Patents Issued in July 22, 2003
  • Auxiliary braking unit
    Patent number: D477553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Master Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Alec D. Brock, Daniel L. Decker, Jr.
  • Fuel cap
    Patent number: D477554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventors: Neal L. Keefer, Jeffrey P. Roethe
  • Truck side step
    Patent number: D477555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas Jerry Ruffin
  • Tire rim
    Patent number: D477556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Sport-Service-Lorinser Sportliche Autoausrüstung GmbH
    Inventor: Adolf Koch
  • Front face of a vehicle wheel cover
    Patent number: D477557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Rally Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Iacovelli, Eddie Garrastacho, Hector Palacios
  • Wheel
    Patent number: D477558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Atlantic Wholesalers, Inc.
    Inventor: Shawn Brintouch
  • Combination emergency inflatable flotation stabilizer and compressor for water craft
    Patent number: D477559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Henning Hovland
  • Watercraft seat
    Patent number: D477560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Ron Alan Bills, Robert Brady
  • Supersonic aircraft
    Patent number: D477561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Chester P. Nelson
  • Cargo carrier
    Patent number: D477562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Cequent Towing Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. McCoy, Jason R. Moldthan, Katherine A. Adams
  • Armrest organizer
    Patent number: D477563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Case Logic, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric S. Hassett
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D477564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Sylvain Leynaert, Patrick Jon Buresh
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D477565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Roland Andre Terver, Percy Anthony LeMaire, Andre Hardy, Michel Marguerite Walther Ghislain Constant
  • Tread portion of an automobile tire
    Patent number: D477566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Mie Nonaka
  • Tire sidewall
    Patent number: D477567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Sylvain Leynaert, Kevin Ray Reim
  • High intensity discharge lamp ballast
    Patent number: D477568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: PowerSelect, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd W. Milby
  • Portable engine generator
    Patent number: D477569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeyoshi Iwatate, Ikuo Namiki, Satoru Akimoto, Makoto Yokokura
  • Optical communications device housing portion
    Patent number: D477570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Confluent Photonics Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Zdinak, Lawrence M. Kuba, J. Derek Riemer
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: D477571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wayne Huang, Caroli F. Ongcho
  • Switch
    Patent number: D477572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, Jason O. Adams, Carl W. Gomes, Elliot G. Jacoby, Roland L. Ledyard, Michael W. Pessina, Joel S. Spira
  • Dimmer switch
    Patent number: D477573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, Jason O. Adams, Carl W. Gomes, Elliot G. Jacoby, Roland L. Ledyard, Michael W. Pessina, Michael A. Ryan, Joel S. Spira
  • Dimmer switch
    Patent number: D477574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, Jason O. Adams, Carl W. Gomes, Elliot G. Jacoby, Roland L. Ledyard, Michael W. Pessina, Joel S. Spira
  • Switch
    Patent number: D477575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, Jason O. Adams, Gregory S. Altonen, Carl W. Gomes, Elliot G. Jacoby, Roland L. Ledyard, Michael W. Pessina, Joel S. Spira
  • Switch
    Patent number: D477576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, Jason O. Adams, Gregory S. Altonen, Carl W. Gomes, Elliot G. Jacoby, Roland L. Ledyard, Michael W. Pessina, Joel S. Spira
  • Switch
    Patent number: D477577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, Jason O. Adams, Carl W. Gomes, Elliot G. Jacoby, Roland L. Ledyard, Michael W. Pessina, Joel S. Spira
  • Dimmer switch
    Patent number: D477578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noel Mayo, Jason O. Adams, Carl W. Gomes, Elliot G. Jacoby, Roland L. Ledyard, Michael W. Pessina, Michael A. Ryan, Joel S. Spira
  • Light emitting diode
    Patent number: D477579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Ryoma Suenaga
  • Light emitting diode
    Patent number: D477580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Nichia Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Kamada
  • Mobile phone with a camera
    Patent number: D477581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Iijima, Takayuki Miyazawa
  • Cordless telephone handset
    Patent number: D477582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Information & Communication Mobile LLC
    Inventors: Wolfgang Muenscher, Stefan Hillenmayer
  • Cordless telephone handset
    Patent number: D477583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Information& Communication Mobile LLC
    Inventors: Wolfgang Muenscher, Stefan Hillenmayer
  • Component system
    Patent number: D477584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ik Soo Shin
  • Motion display radio
    Patent number: D477585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Unitime International Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Johnson Chen
  • Amplifier
    Patent number: D477586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Sogabe
  • Wireless pager
    Patent number: D477587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Willie H. Richardson
  • Actuator for optical pickup
    Patent number: D477588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Hori, Tsukasa Yamada
  • Audio mixer with memory card recording and reproducing device
    Patent number: D477589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: TEAC Corporation
    Inventors: Haruki Takita, Yasunobu Shimizu
  • Remote-control for projector
    Patent number: D477590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yoo Jung Ahn
  • Remote-control command
    Patent number: D477591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Proton Communications Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Yu-Yuan Hung
  • Headphone
    Patent number: D477592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Komiyama
  • Headphone
    Patent number: D477593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Jun Komiyama
  • Top shell for a handset
    Patent number: D477594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Jarmo Lehtonen
  • Display panel for a digital audio disc player
    Patent number: D477595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoo Hori, Toshiyuki Itabashi
  • Portable computing device
    Patent number: D477596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventor: Jonathan A. Hayes
  • Combined personal digital assistant and navigation device
    Patent number: D477597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: David Laverick, Christopher Hanshew, Brian G. Schoenfish, David Lammers-Meis
  • Handheld communicator
    Patent number: D477598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Rosemount In.
    Inventors: Brad N. Mathiowetz, Joachim Duren, Manfred Oehmen
  • Computer processor enclosure
    Patent number: D477599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Crisp, Bob Springer
  • Computer processor enclosure
    Patent number: D477600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Andrew Crisp, Bob Springer
  • Liquid crystal display computer
    Patent number: D477601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Elitegroup Computer Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li Yu Liao
  • Data input device
    Patent number: D477602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Gunilla Alsiö