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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7828183 | Device for attaching fasteners A device for attaching fasteners has a casing having a grip, a lever supported by the casing rotatably about its upper end and urged forward, a link arm actuated by the rotation of the lever, a piston engaged slidably by the upper end of the link arm, a driving rod ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7762444 | Tool for securing together two or more layers of a mattress using a plastic fastener A method for coupling together at least two layers (23, 25, 27, 29, 21-1) of a mattress includes the steps of aligning each layer in its proper position in relation to the other layers of the mattress (11) and, after the alignment step, insertin... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7562799 | Loop pin connecting device A loop pin connecting device for causing mutual mating between a insertion head portion and a socket portion of a filament has a first feeding means, which feeds out the insertion head portion in front of the loop pin connecting device, and a second feeding means, w... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7472813 | Tool for dispensing plastic fasteners A tool for dispensing plastic fasteners from a fastener clip includes a housing, a trigger pivotally mounted in the housing, a hollow slotted needle slidably mounted in the housing, an ejector rod disposed to insert back and forth through the hollow needle and an in... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7380694 | Attachment to be used for an apparatus for attaching a tag-attaching pin An attachment used for an apparatus for attaching a tag-attaching pin utilizing a sheet of tag-attaching pins in which a plurality of tag-attaching pins is provided. Each pin has a filament section, an inserting head section provided at one end of the filament secti... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367939 | Rotational, translational and torqueing control members for an endoscopic instrument A flexible endoscopic dip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is arranged adjacent to the store of clips. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357806 | Clip ejector for endoscopic clip applier A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil, a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher adjacent to the store of clips. The actuator includ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335211 | Transmission system of eyebrow-beautifying device A transmission system of eyebrow-beautifying device is disclosed. A lever member has two contacts at bottoms of both sides. The contacts rest on a periphery of a wear-resistant member. A pivot point of a transmission unit and the lever member is disposed above the c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331497 | Tool for dispensing plastic fasteners A tool for dispensing fasteners from a fastener clip having a runner bar comprises a housing shaped to include a handle portion, a barrel portion and a guide channel for receiving the used portion of the runner bar. A trigger assembly is pivotally mounted in the han... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331968 | Endoscopic clip applier with threaded clip A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is arranged adjacent to the store of clips.... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329264 | Instrument handle for storing suture and needles An instrument handle for storing of suture which can be easily accessed by a surgeon. The handle is provided with a cavity for housing sutures and needles. The cavity is accessed by opening a pivotable hatch. The suture is wrapped around a tie-down bar disposed on t... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328859 | Power sprayer The present invention is a dispenser adapted to be coupled to a fluid container. The dispenser comprises a dispensing head, an energy source, and a fluid pathway. The dispensing head includes a fluid pump, a motor adapted to power the pump, a trigger adapted to cont... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316691 | Animal tag applicator An animal tag application apparatus is provided which comprises a body (1) and a pivoting lever (2). The lever (2) has attached thereto a push rod (3) and actuating member (4) which act as the operating means for both the applicato... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303105 | Arcuate fastener nailing device for hardwood flooring A nailing device used for securing hardwood flooring planks to a subfloor using arcuate fasteners. The nailing device comprises a main body in turn defining a fastener discharge opening. The nailing device also comprises an arcuate fastener ejection channel made in ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7255259 | Operator-serviceable wire feed sensor guide for use in semiconductor package fabrication A wire feed sensor guide, used in fabrication of semiconductor packages, guides a wire W from a wire source to a wire bonding location. The wire feed sensor guide has a unitary slider 1 that can be manually slid into and out of a fixed portion (2 or | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223272 | Endoscopic clip applier with hermaphroditic jaws mounted on non-collinear axes A clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is adjacent to the store of clips. The actuator includes a lever for ope... