Patents Issued in March 18, 2003
  • Teaching aid to chip a golf ball without breaking wrists
    Patent number: D471943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: John Evi Brick
  • Golf divot tool
    Patent number: D471944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Project Design Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Freitas, Walter E. Stewart
  • Swimmer's starting block
    Patent number: D471945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignees: Colorado Time Systems, LLC, Paragon Aquatics, division of Pentair Pool Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carey Fredrick Ryerson, Leslie Calvin Hildenbrandt, Edeen Sarmast, Matthew Cathone, Scott A. Wisniewski, Thomas A. Saldarelli
  • Pool slide
    Patent number: D471946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Inter-Fab Real Estate Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Hagerty
  • Receiver for a gun
    Patent number: D471947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James McGarry, William B. Ruger, Jr.
  • Paintball gun regulator
    Patent number: D471948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventor: David J. Dehaan
  • Muzzle loader loading tool
    Patent number: D471949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Glen Thomas
  • Termite detection station
    Patent number: D471950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Berger, Steven R. Sims, Lee M. White
  • Fishing lure with dual spinner arms
    Patent number: D471951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: E. Wayne Bowman
  • Fishing rod holder
    Patent number: D471952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: John Cardenas
  • Showerhead
    Patent number: D471953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Resources Conservation, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis D. Colligan, Michael Wales
  • Water sprayer for use in motor cleaning
    Patent number: D471954
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Shin Tai Spurt Water of the Garden Tools Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chin-Yuan Chen
  • Vegetable spray
    Patent number: D471955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Judd A. Lord
  • Spray nozzle
    Patent number: D471956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Weidong Zhao
  • Water pistol
    Patent number: D471957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Mei-Yu Nien
  • Water pistol
    Patent number: D471958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Mei-Yu Nien
  • Water pistol
    Patent number: D471959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Mei-Yu Nien
  • Combination valve and water hammer arrester
    Patent number: D471960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: IPS Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Humber
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D471961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventor: Lizabeth Dretzka
  • Electronic faucet
    Patent number: D471962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Anthony G. Spangler, Jeffrey L. Moore
  • Valve
    Patent number: D471963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: R & T Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-Yue Chiu
  • Handle
    Patent number: D471964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Michael R. Bates, Raul M. Paredes
  • Foldable chair
    Patent number: D471965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventors: Chien-Chu Lu, Wan-Fu Chen
  • Toilet seat
    Patent number: D471966
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Hatakenaka, Osamu Kondo, Muneyuki Nagai, Kazuya Takahashi
  • Patio heater
    Patent number: D471967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Uniflame Corporation
    Inventor: Martin C. Bossler
  • Heater
    Patent number: D471968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: The Holmes Group
    Inventor: Kevin Krauss
  • Heater housing
    Patent number: D471969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: The Holmes Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Krauss
  • Aerosol dispensing cabinet
    Patent number: D471970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Amrep, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin J. Gallagher, Jeffrey J. Miller
  • Ventilation cover
    Patent number: D471971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Flettner Ventilator Limited
    Inventors: Christopher John Hurlstone, Mark Anthony Di Cioccio, Reuben Wu, Sophie Rebecca Butler, Robert Cheetham Halstead, Alan Peter Tye, Kevin Alan Alex Tye
  • Extension for a heating duct
    Patent number: D471972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Murray A. Hebert
  • Applicator for a nasal delivery device
    Patent number: D471973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Hans Gillissen, Kees Govers
  • Snorkel's top
    Patent number: D471974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: QDS Injection Molding LLC.
    Inventor: Pan Chen-Lieh
  • Snorkel's housing
    Patent number: D471975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: QDS Injection Molding LLC
    Inventor: Pan Chen-Lieh
  • Injector
    Patent number: D471976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Pharmacia AB
    Inventors: Bohdan Pavlu, Carl-Göran Crafoord, Jonas Fridholm, Hans Himbert, Ulrika Vejbrink, Daniel Höglund
  • Urine collection device
    Patent number: D471977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Orde Levinson
  • Nasal maintenance splint
    Patent number: D471978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Donald Doyle
  • Needle assembly
    Patent number: D471979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Bradley M. Wilkinson, Volker Niermann
  • Medical needle assembly
    Patent number: D471980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: Richard James Caizza
  • Heart valve stiffening ring
    Patent number: D471981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Republic Medical Products Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas H. Reif
  • Oxygen concentrator
    Patent number: D471982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Inventor: Ming-Chuan Cheng
  • Blood glucose meter
    Patent number: D471983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Hypoguard Limited
    Inventors: Joanne C. Hippolyte, Graeme A. Maisey, Andrew J. Woodhead, James Aitken
  • Medical article
    Patent number: D471984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Wayne K. Dunshee, Mark A. Schonewill
  • Medical article
    Patent number: D471985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Wayne K. Dunshee, Mark A. Schonewill
  • Massager
    Patent number: D471986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Kolvin Industries Limited
    Inventor: Sen-Nen Lie
  • Medical back pad
    Patent number: D471987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Medivance Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael R. Hoglund, Kerri Record, Gary Allen Carson
  • Laboratory device
    Patent number: D471988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: DIOSNA Dierks & Soehne GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Lueth, Klaus Schoenboerner
  • Bunker cover
    Patent number: D471989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Behlen Engineered Plastics
    Inventor: Carl Van Gilst
  • Scallop edging brick
    Patent number: D471990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Riccobene Masonry Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas S. Riccobene
  • Stucco casing bead
    Patent number: D471991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Alabama Metal Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Joseph Maylon, Gary James Chenier, Jr., Michael Wade Goodwin, Melvin J. Kurpinski
  • Fence post
    Patent number: D471992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignees: Extrutech International, Inc., Tri-Ex Composites, Incorporated
    Inventors: Roderick E. Hughes, Kevin Fidati, Joe Schiff, Jack Cuttle, George Vuduris