Patents Issued in November 30, 2004
  • Tile mosaic
    Patent number: D499196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventors: Myles Crawley, Dänica L. Lisle-Crawley
  • Light fixture for a vehicle
    Patent number: D499197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Command Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Cary J. Campagna
  • Decorative light
    Patent number: D499198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventors: Ernest Cowan, Joann Cowan
  • Cap mounted headlight with battery pack
    Patent number: D499199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Q-Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Ira Jeffrey Cooper
  • Lighting fixture support
    Patent number: D499200
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Minka Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel Parres
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D499201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Minka Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel Parres
  • Frame for a vehicle tail-lamp
    Patent number: D499202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventor: Ping-Chung Tsai
  • Light fixture
    Patent number: D499203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Schonbek Worldwide Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: George Bayer
  • Sandal lighter
    Patent number: D499204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventor: Song Lin Pan
  • Lighter
    Patent number: D499205
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventor: Chi Lam Wong
  • Cap for lighter
    Patent number: D499206
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Arlo Lin
    Inventor: Jan-Nan Chen
  • Palm-held liquid and lotion applicator
    Patent number: D499207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventor: Joseph G. Angeletta
  • Palm-held liquid and lotion applicator
    Patent number: D499208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventor: Joseph G. Angeletta
  • Hair dryer
    Patent number: D499209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Daihatsu Industria e Comercio de Moveis e Aparelhos Electricos LTDA
    Inventor: Roberto Jun Ikesaki
  • Combination razor handle and blade
    Patent number: D499210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: American Safety Razor
    Inventors: Ian Raymond Shepperson, Frank Prochaska, Jeffrey W. Wonderley
  • Hair trimmer housing
    Patent number: D499211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolo Altamore, Jason Long
  • Miniature hair trimmer housing
    Patent number: D499212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Wahl Clipper Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Nielsen, James McCambridge, Charles Choi
  • Helmet with visor
    Patent number: D499213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Troy Lee Design
    Inventor: Troy M. Lee
  • Protective helmet
    Patent number: D499214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Polison Corporation
    Inventor: Chen-San Cheng
  • Welding helmet
    Patent number: D499215
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Polison Corporation
    Inventor: Chen-San Cheng
  • Mounting for a hearing protection device
    Patent number: D499216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Bacou-Dalloz AB
    Inventor: Claes Haglund
  • Fighting fish bowl
    Patent number: D499217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Meiko Pet Corporation
    Inventor: Chiao-Ming Wang
  • Rim of a grill for a feeder
    Patent number: D499218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: CTB IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore J. Cole, Lionel L. Kreger, James R. Kraft, Philip Wilfong
  • Suction cleaner
    Patent number: D499219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Techtronic Industries Company Limited
    Inventor: Matthew Collins
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D499220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hyung Ki Kim
  • Scrape-off tool for a game card
    Patent number: D499221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventor: Michael E. Zellner
  • Dusting implement
    Patent number: D499222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Unger Marketing International, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Bernard Bensussan
  • Multipurpose bucket
    Patent number: D499223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: The Libman Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Libman, Enzo Berti
  • Packing machine
    Patent number: D499224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Heikaus Vertriebs-GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Heikaus, Lothar Heikaus
  • Portions of post mountable mail boxes
    Patent number: D499225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Florence Corporation
    Inventors: Curtis P. Taylor, James Bernot, Stephen E. Mika, Taurris D. Baskerville
  • Shrub rose plant named ‘WEKmorfis’
    Patent number: PP15374
    Abstract: A new variety of Shrub rose suitable for garden decoration, having flowers of velvet dark purple coloration with a white ‘eyezone’.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Carruth
  • Strawberry plant named ‘Driscoll Marin’
    Patent number: PP15375
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry named ‘Driscoll Marin’. The variety is similar to the varieties ‘Ana Maria’ and ‘San Juan’. The variety is distinguished from ‘Ana Maria’ and ‘San Juan’, in particular, by its petiole color, achene coloration, growth habit and density, weak vigor, thick stolons, and inflorescence positioned above the foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Mowrey, Larry T. Kodama, JoAnne Coss
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Chavingtrois’
    Patent number: PP15376
    Abstract: A new and distinct Charm Chrysanthemum cultivar is provided that is the result of a controlled breeding program. Attractive small daisy-like blossoms are formed in profusion in clusters having light yellow disc florets and one row of light yellow ray florets. The growth habit is short, bushy, very compact and well-branched with short internodes and yields a generally uniform and spherical overall plant. The foliage has a matte finish, is small and dark green, and contrasts well with the yellow blossom coloration. The upper surface of the leaves possesses a margin that is light greyed-green in coloration. The response time is approximately eight weeks. The natural flowering time is late-October. When mature the blossoms emit a generous quantity of yellow/orange pollen. The plant grows well in pots, and possesses no particular susceptibility to insects and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Selection New Plant SARL
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Challet
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Redock Orange’
    Patent number: PP15377
    Abstract: A Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Redock Orange’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with orange ray-florets and yellow-green disc florets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Chrysanthemum Breeders Association, N.V.
