Patents Issued in August 19, 2003
  • Link for a security chain
    Patent number: D478503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Robert A. Vito
  • Pouch with press tap
    Patent number: D478504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Yvon Loic Crozet, Patrick Jean-Francois Etesse
  • Dispenser for sunblock towelettes
    Patent number: D478505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventors: David L. Olson, II, Michael E. Wondka
  • Surfboard display packaging
    Patent number: D478506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Mark Jack Lyons
  • Cap for cosmetic product
    Patent number: D478507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Norman D. Poisson, Anthony Pannozzo
  • Mount for packaging
    Patent number: D478508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Kumakura
  • Bottle holder with handle
    Patent number: D478509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Frank DeCotis
  • Mount for packaging
    Patent number: D478510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Kumakura
  • Self-cooled beverage container
    Patent number: D478511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Erin Reynolds
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D478512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler D. Duston, Kishen Gohil, Colin W. Brown, Guy Naish
  • Flask
    Patent number: D478513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Aniceto Canamasas Puigbo
  • Bottle
    Patent number: D478514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Watson Enterprises Limited
    Inventor: Tong Chack Fai
  • Wrist watch
    Patent number: D478515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Company Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Sugiura, Marie Yoshida
  • Measuring device
    Patent number: D478516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Svenska Matapparater Fabriks AB
    Inventors: John Larsson, Magnus Petermann
  • Location receiver for radio frequency tracking system
    Patent number: D478517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: John A. Law
  • Back-up sensor strip
    Patent number: D478518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: William Porter
  • Ruler
    Patent number: D478519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Nigel Harrison Black
  • Electrical measurement instrument case
    Patent number: D478520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Rey P. Harju
  • Electrical measurement instrument case
    Patent number: D478521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Rey P. Harju
  • Carbon dioxide indicator
    Patent number: D478522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventor: Leroy D. Geist
  • Vehicle brake tester
    Patent number: D478523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: W. P. Thompson & Company
    Inventor: Michael John Leck
  • Waitstaff signaling device
    Patent number: D478524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Norma Richtter
  • Point discharge dissipation terminal
    Patent number: D478525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: ALLTEC Corporation
    Inventor: Dale R. Haygood
  • Whistle
    Patent number: D478526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Wayne Cohen
  • Jewelry pendant
    Patent number: D478527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Matthew F. Guggenheim
  • Precious stone design
    Patent number: D478528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Rosy Blue, N.V.
    Inventors: Dilip R. Mehta, Priti Harshad Mehta
  • Gemstone
    Patent number: D478529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Ryo Yoshida
  • Flower vase
    Patent number: D478530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Nicholas E. Sachuk
  • Vase
    Patent number: D478531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Linha Levve Acessorios Paisagisticos Ltda
    Inventors: Benedito Abbud, Rubens Jose de Sousa Cunha, Jr.
  • Quick release snowmobile seat
    Patent number: D478532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Bombardier Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Crépeau, Éric Bertrand
  • Automobile body
    Patent number: D478533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Nicholas, Jaehak Namgoong, Brandon Faurote, L. John Ozark, Lance R Wagner, Jeffrey I Godshall
  • Toy bicycle
    Patent number: D478534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxine Clark, Shelley Armstrong, Helen Hagan, Shari Stout, Ming-Tai Tun
  • Tricycle frame
    Patent number: D478535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Far Great Plastics Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ting-Hsing Chen
  • Mirror
    Patent number: D478536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne J. Rumsey, John W. Carter, Kenton J. Ypma, Bradley L. Northman, Frederick T. Bauer
  • Rearview mirror for vehicles
    Patent number: D478537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Murakami Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Ono
  • Visor for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: D478538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Lund International, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Iverson, Jason P. Dunlap, Patrick L. Kranitz
  • Vehicular wheel
    Patent number: D478539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Arelli Alloy Wheels, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry P. Brown, Frederick D. Brown, Jr.
  • Front face of a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D478540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Diko Sulahian
  • Front face of a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D478541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Diko Sulahian
  • Front face of a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D478542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Diko Sulahian
  • Hopper for a bed mounted spreader assembly
    Patent number: D478543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Trynex, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. Truan, James Truan, Joshua Scott, Paul Mandrik
  • Accessory bracket
    Patent number: D478544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Reese Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. McCoy, Jason R. Moldthan
  • Rear bumper for personal watercraft
    Patent number: D478545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyoaki Maeda, Kanji Kiyohara, Takeru Ohshima, Yukio Asakura
  • Power adapter
    Patent number: D478546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steve Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Anthony Whang
  • High intensity discharge lamp ballast
    Patent number: D478547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: PowerSelect Inc.
    Inventor: Todd W. Milby
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: D478548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Connector for medical apparatus
    Patent number: D478549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Erich Jaeger GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Porzelt
  • Convoluted tube overmold on a din connector
    Patent number: D478550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Lyall Assemblies, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott A. Garver
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: D478551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Zhang, ZiQiang Zhu
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: D478552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guohua Zhang, Ziqiang Zhu, Zhonghua Yao, Hongqiang Han