Patents Issued in November 4, 2003
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D481821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: E.C. Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Cuevas, Richard Hallberg, Barbara Wiseley
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D481822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: James P. Wang
  • Luminaire cap
    Patent number: D481823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. McClow, Nate VanMeter, Scott L. Posey
  • Trim and frame portion of a light fixture
    Patent number: D481824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Focal Point, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Graeme Robert Alexander Watt
  • Luminaire bracket
    Patent number: D481825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Acuity Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Fickas, Fred C. Schlichter
  • Hand dryer
    Patent number: D481826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: MacDonald Johnston Engineering Co. Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Martinuzzo, John Magree, Stewart Marshall, Simon Andresen
  • Tweezers
    Patent number: D481827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Fran Fleschner Rollins
  • Pedicure shoe
    Patent number: D481828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventors: Barry A. Goldberg, Grisel Quesada
  • Flosser
    Patent number: D481829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick Gwen
  • Container cover
    Patent number: D481830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Albion Cosmetics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiko Murata
  • Helmet with light
    Patent number: D481831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Suen Ching Yan
  • Welding mask
    Patent number: D481832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Otos Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moon Young Huh
  • Pet shelter
    Patent number: D481833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph VanSkiver
  • Portable animal treat dispenser
    Patent number: D481834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Anthony L. O'Rourke
  • Animal rain coat
    Patent number: D481835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Shirley A. Williams
  • Shedding blade
    Patent number: D481836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Four Paws Products, Ltd.
    Inventor: Allen Simon
  • Pet accessory kit
    Patent number: D481837
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Florence Angela Iafelice
  • High-pressure cleaning apparatus with slotted cover
    Patent number: D481838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Reinhard Renner
  • Part of a back pack blower
    Patent number: D481839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget Electrolux
    Inventors: Christer Almqvist, Gustav Döragrip, Andreas Hedlund, Evalena Sandberg, Anders Jakobsson
  • Portable handheld battery-operated dust blower
    Patent number: D481840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: InnoDesk Business Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Lammers, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Jeffrey Scott Plantz, Patrick W. Brown
  • Vacuum
    Patent number: D481841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Ching-Feng Hsu
  • Handheld vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D481842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: A K Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yung Sze Tai
  • Hand held extraction cleaner
    Patent number: D481843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Bissell Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin T. Downey, Douglas J. Medema
  • Filter canister for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D481844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
    Inventors: Mason I. Greene, Ron E. Davis
  • Vacuum cleaner nozzle assembly
    Patent number: D481845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
    Inventors: Christian S. Leyden, Morgan S. Brown
  • Garbage can
    Patent number: D481846
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Tsong-Yow Lin
  • Drawer
    Patent number: D481847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC
    Inventor: Alfred Reneau Van Landingham, Jr.
  • Conveyor belt ceramic tile segment
    Patent number: D481848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Alan R. Goodwin
  • Vehicular jack
    Patent number: D481849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventors: Jack W. Waltz, Alvin A. Snaper
  • Automated teller machine media cassette
    Patent number: D481850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Diebold Self Service Systems, a division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul D. Magee, David A. Barker, Jeff Geither, Eric S. VanKeulen, Jon E. Washington
  • Pickling of refractory metals
    Patent number: H2087
    Abstract: Refractory metal pickling bath of HF/H2O2 aqueous solution with recovery of the etched metal as a salt thereof and separation of dissolved impurities taken from the refractory metal, with avoidance of drawbacks of state of the art HF/HNO3 pickling solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: H. C. Starck, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Balliett, Arthur H. Bronstein, Thomas J. Ryan, Michael Greengart, Daniel J. Moynihan, Douglas A. Ryan, Paul Queneau, Mark Berggren, Brandon Hagen
