Patents Issued in November 26, 2002
  • Cosmetic product
    Patent number: D466249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Physicians Formula Cosmetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Ingrid Jackel-Marken
  • Comb
    Patent number: D466250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Youth Lee
  • Operation panel of nail clipper
    Patent number: D466251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Kyunghan Park
  • Lipstick container with liquid filled shell
    Patent number: D466252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Golden Peak Plastic Works Limited
    Inventor: Shing-Wah Yu
  • Bag pickup mitt
    Patent number: D466253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Richard Galloway
  • Knee guard
    Patent number: D466254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Chin-Wang Hung
  • Solar bird feeder
    Patent number: D466255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: World Factory, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory G. Kuelbs
  • Feeding dish for pets
    Patent number: D466256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventor: Joan Kaplan
  • Noise maker training aid for pets
    Patent number: D466257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Hasbro, Inc.
    Inventor: Dena M. Quilici
  • Washing apparatus
    Patent number: D466258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Fuchs Gastronomiebedarf GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Fuchs, Thomas Fuchs
  • Magnetic cleaning scrap-slab for aquarium
    Patent number: D466259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Meiko Pet Corporation
    Inventor: Chiao-Ming Wang
  • Electric iron
    Patent number: D466260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Tsann Kuen USA Inc.
    Inventor: Tsan-Kuen Wu
  • Iron with stand
    Patent number: D466261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Eupa International Corporation
    Inventor: Tsan-Kuen Wu
  • Dust pan
    Patent number: D466262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Eagle Home Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Andre Chemtob
  • Rubbish bin
    Patent number: D466263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Dong Guan Bright Yin Huey Lighting Co.,Ltd.
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Recycling material container
    Patent number: D466264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventors: Gregory Sierra, II, Harold Hinsberg
  • Garbage can
    Patent number: D466265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Tsong-Yow Lin
  • Wheelbarrow
    Patent number: D466266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Sinmatai Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fan-Jung Wu
  • Carrying cart
    Patent number: D466267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Hando Industrial Co.,Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Wen Lee
  • Materials handling vehicle
    Patent number: D466268
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: James V. Kraimer, Douglas E. Goodner, Michael S. Hemry, Leif A. Norland
  • Demountable barrel storage rack
    Patent number: D466269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Kenneth John Falland
  • Miniature rose plant named ‘POULcel’
    Patent number: PP13265
    Abstract: A new miniature rose plant which has abundant, yellow 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: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Peach tree named ‘Rattray’
    Patent number: PP13266
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach having a yellow-fleshed peento-shaped fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventors: Kristy Rattray, George Rattray
  • Zoysiagrass plant ‘Himeno’
    Patent number: PP13267
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Zoysiagrass plant possessing a bluish deep green color, slow vertical growth, and minimal headings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Zoysian Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshifumi Miyachi
  • Shrub rose plant named ‘FRYyeoman’
    Patent number: PP13268
    Abstract: A new variety of Shrub rose suitable for garden decoration, having large clusters of flowers of pastel pink coloration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Weeks Wholsale Rose Grower, Inc.
    Inventor: Gareth Fryer
  • Geranium plant named ‘Klefeuer’
    Patent number: PP13269
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Zonal Geranium plant named ‘Klefeuer’, characterized by its upright and uniform plant habit; freely branching and flowering habit; early flowering habit; and brilliant red-colored flowers arranged in rounded umbels held above the foliage on upright and strong peduncles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Klemm + Sohn GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Nils Klemm
  • Shrub rose variety ‘POULattra’
    Patent number: PP13270
    Abstract: A new shrub rose which has abundant, dark red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Amphion’
    Patent number: PP13271
    Abstract: A chrysanthemum plant named ‘AMPHION’ characterized by its small sized blooms with purple ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date August 26-31; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Chrysanthemum Breeders Association NV
    Inventor: Robert Noodelijk
  • Compact floribunda rose plant named ‘POULac001’
    Patent number: PP13272
    Abstract: A new compact floribunda rose which has abundant, light pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Adonis’
    Patent number: PP13273
    Abstract: A chrysanthemum plant named ‘ADONIS’ characterized by its small sized blooms with purple ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date September 1-6; blooming for a period of 6 weeks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Chrysanthemum Breeders Association, N.V.
    Inventor: Robert Noodelijk
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Medea’
    Patent number: PP13274
    Abstract: A chrysanthemum plant named ‘MEDEA’ characterized by its small sized blooms with apricot ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date August 21-27; blooming for a period of 4 weeks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Chrysanthemum Breeders Association N.V.
