Patents Issued in August 22, 2017
  • Helmet
    Patent number: D795500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Smith Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Chilson, James Rogers, Michael Aaskov
  • Mouthpiece
    Patent number: D795501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Jonathan B. Levine
  • Mandible guard
    Patent number: D795502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Revision Military S.a.r.L.
    Inventors: Stéphane Lebel, Dominic Giroux Bernier
  • Fish tank
    Patent number: D795503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN XINGRISHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangya Mei, Bangbing Yang
  • Fish tank
    Patent number: D795504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN XINGRISHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guangya Mei, Jun Feng
  • Fish tank
    Patent number: D795505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN XINGRISHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bangbing Yang
  • Fish tank
    Patent number: D795506
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN XINGRISHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bangbing Yang
  • Fish tank
    Patent number: D795507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN XINGRISHENG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Feng
  • Therapeutic animal jacket
    Patent number: D795508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Pat Johnson
  • Device to accommodate animal excrement
    Patent number: D795509
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Ali Dilgin
  • Animal waste collecting tool
    Patent number: D795510
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Jennifer Barber Griffin
  • Laundry dryer
    Patent number: D795511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hoil Jeon, Yeji Um, Hyerim An, Jaemyung Lim, Jeaseok Seong
  • Dryer
    Patent number: D795512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ahjung Joo, Hayoung Jang, Jungah Choi
  • Portable pool cleaner
    Patent number: D795513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Jean Julien Bruneel
  • Head for vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D795514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Soohyun Yoon, Byeongsoo Kim
  • Fabric care device
    Patent number: D795515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Gleener Marketing Inc.
    Inventor: Kim Cole
  • Sponge cleaning and disinfecting device
    Patent number: D795516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SpongeBath LLC
    Inventors: Tod Maitland, Matthew Flannery, Peter Schon, Joseph Logan
  • Cleaning tool
    Patent number: D795517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas C. Meier, Mark W. Baldwin, David J. Prince
  • Rotary mop with durable gear drive unit
    Patent number: D795518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Un Hwa Chung
  • Sink cradle
    Patent number: D795519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Spectrum Diversified Designs, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron D. Goodman, Courtney K. Wilson
  • Soap scooper
    Patent number: D795520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Rosario V. La Selva
  • Trash can
    Patent number: D795521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Anqing Han
  • Winch
    Patent number: D795522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas W. Rogers
  • Multispace parking pay station
    Patent number: D795523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: IPS GROUP INC.
    Inventors: David William King, David Andrew Jones, Choor-Hong Tan
  • Parcel locker
    Patent number: D795524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Donald Eugene Irwin
  • Floribunda rose plant named ‘GRAyllw’
    Patent number: PP28306
    Abstract: ‘GRAyllw’ is a new and distinct floribunda type Rosa hybrid cultivar which is characterized by the combination of an upright to semi-weeping growth habit, excellent resistance to Diplocarpon rosae, nearly continuous flowering, white flowers with a yellow center, tightly cupped, double-type flowers, a light rose fragrance, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation. The new cultivar is generally suited to landscape applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventors: John Charles Gray, Sylvia Elizabeth Gray
  • Floribunda rose plant named ‘GRAaus’
    Patent number: PP28307
    Abstract: ‘GRAaus’ is a new and distinct floribunda type Rosa hybrid cultivar which is characterized by the combination of an upright to semi-weeping growth habit, excellent resistance to Diplocarpon rosae, nearly continuous flowering, white double-type flowers with tinges of pale pink as flowers age, a moderate rose fragrance, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation. The new cultivar is generally suited to landscape applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventors: John Charles Gray, Sylvia Elizabeth Gray
  • Interspecific tree named ‘Sweet Pixie 5’
    Patent number: PP28308
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree (Interspecific Prunus species). The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree having a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium size fruit. 3. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an attractive red skin color. 5. Fruit with a high degree of soluble solids (Brix) of 23.1°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventors: Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Blackberry plant named ‘Willamette Thornless Marion’
    Patent number: PP28309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of blackberry plant named ‘Willamette Thornless Marion’. The new cultivar originated as a mutation of ‘Marion’. It is nearly identical in all ways to ‘Marion’ except that it does not have thorns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Leonard Joseph Heidt
