Famous Patents
The ice cream cone was invented at the St. Louis Worlds Fair by Ernest Hamwi in 1904. His waffle booth was next to an ice cream vendor who ran short of dishes. Hamwi rolled a waffle to hold ice cream and the cone was born.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110314687 | METHOD FOR MEASURING DEVIATION OF JOINT POSITION OF MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SPARK PLUG A method for measuring a deviation from a joint target position of a member to which a measuring object is joined, in particular, measuring the deviation of an electrode position of a spark plug. The deviation of a ground electrode from an optimal igniting position O... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110308099 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CONCRETE COVER OF REINFORCEMENTS DURING CASTING The disclosure concerns a device for determining the dimension of the upper concrete cover of a concrete component, having at least one fastening by means of which the device can be fixed to a reinforcement for a concrete component and at least one section capable of pr... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110265341 | CONNECTION ASSEMBLY A connection assembly for securing electrical components used with power equipment comprises a housing and connector cover forming an upper arrangement of the connection assembly. The housing and connector cover form a cavity therebetween for supporting electronics disp... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110219724 | FRAMING GUIDE A multi-sided framing guide includes a stud side with stud pockets, a nail side with nailing windows, and an intermediate side adjoining the stud and nail sides.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110119944 | MULTI-SPACER TOOL A multi-purpose spacer provides working surfaces for properly spacing studs, joists, rafters, and decking. The spacer (also referred to herein as a “tool” or “jig”) includes an adjustable spacer for balusters used in staircase railings, deck railings, and the li... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110088274 | JIG FOR POSITIONING FURRING RAILS A jig for use in positioning steel furring rails in a suspended ceiling construction is disclosed. The jig comprise an arm having at each end a receptacle for receiving a respective furring rail transversely of the arm. A first of the receptacles has an inwardly extendi... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110083336 | CARPENTRY STUD SPACER An apparatus for spacing studs on a plate is provided. The apparatus includes a frame, a bottom jaw, and first and second side jaws. The frame includes first and second parallelogram linkages at first and second ends thereof, and the first and second side jaws are conne... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110079584 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, PIPE HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF JOINING PIPE SECTIONS The invention relates to a measurement system constructed and arranged to measure geometrical data from two pipe end bevels of two pipes that need to be joined. The measurement system being provided with a measuring device, wherein the measurement system is constructed ... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20100325908 | GAUGE FOR MOUNTING A SCREW This gauge for mounting a screw in a cage nut or in a nut (23), with the aim of assembling at least two parts (13, 15), comprises a shank (37) with a smooth section (39) having graduations (47) and with a threaded end (41), whic... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100257747 | Pneumatically Controlled Coupling Assembly A headstack locator assembly for locating and fixing a headstack on a spinstand and which mitigates the aforementioned prior art limitations. The headstack locator assembly includes a headstack locator received on a fixed locator. The headstack locator connects to a hea... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100229415 | POST SLEEVE POSITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD A post sleeve installation device includes a standing structure, a structure coupled to the standing structure and configured to support a post sleeve below the standing structure, and a mechanism configured to enable selective translation of the support structure in th... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100175271 | Compression Indicator At least one embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method of controlling the compression of a compression unit placed inside a frame. At least one embodiment is directed to indicator clips to be used in controlling the compression, which indicator clips m... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100083519 | CONSTRUCTION BRACKET A construction bracket to aid in framing steel stud walls.... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100064802 | ROTOR CLOCKING BAR AND METHOD OF USE A clocking bar includes a rod and an indicator located along a length of the rod, wherein the indicator has a pair of indication components with a predetermined spacing therebetween. The bar also includes a hole one locator located along the length of the rod, and a rea... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100050454 | MULTI-SPACER TOOL A multi-purpose spacer provides working surfaces for properly spacing studs, joists, rafters, and decking. The spacer (also referred to herein as a “tool” or “jig”) includes an adjustable spacer for balusters used in staircase railings, deck railings, and the li... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100011602 | TEMPLATE FOR HANGING PICTURE FRAMES A template for assisting in the hanging of framed objects a predetermined distance from one another in which openings are spaced so that either the location for mounting hardware can either be marked or mounting hardware can be installed through the openings. The templa... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090313843 | Picture hanger placement device The picture hanger placement device (10) compensates for the span between a picture hanger fastener and the lowermost portion of a picture hanger hook, (the bight) (B). The device includes a plate (12) that has a handle (54) at the top and a hook-ty... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090165315 | Wall Hanging Aid An adjustable picture and wall hanging device comprising an elongated strap having thereon a pair of spaced sliders, each slider having a point thereon to enable a spot to be marked on a wall, and a level centrally mounted on the strap for facilitating leveling of the d... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090151183 | INSPECTING TOOL An inspecting tool for inspecting whether inside dimensions of a server chassis is qualified or not is presented. The inspecting tool includes a rectangular frame and a handle attached to the fame. A width of the frame is equal to a minimum desirable value of an inside ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090113738 | HEADSTACK LOCATOR ASSEMBLY FOR TESTING MAGNETIC HEADS A headstack locator assembly for locating and fixing a headstack on a spinstand and which mitigates the aforementioned prior art limitations. The headstack locator assembly includes a headstack locator received on a fixed locator, The headstack locator connects to a hea... