Patents Issued in May 8, 2001
  • High rise connector
    Patent number: D441718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Tie Weng, She Min Cai, Wen-Chung Hsieh, Yu-Chen Chen
  • Wall access panel cover plate
    Patent number: D441719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sachwin Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Wing G. Lew
  • Insertable control module
    Patent number: D441720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jens Pattberg
  • Insertable control module
    Patent number: D441721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jens Pattberg
  • Insertable control module
    Patent number: D441722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jens Pattberg
  • Lighting control panel
    Patent number: D441723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, Joel S. Spira, Robert E. Weinberg
  • Heat sink
    Patent number: D441724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Thermosonic Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Fargo Chou, Edward Lee
  • Heat sink
    Patent number: D441725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Thermosonic Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Fargo Chou, Edward Lee
  • Semiconductor element
    Patent number: D441726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Kenichi Sofue, Hiromitsu Yoshiyama, Toshinari Fukatsu, Toshiaki Nagase, Jun Ishikawa
  • Semiconductor element
    Patent number: D441727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Emiko Sekimoto
  • Electronic switching apparatus
    Patent number: D441728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneo Fujikura, Muneyoshi Mikuni
  • Electronic switching apparatus
    Patent number: D441729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuneo Fujikura, Muneyoshi Mikuni
  • Semiconductor element
    Patent number: D441730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Haruo Oba
  • Set top box front panel
    Patent number: D441731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Dauphin Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kostas H. Arhos, Andrew J. Kandalepas
  • Television receiver
    Patent number: D441732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Ota
  • Multiple wireless PDA phone with finger biometric
    Patent number: D441733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Consumer Direct Link Inc.
    Inventors: Cuong D. Do, Nhut T. Ha
  • Cordless telephone headset
    Patent number: D441734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventor: Robert M. Fitzgerald
  • Digital audio player
    Patent number: D441735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yuji Katayama
  • Disc player
    Patent number: D441736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Naofumi Yoneda
  • CD/cassette player
    Patent number: D441737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Alco Electronics Limited
    Inventor: Thomas Kwok Man Chan
  • Combined portable stereo and cooler
    Patent number: D441738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventor: Vincent Schuiling
  • Portion of a headset
    Patent number: D441739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Hayes, Thomas W. Brooks, James Y. Koo
  • Direct broadcast satellite antenna feedhorn with mounting arm
    Patent number: D441740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: EchoStar Engineering Corp.
    Inventors: Edmund F. Petruzzelli, Alan W. Webb, Mark Jackson
  • Parabolic antenna
    Patent number: D441741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: DX Antenna Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shigemi Inoue
  • Snowboarder antenna-topper
    Patent number: D441742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventor: Mark Augusta
  • Receiver
    Patent number: D441743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Uehara
  • Receiver for wireless communication apparatus
    Patent number: D441744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuro Miyazaki
  • Operation panel of portable phone
    Patent number: D441745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Yabusaki Kougyousho Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasunori Yabusaki
  • Tower personal computer
    Patent number: D441746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Paul J. Doczy, Gregory C. Franke, Kenneth B. Frame
  • Portable computer host without any user interface
    Patent number: D441747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Saint Song Corp.
    Inventors: Louis Liu, Grace Chang
  • Space-saving computer keyboard layout
    Patent number: D441748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machine Corporation
    Inventors: John David Swansey, Antonio Thymie Latto
  • Gaming mouse
    Patent number: D441749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Fred Swan, Denis O'Keeffe, Peter Sheehan, Cathal Loughnan
  • Football helmet mouse
    Patent number: D441750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventors: Dennis Higa, Michael K. Low, Gregory H. Chow
  • Computer mouse with step van shape
    Patent number: D441751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventors: Dennis D. Heard, Dana P. Hervig
  • Computer mouse
    Patent number: D441752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Wild Frog Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeng Hun Lee
  • Base for a joystick controller
    Patent number: D441753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher G. Alviar, Melissa S. Jacobson, Thomas W. Brooks, I-Chiang Sun
  • Trackball
    Patent number: D441754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Cathal Loughnane, Brian Stephens
  • Scanner
    Patent number: D441755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui-Yi Lin, Kris Verstockt
  • Image scanner
    Patent number: D441756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Naofumi Sekine
  • Computer cartridge
    Patent number: D441757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Maaya Group, Inc.
    Inventor: John Tipo Hui
  • Front panel
    Patent number: D441758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Dictaphone Corporation
    Inventors: Sandor F. Weisz, Thomas J. Pendleton, Tong Jin Kim, Mark Colbert, Jeff Collier
  • Support base for an electric device such as a computer, TV controller, video game machine, or audio or video disc player
    Patent number: D441759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Teiyu Goto
  • Controller for computer
    Patent number: D441760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takuro Hibino
  • Computer generated icon for a display screen
    Patent number: D441761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Machida, Kiyotaka Izawa, Takafumi Kawasaki
  • Computer generated image for a display panel or screen
    Patent number: D441762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuto Mugura
  • Graphic user interface for an electronic device for a display screen
    Patent number: D441763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Starfish Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Richard Kahn, Sonia Lee, Eric O. Bodnar
  • Icon image for portion of a display screen
    Patent number: D441764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Philip Morris Incorporated
    Inventors: Shozo Minagawa, Toshio Ishikawa, Takashi Nakai, Robert L. Ripley, Takahide Takeda
  • Personal communicator and secure ID device
    Patent number: D441765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Cyberscan Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Gatto, Thierry Brunet de Courssou
  • Document validation terminal
    Patent number: D441766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: GTECH Rhode Island Corporation
    Inventors: Scott D. Hultzman, Craig Whitaker, Scott Osiecki, Ronald Kingston
  • Permeate pump housing
    Patent number: D441767
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Aquatec Water Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralf Wolbers