Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7836968 | Power tool with improved start actuator A power tool system includes a two-handed power tool having first and second start actuators, one for each hand of an operator. A controller prevents the power tool from initiating an operating cycle unless both actuators are turned ON to reduce the possibility of t... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832130 | Multiple mounting bracket for a mobile processor attachment mounted on a hydraulic excavator A mounting bracket is designed to interchangeably connect a processor attachment to the stick of a larger excavator or the boom of a smaller excavator in place of the stick. The mounting bracket includes mounting assemblies that are designed to operatively attach th... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7806025 | Self-adjusting wrench An open-end wrench includes a handle portion and a containing portion. The containing portion includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The jaws define a containing groove configured to receive a workpiece. The open-end wrench also includes a chuck, a resilient member ... | 10/05/2010 |
| D625035 | Flashlight | 10/05/2010 |
| 7797836 | Compact utility knife A compact utility knife includes a blade holder slidably connected to a handle. A trapezoidal utility blade detachably mounts to the blade holder via a blade lock mechanism. A slide lock mechanism selectively retains the blade holder in its extended or retracted pos... | 09/21/2010 |
| RE41620 | Chalk line with viewing window A chalk line device includes a housing and a chalk line stored in the housing. The chalk line terminates in a hook at one end and the hook is disposed outside of the housing. The housing may include a side wall with a depression formed therein that is shaped to rece... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7775296 | Ground stabilized transportable drop hammer An improved portable, ground stabilized, drop hammer assembly for impacting a ground surface and adapted to be removably coupled to a driven host transport apparatus is composed of a drop weight, a frame including a sidewall, bottom plate and a host transport appara... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7739799 | Combination utility and sporting knife A combination utility and sporting knife includes a longitudinal knife handle, a utility blade carrier disposed within the handle and linearly movable within the handle, a utility blade carried by the blade carrier, a manual movable blade moving member operatively c... | 06/22/2010 |
| D617224 | Tape rule hook | 06/08/2010 |
| 7721629 | Adjustable ratchet A wrench is configured to engage a fastener for rotation. In one embodiment, the wrench comprises a base, a pair of jaws, a pair of threaded shafts, an adjusting ring, and/or a sleeve. The position of the pair of jaws along the base may be adjustable to accommodate ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7685724 | Leveling device A device includes a housing, a vial carried by the housing, a light source carried by the housing, and a base movably connected to the housing. The base and the housing have cooperating structures so as to allow movement of the housing and the base relative to each ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7681477 | Adjustable pliers The present invention discloses pliers including first and second members having first and second jaw members, respectively, and a first handle and a second handle. The jaws have first and second workpiece engaging surfaces constructed and arranged to generally corr... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677389 | Commodities package A commodities package is provided for containing commodities, such as staples. The package includes a base container and a cover, the base container and cover having interengaging structure in order to hold them together. The base container and cover are wrapped wit... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7676940 | Level A level includes a body having first and second arms attached to each other for relative pivotal movement about a pivot axis between open and closed positions. The level also includes a bubble vial mounted to the body and having a longitudinal axis coaxial with the ... | 03/16/2010 |
| D611849 | Tape measure | 03/16/2010 |
| 7648065 | Storage cabinet with improved RFID antenna system A system for reading RFID tags of articles within a cabinet includes a repositionable shelf. The repositionable shelf includes an antenna assembly having three antenna pairs. Each antenna pair has a loop antenna and a figure eight antenna. The antenna pairs are on a... | 01/19/2010 |
| D607296 | Hammer head | 01/05/2010 |
| D605020 | Demolition tool | 12/01/2009 |
| D603248 | Tape rule holder | 11/03/2009 |
| 7604224 | Motorized clamp A bar clamp, including a bar; a first jaw movably coupled to the bar; a second jaw being movably coupled to the bar; and a motor configured to move the second jaw toward the first jaw. One of the first and second jaws including a drive lever that engages the bar and... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7603779 | Double ended knife A utility knife and a method of using a utility knife. The utility knife including a first blade coupled to a linkage and movably positioned within the housing between a first blade fully-retracted position wherein all of the first blade is positioned within the hou... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7594336 | Line anchor An anchor for securing a line is provided that has an elongated housing with a longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end. The housing houses an attachment member for securing the anchor to a surface and the attachment member is configured to protrude from the... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7581471 | Over torque proof socket A torque adaptor includes a body, a driving portion that rotates with respect to the body when a threshold torque is exceeded, a receiving portion engageable with a workpiece, and a gear plate that drives the receiving portion. The gear plate is driven by the drivin... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578461 | Lubricating system for material-processing shears A lubricating system for a heavy-duty material processing shears provides lubricant to one of more wear surfaces on one or more wear portions in the shears. The system includes a hydraulic lubricant pump that is actuated by the main hydraulic control system by means... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7565751 | Measuring device with fluorescent translucent material A tape rule has a tape rule blade with fluorescent or phosphorescent material incorporated to provide enhanced visibility of indicia. ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7562801 | Stapler with guide A stapler includes a housing having a hand grip portion constructed and arranged to be manually grasped by an operator, a staple drive track disposed in the housing, a staple feed track leading to the staple drive track configured to guide staples toward the drive t... | 07/21/2009 |
| D596472 | Chisel | 07/21/2009 |
| D595555 | Utility tool | 07/07/2009 |
| 7520059 | Compact utility knife A compact utility knife includes a blade holder slidably connected to a handle. A trapezoidal utility blade detachably mounts to the blade holder via a blade lock mechanism. A slide lock mechanism selectively retains the blade holder in its extended or retracted pos... | 04/21/2009 |
| D590230 | Demolition tool | 04/14/2009 |
| 7506450 | Adhesive mount for a leveling device and a leveling device A mount for removably mounting a device to a reference surface is provided. The mount includes a thermoplastic hot melt adhesive, and a tab that extends from the adhesive. The adhesive is configured to adhere to the surface and the device when the device is mounted ... | 03/24/2009 |
| D586633 | Sawtooth | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487930 | Lubricating system for metal-demolition shears A lubricating system for a heavy-duty metal demolition shears provides lubricant to one of more wear surfaces on one or more wear portions in the shears. The system includes a hydraulic lubricant pump that is actuated by the main hydraulic control system by means of... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7484307 | Level with uninterrupted marking surface with high-visibility center vial A level is provided that includes a body comprising upper and lower parallel walls and first and second side walls operatively connected with the upper and lower walls. The upper wall has first and second linear edges extending longitudinally along opposite sides an... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7475619 | Over torque proof socket A socket includes a body having a driving portion, a receiving portion engageable with a rotatable workpiece, a first gear portion capable of being operatively driven by rotation of the driving portion in a fastening direction and an opposite releasing direction, a ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7472487 | Level A level for measuring, including a level body having a recess, a vial positioned within the recess and secured to the level body, and a resilient member positioned between the vial and the level body to act as a resilient backer to the vial during the positioning of... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472486 | Level with vial and manufacturing method therefor A level with a level indicating vial is disclosed. The level includes a frame that defines at least one substantially flat exterior surface configured to be placed against a reference surface. The frame defines a plurality of interior surfaces. The level also includ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7464479 | Level vial and manufacturing method therefor A method for manufacturing a vial for a level includes forming a blank body from molten material. The blank body includes an exterior surface and an internal bore. The exterior surface has an upper portion generally defining a portion of a cylinder, and a lower port... | 12/16/2008 |
| D582808 | Level | 12/16/2008 |
| D574209 | Saw | 08/05/2008 |