    Inventor: Robert Noodelijk
  • Miniature rose variety ‘POULra002’
    Patent number: PP13275
    Abstract: A new miniature rose plant which has abundant, salmon 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 26, 2002
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Heuchera plant named ‘Canyon Melody’
    Patent number: PP13276
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Heuchera plant named ‘Canyon Melody’, which is characterized by its compact habit and flowers with medium pink calyces and exerted white petals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventors: Dara E. Emery, Edward L. Schneider
  • Compact floribunda rose plant named ‘POULac002’
    Patent number: PP13277
    Abstract: A new compact floribunda rose plant which has abundant, yellow 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 26, 2002
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Compact floribunda rose plant named ‘POULac003’
    Patent number: PP13278
    Abstract: A new compact floribunda rose which has abundant, yellow flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Mint plant named ‘Saksham’
    Patent number: PP13279
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct mint plant of Mentha arvensis ‘Saksham’, developed through tissue culture, possessing the following combination of characters namely producing higher amount of menthol with high essential oil yield as well as herbage yield; possessing better growth and vegetative growth with high regenerability; has distinct molecular profile by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD); retains the characteristics of tolerance to leaf spot, rust and powdery mildew as in the parent variety ‘Himalaya’; has light greenish leaves, pinkish white flowers like the parent plant ‘Himalaya’, this new plant is able to produce higher herbage, oil and menthol yield per unit area as compared to other existing improved varieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Sushil Kumar, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Sunita Dhawan, Mahendra Pandurang Darokar, Ali Arif Naqvi, Om Parkash Dhawan, Anil Kumar Singh, Nirmal Kumar Patra, Janak Raj Bahl, Ram Prakash Bansal
  • Heuchera plant named ‘Canyon Duet’
    Patent number: PP13280
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Heuchera plant named ‘Canyon Duet’, which is characterized by its compact habit and strongly bi-colored white and pink flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Dara E. Emery
  • Heuchera plant named ‘Canyon Chimes’
    Patent number: PP13281
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Heuchera plant named ‘Canyon Chimes’, which is characterized by its compact habit and flowers with dark pink calyces and barely protruding white petals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Dara E. Emery
  • Campanula plant named ‘Pantaloons’
    Patent number: PP13282
    Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid of Campanula plant characterized by semi-double, light purple flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel M. Heims
  • Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Stwentynine’
    Patent number: PP13283
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Spathiphyllum is provided. It is a large, relatively narrow plant, suitable for production in 20-cm and larger containers, with vigorous growth; upright and symmetrical growth habit; large, thick, ribbed, dark green and glossy leaves. Very large spathes are held relatively close to foliage on thick, strong, straight peduncles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Oglesby Plants International, Inc.
    Inventor: Marian Wincenty Osiecki
  • Anthurium plant named ‘Valentine’
    Patent number: PP13284
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium is provided. It is a medium size plant, suitable for production in 15-cm to 20-cm containers, with relatively vigorous growth; full and symmetrical growth habit; early and abundant branching; early, very abundant and year-round flowering; and resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae. Dark red spathes with contrasting cream-colored spadices are held mostly above foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Oglesby Plants International, Inc.
    Inventor: Marian Wincenty Osiecki
  • Abelia×grandiflora variety named ‘Goldenglossy’
    Patent number: PP13285
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Abelia×grandiflora plant which possesses a compact growth habit, variegated foliage, fragrant white flowers, reddish-orange pigmentation of the new growth terminals and winter foliage, and attractive reddish-purple immature stems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Plant Development Services Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry Brunson Pittman
  • Almond tree named ‘Winters’
    Patent number: PP13286
    Abstract: An improved Prunus dulcis variety is provided that is well suited for serving as a pollenizer for the widely-grown ‘Nonpareil’ variety (non-patented in the United States). Good bloom overlap in combination with good production quality is displayed. The tree exhibits an upright and spreading growth habit. Abundant lateral vegetative growth is produced on current season shoots which makes possible high tree productivity. Desirable fruit and kernel characteristics for shelled and possessed almond production are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Dale E. Kester, Thomas M. Gradziel, Richard N. Asay
  • Anthurium plant named ‘Favorita’
    Patent number: PP13287
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium is provided. It is a medium size plant, suitable for production in 15-cm to 20-cm containers, with vigorous growth; full and symmetrical growth habit; early and abundant branching; early, abundant and year-round flowering; and resistance to Xanthomonas campestris pv. dieffenbachiae. Exceptionally dark green, relatively large, glossy leaves create a sharp contrast with bright orange-red and glossy spathes held immediately above foliage on straight, strong, relatively thick peduncles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Oglesby Plants International, Inc.
    Inventor: Marian Wincenty Osiecki
  • Heuchera plant named ‘Black Beauty’
    Patent number: PP13288
    Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by shiny, deep maroon colored leaves with undulate margins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel M. Heims
  • Tiarella plant named ‘Neon Lights’
    Patent number: PP13289
    Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid of Tiarella plant characterized by its unique leaf coloration with good vigor, fine leaf form, a clumping habit, white flowers, and profuse number of inflorescences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel M. Heims
  • Pulmonaria plant named ‘Silver Shimmers’
    Patent number: PP13290
    Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid of Pulmonaria plant characterized by silver leaves with undulate margins and large, blue violet flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel M. Heims
  • Miniature rose plant named ‘Meidarin’
    Patent number: PP13291
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the dwarf Miniature Class is provided which abundantly forms attractive bicolored double orange suffused with orange-red blossoms. The growth habit is bushy. Very dense medium green glossy foliage is formed that contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The new variety is well suited for pot forcing under greenhouse growing conditions to form a distinctive gift plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: CP (Delaware), Inc.
    Inventor: Alain A. Meilland
  • Electronic keyboard musical instrument
    Patent number: RE37909
    Abstract: CLAIM The ornamental design for an electronic keyboard musical instrument, as shown. DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 is a top view of an electronic keyboard musical instrument; FIG. 2 is a front view thereof; FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof; FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof; FIG. 5 is a left-side view thereof; and, FIG. 6 is a right-side view thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Keizo Tatsumi
  • Three dimensional insert construction
    Patent number: RE37910
    Abstract: A three-dimensional insert for use in a handling system comprising a sheet of cardstock or the like defined by ends and first and second sides, a laminate applied to the top surface of the cardstock, and an overwrap material bonded to the laminate proximate to the first and second sides. This structure enables a three-dimensional object to be placed within the overwrap material without risk of movement to the peripheral sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Inventor: Anthony J. Nowakowski