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090100694 | Prefabricated Jig to Position and Align Roof Trusses A prefabricated jig or tool (10) for use in positioning and aligning roof trusses (50) during frame construction includes a lateral brac portion (12) with a pair of downwardly-depending throat members (18.20), each adapted to releasably captu... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090038171 | ALIGNMENT TOOL FOR ASSEMBLY OF MICROPROCESSOR BOARD TO SERVER CHASSIS An alignment tool for assembly of a microprocessor board to a server chassis includes a peg hole portion receptive of a first peg of the server chassis and at least one filler tab insertable between the first peg and a secondary hole of the microprocessor board. The ali... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090038170 | Furniture And Picture Mounting Aid Finding the exact point of nail/screw insertion for mounting furniture or hanging pictures is not as easy as simply pounding in the nail or screwing in the screw. Present mounting aid provides a versatile device that can be easily attached to the cord, the sawtooth, or ... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080313916 | Template apparatus A template apparatus is provided for the construction of a wall frame. A base section includes a plurality of base units. Each base unit has two ends and has two legs generally situated at an angle to one another to form an apex; A cross member is connected to both legs... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080295351 | Adhesive label application system A label printing kit, system, and method of use is disclosed which enables a user to print and easily apply labels to one or more units of a product with precise registration of the label on each unit of the product. The system utilizes labels with adhesive on a backsid... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080196262 | PICTURE HANGING MEASURING DEVICE A measuring device is provided that includes a vertical member, at least one hanging element and an adjustable ledge. The hanging element is fixedly attached to the vertical member and extends outwardly from a surface thereof. The adjustable ledge is selectively slideab... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080196263 | Seat adjustment tool for bicycle A tool for precisely determining the height and setback of a bicycle seat so that the seat can be adjusted to desired parameters. The tool can also be employed to determine the exact height of a bicycle's frame. The tool includes an adapter member that is attached to th... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080148589 | Positioning device with a solid-body joint A positioning device has a first unit and a second unit arranged so as to be displaceable relative to the first unit. A slip-stick drive acts between the first unit and the second unit to produce a translatory movement (P) of the two units. The positioning device has a ... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080115379 | Device for measuring seal gaps of vehicles The present invention provides device for measuring a seal gap of a vehicle, which more conveniently and precisely measures the dimensions of a space between a moving part and a mounting part of a vehicle body, thus more precisely controlling the tolerance of a gap defi... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080092401 | Universal blind marking system A universal blind marking apparatus is disclosed where the system includes components that are universally usable to identify where a wall should be cut or a hole should be drilled. The system includes a plurality of adhesive backed pads that are placed in the corners o... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080010846 | Spacing tool A hand tool (10) includes a generally planar body (12) having a thickness approximately equal to a predetermined desired spacing between two objects such as deck boards, a flange (16) having a contact surface generally perpendicular to the planar bo... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070283588 | Push mark Push Mark consists of a pin with an adhesive coating or other attachment mechanism. The adhesive coating of the head or other attachment mechanism is attached to the back of a picture frame or other hanging instrument in approximately the spot where a nail or hanger wil... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070234584 | Wall-hanging-aid Device and Method of Use A wall-hanging-aid device comprises four retractable tape measures encased in a housing and at least one template for aligning a hanging position or hooking position of an object on a vertical surface, such as a picture on a wall. In one embodiment a first vertical tape... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070227026 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND SCALE FOR THE DETERMINATION AND/OR SIMULATION OF PROPORTIONS The present invention relates to a scale, a system and a method for determining and/or simulating the proportional dimensions of a selected area of an object or a location, whereupon in a first step a scale with at least two target points having a defined or definable d... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070119067 | Adjustable Workpiece Positioning Apparatus A workpiece positioning apparatus comprises two sets of jaws mounted on a rigid elongate bar, the jaws being adjustable to provide repeatable spacing of any arbitrary distance between the jaw sets. When two pieces of lumber, such as wall studs, are inserted into the two... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070017109 | Headstack locator assembly for testing magnetic heads A headstack locator assembly for locating and fixing a headstack on a spinstand and which mitigates the aforementioned prior art limitations. The headstack locator assembly includes a headstack locator received on a fixed locator. The headstack locator connects to a hea... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060265895 | Leveling device A measuring device for rapidly performing repetitive measurements includes a base for supporting the measuring device upright upon a generally horizontal surface and minimizing the tendency of the measuring device to overturn. A generally-rigid template spans a primary ... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060236554 | Number one jib tool A spacer system is provided for positioning studs preparatory to securing the studs with top and bottom plates to form a wall. The system employs a starter spacer having a first set of stud notches for positioning studs at the comer portion of the wall. A continuation s... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20060196068 | Truss stabilizer and spacing apparatus An apparatus for stabilizing and spacing a second truss to a first truss, wherein each of said first truss and said second truss comprises a top chord and a bottom chord, and wherein said apparatus comprises a frame for spanning the top chords of said trusses, a stop at... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060196069 | Picture Frame Hardware Mounting Aid A device for marking the optimal placement of a picture hanging nail, or the like, on a wall when positioning a picture, or similar object, is disclosed. The inventive device includes a magnetic marking tip for use with smaller picture hanging hardware such as sawtooth ... | 09/07/2006 |
