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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177601 | Peek-a-boo doll with dual activation The invention provides a toy that talks when activated. The toy may be activated by simulating play with the toy or by changing the illumination of the toy's environment. Through electronic circuitry, the toy produces a sound output when its magnetic sensor detects ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177404 | Edge-lit back plate for a product rack An edge-lit back plate has two mounting frames coupled to opposite longitudinal side surfaces of a back plate including a laminate body with a reflector, a light guide and a diffuser. At least one light source assembly is located within a recess of each mounting fra... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8166852 | Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench has a handle, a transmitting device, a torque adjusting device and a ratchet head. The transmitting device is connected to the handle and has a barrel, a transmitting seat and a transmitting shaft. The barrel is connected to the handle and has two t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166613 | Limiting hinge A limiting hinge has a stationary limiting washer, a rotating limiting washer, a rotating bracket and a positioning washer mounted around a pintle in sequence. A first resistance is formed between the stationary limiting washer and the rotating limiting washer. A se... | 05/01/2012 |
| D650412 | Stamp | 12/13/2011 |
| 8051956 | Driving device for a parking brake system A driving device for a parking brake system includes a casing shift member, a brake cable and a driving member. The casing shift member includes a cable casing. The brake cable is mounted through the cable casing. The driving member has a driving unit connected to a... | 11/08/2011 |
| D646801 | LED lamp | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028368 | Windshield wiper A windscreen wiper has a rubber blade, an beam being mounted on the rubber blade, multiple clips being mounted respectively through the beam, multiple spoilers being mounted on the beam, two end caps being mounted respectively on the spoiler and around the ends of t... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020259 | Cable clamp and cable clamp assembly A cable clamp has a body, at least one front binding hole, at least one rear binding hole, multiple front connecting elements, multiple rear connecting elements, a first lateral connecting element and a second lateral connecting element. The front and the rear conne... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8006525 | Transmission device for a door lock A transmission device for a door lock has a solenoid switch, a driven device and a linkage assembly. The solenoid switch has a solenoid core, a guide tube, a sleeve and a clutch cap. The guide tube is mounted in the solenoid core and has a connecting end. The connec... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7982366 | Ultrasound transducer with a dumbbell-shaped chamber An ultrasound transducer has a cup-shaped casing. The cup-shaped casing has a sidewall. A cross section of an inner surface of the sidewall being perpendicular to a central axis of the ultrasound transducer substantially shows a dumbbell-shaped contour. The dumbbell... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975684 | Barbecue stove A barbecue stove has a cover, a pan, a connecting bracket and a fastener. The cover is alternatively opened or closed relative to the pan and has an edge. The pan has a sidewall and an edge. The connecting bracket is mounted on the sidewall of the pan. The fastener ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7950941 | Extension socket assembly An extension socket assembly has a housing, a first conductive strip, a second conductive strip, two plug tabs and a switch device. The first conductive strip is mounted in the housing. The second conductive strip is mounted in the housing and is composed of a front... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7940211 | Land survey system A method and system obtains precise survey-grade position data of target points in zones where precise GPS data cannot be obtained, due to natural or man-made objects such as foliage and buildings. The system comprises position measurement components such as a GPS r... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937810 | Flat panel display support A flat panel display (FPD) support has a panel bracket being attached to an FPD, two hinge assemblies being mounted on the panel bracket and an U-shaped supporting bracket being attached to the hinge assemblies. The supporting bracket supports the FPD to allow the F... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934306 | Method for packaging micro electromechanical systems microphone A method for packaging micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone has steps of providing a base, arranging and mounting multiple microphone component assemblies on the base, providing a frame, mounting the frame on the base, forming multiple microphone units,... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918688 | Electrical connector with terminal soldering pattern An electrical connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a metal shell. The terminals are mounted through the insulative housing and each terminal has a mounting section, a contacting section and a soldering section. The soldering sections of ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7911085 | Power saving uninterruptible power supply The power saving uninterruptible power supply (UPS) has a first and second switches, an energy spared switch, a transformer, an automatic voltage regulator (AVR), a charger-and-inverter, a normal mode determination unit and an electric switch. When the utility power... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901230 | Power plug A power plug has a housing, two blades, a slider mounted through the housing, and a cylindrical resilient member mounted inside the housing. When the plug is unplugged, the ends of the blades inside the housing are not contacted with two spring leaves inside the hou... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895849 | Dehumidifier with multistage draining A dehumidifier with multistage draining has a container that collects and stores condensed water from a dehumidifying assembly, a float mounted in the container, a float actuator connected to the float and a drain motor connected to the float actuator and an attachm... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7888819 | Multi-input power converter and uninterruptible power supply having the same An uninterruptible power supply has first and second input terminals, first and second inductors, first and second AC switch units, first and second storing devices and a control unit. The first and the second inductors are electrically connected to the first and th... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887470 | Multi purpose exerciser A multi-purpose exerciser has a main frame, two extending assemblies being mounted pivotally on the main frame and engaging each other and a lock assembly selectively holding the extending assemblies at specific angles. According to the angles of the extending assem... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887370 | Insulative housing and electrical connector with an insulative housing An electrical connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and a terminal shield. The first and second terminals are mounted in the insulative housing and each terminal has a soldering segment. The terminal shi... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871050 | Adjustable tray assembly for holding beverage containers and other items An adjustable tray assembly for engaging a cupholder in a vehicle comprises a tray having a plurality of cuts to form an aperture; and a frustum adapter having a downwardly tapered cylindrical shape, wherein the frustum adapter defines a first cavity for removably r... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866851 | LED heat sink An LED heat sink having an LED unit and a pipe. The LED unit has a base having a top and an LED chip attached to the top of the base. The pipe has a inlet end, a outlet end, a body, multiple inlets, multiple partitioning walls and multiple partitions. The inlet end ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7850465 | Plug connector with two rows of soldering sections A plug connector has an insulative housing, a mounting bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The mounting bracket is mounted on the insulative housing. The first terminals are mounted through the insulative housing and have solder... | 12/14/2010 |
| D627452 | Fan heater | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823873 | Paper feeding device for shredder A paper feeding device is mounted in a shredder and has a casing, and a pushing assembly and a feeding assembly mounted in the casing. When a stack of paper is put into the paper feeding device, the pushing assembly pushes the paper forward and the feeding assembly ... | 11/02/2010 |
| D626664 | Light source | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815547 | Exercise system capable of providing heart rate detection warning and control method thereof An exercise system has an operating unit, an input unit, a detector, a control unit and a display unit. The operating unit is an operation device that receives forces exerted by a user. The input unit is for setting a personal physical parameter set of the user. The... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814910 | Nose cap A nose cap includes a hollow body having a first opening, a second opening communicating with the first opening via a first passage and an outer covering having a third opening communicating with the first opening of the hollow body and a fourth opening communicatin... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806735 | Crosstalk-free connector A crosstalk-eliminating connector has an insulative body, multiple terminals and a metal shell. The terminals are mounted in the insulative body and some of the terminals are pairs of signal transmission terminals. The metal shell has at least one crosstalk-eliminat... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802921 | Sliding-assistance unit for a linear motion apparatus A linear motion apparatus has a linear track, a slider and two sliding-assistant units for a linear motion apparatus. The sliding-assistant units for a linear motion apparatus is mounted between the track and the slider to enhance ease of movement between the track ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7779511 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly is used in a notebook computer and has a rotating bracket, cover panel, stationary bracket, limiting assembly and indicator ring. The notebook computer has a display and a base. The display is rotatably mounted pivotally upon the base. The rotating ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779509 | Sliding hinge A sliding hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a stationary leaf, a moving leaf, a resilient device, a main linkage and a secondary linkage. The stationary leaf is connected to the base. The moving leaf is connected to the cove... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7767609 | Method for recovering reforming catalyst, catalyst and adsorbent A method for recovering reforming catalyst comprises obtaining spent reforming catalysts; immersing the spent reforming catalysts with different degrees of aging into a light solution to obtain immersed catalysts and allowing the light solution to enter pores in the... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7752712 | Hinge A hinge is mounted between a base and a screen of an electrical device and has a base panel, a guiding panel and a connecting member. The base panel is attached to the base and has a front surface. The guiding panel is mounted slidably on the front surface of the ba... | 07/13/2010 |
| D619174 | Retractable correction tape | 07/06/2010 |
| 7741731 | PWM power regulator device A PWM power regulator device has a processor, an input interface circuit, a zero phase detecting circuit and a thyristor. The input interface circuit is connected to a PWM output terminal of an external digital control circuit and the processor. The processor calcul... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7740244 | Card cartridge for a shuffling machine A card cartridge for shuffling machines has a body and a cover. The body has a longitudinal slot defined in the body in a slantwise manner for receiving cards discharged from the shuffling machine, and at least two stops protrude oppositely from two side edges of th... | 06/22/2010 |
