Patents Issued in March 23, 2004
  • X-ray image camera for medical use
    Patent number: D487806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shozo Kondo
  • Fuel storage enclosure
    Patent number: D487807
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: General Hydrogen Corporation
    Inventor: John David Trevor Graham
  • Torch
    Patent number: D487808
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Corporation
    Inventor: James Lu
  • Lantern
    Patent number: D487809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ambrose Shing-Yin Leung, Benson Chung-Pun Leung
  • Lighting device
    Patent number: D487810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Kingston, Scott W. Osiecki
  • Ceiling fan light kit
    Patent number: D487811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Stauffer
  • Ceiling fan light kit
    Patent number: D487812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Hunter Fan Company
    Inventor: Michael J. Stauffer
  • Lamp including a base and a ball switch
    Patent number: D487813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Tensor Corporation
    Inventor: Roger Sherman
  • Dual wall light
    Patent number: D487814
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Bath Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventor: Victor Hoernig
  • Wall light
    Patent number: D487815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Bath Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventor: Victor Hoernig
  • Lamp fitting
    Patent number: D487816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Bazz Inc.
    Inventor: Simon-Victor Benghozi
  • Lamp fitting
    Patent number: D487817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Bazz Inc.
    Inventor: Simon-Victor Benghozi
  • Two-stage reflector for light
    Patent number: D487818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: World Factory, Inc.
    Inventor: Mingqiang Pu
  • Ornamental frame for a vehicle light
    Patent number: D487819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Inventor: Ping-Chung Tsai
  • Torch nozzle for lighter
    Patent number: D487820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Ming Wide Lighter Group Co. LTD
    Inventor: Ming King Wong
  • Eyelash curler
    Patent number: D487821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Green Bell Company Limited
    Inventor: Mikitoshi Sugiyama
  • Razor cartridge overcap
    Patent number: D487822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventor: Alejandro Lee
  • Summer sleeping mat for pet
    Patent number: D487823
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Meiko Pet Corporation
    Inventor: Chiao-Ming Wang
  • Bird feeder display rack
    Patent number: D487824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: The Hayes Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Michael Hayes
  • Silverware dishwasher basket
    Patent number: D487825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Distinctive Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Y. Kim, Joey J. Kitabayashi, Raymond G. Smith
  • Swimming pool cleaner body
    Patent number: D487826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Vacumac CC
    Inventor: Carl Frederick Supra
  • Vacuum cleaner nozzle
    Patent number: D487827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Iike, Ikuko Wakita, Osamu Kondo
  • Vacuum cleaner nozzle
    Patent number: D487828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Iike, Osamu Harada, Osamu Kondo
  • Cleaning device for motorcycle disc brake
    Patent number: D487829
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Inventor: Lawrence K. Leet
  • Squeegee with suction cup
    Patent number: D487830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: InterDesign, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell Benton Snell
  • Combined clothing stand and drier
    Patent number: D487831
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Inventor: Patrice Savoie
  • Steam iron
    Patent number: D487832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Rowenta-Werke GmbH
    Inventor: Jasper Morrison
  • Wheelbarrow leg stabilizer
    Patent number: D487833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: UnionTools, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas W. Parker
  • Miniature automated teller machine
    Patent number: D487834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Inventors: Brad Zerman, Charles East
  • Gun safe door with one arm handle
    Patent number: D487835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: John D. Brush & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Lynch, Scott W. Osiecki, Ronald J. Kingston, Chad P. Paris, Daniel A. Matijas
  • Grape plant named ‘La Crescent’
    Patent number: PP14617
    Abstract: The invention is a new and distinct variety of grapevine designated ‘La Crescent’, which has a combination of outstanding wine quality and cold hardiness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: James Luby, Peter Hemstad
  • Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW02044’
    Patent number: PP14618
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW02044’, characterized by its compact, uniform and upright plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; red-colored flower bracts that resist fading; early flowering habit; and good post-production longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Klemm + Sohn GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Nils Klemm
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Arango’
    Patent number: PP14619
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Arango’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences that are about 6.5 cm in diameter; attractive bright yellow-colored ray florets and light green to bright yellow-colored disc florets; response time about 59 days; dark green-colored foliage; strong and thick peduncles; and excellent postproduction longevity with inflorescences and foliage maintaining good substance and color for about 21 days in an interior environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Cornelis P. Vandenberg
  • Chrysanthemum plant named “True”
    Patent number: PP14620
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘True’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely flowering habit; decorative-type inflorescences that are about 6.9 cm in diameter; attractive dark red purple-colored ray florets; response time about 64 days; dark green foliage; strong and thick flowering stems and peduncles; and good postproduction longevity with inflorescences and foliage maintaining good substance and color for about 14 to 18 days in an interior environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Cornelis P. Vandenberg
  • Ligularia plant named ‘Little Rocket’
    Patent number: PP14621
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Ligularia plant named ‘Little Rocket’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and relatively compact plant habit; freely basal branching growth habit; freely flowering habit; and yellow-colored ray and disc florets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Future Plants Licentie B.V.
