Patents Issued in January 29, 2002
  • Tub
    Patent number: D453208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Sherry Lynn Jones, Paul P. Kolada, Michael J. Painter, Sean W. Svendsen
  • Vanity table
    Patent number: D453209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Beartrice Pila
  • Rounded shower wall
    Patent number: D453210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: MTD Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Aharon Tavivian
  • Toilet seat cover
    Patent number: D453211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Randy K. Hulsebus, Daniel J. DeLay
  • Cover for a heat exchanger
    Patent number: D453212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Toshiba Carrier Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masamichi Wakasa
  • Gas fired heater
    Patent number: D453213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Valor Limited
    Inventor: Andrew Mark Wilson
  • Gear for driving the slide door of air conditioner
    Patent number: D453214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Komatsubara, Katsumi Uehara
  • Adaptive rail for planar air filter
    Patent number: D453215
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Engineering Dynamics Ltd.
    Inventors: George Robert Summers, Forwood Cloud Wiser, III
  • Combined ceiling fan and light fixture
    Patent number: D453216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Minka Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Gajewski
  • Combined ceiling fan motor housing and light fixture
    Patent number: D453217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Minka Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanfield Young
  • Combined ceiling fan housing and light fixture
    Patent number: D453218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Minka Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Rolando Hidalgo
  • Decorative ceiling fan blade cover
    Patent number: D453219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Ethel I Godfrey
  • Ceiling fan blades and blade irons unit
    Patent number: D453220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Minka Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanfield Young
  • Luer-type connector
    Patent number: D453221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Elcam Plastic Cooperative Agricultural Association Ltd.
    Inventors: Eyal Haytman, Gilles Fitoussi
  • Electrosurgical handpiece
    Patent number: D453222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventors: Jon C. Garito, Alan G. Ellman
  • Heating pad
    Patent number: D453223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: David C. Sherman
  • Kiosk
    Patent number: D453224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: FoodLogic LLC
    Inventors: Florence Harriet Sender, Bernard Kotyuk
  • Domed manhole protector
    Patent number: D453225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Roxann Andexler
  • Support frame of a table lamp
    Patent number: D453226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Huangslite Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Huo-Tu Huang
  • Adjustable tracklight
    Patent number: D453227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Shan Chaing Lin
  • Lantern
    Patent number: D453228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Sky City International Limited
    Inventor: Man Kuen Lam
  • Light fixture
    Patent number: D453229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Quoizel, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd L. Phillips
  • Table lamp
    Patent number: D453230
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Dong Guan Bright Yin Huey Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Torchiere tree lamp
    Patent number: D453231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Lamps Plus, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis K. Swanson
  • Torchiere tree lamp
    Patent number: D453232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Lamps Plus, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis K. Swanson
  • Table lamp
    Patent number: D453233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Dong Guan Bright Yin Huey Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Table lamp
    Patent number: D453234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Dong Guan Bright Yin Huey Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Floor lamp
    Patent number: D453235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Dong Guan Bright Yin Huey Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Ashtray
    Patent number: D453236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Dong Guan Bright Yin Huey Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Soap
    Patent number: D453237
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventors: Faith Freeman, Leon J Savoit, IV
  • Eggplant soap
    Patent number: D453238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventors: Faith Freeman, Leon J. Savoit, IV
  • Ponytail holder
    Patent number: D453239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Mia Minelli
  • Round animal toy
    Patent number: D453240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Four Paws Products, Ltd.
    Inventor: Allen Simon
  • Pet toy
    Patent number: D453241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventor: Joan Kaplan
  • Pet toy
    Patent number: D453242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventor: Joan Kaplan
  • Ferret litter pan
    Patent number: D453243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Lee's Aquarium & Pet Products
    Inventor: Stacey Renae Burke
  • Canister vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D453244
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: John S. Murphy, David Di Nunzio, Robert A. Matousek, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Craig M. Saunders, Michael F. Wright, Richard C. Farone, Mark E. Cipolla, Paul D. Stephens, Robert A. Salo
  • Dust cup for a vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D453245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: John S. Murphy, David Di Nunzio, Robert A. Matousek, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Craig M. Saunders, Michael F. Wright, Richard C. Farone, Mark E. Cipolla, Paul D. Stephens, Robert A. Salo
  • Pool vacuum head
    Patent number: D453246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Pool Systems Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Craig Allan Nimmo
  • Suction nozzle for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D453247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Wai Chung David Lee
  • Ice scraper
    Patent number: D453248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventors: Lori Thomas Wachler, Arthur S. Kleinpell, II
  • Ice scraper
    Patent number: D453249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Arthur S. Kleinpell
  • Ice scraper
    Patent number: D453250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Arthur S. Kleinpell
  • Wood scraper
    Patent number: D453251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Allway Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Gringer, Yuan Fang Cheng
  • Garbage can
    Patent number: D453252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Tsong-Yow Lin
  • Garbage can
    Patent number: D453253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Tsong-Yow Lin
  • Property address holder
    Patent number: D453254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventor: Terry V. Potter
  • Japanese pear tree named ‘Akizuki’
    Patent number: PP12373
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of russet type Japanese pear tree that has strong tree vigor and a strong resistance to black spot disease. This pear tree bears large size fruit, the harvesting stage of the fruit being mid to late in season after the ‘Hosui’ cultivar. This pear tree bears large size fruit having excellent quality, such as being highly sweet and weakly acidic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
    Inventors: Yutaka Machida, Kazuo Kotobuki, Yoshihiko Sato, Kazuyuki Abe, Akio Kurihara, Tatsushi Ogata, Toshihiro Saito, Osami Terai, Toyohide Nishibata, Teruo Kozono, Hiroyuki Fukuda, Takeshi Kihara, Katsuyuki Suzuki
  • Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Jumbo’
    Patent number: PP12374
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Spathiphyllum plant named Jumbo, characterized by its tall, upright plants; large leaves that are held upright to horizontal to the petiole; moderate vigor and growth rate; numerous large white spathes that are positioned above the foliage on strong and erect peduncles; and long-lasting inflorescences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Gebr. Braam
    Inventor: Otto Jan Robert van Andel
  • Peach-challenger cultivar
    Patent number: PP12375
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree which is distinguished by the ability of its flower buds to survive cold temperatures that are typically injurious to flower buds of standard peach varieties during dormancy and bloom, resulting in the production of fruit even in years when such cold temperatures eliminate the crop on standard peach varieties. The variety produces freestone, yellow flesh fruit that are mature for fresh consumption approximately July 1 in south central North Carolina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventors: Dennis James Werner, Steve Martin Worthington, Layne Karlton Snelling