Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806840 | Massage device for rubbing, beating and kneading Provided is a motor driven massage device comprising a rubbing mechanism comprising two eccentric rubbing sleeves at both ends of a motor shaft, two housings each for enclosing the rubbing sleeve, and two pairs of upper and lower arms each arm having an extended rol... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7273918 | Thermally stable self-doped functionalized polyanilines Just like other conducting polymers, polyanilines are useful for many important electric and electrooptical applications. A self-doped polyaniline that contains a stable/immobile, covalently bonded acid moiety on the backbone is highly desired, due to their greater ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7082860 | Tang and ratchet wrench with rotating disc operated direction change of drive and ratcheting Provided is a tang and ratchet wrench combination comprises drive teeth around an interior surface of an enclosed box portion, a rotatable drive mechanism in the box portion and having a square drive tang, a rotating disc having a shaft in the drive mechanism, and t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7028593 | Screwdriver with revolving cylinder containing replaceable screwdriver tips Provided is a screwdriver comprising a pivotal removable revolving cylinder containing screwdriver tips a pivot bucket with the revolving cylinder disposed therein, and a flexible limiting member fastened at either cut on the shank of a handle for fastening the hand... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004052 | Ratchet wrench with rotating disc A wrench comprises a ratchet device in a ratchet box portion and including a downward bar, a lateral recess having first and second walls, and a bore in communication with the recess; a rotating disc including a shaft extended into the bore, and an actuation member ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6935213 | Mechanism for changing direction of exerted force of wrench having a ratchet wheel A mechanism for changing direction of exerted force of wrench having a ratchet wheel is disclosed. In an enclosed box portion of the wrench there are provided an opening, a C-shaped seat on a bottom of the opening, the C-shaped seat having a C-shaped groove, a ratch... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6862955 | Wrench having a ratchet wheel A wrench comprises an enclosed box portion comprising an opening having an upper groove, an internal crescent cavity adjacent a handle and being in communication with the opening, a positioning mechanism including a ring disposed in the opening and a spring urged ag... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6840377 | Storage device provided with means to enable user thereof to fetch therefrom easily turning parts of hand tool A storage device is designed to keep retrievably the turning parts of a hand tool. The device comprises a base, and a rotating seat mounted rotatably on the base. The base is provided with a plurality of urging blocks, each having at least one inclined face. The rot... | 01/11/2005 |
| D585261 | Tool handle | 01/27/2009 |
| D580655 | Storage box for screwdriver bits | 11/18/2008 |
| D546080 | Shoes rack support | 07/10/2007 |
| 7187107 | Closed-loop feedback control positioning stage Provided is a closed-loop feedback control positioning stage comprising at least one block formed therein, a plurality of hinge mechanisms for attaching the block in the stage, at least one actuator formed in the block, the actuator adapted to bend for moving the bl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178741 | Micro droplet generator Disclosed is a micro droplet generator which comprises a lower space for containing a control panel, and an upper chamber for containing fluid medicine and including an nebulized area formed on a joining portion of the space and thereof. On the nebulized area there ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181515 | Method of accessing distributed field equipments by a host through a plurality of intelligent network gateways A method of accessing data from distributed field equipments by a host through a set of intelligent network gateways is disclosed. The intelligent network gateways link the host on a local area network to the field equipments that are connected to a control network.... | 02/20/2007 |
| D536539 | Hanger | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168019 | Method and module for universal test of communication ports The present invention relates to a method and an universal module for testing functions of communication ports of a computer, including both parallel port and serial port. The module includes a logic control unit and connects to a communication port (a serial or a p... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146885 | Sectionless length adjustment mechanism for tool shank Disclosed is a sectionless length adjustment mechanism for the shank of a tool (e.g., screwdriver) and for releasably locking the shank in any one of a plurality of positions relative to the handle. In one embodiment the mechanism comprises a sleeve having a front f... | 12/12/2006 |
| D532276 | Tool handle | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135523 | Nanoscale helical microstructures and channels from chiral poly(L-lactide) block containing block copolymers A method for making a series of nanoscale microstructures, including helical microstructures and cylindrical microstrustures. This method includes the steps of: (1) forming a chiral block copolymer containing a plurality of chiral first polymer blocks and a second p... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108132 | Tool holder with specification marking structure A tool holder comprises a holding portion and a specification marking member. The holding portion is used to secure a tool, whereas the specification marking member is used to mark thereon a specification corresponding to the specification of the tool. The specifica... | 09/19/2006 |