    Inventor: Robert Noodelijk
  • Cactaceae plant named ‘Rio’
    Patent number: PP15378
    Abstract: A variety of the Cactaceae family produced by a controlled cross named ‘Rio’. ‘Rio’ has a strong growth habit, a “red” colored bloom, a strong propensity to branch with minimal pruning, erect stems, and blooming flowers that last for two weeks on the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventor: Thomas H. Boyle
  • Geranium plant named ‘Fip 469’
    Patent number: PP15379
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant named ‘Fip 469’, particularly characterized by the combined features of bluish-pink, semi-double flowers with small white eyes, medium green foliage with weak zonation, vigorous growth, tall plant habit, and medium to late spring flowering response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Florfis AG
    Inventor: Angelika Utecht
  • Bienville sweetpotato
    Patent number: PP15380
    Abstract: A new variety of sweetpotato, identified as ‘Bienville’, is disclosed having superior disease resistance to both southern root-knot nematode and soil rot, and high yield characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Don R. LaBonte, James M. Cannon, Christopher A. Clark, Arthur Q. Villordon, Paul W. Wilson, Abner H. Hammond, Rick N. Story
  • Agastache plant named ‘Pink Perfume’
    Patent number: PP15381
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Agastache plant named ‘Pink Perfume’, characterized by its upright, mounded and compact plant habit; freely flowering habit with numerous spikes per plant and numerous flowers per spike; and red purple-colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Inspiration Plant CV
    Inventor: Bart Noordhuis
  • Begonia plant named ‘Gum Drop Rose’
    Patent number: PP15382
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named ‘Gum Drop Rose’, characterized by its compact, upright and uniform plant habit; freely branching growth habit, dense and bushy growth habit; green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit with numerous flowers per plant; and small mostly double flowers that are dark pink in color and held above and beyond the foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Bodger Seeds, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazunori Sato
  • Rose plant named ‘POULpm002’
    Patent number: PP15383
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the hybrid tea class which has abundant, pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Poulsen Roser A/S
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Rose plant named ‘POULhi014’
    Patent number: PP15384
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the miniature class which has abundant, orange-red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Poulsen Roser A/S
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Rose plant named ‘POULpm003’
    Patent number: PP15385
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the hybrid tea class which has abundant, yellow flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Poulsen Roser A/S
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Sweet cherry tree named ‘Brown’
    Patent number: PP15386
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of sweet cherry, Prunus avium L., denominated ‘Brown’, which is a late-ripening mutation of the well-known ‘Bing’ variety. This mutation ripens 22 to 24 days after ‘Bing’ and is distinct from it, not only in maturity but also in other characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Brown
  • Calliandra plant named ‘Lianca’
    Patent number: PP15387
    Abstract: A new and distinct hybrid of the genus Calliandra is provided. This hybrid has been name ‘Lianca’ for a cultivar name and is trademarked as Sierra Starr™. The new variety is a product of a deliberate cross of Calliandra eriophylla and Calliandra californica made in 1982. Seeds from this cross were saved and planted. The new variety was selected from a block of these hybrid seedlings. The new variety displays a distinctly different flower color previously unavailable in the genus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Inventor: Ronald E. Gass
  • Rose plant named ‘Poulen012’
    Patent number: PP15388
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the hybrid tea class which has abundant, pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Poulsen Roser A/S
    Inventors: L. Pernille Olesen, Mogens N. Olesen
  • Phlox plant named ‘Indico’
    Patent number: PP15389
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named ‘Indico’, characterized by its upright plant habit with strong stems; vigorous growth habit; attractive white-colored flowers; freely and uniformly flowering habit; and good postproduction longevity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Esmeralda Breeding B.V.
    Inventor: Aloysius A. J. Hooijman
  • Coleus plant named ‘Kakegawa CE8’
    Patent number: PP15390
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant named ‘Kakegawa CE8’, characterized by its low and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching and vigorous growth habit; strong lateral branches; and green and dark purple bi-colored leaves with dark purple-colored venation and purple-colored petioles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Sakata Seed Corp.
    Inventor: Yo Arita
  • Verbena plant named ‘Kieverstar SC’
    Patent number: PP15391
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant named ‘Kieverstar SC’, characterized by its compact, upright, somewhat outwardly spreading, and mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; and red purple and light pink bi-colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Kieft Seeds Holland
    Inventor: Carla Moonen
  • Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoanchorage’
    Patent number: PP15392
    Abstract: A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoanchorage’, characterized by its uniform and upright plant habit; strong and freely branching growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; uniform flowering habit; early flowering habit; large decorative-type inflorescences; white-colored ray florets; and excellent postproduction longevity with plants maintaining good substance and color for about four weeks in an interior environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Yoder Brothers, Inc.
    Inventor: Wendy R. Bergman
  • Impatiens plant named ‘Balfusinred’
    Patent number: PP15393
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named ‘Balfusinred’, characterized by its single, cupped flowers, medium green-colored foliage, upright and mounded habit, and excellent basal branching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventors: Tau San Chou, Kristin Barry