  • Method for reducing plate-out in a stretch blow molded container
    Patent number: H2088
    Abstract: A method for reducing or eliminating plate-out during the process used to produce stretch blow molded containers from polyester preforms by crystallizing the low molecular weight polyester molecules in or on the preform exterior surface before stretch blow molding the preform into a container. The molecules are crystallized using a crystallization process selected from (1) treating the outer surface of the preform with a solvent that is capable of crystallizing low molecular weight polyester molecules in polyester or (2) heating the outer surface of the preform to a temperature and for a time suitable for crystallizing low molecular weight polyester molecules in polyester. Plate-out is reduced because the crystallized molecules do not migrate out of the preform and form plate-out deposits on the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Steven Lee Stafford, Lavonna Suzanne Buehrig, Louis Thomas Germinario, Terrill M. McGee, Gary Wayne Minnick, Eric Jon Moskala, Michael Eugene Donelson
  • Compositions useful for degreasing metal surfaces
    Patent number: H2089
    Abstract: Metal surfaces are effectively cleaned of grease and oil using an aqueous composition containing surfactant, alkalinizing agent, metal corrosion inhibitor, brightening agent and relatively high levels of glycol ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Henkel Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald J. Cormier, Michael L. Sienkowski
  • One-piece unitary occluder
    Patent number: H2090
    Abstract: A one-piece unitary occluder is disclosed which is utilized with a fluid administration set to occlude a portion of a tube assembly which is interconnected between a source of fluid and a patient. The one-piece unitary occluder has a body with a pair of openings which are diametrically aligned with an aperture to allow fluid flow therethrough; however, once activated, the openings are misaligned relative to the aperture to occlude a portion of the tubing to prevent fluid free-flow if the tube assembly becomes disassociated from the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Sherwood Services, A.G.
    Inventor: Clarence L. Walker
  • Nemesia plant named ‘Penval’
    Patent number: PP14260
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Nemesia plant named ‘Penval’ that is characterized by compact habit, narrow green leaves, upright fragrant flower spikes and a floriferous display of pink-purple flowers. In combination these characteristics set ‘Penval’ apart from all other existing varieties of Nemesia known to the inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Sidney James Jones
  • Nemesia plant named ‘Pengoon’
    Patent number: PP14261
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Nemesia plant named ‘Pengoon’ that is characterized by a compact dense habit, dense upright spikes of sweet scented blue-purple flowers each with a red-purple palate, and oval shaped green leaves. In combination these characteristics set ‘Pengoon’ apart from all other existing varieties of Nemesia known to the inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Sidney James Jones
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mogul Time’
    Patent number: PP14262
    Abstract: A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Mogul Time,’ having an upright and branching habit of medium/tall vigor and attractive daisy flowers with purple/silver tubular spoon petals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Cleangro Ltd.
    Inventor: Mark Roland Boeder
  • Azalea plant named ‘Miss Lulu’
    Patent number: PP14263
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Azalea plant named ‘Miss Lulu’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; glossy and very dark green-colored leaves; freely branching habit; pink-colored double flowers; and excellent postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Eleonore Dettmer und Peter Dettmer GbR
    Inventors: Peter Dettmer, Eleonore Dettmer
  • Poinsettia plant named ‘Dueternity’
    Patent number: PP14264
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘Dueternity’, characterized by its inflorescences with red-colored flower bracts; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and rounded plant habit; freely branching habit; early flowering habit; and excellent post-production longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Dümmen Jungpflanzen GbR
    Inventor: Marga Dümmen
  • Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Exotic Fire’
    Patent number: PP14265
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Exotic Fire’, characterized by its pale yellow-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation and red purple-colored labellum; freely flowering habit; upright, freely branching and sturdy flowering stems, and excellent postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Renate Plate
  • Phalaenopsis plant named ‘Osiris’
    Patent number: PP14266
