Element Or Attachment (4) Patents (Class D10/103)
  • Patent number: 6317717
    Abstract: A voice activated faucet is provided with a valve coupled between the faucet and a water line for allowing water to flow to the faucet upon the actuation thereof. Further provided is a voice recognition mechanism including a microphone for receiving and recognizing at least one audio signal. Also included is a control mechanism connected to the valve and voice recognition mechanism for actuating the valve upon the recognition of the audio signal by the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Lindsey, Cynthia Kaelin, Christopher A. Cooper
  • Patent number: D436546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: B.E.A. S.A.
    Inventor: Yves Borlez
  • Patent number: D437797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: bioMérieux, Inc.
    Inventor: James Clement Bishop
  • Patent number: D441676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaoru Kouchi, Fumio Mizuta, Jiro Kitao
  • Patent number: D442873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Ersa Lottechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Koennecke, Christoph Ludwig
  • Patent number: D445049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Precision & Ind. Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Nam Ju Lee
  • Patent number: D447964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Inventor: Craig Michael Kompa
  • Patent number: D448693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Aerocrine AB
    Inventor: David Crafoord
  • Patent number: D453482
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: WEE-Electrotest Engineering GmbH
    Inventors: Nikola Milkovic, Helmut Weber
  • Patent number: D455094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: ERMCO
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Schneider
  • Patent number: D455448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Nelson Stud Welding, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Armbruster, Christopher S. Landek-Riker
  • Patent number: D458173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventor: William J. Scanlon
  • Patent number: D458555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Bushnell Corporation
    Inventor: Jordan Vermillion
  • Patent number: D459256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Trintec Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Brendon G. Nunes, Gregory J. T. Lowe-Wylde
  • Patent number: D459260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventors: Joann F. C. Christian, Douglas Conlin
  • Patent number: D459669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: MPH Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel P. Bowlds
  • Patent number: D460011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Inventor: Leon H Rashed
  • Patent number: D461826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Inventor: John R. Starkey, Sr.
  • Patent number: D462026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Inventor: Tom Christiansen
  • Patent number: D462914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Fujitec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Shirazawa, Megu Murakami, Tomohikio Tsumura
  • Patent number: D465167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Taro Ueda, Stephen Simula, Floris H. J. F. Keizer, Henry Shilling
  • Patent number: D465428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Taro Ueda, Stephen Simula, Floris H. J. F. Keizer, Henry Shilling
  • Patent number: D468222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Master Meter, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald N. Koch, James L. Rogers
  • Patent number: D469372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Inventor: Ernest Robert Schultz
  • Patent number: D470066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventor: Tom Christiansen
  • Patent number: D470067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventor: Tom Christiansen
  • Patent number: D471475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Inventor: Tom Christiansen
  • Patent number: D471476
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Bcom Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Chang
  • Patent number: D473151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Actron Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Alexander Shaland, Joe Dale Young, William Wai-chung Sinn, Michael Steven Sedlak
  • Patent number: D476587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Inventor: Floyd Lance Carter
  • Patent number: D483276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Hydac Electronic GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Schabbach
  • Patent number: D484420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Ewig Industries Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chee Ann Chang, Kai Wai Wu, Wai Man Yuen
  • Patent number: D412859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: ABB Power T&D Company Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick L. Thiel
  • Patent number: D414711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Rochester Gauges, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert E. Hrncir
  • Patent number: D415052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: American Cast Iron Pipe Company
    Inventors: Jerry T. Mann, Terry L. Dougherty
  • Patent number: D416822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: ReGin Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy E. Slate, Craig L. Meyers, Christopher S. Hauke
  • Patent number: D420300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Inventor: Philip L. George
  • Patent number: D420607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry L. Wrisley, David T. Rosette, Frederick A. Azinger
  • Patent number: D421399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Bennett, Simo Pekka Hakkarainen, Brian W. Hertia, Ari K. Supran, Matthew J. Timmes, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: D421927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Testo GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Jorg Binder, Andreas Derr
  • Patent number: D423383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventors: Luis Fernandez, Karl Shubert
  • Patent number: D423962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gunter Ott
  • Patent number: D426478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Inventor: Anthony Stoica
  • Patent number: D426481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Garmin Corporation
    Inventor: David Laverick
  • Patent number: D427155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Water Pik Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Pawley, Bruce W. Maskell
  • Patent number: D427925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Can-Am Auto Products, Inc.
    Inventor: John C. Braun
  • Patent number: D429655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Power Measurement Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter C. Cowan, Markus F. Hirschbold, Werner Reinhard Simbeck, I. Ross Macfarlane
  • Patent number: D430051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Automatic Reading Device, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Virgil F. Gilbreath
  • Patent number: D431199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics, Co.
    Inventors: David S. Bennett, Simo Pekka Hakkarainen, Brian W. Hertia, Ari K. Supran, Matthew J. Timmes, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: D432934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Power Management Ltd.
    Inventors: Werner Reinhard Simbeck, I. Ross Macfarlane, Markus F. Hirschbold