  • plant named ‘MALGA’
    Patent number: PP28310
    Abstract: A new and distinct Fragaria plant named ‘MALGA’ is disclosed, characterized by consistent production of bright red, long conical fruit with a very good flavor and medium consistency. Plants are day neutral and have a high yield of fruit per plant. The new variety is a Fragaria, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: New Fruits SAS
    Inventor: Zenti Franco
  • tree designated ‘Rutpink’
    Patent number: PP28311
    Abstract: A new Cornus kousa cultivar that is clearly distinguished by its floriferous display of showy, dark-pink floral bracts, attractive dark-green foliage, high level of winter hardiness, and tolerance of the incitants of powdery mildew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Thomas J. Molnar, John M. Capik
  • Beautyberry ‘NCCX2’
    Patent number: PP28312
    Abstract: ‘NCCX2’ is a new cultivar of hybrid beautyberry with a compact habit, purple emerging and fall foliage and abundant pink-purple fruit in the fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: NorthCarolina State University
    Inventor: Thomas Green Ranney
  • ‘NCSX1’
    Patent number: PP28313
    Abstract: ‘NCSX1’ is a new cultivar of hybrid spiraea that is a triploid selection with a compact habit and multicolored, yellow-orange foliage throughout the growing season with red-purple flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventor: Thomas Green Ranney
  • plant named ‘SANIVALK’
    Patent number: PP28314
    Abstract: A new and distinct Sambucus cultivar named ‘SANIVALK’ is disclosed, characterized by a very hardy plant of compact and bushy growth, dark green leaves with narrow cream-colored margins, young leaves with intense yellow margins, and free flowering. The new variety is a Sambucus normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: A. Brand and Sons
    Inventor: Peter Brand
  • plant named ‘INMANREDSCAR’
    Patent number: PP28315
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Mandevilla plant named ‘INMANREDSCAR’ that is characterized by early flowering, a compact habit, green leaves and large red flowers that open wide and are resistant to sun fading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: InnovaPlant GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Birgit Hofmann
  • plant named ‘NCHA2’
    Patent number: PP28316
    Abstract: A new and distinct Hydrangea cultivar named ‘NCHA2’ is disclosed, characterized by large, mop-head inflorescences with prevalent sterile flowers and large, dark pink sepals. Plant habit is compact, and plants are triploid. The new variety is a Hydrangea normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Green Ranney
  • plant named ‘NCHA3’
    Patent number: PP28317
    Abstract: A new and distinct Hydrangea cultivar named ‘NCHA3’ is disclosed, characterized by large, mop-head inflorescences with prevalent sterile flowers. Flower buds are red and open with dark pink sepals. Plant habit is compact, and plants are triploid. The new variety is a Hydrangea normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: North Carolina University
    Inventor: Thomas Green Ranney
  • Sweetpotato plant named ‘NCORNSP-019SCSHLM’
    Patent number: PP28318
    Abstract: ‘NCORNSP-019SCSHLM’ is a moderately-compact to compact, non-twining, upright variety producing many short shoots. It is distinguishable from other cultivars by its yellow green heart shaped leaves that are entire with a cordate base; a compact habit and semi-erect mounding plant architecture. The lime green leaves of this plant, short internodes, and the plant architecture are what makes ‘NCORNSP-019SCSHLM’ unique amongst the current ornamental sweetpotatoes in the marketplace. ‘NCORNSP-019SCSHLM’ also exhibits very good vigor and is very well branched. In greenhouse and field trials, ‘NCORNSP-019SCSHLM’ has been shown to be much less vigorous than Ipomoea batatas ‘Margarita’ and ‘Blackie’ and is suitable for use as a landscape or containerized plant. The production of flowers by ‘NCORNSP-019SCSHLM’ is sporadic under short day conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: George Craig Yencho, Meri K. Reeber, Kenneth Vincent Pecota
  • plant named ‘CIFZ0032’
    Patent number: PP28319
    Abstract: A new garden type Chrysanthemum plant named ‘CIFZ0032’ particularly distinguished by the medium-sized bronze, decorative-type flowers, medium sized plant with a very round plant habit, and with the natural flowering season in mid September.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Mark A. Smith
  • plant named ‘KLEVP15616’
    Patent number: PP28320
    Abstract: A new Verbena plant particularly distinguished by orange-red flowers with darker eyes, an upright plant habit, and good tolerance to powdery mildew, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Klemm+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Ruijun Li
  • plant named ‘VEAZ0028’
    Patent number: PP28321
    Abstract: A new Verbena plant named ‘VEAZ0028’ particularly distinguished by the its earliness to flower and its medium sized inflorescences, large sized flowers that are light blue with a white eye, dark green, undivided leaves, and a first upright and later mounding plant habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Kathryn Verlinden
  • orchid plant named ‘PHALBUKALO’
    Patent number: PP28322
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of Phalaenopsis plant named ‘PHALBUKALO’, particularly characterized by having striped and netted light purple flowers, 1 to 2 peduncles, an inflorescence that is long and moderate, leaves that are oblong, and is propagated by meristem tissue culture is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: ANTHURA B.V.