    Inventor: Marco J. W. Fransen
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yellow Contact’
    Patent number: PP14622
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yellow Contact’, characterized by its upright plant habit; freely flowering habit; quill-type decorative-type inflorescences that are about 8.1 cm in diameter; attractive bright yellow; response time about 64 days; dark green foliage; strong peduncles; and excellent postproduction longevity with inflorescences and foliage maintaining good substance and color for about 21 days in an interior environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Cornelis P. Vandenburg
  • Geranium plant named ‘Baldesgrapi’
    Patent number: PP14623
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named ‘Baldesgrapi’, characterized by its upright and mounded growth habit; medium green-colored leaves; and red purple-colored semi-double flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Wolfgang Silze
    Inventor: Ilse Fischer-Töhl
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Powell’
    Patent number: PP14624
    Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Powell’ characterized by its large sized blooms with huge yellow ray-florets and green disc florets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Chrysanthemum Breeders Association, N.V.
    Inventor: Robert Noodelijk
  • Kiwi plant named ‘Hortgem Rua’
    Patent number: PP14625
    Abstract: A new and distinct kiwi plant of the species Actinidia arguta (Sieb. & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. var. arguta is described. The variety results from a controlled pollination using a female A. arguta selection AAME01_01 (unpatented) and a male A. arguta selection AAME01_05 (unpatented). The fruit of this new variety has an attractive appearance (both internal and external) characterised by its green hairless, edible skin with red-centered flesh at maturity, small fruit size, oblong shape, and sweet aromatic taste. The new variety has been named ‘Hortgem Rua’.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand, Limited
    Inventors: Mark A McNeilage, Ron A Beatson, Elspeth A MacRae
  • Poinsettia plant named ‘Fiswhite Silver’
    Patent number: PP14626
    Abstract: A new and distinct Poinsettia plant named ‘Fiswhite Silver’, characterized as having creamy-white bract color; medium to large size inflorescences with ovate bracts; light green to grayish green foliage with narrow, irregular white margins; just under medium sized, tight and bushy plant habit; and medium (mid season) flowering response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Katharina Zerr
  • Peach tree named ‘TexKing’
    Patent number: PP14627
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Prunus persica is provided. The new peach tree variety produces an attractively colored, yellow fleshed, clingstone peach that matures early in the season (7-10 days after Flordaking) under the ecological conditions prevailing in the medium chill zone of south central Texas and is adapted in the medium chill region. The variety requires approximately 450 chilling units of dormancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: David Byrne, Terry Bacon
  • Impatiens plant named ‘Danchepurjoy’
    Patent number: PP14628
    Abstract: A new and distinct Impatiens plant named ‘Danchepurjoy’ characterized by having compact growth habit; small flowers; small, green leaves; and purple flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Danziger “DAN” Flower Farm
    Inventor: Gabriel Danziger
  • Peach tree named ‘TexPrince’
    Patent number: PP14629
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Prunus persica named ‘TexPrince’ is provided. This variety requires approximately 500 to 550 chilling units of dormancy and produces an attractively colored freestone peach that ripens in early midseason suitable for commercial production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: David Byrne, Terry Bacon
  • Poinsettia plant named ‘Future Pink’
    Patent number: PP14630
    Abstract: A new and distinct Poinsettia plant named ‘Future Pink’, characterized as having relatively uniform, salmon-pink bract color; small to medium sized inflorescences with distinctly curled bracts; intense medium-green foliage with somewhat twisted leaf blade and with slightly undulated margins; moderately compact and well-branched, round plant habit; and medium to moderately late flowering response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Eric Voogt
  • Papaver plant named ‘Papillon’
    Patent number: PP14631
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Papaver plant named ‘Papillon’, characterized by its upright and relatively compact plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; and flowers with light purple-colored petals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Future Plants V.O.F.
    Inventor: Hubertus Gerardus Oudshoorn
  • Hosta plant named ‘El Nino’
    Patent number: PP14632
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘El Nino’, characterized by its relatively compact plant habit; bluish green and white variegated leaves; freely flowering habit; and violet blue-colored flowers that are positioned above the foliage on erect scapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Inventor: Petrus Th. Warmerdam
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Moza Ves 02’
    Patent number: PP14633
    Abstract: A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant cultivar is disclosed, characterized by a daisy-type inflorescence, consistent flowering response to short days, blooming consistently after 49 days of short day length, free branching habit, purple ray florets with a lighter colored area at the tip, a very uniform round growth habit, and a large quantity of blooms per flowering branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Mozant, LLC
    Inventor: Frank Moser
  • Lantana plant named ‘Balucgold’
    Patent number: PP14634
    Abstract: A new and distinct Lantana plant named ‘Balucgold’, characterized by its dark yellow flowers, upright mounded growth habit, and dark green foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Ball FloraPlant, a division of Ball Horticultural Co.
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • Gaura plant named ‘Baltinrose’
    Patent number: PP14635
    Abstract: A new and distinct Gaura plant named ‘Baltinrose’, characterized by its medium pink flowers, upright and slightly spreading growth habit and dark green foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Lynne Knosher
  • Dahlia plant named ‘Karma Bon Bini’
    Patent number: PP14636
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Karma Bon Bini’, characterized by its straight and strong flowering stems; freely basal branching growth habit; cactus-type inflorescence form; yellow and red bi-colored ray florets; excellent garden performance; and excellent inflorescence longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Verwer Dahlias B.V.
    Inventor: Aad W. M. Verwer