Patents Issued in June 15, 2004
  • Housing and cap portion of a light fixture
    Patent number: D491687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Focal Point, LLC
    Inventors: Peter F. Thornton, Jr., Casey Chung
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D491688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Shing-Jy Shyu
  • Flashlight holder
    Patent number: D491689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Vector Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Krieger, Kevin Ellsworth
  • Holder for a safety razor
    Patent number: D491690
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Kai R & D Center Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeki Yamashita
  • Cosmetic container
    Patent number: D491691
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lia Marie Braaten, Erica Heidi Hollmann, Jason Craig Campbell
  • Cosmetic container
    Patent number: D491692
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Gary Schlatter
  • Cosmetic container
    Patent number: D491693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Jiaun Long Chen
  • Child seat safety net
    Patent number: D491694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Allen Fleer
  • Audio headband padset for protective helmet
    Patent number: D491695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventor: Richard J. Long
  • Feed pan
    Patent number: D491696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: CTB IP Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore J. Cole, Lionel L. Kreger, James R. Kraft, Philip Wilfong
  • Pet feeder
    Patent number: D491697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Steven Tsengas
  • Equestrian stirrup insert
    Patent number: D491698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Michael R. Zucchini
  • Horse owner's and farrier's stand
    Patent number: D491699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Kevin V. Keeler
  • Litter box cover
    Patent number: D491700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Sharie D. Abajian
  • Sensor for water-conducting appliances
    Patent number: D491701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Ott, Roland Vetter
  • Snake plunger
    Patent number: D491702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Tash Family Trust
    Inventor: George Tash
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D491703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Harada
  • Body of vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D491704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyon Seon Shin
  • Steamer body
    Patent number: D491705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: E. Mishan & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Mishan, Fred Hollinger
  • Trash can assembly
    Patent number: D491706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Simplehuman LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Myk Wayne Lum
  • Garbage can
    Patent number: D491707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Tsong-Yow Lin
  • Trash bin lid
    Patent number: D491708
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Craig V. Taylor
  • Work bench
    Patent number: D491709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Robert W. Wise
  • Surface ornamentation for caskets
    Patent number: D491710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Parker, Christopher M. Wessel
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Swing Time Dark’
    Patent number: PP14896
    Abstract: A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Swing Time Dark’ having deep orange red bronze single type flowers and a slightly domed capitulum form and branching habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Cleangro Ltd.
    Inventor: Mark Roland Boeder
  • Campanula plant named ‘10.00.99’
    Patent number: PP14897
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Campanula plant named ‘10.00.99’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading growth habit; single violet blue campanulate flowers; and temperature tolerant from −15 to 35° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Gartneriet PKM ApS
    Inventor: Gert K. Jensen
  • Peach tree named ‘UFBlaze’
    Patent number: PP14898
    Abstract: ‘UFBlaze’ is a new and distinct variety of peach tree which has a winter chilling requirement of approximately 300 chill units (cu). The tree is of large size and is highly vigorous with a semi-spreading growth habit. Flowers are showy and pink and leaf glands are small and reniform in shape. Trees of ‘UFBlaze’ are self fertile and regularly bear heavy annual crops of early season fruit which are large for its ripening season. Fruit are very firm, yellow and non-melting flesh which are clingstone. Fruit are uniform, substantially symmetrical shape, attractive, and have a bright red skin over 80 to 90% of the deep yellow ground color. The fruit usually ripens about 7 to 10 days after ‘UFGold’ in early to mid-May at Gainesville, Fla.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne B. Sherman
  • Poinsettia ‘Fiselfi Pink’
    Patent number: PP14899
    Abstract: A new and distinct Poinsettia plant named ‘Fiselfi Pink’, characterized as having bright pink colored, pointed bracts; medium sized, star-shaped inflorescence; uniform dark-green foliage with distinct lobes; compact and round, well-branched plant habit; and early flowering response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Andrea Moes
  • Hybrid tea rose plant named ‘Korturek’
    Patent number: PP14900
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of hybrid tea rose plant named ‘KORturek’ which has attractive white colored flowers and attractive dark green and glossy foliage. This new variety is characterized by having large and well turbinated buds, a high production of long stems with a long vase life, vigorous and upright growth and good tolerance to powdery mildew. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is well suitable for year round production of cut flowers in commercial glass houses as a flowering cut rose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: W. Kordes Sohne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Tim-Hermann Kordes
  • Verbena plant named ‘Baltuburg’
    Patent number: PP14901
    Abstract: A new and distinct Verbena plant named ‘Baltuburg’, characterized by its burgundy flowers, spreading and trailing habit, and sharply lobed, dark green leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Ball FloraPlant, a division of Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • Miniature rose plant named ‘KORbltyp’
    Patent number: PP14902
    Abstract: A new miniature rose plant which has abundant flowers with a red-purple center and light pink outer petals and attractive glossy dark foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year round production in commercial glasshouses as a flowering pot plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: W. Kordes Sohne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Tim-Hermann Kordes
  • Raspberry plant named ‘Driscoll Cardinal’
    Patent number: PP14903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of raspberry plant named Driscoll Cardinal. The new cultivar is distinguished from other raspberry cultivars by its firm and very consistent fruit with regard to its size and shape throughout its harvest period. The new cultivar is distinguished from its seed parent by having larger fruit and more vigorous canes; it is distinguished from its pollen parent by producing a higher yield of fruit and better flavored fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos D. Fear, Richard E. Harrison, Fred M. Cook, Gavin Sills
  • Raspberry plant named ‘Driscoll Dulcita’
    Patent number: PP14904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of raspberry plant named Dulcita. The new cultivar is distinguished from other raspberry cultivars by its fruit firmness, fruit structure, good flavor and yield. The new cultivar is distinguished from its seed parent by having larger fruit with better flavor. The new cultivar is distinguished from its pollen parent by producing a higher yield of fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos D. Fear, Richard E. Harrison, Fred M. Cook, Gavin Sills
  • Salvia plant named ‘Eveline’
    Patent number: PP14905
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named ‘Eveline’, characterized by its upright and relatively compact plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; freely flowering habit; and light purple-colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Future Plants Licentie B.V.
