Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357467 | Door assembly for use in a home appliance A door assembly is made up of a door provided in a cabinet of a home appliance, such as a dishwasher, and a door handle for operating the door. The door assembly includes a door, installed in the cabinet, having an exterior surface; a door handle, affixed to the doo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7186067 | Fastener with attached pivotable handle The fastener includes a shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end of the shaft includes a threaded portion. A head is connected to the second end of the shaft and a flange extends radially outward from the head. A handle is connected to the head and t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7124475 | D-ring handle The present invention relates to a handle member having a tab which, when pushed, allows the handle to be hingedly rotated from a resting position to a position substantially perpendicular to a faceplate member. In particular, the present invention relates to a D-ri... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7062818 | D-ring handle The present invention relates to a handle member having a tab which, when pushed, allows the handle to be hingedly rotated from a resting position to a position substantially perpendicular to a faceplate member. In particular, the present invention relates to a D-ri... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7007347 | Drawer pull A drawer pull, wherein a one-piece pull member has projections which cooperate with openings associated with the drawer front. Assembly of the pull member and drawer front involves principally relative sliding movement of the pull member parallel to the drawer front... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6415478 | Assist grip attachment structure method An attachment structure for attaching an assist grip to a vehicle body is provided wherein the assist grip has a contractible member formed integrally on its grip body such that the contractible member includes large-width portions and small-width portion... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6003202 | Inserted leg adjustable cabinet handle An adjustable handle, fabricated of plastic and/or wood and/or metal and/or porcelain or other materials, facilitates the adjustment of the handle to align the ends of the handles with fastening screw holes set apart in various widths on cabinets, drawers... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5926924 | Handle sheath for a paper bag handle A handle sheath fastened to one end of a twisted handle and adapted to secure it in a face panel of a paper bag, having a cylindrical body mounted around the twisted handle, a longitudinal opening, two longitudinal rows of downward teeth arranged along tw... | 07/27/1999 |
| 4189804 | Back plate and bail assembly This specification discloses a back and bail assembly adapted for ease of joining and separating the bail and back member. Each of the two legs of the bail or handle includes a pintle or projection extending laterally to one side to be engaged by a recess... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4056864 | Back and bail assembly The specification discloses a furniture pull comprising a back and bail assembly adapted for ease of installation. Each of two legs of the bail or handle includes a pin or projection extending laterally to only one side and a cut-away portion formed by a ... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4009506 | Backplate and bail assembly A backplate and bail assembly is provided including a hollow projection formed on the backplate. The bail includes a generally T-shaped end adapted to be insertable through a slot formed in the backplate projection when the backplate is not secured to a m... | 03/01/1977 |