| D526184 | Handle of tool | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083582 | Massaging mechanism of massaging machine A massaging machine comprises a plurality of massaging rollers, a rubbing mechanism for actuating the massaging rollers to engage in a rubbing action, a pounding mechanism for actuating the massaging rollers to engage in a pounding action, and a horizontal displacem... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7052128 | Pen-shaped spectacles repair kit A pen-shaped spectacles repair kit includes a pen-shaped body having a two-sectioned case and a cap, and a screwdriver. A rear inner end of the case opposite to the cap is formed into a space for holding some spare parts for spectacles; the screwdriver has a middle ... | 05/30/2006 |
| D521648 | Palm-size multi-functional massage device | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040725 | Device for locking retracted drawer slide Provided is a locking device at a rear of an outer slide member of a drawer. The device comprises a groove including an intermediate shoulder and a spring loaded sliding member in the groove, the sliding member including a bottom stop surface, a top notch, and a fro... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034100 | Heterogeneous reaction method for preparing functionalized polyanilines The present invention is related to the functionalized polyanilines and also to a method for making said functionalized polyanilines. More particularly, a preferred embodiment of the method of the present invention comprises the steps of: ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029385 | Two-way rotary multi-function polisher The present invention relates to a two-way rotary multi-function polisher, which comprises an input shaft driven to rotate by a power resource, a first spur gear and a second spur gear engagably transmitted by the end of input shaft; wherein the first spur gear is i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029453 | Massaging mechanism of massaging machine A massaging machine is provided with a massaging mechanism comprising a displacement device, a rubbing device, a pounding device, and an angle-adjusting device. The rubbing device and the pounding device are provided with a shaft driven by a motor. The shaft of the ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028588 | Tool having easily identified size A tool comprises a surface area, the area being printed in one of two different first colors for identifying the tool as one labeled in either the British system or the metric system, and a numeral as a representation of a size of the tool disposed in the area, the ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025645 | Snappingly assembled surf fins Disclosed is a device disposed in one of a plurality of holes on a body of a surfboard for fixing one of a plurality of fins therein, each fin including an elongated tab extended downwardly, horizontally from a base thereof, the tab including a plurality of spaced p... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021713 | Seat elevating mechanism for chair A seat elevating mechanism for chair particularly designed for old men and patients having weak legs mainly includes a seat that can be elevated or lowered using a power-actuated telescopic lifter. The seat is maintained in a horizontal position while being elevated... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007320 | Stand-up bedside hoisting apparatus A stand-up bedside hoisting apparatus includes a base; three legs fixedly connected an inner ends to the base to stably support the entire hoisting apparatus; a pivoted-arm mechanism including a lower rotary shaft that is rotatable relative to the base within a safe... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000508 | Device for numerically displaying torque of torque wrench having a preset maximum torque Disclosed is a torque wrench comprising a signal generator including a spring biased against a trigger member, a sensor, and a disc biased between the spring and the sensor, a setting assembly including a cylindrical member for receiving the disc and the sensor, a c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001248 | Fine tilting adjustment mechanism for grinding machine Provided is a grinding machine comprising a carrier adapted to raise or lower, the carrier including a V-shaped groove across its top and a forward pad at either side, a spindle unit including an inverted L-shaped mounting plate, and a fine tilting adjustment mechan... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002100 | Laser assisted machining method and device A laser assisted machining method and device comprise a tool mount on which a laser head is disposed. A digital thermometer is disposed in a machining tool or on the tool mount for feeding data to a system controller. A laser is used to enable the blade of the machi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971528 | Connecting structure for sectional rack A connecting structure for sectional rack includes a plurality of vertical posts, horizontal shelves, and connecting members. Each of the vertical posts is provided with at least one row of engaging holes, with which upper and lower hooks at an end of each connectin... | 12/06/2005 |