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis orchid named ‘Osiris’ characterized by broad elliptic leaves; brown stem; showy light purple flowers with dark purple stripes and white margins; dull, green leaves with silvery glance and purple spots; and freely flowering with 10-15 flowers and buds per raceme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Microflor NV
    Inventor: Ronie van Rijsselberghe
  • Crape Myrtle plant named ‘Violet Filli’
    Patent number: PP14267
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of dwarf winter hardy Lagerstroemia plant named, ‘Violet Filli’ is the result of a unique hybridization. This new and distinct cultivar is characterized primarily as to novelty by its extreme cold hardiness to Zone 4, its numerous sturdy bright violet blooms, its compact spreading performance with heavy branching, its vigorous and uniform growth habit, and its floriferous nature form midsummer until frost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventors: David W. Fleming, Gretchen A. Zwetzig
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Pjhavan’
    Patent number: PP14268
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Pjhavan’, characterized by its rounded plant habit; freely branching habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences; golden yellow-colored ray florets; natural season flowering in mid-September in the Northern Hemisphere; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Luc Remi Johan Pieters
  • Argyrantheum plant named ‘Balargluite’
    Patent number: PP14269
    Abstract: A new and distinct Argyranthemum plant named ‘Balargluite’, characterized by its white ray florets, yellow disc florets, medium green foliage and upright growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Ball FloraPlant, a division of Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Kerry M. Strope
  • Climbing shrub rose plant named ‘Radramblin’
    Patent number: PP14270
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms in abundance on a continuous basis attractive clusters of fully double rich red blossoms. The vegetation is strong and vigorous. A compact climbing shrub growth habit is displayed. Attractive foliage is formed having a touch of red prior to maturing the deep dark green. Good tolerance to Black Spot and Powdery Mildew is exhibited. Attractive ornamentation is made possible on a trellis, fence or building with support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Radler
  • Mahaleb rootstock named ‘UCMH 56’
    Patent number: PP14271
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Prunus mahaleb is provided. The new cultivar is particularly well suited for serving as an understock during cherry production. A number of advantages are provided when compared to the standard Mahaleb rootstock. The cultivar is readily amenable to vegetative propagation (e.g., by the use of softwood cuttings), and exhibits improved resistance to Phytophthora spp. When used with a ‘Bing’ cherry scion, increased yields and yield efficiency have been observed without reduced fruit size. Improved precocity in bearing is displayed when compared to the standard Mahaleb rootstock. The new cultivar when grown without use as an understock forms a smaller tree than the ‘UCMH 55’ cultivar and the standard Mahaleb rootstock. Few suckers are produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Stephen M. Southwick
  • Petunia plant named ‘Jam Cherose’
    Patent number: PP14272
    Abstract: A petunia cultivar particularly distinguished by red-purple colored flowers, compact habit and good basal branching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Goldsmith Seeds Inc.
    Inventor: Mitchell Eugene Hanes
  • Petunia plant named ‘Jam White’
    Patent number: PP14273
    Abstract: A petunia cultivar particularly distinguished by light green-white colored flowers, compact habit and good basal branching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Goldsmith Seeds Inc.
    Inventor: Mitchell Eugene Hanes
  • Miniature rose plant named ‘Meiskaille’
    Patent number: PP14274
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature Class is provided which abundantly forms in clusters on a nearly continuous basis attractive very double bright Lemon Yellow blossoms that well retain their coloration upon maturity. The growth habit is narrow bushy. Very dense dark green semi-glossy foliage is formed that contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. Plants of the new variety develop well following budding and following the rooting of cuttings. The new variety is well suited for pot forcing under greenhouse growing conditions to form a distinctive gift plant. Very good tolerance to Oidium Botrytis is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: CP Delaware, Inc.
    Inventor: Alain A. Meilland
  • Hybrid Tea rose plant named ‘Meiwiling’
    Patent number: PP14275
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided which forms attractive double blossoms that are mauve in coloration. The buds are large and high-pointed. The plant exhibits a narrow bushy growth habit, rather dense semi-glossy foliage, and very good tolerance to Powdery Mildew and Botrytis. The foliage coloration contrasts nicely with the mauve blossom coloration. The new variety is particularly well suited for cut flower production under greenhouse growing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: CP Delaware, Inc.
    Inventor: Alain A. Meilland