Patents Issued in November 5, 2002
  • Patent number: D465280
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Neothermia Corporation
    Inventors: Scott P. Huntley, Andre de Salis
  • Patent number: D465281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Dieter Lang
  • Patent number: D465282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Genx International Corp.
    Inventor: Michael D. Cecchi
  • Patent number: D465283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Q.I.S., Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel A. Lodge
  • Patent number: D465284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: James C. Brown
  • Patent number: D465285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Elevator Manufacturing France SAS
    Inventor: André Fayol
  • Patent number: D465286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Karl H. W. Gregori
  • Patent number: D465287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Dura-Weld, Inc.
    Inventors: Russ L. Wanser, Gary A. Prommel
  • Patent number: D465288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Georg Wall
  • Patent number: D465289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Gibson, Enrique R. Giner
  • Patent number: D465290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Henry Sherman Griffith
  • Patent number: D465291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Dale R. Marshall
  • Patent number: D465292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Yu-Chow Ko
  • Patent number: D465293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Spa Electrics Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Ian Guthrie
  • Patent number: D465294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: William E. Crookes, Bengt A. Nestell, Jeff Christian
  • Patent number: D465295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Milton Yang
  • Patent number: D465296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Smart Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles J. DiPasquale
  • Patent number: D465297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventor: Jack D. Thomas
  • Patent number: D465298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Adolf Gottwald
  • Patent number: D465299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Kuei-Min Hsu
  • Patent number: D465300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Minka Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert De'Armond
  • Patent number: D465301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Patrick S. Dolan
  • Patent number: D465302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Kim Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne W. Compton, Kevin Willmorth
  • Patent number: D465303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Gisela Friesenhahn
  • Patent number: D465304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventor: Christine Marie Bushman
  • Patent number: D465305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: HCT Limited
    Inventors: James Thorpe, Rebecca Louise Goswell
  • Patent number: D465306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: William D. Price
  • Patent number: D465307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignees: Haier Group Corporation, Qingdao Refrigeration Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Guanglin Du, Yongsheng Zhang
  • Patent number: D465308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Ildefonso Resuello, Jonathan Dalton, Dana Reinisch, Raffaele Mazzei, Aaron Hayes, James Owen, Charles L. Jones, Timothy Edward McKeown, Allen D. Wong, Daniel Henry Quinlan
  • Patent number: D465309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Calor S.A.
    Inventor: Klaus Foersterling
  • Patent number: D465310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Murat Gokce Suer
  • Patent number: D465311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Dong Guan Bright Yin Huey Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Patent number: D465312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Perelli, Robert J. Tokash
  • Patent number: D465313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Ateliers Reunis Caddie (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventor: Alain Le Marchand
  • Patent number: H2051
    Abstract: A system for providing multiple quality of service classes to a subscriber using a terminal unit includes a gateway operable to communicate with a network and a base station coupled to the gateway. The base station is operable to communicate with the terminal unit over a wireless interface. The base station is also operable to receive a first packet associated with a first application and a second packet associated with a second application from the gateway. The applications are executed by the terminal unit. The base station is further operable to identify a first quality of service class associated with the first packet and a second quality of service class associated with the second packet using quality of service information. The quality of service information is associated with the first and second applications, and at least a portion of the quality of service information is identified by a network address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Opuswave Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Yinjun Zhu, Carl Mansfield, Alan Carlton, Narayan Menon
  • Patent number: PP13163
    Abstract: A new and distinct Antirrhinum plant named Balumyell is provided. This new cultivar is characterized by its trailing habit and bright yellow flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Ball FloraPlant, a division of Ball Horticultural Corporation
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • Patent number: PP13164
    Abstract: A new and distinct grapevine variety characterized by round to ovate seedless black berries that are naturally large, firm, and of high eating quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Sun World International, Inc.
    Inventor: David W. Cain
  • Patent number: PP13165
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dogwood tree, Cornus florida, named ‘Karen's Appalachian Blush’, is provided. This cultivar is characterized by resistance to powdery mildew which is superior to any other white flowering dogwood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Corporation
    Inventors: Mark T. Windham, Robert N. Trigiano, Willard T. Witte
  • Patent number: PP13166
    Abstract: This newly discovered asexually reproduced variety of zoysiagrass plant is a perennial having a superior rate of spreading with texture improved over common zoysiagrass, superior turf grass quality regarding compactness and low degree of thatch, and slightly darker than average green color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Bladerunner Farms
    Inventor: David Doguet
  • Patent number: PP13167
    Abstract: A new and distinct plum variety that possesses early ripening fruit which ripens evenly and has a mildly sweet taste is described. The fruit is not prone to fruit drop and has good keeping quality for the fresh market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Sun World International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Mowrey, David W. Cain
  • Patent number: PP13168
    Abstract: A burning bush named ‘ODOM’ having a short dense habit and slow growth rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Odom Nursery Company
    Inventor: Jack W. Odom
  • Patent number: PP13169
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Diascia plant named ‘Codiap’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely and continuous branching; and numerous soft orange-colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Nuflora International Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Graham Brown
  • Patent number: PP13170
    Abstract: A new miniature rose plant which has abundant, red flowers and attractive foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year round production in commercial glasshouses. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Patent number: PP13171
    Abstract: A new and distinct plum variety that produces very early-ripening fruit with a mildly sweet taste. The fruit flesh is pale yellow near the pit cavity and red throughout the rest of the flesh which darkens with ripening. The fruit is not prone to fruit drop and has good keeping quality for the fresh market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Sun World International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Mowrey, David W. Cain
  • Patent number: PP13172
    Abstract: Minature rose plant having a deep yellow flower color; long shelf life; ease of propagation as an own-root cutting; and an ability to force well throughout the year.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Jackson & Perkins Wholesale, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith W. Zary
  • Patent number: PP13173
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Ficus plant named ‘000-G1’, characterized by its mostly upright habit when grown under full sun conditions and upright and outwardly spreading habit when grown under shade conditions; freely branching habit, full and dense plants; glossy variegated leaves; and undulate foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Rose of Sharon Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory John Mislow, III
  • Patent number: PP13174
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Fismarble Silver’ characterized by having intense salmon-pink bract color with a narrow white margin; tight, relatively large inflorescence with slightly upward directed bracts; light greyish-green, white margined foliage; relatively compact and well-branched plant habit; medium (mid season) flowering response; and good after-sale keeping quality of the bracts and the cyathia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Joachim Hitzigrath
  • Patent number: PP13175
    Abstract: A new and distinct mid-season peach tree cultivar (i.e., Prunus persica) is provided that forms attractive highly blushed vertically flattened fruit. The fruit has semi-freestone white flesh that is sweet and juicy and of low acid content. The fruit commonly is larger and possesses slightly more red blush than the ‘N.J. F-2’ cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,123). Also, the fruit commonly matures at least three weeks later than the ‘N.J. F-2’ cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Agri Sun Nursery L.L.C.
    Inventor: George Howard
  • Patent number: PP13176
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Diascia plant named ‘Codiared’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading, and compact plant habit; freely and continuous branching; and numerous red purple-colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Nuflora International Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Graham Brown
  • Patent number: PP13177
    Abstract: A new and distinct peach variety with large, firmly textured fruit, yellow flesh, and 50-70% red overcolor. The new variety ripens early in the season and has lower winter chilling requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Sun World International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Mowrey, David W. Cain