Patents Issued in May 7, 2002
  • Voter's election ballot
    Patent number: D456839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Vernon Nathaniel Whiteing
  • Child fingerprint card
    Patent number: D456840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Richard A. Vachon
  • Folder
    Patent number: D456841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Richard Bock
  • Input pen with ball-point pen
    Patent number: D456842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Pilot Precision Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuhiko Ono
  • Tread double click pen
    Patent number: D456843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventor: John W. Smith
  • Correction pen
    Patent number: D456844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Pentel Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigeo Oka
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: D456845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Volkmar Rommel
  • Pen
    Patent number: D456846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Inoxcrom, S.A.
    Inventor: Ferran Pellisa Beneyto
  • Writing instrument cap
    Patent number: D456847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: BIC Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew M. Candelora, Barry Chadwick, Michael Kent, Roger F. Lockshier, Charles McCaffrey
  • Pencil holder
    Patent number: D456848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventors: Albert B. Cheris, Mark Dziersk
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D456849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Craig D Thompson, Kevin C. Coullahan, Chris Green, Treasure L. Hinds, Milind V. Pawar
  • Neon sign
    Patent number: D456850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Fallon Luminous Products
    Inventor: Timothy Ross Fallon
  • Lighted letter panel
    Patent number: D456851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Jamie A. Limber
  • Key tag
    Patent number: D456852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Key-Trak, Inc.
    Inventor: William C. Maloney
  • Front panel of a video game
    Patent number: D456853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichiro Ashida
  • Operating portion of controller for electronic game machine
    Patent number: D456854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichiro Ashida
  • Display and mask for a gaming device
    Patent number: D456855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, Jean P. Legras, Kehl T. LeSourd, Kirk A. Tedsen
  • Toy guitar
    Patent number: D456856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Kane, Teresa A. Kane
  • Stroller with means of accommodating a child seat
    Patent number: D456857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: April Jennings
  • Children's ride-on vehicle
    Patent number: D456858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventor: Kurt J. Huntsberger
  • Toy dish washer
    Patent number: D456859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Golden Bright Manufacturer Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Gang Bao
  • Rat king hand puppet
    Patent number: D456860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Jackie Hammond
  • Doll
    Patent number: D456861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventors: Brenda Blanchard, Sandra Jameson
  • Multi-station gym
    Patent number: D456862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Randall T. Webber
  • Exercise bar with rotatable handles
    Patent number: D456863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Greg Smithey
  • Rotatable weight exercise device
    Patent number: D456864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Harry E. Dantolan
  • Weight augmentation device
    Patent number: D456865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventors: John Caporali, Mark Baldarelli
  • Ball throwing machine
    Patent number: D456866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Lob-ster, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthieu Dominic Turpault, Peter D. Byar, Leslie Juhng
  • Golf head
    Patent number: D456867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen Warren Solomon, Trey Waltke
  • Golf putter face
    Patent number: D456868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Solheim, John K. Solheim, Anthony D. Serrano
  • Golf ball mark repair tool
    Patent number: D456869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Green Keepers, Inc.
    Inventor: James Carroll, Jr.
  • Float for eyeglasses
    Patent number: D456870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Howard Andrew Suissa
  • Weapon
    Patent number: D456871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Manfred Gühring
  • Gun stock
    Patent number: D456872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Patrick M. McCarthy
  • Trap
    Patent number: D456873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Ecospray Limited
    Inventor: Murree Richard Groom
  • Fishing reel
    Patent number: D456874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Yong Mar Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Ho Park
  • Reel seat for fishing rod
    Patent number: D456875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: G. Loomis, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Rajeff
  • Water softener cabinet
    Patent number: D456876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: United States Filter Corporation
    Inventors: Todd A. Zellinger, Miroslav Vucovic, Kevin Zwart, Daniel Pérez, Brad Martin
  • Filter cartridge housing
    Patent number: D456877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Wildwood Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent A. Wilder, Johnnie H. Copley
  • Single-lever faucet
    Patent number: D456878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Adolf Gottwald
  • Faucet handle assembly
    Patent number: D456879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Emhart Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic C. Doughty, Darren M. Mark
  • Plug for apertures
    Patent number: D456880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Aqueduct Utility Pipe Contractor, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Wagner, Mary Geragi, Timothy W. South
  • Tub for bathing
    Patent number: D456881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Carter J. Thomas, David J. O'Connell, Mary J. Reid
  • Tub for bathing
    Patent number: D456882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: David R. Funk, Jr.
  • Toilet fixture
    Patent number: D456883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Joe Chen
  • Shower unit
    Patent number: D456884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Hansgrohe AG
    Inventors: Andreas Haug, Thomas Schönherr, Jochen Schmiddem
  • Helmet with a fan
    Patent number: D456885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Brett Schmitt
  • Air freshener
    Patent number: D456886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Givaudan SA
    Inventors: Gerald Leslie Hart, Guy Naish, Kishen Gohil
  • Cover for a deodorant cabinet
    Patent number: D456887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Pestco, Inc.
    Inventor: Arnold H. Zlotnik
  • Air freshener device with drop-shaped gel container
    Patent number: D456888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Ltd.
    Inventor: Bruno Buthier