Patents Issued in January 1, 2008
  • Two-tier platter
    Patent number: D558526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: Ryan P. Molina
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D558527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: JohnsonDiversey, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Rinley Deeds, Tyson L. Webster, Loren D. Stirling
  • Herb keeper
    Patent number: D558528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Progressive International Corp.
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Hauser
  • Cupcake stand
    Patent number: D558529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Wilton Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John McDavitt, Stephanie Goode
  • Cupcake stand
    Patent number: D558530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Wilton Industries Inc.
    Inventors: John McDavitt, Stephanie Goode
  • Shelled egg staging device
    Patent number: D558531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Restaurant Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Ewald, Craig Conley, Thomas Tapper
  • Pickle keeper
    Patent number: D558532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Progressive International Corp.
    Inventor: Sarah Peterson
  • Cutlery set
    Patent number: D558533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Welch Designs Limited
    Inventor: Iain Paul de Bretton Gordon
  • Utensil surface pattern
    Patent number: D558534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Design Mix Collections, S.L.
    Inventor: Xavier Claramunt
  • COLLAPSIBLE OVER THE SINK COLANDER
    Patent number: D558535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Progressive International Corp.
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • COLLAPSIBLE COLANDER
    Patent number: D558536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Progressive International Corp.
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Pasta colander
    Patent number: D558537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Progressive International Corp.
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • COLLAPSIBLE STRAINER
    Patent number: D558538
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Progressive International Corp.
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Collapsible strainer
    Patent number: D558539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Progressive International Corp.
    Inventor: Heather Curtin
  • Thumb utensil with cutting board
    Patent number: D558540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Wonder Thumb Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jackson Wells White, Daniel Lee Bizzell, Tom J. Philpott
  • Over-the-sink cutting board with collapsible strainer
    Patent number: D558541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: Ellis N. Shamoon
  • Installment tool for electric connectors
    Patent number: D558542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgeport Fittings, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Kiely
  • Spanner
    Patent number: D558543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: Dian-Tai Chen
  • Ratchet wrench
    Patent number: D558544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: Yi-Ho Liao
  • Cork remover
    Patent number: D558545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: C.C. & L Company Limited
    Inventors: Sik Leung Chan, Kunio Okamoto
  • Cork remover
    Patent number: D558546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: C.C. & L Company Limited
    Inventors: Sik Leung Chan, Kunio Okamoto
  • Fire log handling apparatus
    Patent number: D558547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventors: Terry A. Gildemeister, Glen A. Gildemeister
  • Pipe disassembling tool
    Patent number: D558548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: Hsueh Chin Chang
  • Smoke detector removal tool
    Patent number: D558549
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: No Climb Products Limited
    Inventor: Eddie Ozaki-Owen
  • Reciprocating saw
    Patent number: D558550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Jason McRoberts, Terry L. Turner, Jason Busschaert, Ruth Mitchener, Vincent P. Cooper
  • Portable electric hammer drill
    Patent number: D558551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Okuda, Kiyonobu Yoshikane
  • Hammer
    Patent number: D558552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Lucky-Brand Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Chung Kuo
  • Cutting tool
    Patent number: D558553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventor: Raymond P. Feith
  • Handheld package opening apparatus
    Patent number: D558554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: Greg Carbonaro
  • Utility knife
    Patent number: D558555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: Yin Han Huang
  • Front portion of a handle and housing assembly
    Patent number: D558556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: The Eastern Company
    Inventors: Lee S. Weinerman, Scott S. Kalanish
  • Cabinet pull
    Patent number: D558557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Century Hardware, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin S. Jou
  • Lock escutcheon
    Patent number: D558558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin-Han Lin, Kuang-Chun Chiang, Lien-Hsi Huang
  • Interconnecting alignment and support unit with latching mechanism
    Patent number: D558559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: Steve Tollefson
  • Articulating mount
    Patent number: D558560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Ciungan
  • Articulating mount
    Patent number: D558561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Ciungan
  • Articulating mount unit
    Patent number: D558562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Ciungan, Dugan O'Keene
  • Articulating mount
    Patent number: D558563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Ciungan
  • Articulating mount
    Patent number: D558564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcel Ciungan
  • Hook rack
    Patent number: D558565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Spectrum Diversified Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheldon H. Goodman, Kent W. Murphy
  • Mounting bracket for detachably retaining a cylindrical tank member
    Patent number: D558566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Paul Ziaylek
  • Pipe hanger
    Patent number: D558567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Sioux Chief Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph P. Ismert
  • Adjustable forehead support screw for respiratory mask
    Patent number: D558568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventors: Eva Ng, Scott Alexander Howard, Vincent Chu, Murray William Lee, Errol Savio Alex D'Souza
  • Sliding screen track
    Patent number: D558569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Hydroscreen Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Marc Hanley
  • Package for a hair treatment product
    Patent number: D558570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Edward Sheppard, William John Davis, Tosh Thomas Hall
  • Package
    Patent number: D558571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steve Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer
  • Package
    Patent number: D558572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steve Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer
  • Container
    Patent number: D558573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Boise White Paper, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Christopher G. Forthaus, George I. Nukuto, Scott Belliveau, Dale J. Waite, James L. Pfaffendorf
  • Container for personal care product
    Patent number: D558574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Jill M. Shurtleff, Henry D. Ren
  • Package
    Patent number: D558575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Pepijn Rutger Ruben Van Der Krogt, Guillermo Weyland, Fernando Moreira Muniz-Simas