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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120104213 | CARBON NANOTUBE FILM SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME A carbon nanotube film supporting structure is provided. The carbon nanotube film supporting structure is used for supporting a carbon nanotube film structure. The carbon nanotube film supporting structure includes a body and a number of voids. The body has a surface de... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106087 | BASE PLATE The present disclosure relates to a base plate, for example, for a power module, including a matrix formed of metal, for example, aluminium, wherein at least two reinforcements are provided in the matrix next to each other, and wherein the reinforcements are spaced apar... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080575 | La Reyna Are you tired of seeing your delicious baked foods fall off the aluminum containers due to their faulty structure? We have the right solution for you. La Reyna is a steel base that was built to support oval or rectangular shaped aluminum containers in order to prevent t... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067801 | Analyzer Assembly Platform A method for mounting and combination of an analytical apparatus with a platform for mounting such an apparatus comprising at least two units, and a platform on which said apparatus is mounted is disclosed, said platform comprising at least one platform element, and mul... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068035 | FREE BALL BEARING, SUPPORT TABLE, CARRYING EQUIPMENT, AND TURNTABLE A free ball bearing includes a retainer ball-pressing ring, the retainer ball-pressing ring including a substantially cylindrical pressing member inserted in an internal space between the semispherical recessed surface and the main ball toward the base end; the retainer... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120043445 | TRUNCATED PYRAMID SHAPED SHIPPING BASE A shipping base shaped like a square, truncated pyramid for use with a washing machine of the type having an undercarriage suspended below the wash tub. The shipping base has an opening in the top of the truncated pyramid into which the washing machine undercarriage is ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120037786 | SLIDE STRUCTURE, SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND SEISMICALLY ISOLATED STRUCTURE In a slide structure, a support structure and a seismically isolated structure, a first sliding surface (25) of a sliding member (21) is formed of a sliding body (24) made of synthetic resin. A film (27) made of synthetic resin and having a Y... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120025574 | CHAIR, A SUPPORT, AND COMPONENTS A chair has a seat support (101), a seat portion (13), a back portion (15), and a supporting frame. The supporting frame is formed by a castored base (11), a height adjustment mechanism (17), and a main transom (21). The seat po... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120025050 | MOVABLE BASE WITH CONTROL SURFACE In a further embodiment, a method of controlling a base assembly can be provided. An actuation member can be pumped to deploy one or more wheels to lift a base assembly on said wheels. Further, a pin can be received in a holding portion on a semi-planar contoured surfac... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024733 | PROTECTIVE ELEMENT AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE A protective apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a protective element for positioning over at least a portion of a device to protect the device in a first configuration. A support structure integral with the protective element also forms part of the apparatus... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110317095 | SUPPORTING UNIT, SHEET SET, ILLUMINATING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE A supporting unit (11) makes a reflection sheet (41) having a relatively low rigidity sag toward the side surface (13S) of a base section (13) by supporting the reflection sheet (41) on a hem section (15), and at the same time, ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110317310 | Base structure for device and hard disk drive having the same There are provided a base structure for a device such as a hard disk drive and a hard disk drive having the same. The base structure includes: a base body including components mounted thereon and made of a non-aluminum material; and a base reinforcing part attached to t... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110309221 | CRADLE FOR PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE A cradle for a portable terminal includes a first housing with a keypad mounting area, and a second housing is adapted to be cradled obliquely after being slid back from the first housing while being maintained in opposite to the first housing. First and second members,... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110284711 | STACK BOARD AND SERVER ASSEMBLY USING SAME An exemplary stack board includes a base, a supporting platform and pivots connected between the base and the supporting platform. The base defines four guide channels therein. Each guide channel includes an oblique guide groove. The supporting platform is mounted on th... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110233363 | Structural composite glulam-steel rig mat A Structural Composite Glulam-Steel Rig Mat includes a unique steel frame. The unique steel frame includes unique lifting eyes for cranes in the corners of the rig mat and smooth radius steel channel around the perimeter of the rig mat to enable easy handling by forklif... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226920 | Keyboard adjustment apparatus and associated method The computer keyboard adjustment apparatus has a support plate that receives a computer keyboard thereon. The support plate, screw dome/wheel and the magnet lock are attached to each other. The magnet lock is anchored to the base. A lock lever is also provided for adjus... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110204198 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A POST MOUNT In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for installing a post mount. In one embodiment, a support block for use in securing a post mount includes a body having a first end and a second end and an adjustment mechanism formed integrally with the first e... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110180680 | SOLAR MODULE FRAMES HAVING WATER DRAIN The invention relates to a frame for a solar module, wherein the frame comprises a plurality of aluminum extruded profiles, which form the sides of the frame and which are connected to each other at the corners thereof, wherein at least one aluminum extruded profile com... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110180679 | WEIGHT PLATE A weight plate for securing portable structures employing a low-profile, planar plate having an aperture formed therethrough. The aperture is configured so as to allow the base of the leg of a structure to pass through. The plate is subsequently transposed so as to lock... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110174942 | Three-in-one (3-in-1) trivet A coaster tray (trivet) comprising a base tray with removable coasters functioning in three ways: Firstly intact, as a large trivet/tray for protecting surfaces from hot dishes; secondly with tiles removed, as transportable coasters or small trivets for glasses, hot mug... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110170851 | STABILIZED EQUIPMENT SUPPORT AND METHOD OF BALANCING SAME A stabilized support for supporting motion-sensitive, ultra-lightweight, camera equipment includes a hollow platform on which the camera equipment is mounted, and a structure on which the platform is detachably mounted. The structure has a handle, a counterweight mounte... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110164955 | PROCESSING CHAMBER WITH TRANSLATING WEAR PLATE FOR LIFT PIN Embodiments of a method and apparatus for processing large area substrates including a translational wear plate and/or bushing assembly are provided for reducing the stress on a lift pin used to space substrates from a substrate support in a processing or other type of ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110155884 | FRICTIONAL HOLDING PAD A frictional holding pad removably attaches handheld items, such as a cell phone, to a surface, such as a dash, to allow storage of handheld items on the surface with the pad to prevent the items from shifting or sliding due to the movement of the support surface. A smo... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110147558 | Insulated Foot Pad for a Tripod An insulated foot pad for a tripod has an insulated block sandwiched between two plates. The plates are made of a material that is a poor conductor of heat. Tripod legs placed on the foot pads will not sink into the snow on sunny days nor into warm asphalt on hot days.... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110096516 | SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD A supporting assembly includes a chassis, a supporting member, a retaining member, a board and a fastener. The chassis defines a through hole. The supporting member includes a base, a body and the retaining recess. The body extends through the through hole. The base abu... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110089299 | CHASSIS WITH RUBBER PADS A chassis includes a base body and a rubber pad. The base body includes a bottom plate and a side plate perpendicular to the bottom plate. A mounting portion is defined in a junction portion of the bottom plate and the side plate. The rubber pad includes a resisting por... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110084907 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND COMPUTER KEYBOARD USING THE SAME A support assembly includes a base, a slidable member, and a pair of positioning shafts. The base includes at least one sliding rail. The slidable member can side along the at least one sliding rail of the base. The slidable member defines a pair of blind holes facing t... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110073723 | JOINT AND FOLDABLE STRUCTURES EMPLOYING THE SAME A folding joint mechanism for stackably collapsing elongated structural sections includes a plurality of substantially identical brackets pivotably interconnected and rotatable between an extended and a stowed configuration. In the extended configuration, the brackets a... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110052653 | MULTI-PURPOSE ITEM REST A multipurpose item rest having a bottom sheet with a non-absorbent surface with an absorbent pad fixedly attached thereto, an outwardly extending tab integral to the bottom sheet having an adhesive area such that the rest may be formed into a restraining device by appl... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110049327 | ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS EMPLOYING INTERLOCKING COMPONENTS TO PROVIDE AT LEAST A PORTION OF AN ENCASEMENT, PARTICULARLY FOR BEDDING AND SEATING APPLICATIONS Encasement assemblies, systems, and related methods employing interlocking support components to provide at least a portion of an encasement, particularly for bedding and seating applications, are disclosed. In this regard in one embodiment, an assembly for bedding or s... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110044791 | Battery Exchange Station At the battery exchange station a discharged battery is removed and a charged battery is inserted into an electric vehicle. The battery is inserted and removed along a vertical axis, i.e., into and out of the bottom of the vehicle. The battery exchange system is located... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110002111 | PROTECTION APPARATUS, METHOD OF LOCATING A SUPERCONDUCTIVE MAGNET UNIT AND SUPERCONDUCTIVE MAGNET UNIT APPARATUS A protection apparatus for a superconductive magnet unit has a support frame for location relative to a portion of the superconductive magnet unit. The support frame is arranged to carry a buffer for protecting the superconductive magnet unit from a shock load.... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100327127 | Composite Appliance Base A composite appliance base used for manufacture and assembly of various appliances such as a clothes washing machine, clothes dryer, or the like. The composite appliance base includes a heater box, an electric motor mount, a fan shroud, and at least one duct. There are ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100294340 | Solar Module with a Frame for Mounting a Solar panel This invention relates to a frame for mounting a solar panel where a tubular frame member has a generally triangular cross section. The frame member includes a riser element, a span element and a truss element. 5 The frame meets the IEC 61215, Second edition stan... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100287810 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT AND STABILIZE EQUIPMENT Methods and apparatus to support and stabilize equipment according to various aspects of the present invention include a conformable support surface mounted to a rigid base. The rigid base may comprise a connector suitably configured to attach the rigid base to a second... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100288902 | ROTATABLE SUPPORT CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING A TILTING ANGLE BY HANDLING A LINKING ROD THEREOF A support for a notebook includes a main plate with a turn table arranged to a backside of the main plate and a supporting plate arranged to a top side thereof. A handle is formed to the main plate. A blowhole is formed to the supporting plate. A linking rod is arranged... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100282922 | MULTIFACETED TRIVET A multifaceted trivet with multifaceted functionality includes a trivet within a basket, a trivet that may serve as a lid and/or a cutting board and a trivet with a rotatable base. The trivet within a basket provides further insulation by use of the basket. The basket h... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100281794 | DEVICE FOR HOLDING PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON A ROOF, INCLUDING HOLDING MEANS ALLOWING AN AIR FLOW BETWEEN A BASE PLANE AND THE PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL The invention relates to a device for holding at least one photovoltaic panel on a roof, characterised in that it comprises: a base plane extending between two fixation wings; holding means for said photovoltaic panel(s) extending vertically relative to said base plane ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100265651 | SLIDING RAIL HAVING ANTI-TILTING MECHANISM A sliding rail having anti-tilting mechanism is disclosed. The sliding rail includes a slidable connecting piece that is located at an enclosure and that has a fourth retaining portion, a slider whose outer side has a second slidable connecting portion and whose inner s... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100258700 | MOUNTING DEVICE A support device is provided herein and includes a pliable support structure. The support device further includes a plate structure for use with the pliable support structure. The plate structure is disposed on the support structure. A coupling member is associated with... | 10/14/2010 |
