"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7743703 | Self-inking stamp with internal snap-in element A self-inking stamp with a stamp housing (4) in which a stamp type unit (3), which is coupled to an actuating bow (5) that is displaceable relative to the stamp housing (4), is mounted so as to be displaceable and at the same time to be p... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7464643 | Self-inking hand stamp The invention relates to a self-inking hand stamp (1) comprising a housing (2) and an actuating arc (3) that can be displaced in relation to the housing and in which a stamp type part with axial parts (10, 11) is mounted, said axial parts... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7387068 | Methods of making multi-color ink stamps A method of making an ink stamp includes providing a first porous structure having a top surface, a bottom surface and porous edges extending between the top and bottom surfaces, loading a first ink into the first porous structure, and providing a second porous stru... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7337719 | Hand stamp marking structure for printing multiple inks A hand stamp includes a unitary marking structure having a plurality of ink-storing regions. The unitary marking structure has front and rear surfaces and substantially porous portions between the front and rear surfaces. The unitary marking structure has a first re... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334521 | Hand held two-ended ink stamper A two-ended ink stamper has at least one handle with at least two ends. A first frame and a second frame are provided, and each frame is disposed adjacent to a different one of the ends of the handle. Each frame extends in a different direction from the handle. At l... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7296515 | Hand stamp with housing having arcuate slot and stamp carrier movable within slot A stamp housing that defines an interior channel and a window, with a carrier received within the channel and movable from a first position to a second position, and a stamp body attached to the carrier and configured with a stamp image that receives an ink for tran... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7273009 | Marking structures for hand stamps A hand stamp includes a first marking structure having a front surface adapted to print a first ink onto an object, a rear surface and peripheral edges extending between the front and rear surfaces. The hand stamp includes a second marking structure having a front s... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267054 | Telescopic multi-color inkpad assembly with easy-demountable-and-assembled inkpad bases The present invention is to provide a telescopic multi-color inkpad assembly with easy-demountable-and-assembling inkpad bases. The inkpad base can be freely demounted from and assembled to the base so that it is convenient for the user to grasp the inkpad. Color-st... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246413 | Magnetic safety knob for a cabinet door A magnetic knob is provided for use with a series of plates attached to threaded mounts which may be substituted for kitchen or bathroom cabinet door or drawer knobs. The user simply unscrews existing kitchen and/or bathroom cabinet knobs and replaces them with flat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216586 | Portable stamp assembly A portable stamp assembly includes a cover composed of an upper cover and a lower cover pivotally connected to the upper cover. An ink receptacle is securely received in the lower cover and a plate having a pattern formed on a side thereof is pivotally connected to ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7111554 | Lock assembly for a stamping device A lock apparatus for securing a hand-stamping device to prevent an unauthorized stamping operation includes two locking heads constructed to establish a ridged interconnection with the base frame and the upper actuator frame of the hand-stamping device. The locking ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086331 | Hand-held ink stamper with spare ink supply A hand-held ink stamper has a base, an actuator slidably disposed on the base, and a die mount movably mounted within the base. The die mount is connected to the actuator and movable to at least a printing position upon movement of the actuator. A die is mounted on ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086332 | Punching device The invention pertains to a device for processing printed matter, in particular, for punching, perforating, grooving, embossing, imprinting, spot-coating or the like. In order to simplify the attachment of the processing tools required for the additional processing,... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080596 | Micro-casted silicon carbide nano-imprinting stamp A micro-casted silicon carbide nano-imprinting stamp and method of making a micro-casted silicon carbide nano-imprinting stamp are disclosed. A micro-casting technique is used to form a foundation layer and a plurality of nano-sized features connected with the found... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077063 | Stackable hand stamp A hand stamp that has a frame member that has mounted therein an image forming stamping member. This can be either an ink cartridge or a flexible rubber die. The cartridge has an ink storage layer and an image forming layer with an image thereon. The die is a conven... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073437 | Hand stamp with adhesively held ink cartridge A hand stamp that has a frame member that holds an ink cartridge. The cartridge has an ink storage layer and an image forming layer. There is a ledge surrounding the inside of the frame member that has an adhesive applied to it. The ink storage layer is attached to ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069852 | Stamp and device for receiving an inking pad A device comprising: a holding fixture (23) for a carrier device (5) of a stamp pad (40, in particular for a stamp (1) with a pivotable printing plate carrier (8), in which a shaft (20) with an approximately rectangular cros... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069853 | Ergonomically improved multiple surface stamp A hand printing stamp having multiple printing surfaces disposed angularly to each other at the bottom portion of a body further including an upper portion adapted to ergonomically fit into the palm of the user when his/her thumb and fingers of the grasping hand are... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066089 | Automatically re-inked stamp An automatic re-inked stamp has a stamp base an ink pad, a character unit, a housing and a bottom cover that attaches to the stamp base without having to press the character unit down. The stamp base has a bottom, an opening at the bottom and a lip formed on and pro... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040227 | Stamping devices and methods An adhesive-backed lenticular lens may be applied over an image. The image may be generated by transferring from an ink source to a ink transfer print plate having a regular pattern of raised and recessed areas or may be applied by a stamp having an image formed by ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028413 | Level stamp A spirit level which includes an easy to operate, built in stamping mechanism that can be used by the individual user to mark a level line on a surface located adjacent the spirit level, such as a wall against which the level is engaged. The spirit level includes a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024994 | Hand stamp with locking ribs A hand stamp is disclosed. The hand stamp comprises a frame including dove-tailed ribs which flare outwardly along at least one side thereof. The dove-tailed ribs of the frame are arranged within corresponding shaped grooves of a case, thus obtaining secure mounting... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021211 | Stamp housing assembly A stamp housing assembly has a shell and a cover. The cover selectively attaches to the shell of the stamp to cover a stamp face assembly. With the shell oriented 180° relative to the cover, the cover does not attach to the shell, but can be used as a stand so the ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994025 | Self-inking hand stamp A self-inking hand stamp (1) with upper impact inking, comprising a stamp housing (2) in which a stamp aggregate (3) is arranged that is capable of moving from an inking position on an ink pad (4) into a stamping position, with an actuati... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6983691 | Retractable stamp A retractable stamp has a longitudinal spring with a tension that can be adjusted. The adjustable stamp has a housing, a base, a cover, a handle, an adjustment knob and a position ring. The housing has a character unit mounted inside, and the base is mounted on the ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6968781 | Ink cartridge for hand stamp An ink cartridge or inkpad for use in a hand stamp in which the cartridge is made up of two parts. There is a frame portion and a central removed portion or well. Ink is deposited into the well and absorbed by the foam stamping member and the frame portion. In a fir... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945172 | Housing assembly for a self-inking stamp A housing assembly for a self-inking stamp includes a movable case, two pressing keepers and a protective film. The movable case has two opposite sides and two keeper mounting holes respectively defined through the sides of the movable case and aligned with each oth... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6920825 | Magnetic stamp printing device An improved rubber stamp fastening and printing device consisting of operatively magnetic or veritable magnetic stamp-die components and an outer magnetic connecting mount, utilizing distinct vertical magnets imbedded within a transparent material. Both the stamp-di... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910418 | Variable pattern stamp A variable pattern stamp has a base and a stamp plate unit. The base has smooth face and preferably is transparent. The stamp plate unit has multiple pattern plates and a protective sheet. The pattern plates have different or the same patterns and are preferably tra... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6892638 | Hand stamp and locking storage cap A hand stamp assembly including a hand stamp and associated storage cover is disclosed. The storage cover is operatively associated with the hand stamp and facilitates locking of the hand stamp in a compressed position within the storage cover. ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6877425 | Pivotable ink pad system An ink pad assembly having a top panel, the top panel having an ink pad coupled thereto, a bottom panel, and a pivotable hinge for connecting the top and bottom panels. The top panel of the ink pad assembly can be opened and pivoted 180 degrees about its central len... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6843173 | Cover for a numbering stamp A cover for a numbering stamp has a cover body, two side surfaces, an outer surface, two recesses and multiple slots. The cover body is U-shaped, and each recess is defined on one of the side surfaces. The recesses attach to the stamping apparatus. The slots are def... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840172 | Multiple-seal-faced stamp of liquid-exuding type A stamp of liquid-exuding type has a multiple-seal-faced assembly adapted for stamping with selected one of these multiple faces, preferably for stamping with multiple colors. ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6829993 | Lock for a hand stamping device A lock apparatus for securing a hand stamping device to prevent an unauthorized stamping operation includes two locking heads constructed to established a ridged interconnection with the base frame and the upper actuator frame of the hand stamping device. The lockin... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6827014 | System for mounting, using and storing rubber stamps A kit or system having means for mounting, using and storing rubber stamps with an elastomeric image on one surface, a foam backing and a static cling second surface for temporary securement to a handle or to a storage medium, such as a board, sheet or folder. The k... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6820550 | Stamping device A hand-held stamping device and the method of making same that includes a substantially transparent acrylic mounting block to which a substantially transparent printing element is removably affixed without the use of adhesives. When the device of the invention is us... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6761114 | Self-inking stamp A self-inking stamp with overhead inking, with a lower component for placement on the surface to be stamped, with a swivel mechanism for a print platen support arranged in the lower component for swiveling reciprocal movement of a print platen support between a stam... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6708613 | Elongated stamping device An elongate stamping device (1), preferably in the form of a pen, comprising an ink pad support for an ink pad (10), the ink pad support being pivotably mounted on a handle (3), and a stamping plate (6) for a printing block (6′),... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6637332 | Stamp unit A stamp unit 1 comprises a holder 4 which is to be set in a holder storage part 70 of a stamp manufacturing device for making a stamping surface on a stamp material 3 held in the holder 4. When the holder 4 is set in the storage part 70, the cam effect is... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6634288 | Stamp member and stamp unit using the stamp member A stamp member 11 includes a porous resin 101 and a film 103 adhered together by an acrylic adhesive 102. The film 103 is peeled from the porous resin 101 after stamp making operations have been completed for forming a stamp image on a stamp surface 71 of... | 10/21/2003 |