Patents Issued in October 21, 2003
  • Bathing tub
    Patent number: D481111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Michael R. Carey
  • Humidifier
    Patent number: D481112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Kaz, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Best, Timothy J Kennedy
  • Vapor dispenser refill
    Patent number: D481113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: The Dial Corporation
    Inventors: Ralf Groene, Michael Strasser, David Rinaldis
  • Stock car air freshener for motor vehicles
    Patent number: D481114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventors: Frank N. Cane, Robert D. Stone
  • Flower-style air freshener assembly
    Patent number: D481115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Aromate Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Henry Wu
  • Blower
    Patent number: D481116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventors: Hua-Chiang Wang, Hsin-Yen Lin
  • Ceiling fan blade iron
    Patent number: D481117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Masao Tsuji
  • Earplug
    Patent number: D481118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Cabot Safety Intermediate Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Doty, Richard Knauer
  • Patient interface device
    Patent number: D481119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: RIC Investments, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Radney, Victor Ho Chi-wai
  • Medical device for the injection of fluid medicaments
    Patent number: D481120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Miles Hawley, Stephen Sayers
  • Syringe label cradle
    Patent number: D481121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: DocuSys, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert F. Evans
  • Nostril insert pad
    Patent number: D481122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Hamilton Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Elizabeth Anne Keifer
  • Processor for endoscope
    Patent number: D481123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Pentax Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Hayamizu
  • Endoscope
    Patent number: D481124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Pentax Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Hayamizu
  • Connector for endoscope
    Patent number: D481125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Pentax Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Hayamizu
  • Remote control switch for endoscope
    Patent number: D481126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Pentax Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Hayamizu
  • White balance adjusting tube for electronic endoscope
    Patent number: D481127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Pentax Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Hayamizu
  • Angled tissue grasper rongeur instrument
    Patent number: D481128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventors: Tibor B. Koros, Gabriel J. Koros
  • Blade holder
    Patent number: D481129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Paul DiCesare, John Montgomery, Simon Cohn, Glade Howell
  • Stent wall structure
    Patent number: D481130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Jomed NV
    Inventors: Gerd Seibold, Jacqueline Wolf
  • Adhesive patch
    Patent number: D481131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Said Saim, Stephen Horhota, Leigh Ann Rondano, Michael Hardy
  • Microcurrent pulse stimulator
    Patent number: D481132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventor: John Tai Kim
  • Sample well-strip for an automated sample analyzer
    Patent number: D481133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Instrumentation Laboratory Company
    Inventors: Matthew R. Blouin, Robert R. Fisette
  • Ladder receiving bucket hanging bracket assembly
    Patent number: D481134
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventor: Frederick J. Calaicone
  • Straight wall block
    Patent number: D481135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Innovative Concrete Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Dean, Jeffrey A. Mattox, Thomas E. Newton, Jr., Mark R. Schiro
  • Curved wall block
    Patent number: D481136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Innovative Concrete Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Dean, Jeffrey A. Mattox, Thomas E. Newton, Jr., Mark R. Schiro
  • Artificial wood wall base
    Patent number: D481137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Duramax, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald Glatz
  • Interlocking tile for ice surfaces
    Patent number: D481138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Sport Court, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheryl M. Forster, Jason D. Carling, Frank A. Jugler, Mark L. Jenkins, Brad Andes, Jeremiah Shapiro
  • Stent wall structure
    Patent number: D481139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Jomed NV
    Inventors: Gerd Seibold, Jacqueline Wolf
  • Ornamental bulb
    Patent number: D481140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventor: Li-Jun Chang
  • Candle body with decorative crystal formations
    Patent number: D481141
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Aromatic Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Bell
  • Decorative candle
    Patent number: D481142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Lush Candles, Inc.
    Inventor: Harlan Scott Leeds
  • Candle topper
    Patent number: D481143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventor: David McMinn
  • Front combination lamp for an automobile
    Patent number: D481144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tatsuya Takei
  • Taillight assembly
    Patent number: D481145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: American Products Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian A. Horowitz
  • Waterproof rechargeable searchlight
    Patent number: D481146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: John Manufacturing Limited
    Inventor: John Se Kit Yuen
  • Torch
    Patent number: D481147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Ascent Fair (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Manho Yang
  • Extendable flashlight
    Patent number: D481148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventor: John Robert Brown
  • Light
    Patent number: D481149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventor: Hartmut S. Engel
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D481150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventor: Ying-Jue Lee
  • Chandelier
    Patent number: D481151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Genlyte Thomas Group LLC
    Inventor: Richard L. Brunner
  • Simulated candle
    Patent number: D481152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignees: Tell Design, David Fisher Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Tell, David B. Fisher
  • Fire truck lamp
    Patent number: D481153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventor: Paul Douglas Wilson
  • Tree torchiere
    Patent number: D481154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Lamps Plus, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis K. Swanson
  • Globe for a suspended luminaire
    Patent number: D481155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Michael Cline, Bradley R. Layne, Jack L. Ries, Nate VanMeter, Scott L. Posey, Gregory J. Subisak
  • Suspended luminaire
    Patent number: D481156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Packer, Jeffrey D. McClow, James M. Pacocha
  • Globe for a suspended luminaire
    Patent number: D481157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Fickas, Scott L. Posey, Jack L. Ries, Nate VanMeter, Gregory J. Subisak
  • Luminaire bracket
    Patent number: D481158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Michael Cline
  • Luminaire bracket
    Patent number: D481159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick R. Walker
  • Oblong shaped lamp openings for use in a vehicle bumper assembly
    Patent number: D481160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignees: Superior Production Partnership
    Inventor: Frederick L. Hoyle, Jr.