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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8046875 | Hinge assembly and support mechanism using the same A hinge assembly includes a pivot shaft, a rotary member and a steady member sleeved on the pivot shaft. The rotary member and the steady member faces each other and are rotatable relative to each other. The rotary member forms a first peak, and the steady member fo... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8015668 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly includes a pivotal shaft, a connecting member, a supporting member, a stationary member having an engaging surface, a rotating member having a receiving surface, and a locking member. A first end of the pivotal shaft is fixed to the connecting membe... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015667 | Controlled rigging A method of adjusting a hinged linkage that has at least one linear actuator coupled to it, wherein one end of the actuator couples to the linkage and another end fastens to a stationary mounting by way of a rod with a threaded end that mates with a threaded apertur... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8006347 | Hinge A hinge includes a shaft, a bracket, two washers, a resilient member assembly mating with the pole, and a fastener. The shaft includes a pole. The bracket includes a knuckle portion. The washers are mounted on the pole. The fastener is engaging with the pole and exe... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7861377 | Abrasion-enhanced hinge An abrasion-enhanced hinge has a pintle, a washer assembly and a stationary leaf. The pintle is connected securely to a cover of an electronic device. The washer assembly has multiple stationary washers and multiple rotating washers. The stationary and rotating wash... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7404234 | Hinge structure for flat visual display device A hinge structure for a flat visual display device comprising: a fixed plate; pivotal plates; a rotation shaft inserted into vertical planes of the fixed and pivotal plates; rotation shaft-fixing ends in both ends of the rotation shaft for allowing the pivotal plate... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7337496 | Hinge assembly for flat panel display appliance Disclosed is a hinge assembly capable of adjusting a tilting angle of a display in a display appliance. The hinge assembly includes a movable plate fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole, a stationary plate coupled to a stand for the display a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320498 | Roof module for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a roof module for a motor vehicle that includes an external roof skin and a roof ledge. The roof module and the roof ledge are a preassembled unit with the roof ledge being configured as a separate part. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7286341 | Rotatable keyboard device A keyboard device applicable on a computer device and includes a first side with a first pivoting unit and a second side with a second pivoting unit. The position of the first side is opposite to that of the second side. Both of the first side and the second side ar... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7257861 | Hinge structure of flat visual display device Disclosed is a hinge structure comprising: a fixed plate; pivotal plates provided outside both side planes of the fixed plate for relatively pivoting in respect to the fixed plate; a hinge shaft inserted into the fixed plate and the pivotal plates for functioning as... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243397 | Hinge assemble for flat panel display appliance Disclosed is a hinge assembly capable of adjusting a tilting angle of a display in a display appliance. The hinge assembly includes a movable plate fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole, a stationary plate coupled to a stand for the display a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237304 | Hinge assembly for foldable electronic device A hinge assembly includes a central shaft (20), including an outer screw thread (221); a turning element (30), including a central hole (322) and a holding pin (314), an inner screw thread (323) formed at an inner surface of... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237636 | Vehicle drive access and storage device A side mounted storage device is provided for an agricultural applicator having a frame assembly in support of a drive unit or engine configured to drive the agricultural applicator on a plurality of wheel assemblies in a forward direction of travel. The storage dev... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222396 | Robust hinge A robust hinge has a redundant positioning capability, is mounted between a cover and a base and has a keyed pivot pin, a rotating leaf, a stationary leaf and a spacer assembly. The rotating leaf is attached to the keyed pivot pin and connects to the cover. The stat... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7188391 | Hinge assembly for flat panel display appliance Disclosed is a hinge assembly capable of adjusting a tilting angle of a display in a display appliance. The hinge assembly includes a movable plate fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole, a stationary plate coupled to a stand for the display a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178201 | Hinge structure for flat visual display device Disclosed is a hinge structure for a flat visual display device. The hinge structure comprises: a fixed plate and pivotal plates respectively fastened to the flat visual display device and a supporting portion for straightening the flat visual display device; rotati... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147191 | Display tilting apparatus A display tilting apparatus includes a moving bracket that supports a display, a ratchet mechanism that controls pivoting of the moving bracket to a first direction, an anti-tilting mechanism that inhibits pivoting of the moving bracket to a second direction that is... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7082643 | Hinge A hinge has a spacer assembly, a rotating device, a pivot shaft and a nut. The rotating device is mounted on a display screen, and the pivot shaft is mounted on a base. The present invention provides a convenience of the screen being foldable parallel to the base. | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082642 | Hinge for anchoring and folding on a small pintle A hinge for anchoring and folding on a small pintle which has a diameter between 3 and 7.9 mm to form a stepless swiveling and anchoring by increasing the friction resistant force to counter the torque. It includes a maneuvering structure which has a rotary member a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073760 | Support structure for spa speakers A speaker rack for use with spas including a first and second member with the second member comprising generally extending members. The first member is coupled to the generally extending members of the second member. This first member allows for support, helps an in... