Patents Issued in October 14, 2003
  • Orifice mount for high-pressure fluid jet systems
    Patent number: D480783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Flow International Corporation
    Inventors: Felix M. Sciulli, Mohamed A. Hashish, Steven J. Craigen, Bruce M. Schuman
  • Faucet housing
    Patent number: D480784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventor: Jill M. Hunt
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D480785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventor: Jill M. Hunt
  • Tee coupling
    Patent number: D480786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Victaulic Company of America
    Inventors: Charles E. Wilk, Jr., Douglas R. Dole, Lawrence W. Thau, Jr., Ronald R. Snyder, Sr.
  • Elbow coupling
    Patent number: D480787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Victaulic Company of America
    Inventors: Charles E. Wilk, Jr., Douglas R. Dole, Lawrence W. Thau, Jr., Ronald R. Snyder, Sr.
  • Bathing tub
    Patent number: D480788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Michael R. Carey
  • Bathing tub
    Patent number: D480789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Michael R. Carey
  • Toilet vent
    Patent number: D480790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Edward W. Lebrun, Sr.
  • Front panel for an air conditioner
    Patent number: D480791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Brian J. Phillips
  • Evaporator of active substances
    Patent number: D480792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: DBK Espana, S.A.
    Inventor: Jordi Basagañas Millan
  • Ceiling fan motor housing
    Patent number: D480793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: James P. Burns
  • Fan holder
    Patent number: D480794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Li Ping Chen
  • Ceiling fan light kit
    Patent number: D480795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Masao Tsuji
  • Combination ceiling fan blade and blade attachment assembly
    Patent number: D480796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Minka Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanfield Young
  • Ceiling fan blade iron
    Patent number: D480797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Minka Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Stanfield Young
  • Ceiling fan blade iron
    Patent number: D480798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Hsiao-ching Huang
  • Ceiling fan light kit
    Patent number: D480799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Stauffer
  • Ceiling fan motor housing
    Patent number: D480800
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Stauffer
  • Ceiling fan housing
    Patent number: D480801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: TSI Prime
    Inventor: Neall W. Humphrey
  • Fan blade for a ceiling fan
    Patent number: D480802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Fanimation Design & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas C. Frampton
  • Fan blade for a ceiling fan
    Patent number: D480803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Fanimation Design & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas C. Frampton
  • Blade for a ceiling fan
    Patent number: D480804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Shiow-Er Liou
  • Collection and removal device for medical fluid
    Patent number: D480805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hemotrans, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Thornbury, Pradip V. Choksi, Julie A. Ryan
  • Aerosol medication delivery inhaler mouthpiece
    Patent number: D480806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: 1263152 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Engelbreth, Robert Morton, Martin Foley
  • Control handle for a medical device used with an endoscope
    Patent number: D480807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Yardan, Christopher T. Zirps, Timothy R. Membrino, David J. Copeland, Sean J. Silva, Eric Mears
  • Surgical fastener applying apparatus
    Patent number: D480808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Timothy N. Wells, Csaba L. Rethy
  • Stent wall structure
    Patent number: D480809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Jomed NV
    Inventors: Gerd Seibold, Jacqueline Wolf
  • Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus
    Patent number: D480810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Takashi Gumisawa
  • Adhesive patch
    Patent number: D480811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Horhota, Said Saim, Leigh Ann Rondano, Michael Hardy
  • Sexually stimulating panty insert
    Patent number: D480812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Robin B. Moore-Steele
  • Tanning room
    Patent number: D480813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Bradley L. Tebo
  • Gigamatrix holding tray
    Patent number: D480814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Diversa Corporation
    Inventors: William Michael Lafferty, Scott Wayne Beaver, Daniel Kline
  • Card carrying an array of compounds
    Patent number: D480815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Discovery Partners International
    Inventors: William R. Ewing, Robert K. Neeper, Rhett L. Affleck, Gordon W. Hudson, John F. Bridwell, John E. Lillig
  • Surgical kit for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy procedures
    Patent number: D480816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. McMichael, Mark E. Foster
  • Above-ground swimming pool
    Patent number: D480817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Pierre R. Carreau
  • Block for a flowerbed
    Patent number: D480818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventors: Katsumasa Ogawa, Makiko Inoue
  • Leaf paver
    Patent number: D480819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Cyrille J. Barbier
  • Handrail
    Patent number: D480820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Construction Specialties, Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy Jane Perkins, John Leavitt Gard
  • Automobile light
    Patent number: D480821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Feng Kuo
  • Taillight assembly
    Patent number: D480822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: American Products Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian A. Horowitz
  • CD tuner, spotlight and fluorescent lantern
    Patent number: D480823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: John Manufacturing Limited
    Inventor: John Se Kit Yuen
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D480824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Englert, Scott W. Osiecki, Peter F. Lynch
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D480825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Englert, Scott W. Osiecki, Peter F. Lynch
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D480826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Englert, Scott W. Osiecki, Peter F. Lynch
  • Table lamp
    Patent number: D480827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Habitex Corporation
    Inventor: Duan-Cheng Hsieh
  • Rotatable mounting fixture for a lamp
    Patent number: D480828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Block
  • Tabletop post lantern
    Patent number: D480829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: TSI Prime
    Inventor: Neall W. Humphrey
  • Diffuser for lighting fixture
    Patent number: D480830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Sieczkowski
  • Top portion of a housing for a surgical lighthead
    Patent number: D480831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Steris Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Karl Pallo
  • Combined palm-held liquid and lotion applicator and cover
    Patent number: D480832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Joseph G. Angeletta