    Inventor: Petrus Hendricus Oudolf
  • Coprosma plant named ‘Fire Burst’
    Patent number: PP14906
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Coprosma plant named ‘Fire Burst’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant form; freely branching growth habit; and dark green, pale pink and bright ed tri-colored foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Richard G. Ware
  • Tiarella plant named ‘Pirate's Patch’
    Patent number: PP14907
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Tiarella plant characterized by its compact and creeping habit, distinct leaf form and coloration, and with numerous flowering stems and white flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nursuries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel M. Heims
  • Kalanchoe plant named ‘2002-0504’
    Patent number: PP14908
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘2002-0504’, characterized by its upright plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; large light red purple-colored flowers with more than 20 petals per flower; and excellent postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Knud Jepsen A/S
    Inventor: Knud Jepsen
  • Kalanchoe plant named ‘Dicte’
    Patent number: PP14909
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plane named ‘Dicte’, characterized by its upright plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; light pink and red purple bi-colored flowers; and excellent postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Knud Jepson A/S
    Inventor: Knud Jepsen
  • Fuchsia plant named ‘Goetzpeg’
    Patent number: PP14910
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Fuchsia plant named ‘Goetzpeg’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and compact plant habit, freely branching habit; dense and full plant grown habit; and numerous light red and light pink-colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Wolfram Goetz
  • Hypericum plant named ‘Kolmblac’
    Patent number: PP14911
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hypericum plant named ‘Kolmblac’, characterized by its upright outwardly spreading plant habit; dark green leaves; dark brownish red-colored fruits that become almost black in color with development; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Gebr. Kolster BV
    Inventor: Jan de Jong
  • Ornamental sweetpotato plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Purple’
    Patent number: PP14912
    Abstract: A new and distinct ornamental cultivar of Ipomoea batatas called ‘Sweet Caroline Purple’ is described that is a moderately compact, densely-mounding, plant with purple leaves that are deeply-lobed. The plant is distinguished by its short shoots and highly branched plant habit. Furthermore, this plant has excellent vigor and will flower under short day conditions. Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline Purple’ is suitable for use in landscaping and containerized gardens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Kenneth Pecota, G. Craig Yencho, Cynthia Pierce
  • Kalanchoe plant named ‘Country’
    Patent number: PP14913
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Country’, characterized by its compact and upright plant habit; freely flowering habit; large red purple-colored flowers; dark green glossy leaves; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Gartneriet Rosborg Bellinge A/S
    Inventor: Lars Rosborg
  • Lantana plant named ‘Robmornrog’
    Patent number: PP14914
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Robmornrog’, characterized by its outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit, dense and bushy appearance; freely flowering habit; and flowers that are golden yellow in color, then becoming orange and eventually dark pink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: Robert J. Roberson
  • Hybrid tea rose plant named ‘JACadnof’
    Patent number: PP14915
    Abstract: Hybrid tea rose plant having deep yellow flower color; strong citrus fragrance; deep green, glossy foliage; good resistance to rust and powdery mildew; and long cutting stems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Jackson & Perkins Wholesale, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith W. Zary
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Annecy Lemon’
    Patent number: PP14916
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Annecy Lemon’, characterized by its anemone type inflorescences with spooned light yellow-colored ray and darker yellow-colored disc florets; strong and erect flowering stems; early flowering response; good postproduction longevity; and resistance to Chrysanthemum White Rust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Deliflor Royalties B.V.
    Inventor: Arie Gerard Post
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Kohana’
    Patent number: PP14917
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Kohana’, characterized by its numerous small daisy type inflorescences with very small white-colored ray florets; freely branching growth habit; early flowering response; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Pieters, Joseph & Luc B.V. BA
    Inventor: Luc Remi Johan Pieters
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Bradford Orange’
    Patent number: PP14918
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Bradford Orange’, characterized by its anemone type inflorescences with orange-colored ray and disc florets; strong and erect flowering stems; early flowering response; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Deliflor Royalties, B.V.
    Inventor: Arie Gerard Post
  • Dianthus plant named ‘DEVON PP 11’
    Patent number: PP14919
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘DEVON PP 11’ that is characterized by upright, compact habit, grey-green foliage and fragment bi-color flowers that bloom from spring to fall. In combination these traits set ‘DEVON PP 11’ apart from all other existing varieties of Dianthus known to the inventor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: John Whetman
  • Geranium plant named ‘Fisdream’
    Patent number: PP14920
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named ‘Fisdream’, particularly characterized by the combined features of large, red-purple, double flowers, large inflorescences, early and continuous flowering, medium green foliage with a narrow leaf zone, and bushy, trailing, fairly tall plant habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Angelika Utecht
  • Geranium plant named ‘Fisrosalm’
    Patent number: PP14921
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named ‘Fisrosalm’, particularly characterized by the combined features of rose red, round, cup-shaped, semi-double flowers, medium green foliage with distinct zonation, vigorous growth, tall and wide plant habit, and mid spring flowering response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Angelika Utecht