Patents Issued in February 12, 2002
  • Patent number: D453558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka Segawa, Hiroyuki Ishimura
  • Patent number: D453559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventors: Karl J. Mutchnik, Marion E. Houser, Jr., Stephen P. Bartlett
  • Patent number: D453560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: American Biosystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas P. Van Brunt
  • Patent number: D453561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert B. Nelson
  • Patent number: D453562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Takafumi Makino
  • Patent number: D453563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Marco Bogazzi
  • Patent number: D453564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: NuVent Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony L. Schrank
  • Patent number: D453565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Minka Lightings, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanfield Young
  • Patent number: D453566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Paul R. Lantz
  • Patent number: D453567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: MAP Medizintechnik für Arzt und Patient GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Harald Voegele, Stefan Madaus, Armin Bantle, Christina Salmonson
  • Patent number: D453568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Polar Medica AS
    Inventor: Harald Klepsvik
  • Patent number: D453569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Pharmacia AB
    Inventor: Hans Himbert
  • Patent number: D453570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: AEA Technology QSA Inc.
    Inventor: Steven J. Grenier
  • Patent number: D453571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Yvonne D. Hall
  • Patent number: D453572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Chris M Livecchi
  • Patent number: D453573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: 3088081 Canada Inc.
    Inventors: André Lafond, Yanick Bertin
  • Patent number: D453574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: 34th Street Partnership Inc.
    Inventor: Ignacio Juan Ciocchini
  • Patent number: D453575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Custom Window Extrusions, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Ronald Scalzott
  • Patent number: D453576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Custom Window Extrusions, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Ronald Scalzott
  • Patent number: D453577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Viken Ohanesian
  • Patent number: D453578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Oly-Ola Sales, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry J. Olson
  • Patent number: D453580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Lynch, Mark A. Ferguson, David A. Furth, Scott W. Osiecki
  • Patent number: D453581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Quoizel, Inc.
    Inventor: Sergio J. Orozco
  • Patent number: D453582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Lamps Plus, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis K. Swanson
  • Patent number: D453583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventor: Yoshinao Shimada
  • Patent number: D453584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Quorum International, L.P.
    Inventor: Luis Esteban Lopez Fraile
  • Patent number: D453585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Essential Gear, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert F. Walker, Jr.
  • Patent number: D453586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventor: Pino Spagnolo
  • Patent number: D453587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Philip Banuelos
  • Patent number: D453588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Fragrance Systems, International Inc.
    Inventors: Diane Breidenbach, Laurence Mille
  • Patent number: D453589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Fragrance Systems, International Inc.
    Inventors: Diane Breidenbach, Laurence Mille
  • Patent number: D453590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Chang-Hsien Ho
  • Patent number: D453591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Michele Garden
  • Patent number: D453592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Alco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Allan G. Ross
  • Patent number: D453593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Mary A. Licciardello
  • Patent number: D453594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: C's Ishihara Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimio Ishihara
  • Patent number: D453595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Paul D. Stephens, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Charles J. Thur
  • Patent number: D453596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Richard C. Farone, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Craig M. Saunders, Cynthia M. Caffoe, Michael F. Wright
  • Patent number: D453597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Terry L. Zahuranec, Brett Latimer, Robert A. Salo, Mark E. Cipolla, Wallace D. Tiller, Jr., Jeffrey M. Kalman, Craig M. Saunders, Richard C. Farone, Robert A. Matousek
  • Patent number: D453598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Andrew John Fagg, Steven Barrett Rogers
  • Patent number: D453599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Kapman AB
    Inventors: Sture Bäckman, Andreas Eriksson, Håkan Bergkvist
  • Patent number: D453600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Tsong-Yow Lin
  • Patent number: D453601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Jun Ji
  • Patent number: D453602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Yuan Liang Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Hsien Chang
  • Patent number: D453603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Chep UK Limited
    Inventors: David Alan Bray, Steven Trevor Blason
  • Patent number: PP12399
    Abstract: A new and distinct geranium plant named ‘Amri Cherry Rose’ is provided. ‘Amri Cherry Rose’ is characterized by its green foliage, cherry rose colored semi-double flowers on large umbels, its fast rooting and rounded growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Goldsmith Plants, Inc.
    Inventor: Mitchell Eugene Hanes
  • Patent number: PP12400
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Betula papyrifera named ‘Cenci’ characterized by its tight, oval, compact growth habit, slow to moderate growth rate, white, large, shaggy, persisting exfoliating bark when mature and high resistance to the Bronze Birch Borer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Evergreen Nursery Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas S. Pinney, Jr.
  • Patent number: PP12401
    Abstract: The new hop plant variety is a bittering-type cultivar of recent origin. Its bittering and aromatic properties are similar to the Galena hop variety. However, unlike Galena which is susceptible to powdery mildew, the new variety is moderately tolerant to powdery mildew. It is also tolerant to Sphaerotheca. The new variety produces a medium size cone with fair to good pickability, and fair to good storageability. Harvest is medium-late, with a crop yield of 2450 to 2550 pounds per acre (2750 to 2860 kg/ha).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Yakima Chief Ranches, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles E. Zimmermann
  • Patent number: PP12402
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Titanic’, characterized by a unique variegation pattern with dark-green centers and relatively wide uneven yellow margins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Shady Oaks Nursery, LLC
    Inventor: Hans A. Hansen
  • Patent number: PP12403
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘Cal Giant 3’ that produces equivalent yields of equally high quality fruit in both fumigated and non-fumigated conditions, is resistant to many common foliar and soil borne diseases and pests, and has unusually execellent fruit flavor and aroma. Further, ‘Cal Giant 3’ has the potential to out-produce all currently grown varieties during the first half of the season, and to equal or exceed total season production of all currently grown varieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: California Giant, Inc.
    Inventor: David W. Small