Patents Issued in July 29, 2003
  • Housing for a water treatment unit
    Patent number: D477856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Kinetico Incorporated
    Inventor: Erin Riddell
  • Water filtering apparatus
    Patent number: D477857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Kuna Group AB
    Inventor: Rafal Kuna
  • Faucet body
    Patent number: D477858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: PFF and Associates
    Inventor: Philip F. Friedrich
  • Sanitary faucet
    Patent number: D477859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Hansgrohe AG
    Inventor: Antonio Citterio
  • Handle
    Patent number: D477860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Yos Singtoroj
  • Pull-out spout
    Patent number: D477861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Judd A. Lord
  • Spout
    Patent number: D477862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Yos Singtoroj
  • Shower slide bar
    Patent number: D477863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Newfrey LLC
    Inventor: Yos Singtoroj
  • Casing for an air conditioning, cooling and/or heating apparatus
    Patent number: D477864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: AERMEC S.p.A.
    Inventor: Giorgetto Giugiaro
  • Blade for a ceiling fan
    Patent number: D477865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Yu Huang
  • Round tablet
    Patent number: D477866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Georges Dubois, Daniel Quintard, Alain M. H. Jacques, Juliette Rousselet, Fabienne Jacquet
  • Tubing harness for extracorporeal treatment
    Patent number: D477867
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: CHF Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. O'Mahony, Steven Bernard, Douglas Francis Walker
  • Air delivery device
    Patent number: D477868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Perry D. Lithgow, Andrew Cheung, Susan Robyn Lynch
  • Container for fluids and waste management
    Patent number: D477869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Dutch Opthalmic Research Center B.V.
    Inventor: Gerrit Jan Vijfvinkel
  • Hygienic napkin
    Patent number: D477870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Industria E Comerico, LTDA
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Ribeiro De Carvalho, Marcia Helena Teixeira Fajolli, Flavia Guimaraes Guaragna
  • Hygienic napkin
    Patent number: D477871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Industria E Comercio LTDA
    Inventors: Antonio Carlos Ribeiro De Carvalho, Marcia Helena Teixeira Fajolli, Flavia Guimaraes Guaragna
  • Disposable absorbent article
    Patent number: D477872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventor: Paula Mary Sosalla
  • Gastronomy tube pouch
    Patent number: D477873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventors: Donald J. Borash, Alicemarie E. Borash
  • Electronic stethoscope
    Patent number: D477874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventors: George Sommerfeld, Sven Erik Poulsen, Henrik Soerig Thomsen
  • Slidable and rotatable coupler for a prosthetic leg
    Patent number: D477875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Bulldog Tools Inc.
    Inventors: Wilbur N. Meyer, Robert B. Meyer
  • Dental abutment
    Patent number: D477876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: George M. Whitehead
  • Dental abutment
    Patent number: D477877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: George M. Whitehead
  • Dental abutment
    Patent number: D477878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: George M. Whitehead
  • Dental abutment
    Patent number: D477879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: George M. Whitehead
  • Electro stimulator
    Patent number: D477880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Laica S.r.l.
    Inventor: Maurizio Moretto
  • Hunter's blind
    Patent number: D477881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: David E. Johnson
  • Casement window
    Patent number: D477882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: William M. Clarkin
  • Floor tile arrangement
    Patent number: D477883
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC
    Inventors: Scott Smith, Greg B. Amburgey, Frederick R. Bradshaw, Roy L. Chamberlain, Jeffrey A. Davidson, Robert A. Fortman, Whitman M. Harson, James R. O'Neil, Franklin T. Pleasants
  • Smooth-face surfacing plate with irregular internal structures
    Patent number: D477884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Trend Group S.p.a.
    Inventor: Andrea Di Giuseppe
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D477885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory F. Esakoff
  • Exterior surface configuration of a vehicle front light
    Patent number: D477886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Yu-Chu Lin
  • Exterior surface configuration of a vehicle rear light
    Patent number: D477887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Yu-Chu Lin
  • Light handle with circuit breaker and magnetic holder
    Patent number: D477888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Alert Safety Lite Products Co., Inc.
    Inventors: James D. Kovacik, Paul S. Blanch, Joseph J. Smith
  • Portable light
    Patent number: D477889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Mathmos Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Coles, Simon Maidment
  • Solar powered outdoor light
    Patent number: D477890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: The Brinkmann Corporation
    Inventors: Ellis Hon Siu Cheong, Gary Mazurek
  • Ceiling light
    Patent number: D477891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Zumtobel Staff GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Fritze, Burhenne Matthias
  • Cover for lights and light bulbs
    Patent number: D477892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Whitecastle Investments, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuval Alduby
  • Lighter
    Patent number: D477893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Yigal Cohen Harel
  • Lighter insert for pocket knives
    Patent number: D477894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Werner Neuenschwander
  • Cosmetic container with round receptacles
    Patent number: D477895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: HCT Limited
    Inventor: Rebecca Louise Goswell
  • Lipstick chilling pouch
    Patent number: D477896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Weiss, Brian Mark Reeves
  • Field master connector cleaning system
    Patent number: D477897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Realm Communications Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jackie Ray Bradford, John Bryan Russell
  • Washing machine
    Patent number: D477898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Geyer
  • Refuse container lid
    Patent number: D477899
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Zarn, LLC
    Inventor: Gerard Tuduri
  • Trash can cart
    Patent number: D477900
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Ronald Glenn Ditmars, Jr.
  • Handgrip-actuated interface for intelligent lifting device
    Patent number: D477901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Gorbel, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas Robinson
  • Currency acceptor
    Patent number: D477902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: Alfred F. Bergeron, Robert J. Clauser, David C. Deaville, Charles Richard Lewis, Jr., Michael D. Nunn, Raymond M. Walker, William H. Wurz, Jeffrey T. Thanley
  • Poinsettia plant named ‘Festival Rose’
    Patent number: PP14018
    Abstract: A poinsettia plant named ‘Festival Rose’ particularly characterized by the characteristics of unique rose color in habit and bract. The plant is resistant to bract fading and is a long lasting cultivar. The plant has strong branch angles which reduce breakage of lateral branches during shipping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Oglevee, Ltd.
    Inventor: Lyndon W. Drewlow
  • Plum tree named ‘Early Danae’
    Patent number: PP14019
    Abstract: A new variety of plum tree which is remotely similar to the unpatented ‘Early Beaut’ plum tree but is distinguished from it by producing uniformly purple skin coloration fruit which are mature for harvesting and shipment one week earlier than the ‘Early Beaut’ plum tree and exhibits superior holding capacity than the ‘Early Beaut’ plum tree and having more yellow flesh throughout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: George Flagler
  • Plum tree named ‘Kenmore Plum’
    Patent number: PP14020
    Abstract: A new a distinct variety of prune plum tree, Prunus domestica, originating as a hybrid seedling of the cross: ‘Standard’(non-patented)בStanley’(non-patented). This new variety is unique from its parents and other prune plums because it is has a freestone, non-shattering stone and flesh which processes very well yielding highly colored, high quality plum products. It is also more vigorous and pest tolerant than other commercial prune plum varieties grown at this time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventor: John P. Watson