Patents Issued in May 21, 2002
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D457486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
    Inventors: James G. Guspodin, David M. Reep
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D457487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: William Earl Rayman
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D457488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: William Earl Rayman
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D457489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: William Earl Rayman
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D457490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Paul Welbes
  • Ultrasonic transducer
    Patent number: D457491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: American Sigma, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Kaiser, Jeff Valery, Earl McCullough
  • Inverter for an electric motor
    Patent number: D457492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: LG Industrial Systems Co.,Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Goo Kim
  • Skylight drive motor
    Patent number: D457493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Michael Borges
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: D457494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi Sheng Lin
  • Electrical connector assembly
    Patent number: D457495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Hon Hai PrecisionInd. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang Xing Shi, Chun-Feng Yang
  • Cable end connector
    Patent number: D457496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: David Tso-Chin Ko
  • Cover for an adapter housing
    Patent number: D457497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig A. Bentz, Vern Loch, Joseph Coffey
  • Raceway for signage wiring
    Patent number: D457498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Excellart Sign Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce D. Birnbaum
  • Insulated boot for handling electrical conductors
    Patent number: D457499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Wingo & Wingo Inc.
    Inventors: H. Bruce Wingo, Danny R. Wingo
  • Plug-in electronic module
    Patent number: D457500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Blashewski, Andrew F. McCann
  • Air mattress control unit
    Patent number: D457501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Sunflower Medical, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Shang Neng Wu
  • Instrument panel for an oil free compressor
    Patent number: D457502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: John R. Sykes, David R. Pritchard, David B. Stahlman, Marion Daniel Hancock, II
  • Wrist mounted television unit
    Patent number: D457503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Kenneth R Butler, Jr.
  • Television receiver for an automobile
    Patent number: D457504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Morio Iwasaki
  • Space saver kitchen video/CD/AM/FM stereo apparatus
    Patent number: D457505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing, S.A.
    Inventor: David Anthony Benedetti
  • Flip down monitor base
    Patent number: D457506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Audiovox Specialized Applications, LLC
    Inventor: Paul L. Scribner
  • Television set
    Patent number: D457507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Lim, Yong Sil Lee
  • Mini phone
    Patent number: D457508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Higear Limited
    Inventor: Andy Sai-kong Lam
  • Telephone
    Patent number: D457509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ohwada, Toshihiko Umeda
  • Enclosure for information recorder
    Patent number: D457510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Olzak, Gary Kersten
  • AM/FM radio with soothing sounds
    Patent number: D457511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Se Kit Yuen
  • Headphone
    Patent number: D457512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Naofumi Yoneda
  • Earset communicator
    Patent number: D457513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: ArialPhone LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Pirelli, Marc Cygnus, Gerald Hansberger
  • Communication device earset
    Patent number: D457514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: GN Jabra Corporation
    Inventors: Vicki L. Marion, Marcia Brumitt, Medford A. Dyer, Raleigh B. Wilson, Anita Habeich, Edward Springer, Stuart A. Karten, Dennis L. Schroeder, Simon A. Solberger
  • Earphone
    Patent number: D457515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Masamitsu, Keitaro Tsuboki
  • Retractable headset housing
    Patent number: D457516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: FSL Electronics Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Paramjit Kohli, Seok-Ki Kim
  • Microphone
    Patent number: D457517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Taky Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Cheng Chung
  • Cellular antenna
    Patent number: D457518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: James W. Wilson
  • Key matrix for a handset
    Patent number: D457519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanna Vuolteenaho, Anthony Dalby
  • Input controls for a wireless communications device
    Patent number: D457520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: David Laverick, David Lammers-Meis, Robert M. Kalis
  • Hard disk drive module
    Patent number: D457521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Raymond C. Sherry
  • Display for arithmetic and control unit
    Patent number: D457522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Teiyu Goto
  • Monitor
    Patent number: D457523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Wun San Baek
  • Monitor
    Patent number: D457524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Wun San Baek
  • Folding keyboard
    Patent number: D457525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Think Outside, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Olodort, John Tang, Peter M. Cazalet, Sung Kim, Arturo Meuniot, Benjamin Pei-Ming Chia, Robert D. Brunner
  • Chip for personal digital assistant
    Patent number: D457526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Handspring, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Peter Skillman, Martin Bone
  • Chassis for a personal digital assistant
    Patent number: D457527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Intrinsyc Software, Inc.
    Inventors: David Manuel, Justine Smith, William Gordon, David Cirjak
  • Icon for a portion of a computer screen
    Patent number: D457528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Axel Platz, Regina Schmitt
  • Computer screen with an icon
    Patent number: D457529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Ralph D. McRae
  • Combined frame digital image player and recorder
    Patent number: D457530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Alan Amron
  • Compressor piston
    Patent number: D457531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Kazuya Kimura, Kenji Takenaka, Hiroaki Kayukawa, Masaki Ota
  • Milling machine for leaves and branch
    Patent number: D457532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Jenn Feng Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Chang Jong
  • Mower
    Patent number: D457533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel E. Concari, David S. Strong, Richard P. Rosa, Murray D. Hunter
  • Hydraulic breaker
    Patent number: D457534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Soosan Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kyoung Ho Kim
  • Rock drill bit
    Patent number: D457535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Gator Rock Bits, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Wayne Hamilton, Charles Hamilton