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059020 | Hinge for doors and similar construction components The invention concerns a hinge for doors and similar construction components. The hinge can be installed in a recess of a door frame, whereby the recess receives the hinge completely when the door is closed. In this way, the hinge will be completely invisible when t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7017235 | Dual-directional hinge A dual-directional hinge for a portable device with a body and a monitor such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer or a PDA is disclosed. The hinge is composed of a first supporting member, a second supporting member, a seat, a vertical pin and a horizontal pintle... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010832 | Angular adjustment arrangement of side pivot hinge A side pivot hinge includes a joint body for securely mounting a side edge portion of the glass structure, a joint seat, having a joint sleeve, for securely mounting to a border frame, and an angular adjustment arrangement which includes a joint housing securely mou... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000290 | Lockable hinge A lockable hinge for preventing opening of a door wherein the fixed and pivoting hinge plates have solid, torque resistant knuckles with aligned passages configured in non circular shapes to permit insertion of a complementary hinge pin thereby preventing opening of... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6928694 | Apparatus for controlling a door Door check device for a vehicle door, movable from a closed position in a door frame to a plurality of different open positions and held in the open positions, includes a strip connected to the door or door frame and a braking mechanism connected to the other of the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928700 | Rotating shaft with radial press device A rotating shaft with radial press device comprises a cylindrical rod and at least a friction part. The cylindrical rod extends from the rotating shaft and provides at least a milled face. The friction part is a ring piece composed of a circular section and an arche... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920670 | Hinge structure A hinge structure includes a pivot shaft, a bracket, a fastening member, and at least one external tooth washer located between the bracket and the fastening member. The bracket and the external tooth washer are sequentially mounted on the pivot shaft and the fasten... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6873522 | System and method for pivotably securing display housing to computer system A computer having a base and a display. The display is pivotable relative to the base. The computer has a securing mechanism that pivotably secures the display to the base. The securing mechanism produces a force that opposes pivotal motion of the display. The secur... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6826802 | Pivot bearing mechanism A pivot bearing mechanism includes a main body and a pivot shaft. The main body is fixedly mounted on a first member, and is provided on a top thereof with an axially extended slit and near the top with an internally threaded hole transversely extended through the s... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6741456 | System and method for pivotably securing display housing to computer system A computer having a base and a display. The display is pivotable relative to the base. The computer has a securing mechanism that pivotably secures the display to the base. The securing mechanism produces a force that opposes pivotal motion of the display. The secur... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6654985 | Pivot hinge A pivot hinge has a first stem provided with a first connection plate, an extension integrally formed with the first connection plate and provided with a slit so defined to divide the extension into a first half and a second half, multiple annular grooves... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6609272 | Hinge device for use in electric equipment A hinge device for use in an electric or electronic apparatus is provided, in which a pivoting portion moves with respect to a fixed portion around a hinge portion. Accordingly, the hinge device has effects of a simple assembly and an easy maintenance. Al... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6588062 | Spring loaded pop-up friction hinge assembly A hinge assembly for rotatably coupling a first member to a second member. A cylindrical pintle is secured to the second member. A friction element secured to the first member includes first and second cylindrical walls that wrap at least substantially ci... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6470532 | Cam hinge with controlled friction for improved cam operation A hinge for notebook computers is disclosed which includes a cam mechanism to keep the lid closed when the computer is not in use and a cooperatively operating friction mechanism to maintain the lid's position when in use. The friction mechanism operates ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6321416 | Hinge for a notebook computer A hinge for a notebook computer is disclosed. The hinge has a leaf which connects to the body of a notebook computer, a pintle pivotally received in the leaf and connecting to the screen of a notebook computer, and a restrictive ring round the pintle to l... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6317927 | Hinge device A hinge device of the present invention comprises a male hinge member, a female hinge member and a resilient tube. The male hinge member includes a connecting shaft at one end, a mounting plate at an opposite end and a shoulder between the connecting shaf... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6154925 | Tilting hinge A tilting hinge, includes a bracket having mount plate portion and a bearing plate portion bent at a right angle in relation to the mount plate portion and in which a bearing hole is formed. A rotating shaft has a mount portion, a large-diameter portion a... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6085388 | Operating device for openable and closable structure A small operating device for an openable and closable structure is disclosed which can provide a large friction torque and in which the friction torque can be adjusted. The operating device comprises a rotating shaft; a holder encasing the outer circumfer... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6070494 | Straight axle type rotating axle structure A straight axle type rotating axle structure comprises a housing, a sleeve, and a spindle. The inner part of the housing is formed as a container, one end of which is formed with an opening. A slot is installed on the inner wall of the opening. A pluralit... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5966778 | Door positioning hinge A door hinge featuring a first plate, a second plate and a position mechanism. The first plate and the second plate are interlocked to form multiple tubular members along a longitudinal side of the plates. These tubular members are adapted for insertion o... | 10/19/1999 |
