Patents Issued in August 19, 2003
  • Compact gear box
    Patent number: D478603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Molon Motor & Coil Corporation
    Inventor: Athanase N. Tsergas
  • Housing for a vehicle lubrication system
    Patent number: D478604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Libriquip, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Conrad, Ryan Helman, Ki So
  • Garage door opener
    Patent number: D478605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerardo Guzman, Gilberto Cavada, Jimmy-Quang V. Doan
  • Digital camera
    Patent number: D478606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masahito Owada
  • Iris recognition camera
    Patent number: D478607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Nakaigawa, Shuichi Horiguchi, Yoshihiko Asai, Kanji Mutou
  • Portable hard disc, communication and battery pack unit for a digital camera back
    Patent number: D478608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Creo Il. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gili Briks, Shai Goitein, Dov Kalinski
  • Sunglasses having on each lens a colored LED operated by a battery/switch
    Patent number: D478609
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Vincent Peng
  • Goggles
    Patent number: D478610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Dragon Optical, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans K. Moritz, Kurt M. Sabin, Kevin R. McKinney, William H. Howard
  • Electric guitar
    Patent number: D478611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhito Nakajima
  • Stringed instrument
    Patent number: D478612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: William E. Norman
  • Decoration for a music box
    Patent number: D478613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Angela D. McCray
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: D478614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsushi Numagami, Takahito Ueno, Kazunari Murayama
  • Image forming apparatus
    Patent number: D478615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Karakama, Toru Oguma, Akiyoshi Yokoi, Noriyuki Komatsu
  • Toner cartridge
    Patent number: D478616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Fujita, Kenji Matsuda
  • Toner cartridge
    Patent number: D478617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Kinoshita, Naoki Yamaguchi, Masakazu Aoki
  • Printer for a computer
    Patent number: D478618
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, LTD
    Inventor: Hiroshi Obara
  • Laser beam printer
    Patent number: D478619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Agata, Hiroaki Ohashi
  • Printer
    Patent number: D478620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Silitek Corporation
    Inventor: Shi Wei Cheng
  • Color ink stick for solid ink printer
    Patent number: D478621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Brent R. Jones
  • Financial transaction card
    Patent number: D478622
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: John Charles Grayson
  • Notepad folder
    Patent number: D478623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Norwood Promotional Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Wilburn
  • Notebook
    Patent number: D478624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Noble Tile & Vessel, Inc.
    Inventor: Eileen W. Noble
  • Pen
    Patent number: D478625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Kun-Tsai Yeh
  • Writing instrument
    Patent number: D478626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Berol Corporation
    Inventors: Scott E. Stropkay, Neville E. Andrews
  • Pen
    Patent number: D478627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Morris Pen Corporation
    Inventor: Jaehoon Moon
  • Hanger clip for attachment to a wall, such as a cubicle wall
    Patent number: D478628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Fellowes, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Sheldon, Gregory J. Foster
  • Office supply case with a magnetic turning disk
    Patent number: D478629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Nick Hsu
  • Pencil clip
    Patent number: D478630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Michael T. Riggins
  • Arch writing implement container
    Patent number: D478631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Berol Corporation
    Inventors: Jayson Serrault, Gil Gaska
  • Telephone stand
    Patent number: D478632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Officemate International Corp.
    Inventor: Peter Chen
  • Lighting device, which is used, in particular for emergency signaling
    Patent number: D478633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Beghelli S.p.A.
    Inventor: Gian Pietro Beghelli
  • Sign hanger
    Patent number: D478634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Perennial Inc.
    Inventors: Cameron Whitworth, Scott Duyn
  • Image input apparatus for an electronic game machine
    Patent number: D478635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masashi Shiomi
  • Game board
    Patent number: D478636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: John Ansems
  • Hand-launchable flying object with spinnable disc and trailing bushy tail
    Patent number: D478637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Frank L. Derrick
  • Remote controller
    Patent number: D478638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Nikko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Mukaida
  • Toy water gun
    Patent number: D478639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Larami Limited
    Inventors: Steven Menow, Eric J. Wertheim
  • Plush cat
    Patent number: D478640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Cerise, LLC
    Inventors: Christina M. Steele-Kurtin, Kelly A. Robbins, Christina A. Andrews
  • Game ball
    Patent number: D478641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
    Inventor: Michael K. Kuehne
  • Golf putter and a ball retriever
    Patent number: D478642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: James A. Spino
  • Low profile skateboard
    Patent number: D478643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventors: Michael E. Langford, Timothy M. Langford
  • Ray raft
    Patent number: D478644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Troy Gentry
  • Tent
    Patent number: D478645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: American Recreation Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry E. Pearcy
  • Gun sight
    Patent number: D478646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Steven J. Wygant
  • Bottle insect catcher
    Patent number: D478647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick J. McNaughton
  • Wind-powered fishing pole
    Patent number: D478648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventors: James F. Fraser, Jr., Larry A. Ruzsas
  • Fishing rod holder
    Patent number: D478649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventors: Don D. Steudeman, Reba F. Steudeman
  • Switch valve
    Patent number: D478650
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Hung-Lin Lai
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D478651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Scott Ouyoung
  • Gooseneck faucet of a drinking bowl
    Patent number: D478652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Cheng-Fu Lai