Patents Issued in May 13, 2003
  • Multimedia chip card
    Patent number: D474473
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Fischer, Harald Gundlach, Thomas Muench
  • Computer front bezel
    Patent number: D474474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh Nan Chien, Fu-Ming Chen, Yin Sheng Yeh
  • Computer front bezel
    Patent number: D474475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh Nan Chien, Fu-Ming Chen, Yin Sheng Yeh
  • Computer front bezel
    Patent number: D474476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh Nan Chien, Fu-Ming Chen, Yin Sheng Yeh
  • Computer front bezel
    Patent number: D474477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh Nan Chien, Fu-Ming Chen, Yin Sheng Yeb
  • Input controls for an electronic navigation instrument
    Patent number: D474478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: David Laverick, John B. Whiteside
  • Computer generated image for a display panel or screen
    Patent number: D474479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Ippei Tambata
  • Outboard motor cowl
    Patent number: D474480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Zebley, Jr., John I. S. Park, Benjamin S. Burkhart
  • Backhoe
    Patent number: D474481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Keiichi Hara
  • Sewing machine
    Patent number: D474482
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Fritz Gegauf Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Sabina Melzer-Müller
  • Ice maker box
    Patent number: D474483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: IPS Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Humber, Steven R. Cole
  • Rotation type holder of food for refrigerator
    Patent number: D474484
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Hana Cobi Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Ho Kim
  • Compartment assembly for a refrigerator
    Patent number: D474485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Eveland, Tamara Kappler, Todd E. Kniffen, Timothy M. Nugent, David J. Olberding, Robert Pohl, Ravi K. Sawhney, Eric Svenby, Dennis E. Winders, John Frank Zinni
  • Cooler door
    Patent number: D474486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: U-Line Corporation
    Inventors: Philip J. Uihlein, Joseph E. Braun, Thomas W. Rand
  • Microscope
    Patent number: D474487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Kanao
  • Notched camera case with swivel base
    Patent number: D474488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Pelco
    Inventors: James F. Arbuckle, Gregory S. Giroux, William S. Arbuckle
  • Remote control pan-tilt camera
    Patent number: D474489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shosaku Kawashima
  • Combined computer and video camera
    Patent number: D474490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Ogasawara
  • Control box for projector
    Patent number: D474491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Paek Nam Kim
  • Swimming goggle
    Patent number: D474492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Musical keyboard
    Patent number: D474493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Raglan Tuttle
  • Hand embossing stamp
    Patent number: D474494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventors: Craig J. Petersen, Ravi Venkataraman
  • Type font
    Patent number: D474495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventor: Axel Bertram
  • Typographic font
    Patent number: D474496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Seat Pagine Gialle S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero De Macchi
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: D474497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tachio Kawai, Kanji Yokomori, Jun Miyamoto, Tadashi Horikawa, Takeshi Arimitsu, Koji Hashimoto, Susumu Nittani
  • Manual sheet-feeding tray for copy machine
    Patent number: D474498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanao Takahashi, Kazuyoshi Yamada, Shigeru Horiguchi
  • Video printer
    Patent number: D474499
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuki Isono
  • Printer for digital x-ray diagnosis
    Patent number: D474500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ichiyoshi
  • Laser beam printer
    Patent number: D474501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideki Hayashi
  • Mailing form
    Patent number: D474502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Walz Postal Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerard F. Walz
  • End window envelope
    Patent number: D474503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Joseph A. Depretis
  • Open communicator mailer
    Patent number: D474504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventors: Marisa Woods, Stanley Zimmerman
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: D474505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Richemont Italia S.p.A.
    Inventor: Sergio De Bon
  • Component for a writing utensil
    Patent number: D474506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Merz & Krell GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Volkmar Rommel
  • Multi-purpose hand operated office utensil
    Patent number: D474507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: CTech AG
    Inventor: Hanspeter Leins
  • Portable hand-held pencil sharpener with loop attachments
    Patent number: D474508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: InnoDesk Business Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Lammers, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Jeffrey Scott Plantz, Patrick W. Brown
  • Illuminated exit sign
    Patent number: D474509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Il Kim
  • Portable electronic gaming device
    Patent number: D474510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: LIF Capital Group, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Fayram, Charles Dewey, Christian Wright
  • Scooter frame
    Patent number: D474511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Far Great Plastics Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ting-Hsing Chen
  • Construction toy piece
    Patent number: D474512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Lee Valley Tools, Ltd.
    Inventor: Brent K. Hyde
  • Building block
    Patent number: D474513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Yoshiritsu Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshiie Kichijo
  • Articulated toy figure
    Patent number: D474514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignees: Hasbro, Inc., Wild Blue Invention & Design
    Inventors: Daniel West Price, Marysue Besl Price, Wayne Marshall Ginn, David Voss, Michelino Paolino, Jr.
  • Doll
    Patent number: D474515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventors: Jason Lawrence Reiher, Jill H Remington
  • Exercise machine
    Patent number: D474516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Johnson Kuo
  • Barbell weight plate
    Patent number: D474517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Technical Knockout, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Harms
  • Easy read nine-ball
    Patent number: D474518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Steven J. Westlund
  • Ball bat
    Patent number: D474519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Jas. D. Easton, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary W. Filice
  • Golf putter head
    Patent number: D474520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventor: David F. Mills
  • Multipurpose golf tool
    Patent number: D474521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Timothy R. Knight
  • Floatation apparatus
    Patent number: D474522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Monroe