turner
    Patent number: D432876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Wilton Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Jimi Ngok Wing Kwok
  • Spoon
    Patent number: D432877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Wilton Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Jimi Ngok Wing Kwok
  • Slotted gas cap remover with large diameter top
    Patent number: D432878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Gene W. Gray
  • Adjustable wrench
    Patent number: D432879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Facom
    Inventors: Patrice Loyaute, Oskar Juhlin, Erik Conny Jansson
  • Tool head
    Patent number: D432880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventors: Sherwin K. Rice, Albert P. McKay
  • Power stapler body
    Patent number: D432881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Wilson Chen
  • Pneumatic nailing machine
    Patent number: D432882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Matsuoka, Yoshinori Ishizawa, Masanori Aoki, Hiroki Kitagawa
  • Nail gun housing
    Patent number: D432883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Arrow Fastener Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Rudolf Wingert
  • Power stapler head
    Patent number: D432884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Wilson Chen
  • Tool receptacle for oblong tools
    Patent number: D432885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: drilbox George Knoblauch GmbH
    Inventor: Guenter H. Budert
  • Vice jaw adapter
    Patent number: D432886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Scott A. Hembroff
  • Storage box for screw driver bits
    Patent number: D432887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: ABC Tornilleria S.A.
    Inventor: Michael Lossen
  • Cutter
    Patent number: D432888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Manufacutre d'Articles de Precision et de Design M.A.P.E.D.
    Inventor: Laurent Robillard
  • Foldable knife
    Patent number: D432889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Chi-Tung Chu
  • Wrench extension
    Patent number: D432890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: James Webb
  • Tool handle
    Patent number: D432891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Robert E. Sterling
  • Knob for a control lever
    Patent number: D432892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Nakatani, Hisao Arai, Norihiko Fujimura
  • Handle for a suitcase
    Patent number: D432893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Ting Cheng Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lien-Ching Lu
  • Handle for a suitcase
    Patent number: D432894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Ting Cheng Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lien-Ching Lu
  • Handle for a suitcase
    Patent number: D432895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Ting Cheng Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lien-Ching Lu
  • Door handle
    Patent number: D432896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Jui-Chun Lee
  • Actuator locking module
    Patent number: D432897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Herbert L Spangler
  • Glad hand lock
    Patent number: D432898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Loyd S Heath
  • Lance latch
    Patent number: D432899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignees: Bayform Div of Bay Mills, CertainTeed Corp
    Inventors: Elena Nistor, Wayne Jeffrey Stevens
  • Latch with recessed handle swing zone
    Patent number: D432900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: International Aluminum Corporation
    Inventor: John R. Frey
  • Bracket
    Patent number: D432901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Unistrut Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Roderick Raymond McDonald
  • Anti-binding guard for a vehicle tire
    Patent number: D432902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Hans Thiel
  • Bakeware mounting clip
    Patent number: D432903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Lifetime Hoan Corporation
    Inventors: Milton L. Cohen, Jeff Siegel, Adam Krent
  • Carpet protector
    Patent number: D432904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Anthony Gray Anselmo
  • Gutter clip
    Patent number: D432905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Atico International USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Sutker, Marian Harding Cochran, Kenneth Roach