    Inventor: Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus Van Swieten
  • plant named ‘SPCDW1407’
    Patent number: PP28323
    Abstract: A new and distinct Vanda cultivar named ‘SPCDW1407’ which is characterized by the combination of sepals and petals with a unique light pink color, contrasted against a lighter pink to white background color, unique fine tessellated patterning of the sepals and petals, a dark pink labellum, frequent flowering, vigorous growth, and the stability of all characteristics from generation to generation. The new variety is a Vanda, typically produced as an indoor ornamental plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Suphatchatwong Innovation Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Thumrong Suphachadiwong
  • plant named ‘SPCDW1406’
    Patent number: PP28324
    Abstract: A new and distinct Vanda cultivar named ‘SPCDW1406’ which is characterized by the combination of a yellow flower with prominent dark brown spotting of both the sepals and petals, a light brown general tonality of the labellum, a light green pedicellate ovary, and the stability of all characteristics from generation to generation. The new variety is a Vanda, typically produced as an indoor ornamental plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Suphatchatwong Innovation Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Thumrong Suphachadiwong
  • plant named ‘SPCDW1404’
    Patent number: PP28325
    Abstract: A new and distinct Vanda cultivar named ‘SPCDW1404’ which is characterized by the combination of a dark purple general tonality of the flower with a pronounced deep purple spotting pattern of both the sepals and petals, with undulating margins of both the sepals and petals, as well as the stability of all characteristics from generation to generation. The new variety is a Vanda, typically produced as an indoor ornamental plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Suphatchatwong Innovation Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Thumrong Suphachadiwong
  • plant named ‘PEHY0018’
    Patent number: PP28326
    Abstract: A new Petunia plant named ‘PEHY0018’ particularly distinguished by its medium sized, light blue colored flowers with a strong pattern of dark veining, rather dark green foliage, good branching, early flowering, and an upright growing habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Theodorus Cornelis Maria van Kleinwee
  • plant named ‘ANTHERZEK’
    Patent number: PP28327
    Abstract: A new compact Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHERZEK’ particularly distinguished by having shiny, white, cordate and very durable spathes that retain the original color for a very long period of time, dark green and long elliptical cordate, durable leaves, white spadix with yellow tip, early and rich flowering continuously throughout the year and a plant height of 33.0 cm to 37.0 cm, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: ANTHURA B.V.
    Inventor: Jan Van Dijk
  • plant named ‘Ovaljaws’
    Patent number: PP28328
    Abstract: A new and distinct Aloe cultivar named ‘Ovaljaws’ which is characterized by the combination of an upright growth habit, compact size, dark green foliage with an abundance of spines, and the stability of all characteristics from generation to generation. The new variety is an Aloe, typically produced as an indoor ornamental plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Ovata B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Hendrikus Adrianus Ammerlaan
  • hybrid plant named ‘Phil01’
    Patent number: PP28329
    Abstract: ‘PHIL01’ is a distinctive Philodendron cultivar which is characterized by the combination of a short plant height, a high degree of basal branching and small lanceolate foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventors: Rob Pilling, Alison Pilling
  • Well pack light fixture
    Patent number: RE46516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventor: Christopher Michael Bryant