Patents Issued in March 2, 2004
  • Cutting insert for cutting tool
    Patent number: D487281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Sandvik Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Stefan Roman, Leif Widin
  • Digital camera
    Patent number: D487282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Olympus Corporation
    Inventor: Ju Zhou
  • Digital camera
    Patent number: D487283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Pentax Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Watanabe
  • Eyeglasses
    Patent number: D487284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Dioptics Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Henry Welling Lane
  • Printer with copying and scanning functions
    Patent number: D487285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Hoshiya
  • Printer with copying and scanning functions
    Patent number: D487286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Hoshiya
  • Printer with copying and scanning functions
    Patent number: D487287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Hoshiya
  • Front face of a cockpit panel flight training aid
    Patent number: D487288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: William Kenneth Bowman
  • Note clip with suction cup
    Patent number: D487289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Herbert Richter
  • Banner hanger
    Patent number: D487290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph P. Kosir
  • Ordinal indicating device
    Patent number: D487291
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Joseph Luis De La Rosa
  • Game of chance spinner
    Patent number: D487292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas S. Kaminski
  • Collapsible toy air gun
    Patent number: D487293
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Steven Zuloff
  • Home gym-aerobic training combo
    Patent number: D487294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Diova LLC
    Inventor: Ned Gvoich
  • Golf putter head
    Patent number: D487295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: V. Cranston Smith
  • Aiming device for improving golf putting and chipping
    Patent number: D487296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Roger E. Lister
  • Breeze blocker
    Patent number: D487297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventors: James Tyler, Sandra Tyler
  • Pistol grip
    Patent number: D487298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Jacob Clare, Richard George Lohre, Gregory Clegg Spooner, Ronald Peter DeVlam
  • Endline drip head for use in watering systems
    Patent number: D487299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Gardena Manufacturing GmbH
    Inventor: Franco Clivio
  • Sprinkler
    Patent number: D487300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Gardena Manufacturing GmbH
    Inventor: Franco Clivio
  • Shower head, especially for body showers
    Patent number: D487301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Hansgrohe AG
    Inventors: Andreas Haug, Tom Schönherr, Fabian Kollmann
  • Deck mount faucet
    Patent number: D487302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Enslin
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D487303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: John K. Blomstrom
  • Flow gas and air regulating device for sacks and flexible container
    Patent number: D487304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Sunun Eamcharoenying
  • Faucet spout
    Patent number: D487305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corp.
    Inventor: Scott Ouyoung
  • Vaporizing pipe in gas chromatography
    Patent number: D487306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Saika Technological Institute Foundation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Sasano, Kazuaki Kiji, Takasi Otoi, Motoaki Satoh
  • Vaporizing pipe in gas chromatography
    Patent number: D487307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Saika Technological Institute Foundation
    Inventors: Ryoichi Sasano, Kazuaki Kiji, Takasi Otoi, Motoaki Satoh
  • Air freshner device
    Patent number: D487308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited
    Inventor: Anne Engerant
  • Ceiling fan light kit
    Patent number: D487309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Stauffer
  • Fan casing with air flow rib structure
    Patent number: D487310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Datech Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nien-Lun Li, Fu-Yin Wang, Yu-Hsun Chou
  • Air delivery device
    Patent number: D487311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Resmed Limited
    Inventors: Perry D. Lithgow, Andrew Cheung, Susan Robyn Lynch
  • Harness for respiratory mask
    Patent number: D487312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Steven J. Bailey
  • Ostomy pouch
    Patent number: D487313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Joseph A. Mazzella
  • Set of posterior teeth
    Patent number: D487314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Culp, Frank R. Lauciello
  • Sterilizing container
    Patent number: D487315
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Aesculap AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Picot, Gilles Thevenot
  • Board section
    Patent number: D487316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: CRF Technology Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Dedo Suwanda, Vincent Weixing Zhou
  • Flexible kick board
    Patent number: D487317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Athletica, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Guertin
  • Ceiling tile
    Patent number: D487318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Baxter
  • Ceiling tile
    Patent number: D487319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Baxter
  • Vehicle marker light with center reflector
    Patent number: D487320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Grand General Accessories Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventor: Nan Huang Huang
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D487321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventors: Mark A. Pellegrini, Neal M. Cohen
  • Outdoor lamp
    Patent number: D487322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Upright bagless vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D487323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
    Inventors: Christian S. Leyden, Morgan S. Brown
  • Floor cleaner
    Patent number: D487324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Bissell Homecare, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlito Santiago, Kevin T. Downey, Michael J. Bargiel
  • Motorized garden cart
    Patent number: D487325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: The CartCraft Company
    Inventors: Daniel Nelsen, Michael Vieira, William J. O'Farrell
  • Multilingual communications device
    Patent number: H2098
    Abstract: A computer-based device for providing spoken translations of a predetermined set of medical questions, upon the selection of individual questions. Translations are prerecorded into a number of languages, and the physician user, in cooperation with the patient, chooses the language into which the translations are made. Then the physician chooses the questions in the physician's own language that should be asked, then indicates his choice to the device, and the device speaks the corresponding questions in the language of a potential respondent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Lee M. E. Morin
  • Lantana plant named ‘Red Butler’
    Patent number: PP14569
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Red Butler’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely flowering habit; and large inflorescences with red-colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Robrick Nursery Inc.
    Inventors: Mary E. Kearley, Richard C. Kearley, Jr.
  • Symphoricarpos plant named ‘Bokrabright’
    Patent number: PP14570
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Symphoricarpos plant named ‘Bokrabright’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; whitish-colored fruits; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Gebr. Kolster B.V.
    Inventor: Jack Boot
  • Interspecific tree named ‘Spring Flavor’
    Patent number: PP14571
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calf., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Large size fruit maturing in the early season. 2. Fruit with excellent flavor and eating quality. 3. The tree with a vigorous, upright growth habit. 4. Fruit with a good balance between sugar and acid. 5. Fruit with good storage and handling quality. 6. Heavy and regular bearing of fruit. 7. Fruit with an attractive, reddish maroon color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventors: Gary Neil Zaiger, Grant Gene Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner
  • Euphorbia plant named ‘Blue Lagoon’
    Patent number: PP14572
    Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid of Euphorbia plant characterized by blue green leaves and a rhizomatous habit. The upright stems flower in their second year with a bright chartreuse inflorescence, which then fades to orange and red tones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel M. Heims