Patents Issued in May 1, 2012
  • Grab bar
    Patent number: D658746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuya Obara, Lea Mari Mendoza, Hajime Kakihana
  • Child bath seat with mat
    Patent number: D658747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Dongguan Super-Shape Anti-Slip Mat Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chuan Jiang Zhang
  • Heat exchange plate
    Patent number: D658748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: The Abell Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Yunho Hwang, Hoseong Lee, Jan Muehlbaurer, Laurence Jay Shapiro, Barry R. Cole
  • Electric fireplace
    Patent number: D658749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Twin-Star International, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Crowe, Dong Zhi Xu, Fu Bo Wei, Ming Wang
  • Electric fireplace
    Patent number: D658750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Twin-Star International, Inc.
    Inventor: Tyler Nemes
  • Air purifier
    Patent number: D658751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Guardian Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Richard C. Farone
  • Air purifier
    Patent number: D658752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Guardian Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Richard C. Farone
  • Car air freshener holder
    Patent number: D658753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Jiajia Li
  • Outlet for a diffuser
    Patent number: D658754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Mandell, Joseph Thomas Graceffa, George Kyaw Soe Maung Aye
  • Flow generator
    Patent number: D658755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: ResMed Limited
    Inventor: Perry David Lithgow
  • Absorbent article material with surface indicia
    Patent number: D658756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Beth Goldman Mason, Ada Ho Yau Ko, Kimberly Elizabeth Hawes, Thadd Joseph Fiala, Norman David Johnson, Thomas Alfred Studer, Elizabeth Lynn Johnson
  • Absorbent article material with surface indicia
    Patent number: D658757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Beth Goldman Mason, Ada Ho Yau Ko, Kimberly Elizabeth Hawes, Thadd Joseph Fiala, Norman David Johnson, Thomas Alfred Studer, Elizabeth Lynn Johnson
  • CTRS cannula
    Patent number: D658758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Skeletal Dynamics LLC
    Inventors: Jorge L. Orbay, Alejandro Espinosa, Ronald G. Litke, Jr.
  • Handgrip for medical device
    Patent number: D658759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jacques Marescaux, Bernard Dallemagne, Silvana Perretta, Uwe Bacher, Sabine Summerer
  • Wound care electrosurgical wand
    Patent number: D658760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: ArthroCare Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Cox, Johnson E. Goode, Philip M. Tetzlaff, Rajitha Aluru
  • Spinal implant
    Patent number: D658761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Brotman
  • Surgical X-ray apparatus
    Patent number: D658762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Yokoyama, Atsushi Ninomiya, Kazuyuki Yanase, Tetsuji Sairaiji, Kazuyuki Sasaki, Fumihito Nose
  • Dental capsule
    Patent number: D658763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Marc Peuker, Andreas J. Boehm
  • Robotic patient drape
    Patent number: D658764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Steffanie Matthews, Tammy Adams
  • Robotic patient drape
    Patent number: D658765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Steffanie Matthews, Tammy Adams
  • Portion of an ultrasonic diagnosis device
    Patent number: D658766
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Otoha, Atsunobu Banryu
  • Device housing
    Patent number: D658767
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Becker, Roban A. Bieber, Larry W. Oslie, Glenn K. Reinhart, Ashkan Namdaran
  • Electrode patch
    Patent number: D658768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Halthion Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Parker, III, Edwin A. McGusty, Michael J. Vosch
  • Cuff liner
    Patent number: D658769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Moser, David Nieves, Mary-Kate Ennis
  • Knee joint brace
    Patent number: D658770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Helm, Alexander Boehm
  • Orthosis
    Patent number: D658771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Helm, Alexander Boehm
  • Pacifier
    Patent number: D658772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: MAM Babyartikel Gesellschaft m.b.H.
    Inventor: Peter Roehrig
  • Two petal teether
    Patent number: D658773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Playtex Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Chin, Diana Sierra, Marisol Rodriguez
  • Oval spa seat
    Patent number: D658774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Premium Sales Network, LLC
    Inventors: Brian K. Wiley, Brad Glover
  • Hand held heat light
    Patent number: D658775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Genesis Health Light Corporation
    Inventor: Juguijuan Jiangminhui
  • Sample tube holder stocker for clinical laboratory automation system
    Patent number: D658776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Oonuma, Yoko Sato, Akira Omachi, Tetsuya Isobe, Kazuhiro Noda
  • Surgical instrument case
    Patent number: D658777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph B. Sweet, II, Jason M. Winterrowd, Gregory S. Bell
  • Sterilizing rack
    Patent number: D658778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: David Funnell
  • Collapsible portable hunting blind
    Patent number: D658779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Ronnie G. Sovereign
  • Lighthouse fence
    Patent number: D658780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas Earl Rochelle
  • Awning stowable panel
    Patent number: D658781
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Ballista Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Charles F. Zimmer, II
  • Foldable walkway
    Patent number: D658782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Cool By 10° LLC
    Inventor: Thomas L. Norris
  • Molded surface of a concrete product
    Patent number: D658783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Anchor Wall Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie L. Mugge, Jay J. Johnson
  • Floor plank
    Patent number: D658784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: René ST-CYR (1996) Inc.
    Inventor: Pierre Trudel
  • Self-hanging tegular notched ceiling tile
    Patent number: D658785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Chicago Metallic Corporation
    Inventors: Weston S. Koennecke, Mark A. Fladeland
  • Self-hanging square edged notched ceiling tile
    Patent number: D658786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Chicago Metallics Corporation
    Inventors: Weston S. Koennecke, Mark A. Fladeland
  • Roof shingle
    Patent number: D658787
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Westfall, David Rojas
  • Light emitting diode (LED)-based light bulb
    Patent number: D658788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: GE Lighting Solutions LLC
    Inventors: David C. Dudik, Gary R. Allen, Charles L. Huddleston, II, Joshua I. Rintamaki, Glenn H. Kuenzler, James Reginelli
  • Lamp
    Patent number: D658789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Vincent Stefan David Gielen, Johannes Petrus Maria Ansems, Marcus Joannes van den Bosch, Timothy Howard Rider, Mo Shen, Bao Wang, Feng Ji, Xiaoqing Duan, Jin-Young Song
  • LED lamp
    Patent number: D658790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Zhongshan Weiqiang Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kechin Lee
  • Luminaire
    Patent number: D658791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Lighting Science Group Corporation
    Inventors: Fredric S. Maxik, David Henderson, Mark Penley Boomgaarden, Addy S. Widjaja, Emilio Flores, Shane Sullivan, Wei Sun
  • Candle jar
    Patent number: D658792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Anchor Hocking, LLC
    Inventors: David Baraky, John Schroeder, Michael D. Shook
  • Front combination lamp for an automobile
    Patent number: D658793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chiaki Kato, Kouichi Sasaki
  • Multi-functional flash light
    Patent number: D658794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Double Power (Shenzhen) Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiaojun Wang
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D658795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Idea Village Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Aaron Szymanski