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7105000 | Surgical jaw assembly with increased mechanical advantage A flexible clip applier includes a ratchet mechanism adapted to locate a clip pusher to a known location after deployment of a distalmost clip. In addition, the clip applier includes a flexible housing into which a train of clips may be chambered. The flexible housi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076906 | Electronic grip-frame for a paintball marker 20 A grip frame 21 replaces an existing grip frame 1 on a paintball marker in order to convert said paintball marker from a mechanically operated paintball marker into an electro-pneumatic paintball marker. The electronic grip frame 21 ut... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073284 | Method of firing a paintball marker The method of firing a paintball marker uses a grip frame 21 replaces an existing grip frame 1 on a paintball marker in order to convert said paintball marker from a mechanically operated paintball marker into an electro-pneumatic paintball marker. The... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073699 | Fastening tool A fastening tool applies parts, in particular plastic parts, to objects. The plastic parts are supplied in the form of a belt in which the plastic parts are linked together by at least one flexible web. The fastening tool transports the belt by a feed mechanism such... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070602 | Method of applying surgical clips to tissue A flexible clip applier includes a flat wire wound outer tubular coil, a pair of jaws at the end of the coil, end effector wires extending through the coil and coupled to the jaws, and a clip-advancing wire extending through the coil. A large pushing force to advanc... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048682 | Surgical articles and methods Surgical instruments, implantable articles and surgical procedures disclosed for treating medical disorders, particularly incontinence. Improved surgical sling procedures are disclosed. Novel surgical instruments and kits for use in sling procedures are also disclos... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036680 | Device for dispensing plastic fasteners A device for dispensing an individual plastic fastener from a supply of fastener stock to couple together two or more objects. The supply of fastener stock includes a plurality of equidistantly spaced cross links which are coupled at one end to a continuous side rai... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028360 | Multi-functional hand tool for punching holes and inserting fittings in irrigation pipes A multi-functional hand tool for punching holes into plastic piping and for inserting fittings, primarily intended for use in making holes in irrigation pipes of all sizes, with holes of 2–5 mm in diameter, and for inserting drips and sprinklers into the pipes. Th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021512 | Staple, and stapler for the staple A stapler having a staple magazine 3 for storing adhesive-coated staples. The staple is bent at its legs by being firmly held between a pressing plate and a matrix anvil, heat from an electric heater inside the anvil is transmitted to the adhesive to fuse the... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6968605 | Tagging apparatus and method A tag apparatus and method includes a nail gun with a tag positioning device. The tag positioning device is connected to a nail gun safety probe. Flexible tags are held in a tag magazine. Upon depression of the safety probe, a tag is rotated from its storage positio... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6929166 | Tag attaching device A tag attaching device which can surely hold a tag hooked on a hollow needle projected from a front end portion of the tag attaching device. The device includes a main body 20, a gripping portion provided beneath the main body 20 and a lever 4 p... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6892920 | Two-stage actuation system for tag attaching tool Apparatus is provided for actuating a tag attaching tool of the type which dispenses plastic fasteners from a clip of fasteners in response to the depression of a trigger. Each of the fasteners has a T-bar. The fasteners are dispensed by severing the fastener from t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6848606 | Apparatus for dispensing individual plastic fasteners from fastener stock An apparatus (11) for dispensing individual plastic fasteners from fastener stock (13), includes a housing (27) and a hollow slotted needle (173) mounted onto said housing (27). An indexing wheel (95) is rotatably disposed w... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6837413 | Plastic fastener, fastener clip, fastener dispensing tool and method of fastening objects According to one embodiment, the plastic fastener comprises a flexible filament having a length of about 4.3 mm and a tensile strength of about 2 pounds, a first transverse bar located at one end of the flexible filament, and a second transverse bar located at the o... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6796479 | Loop-pin attaching device The present invention is to provide a loop-pin attaching device 20 which has a configuration that can easily deal with any troubles which would be occurred in the device 20 such as a malfunction or damage on the device 20 as well as that can fle... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6789717 | Loop pin connecting device A loop pin connecting device includes a grip lever rotatably pivoted to the grip section of the device proper, a driving arm rotated by the grip lever, the first pin holder section linearly traveling on the first guide rail by the driving arm, the first feeding pin ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789716 | Individual plastic fastener and needle for dispensing the same An individual plastic fastener for coupling together two or more items includes a shortened, cylindrical connector having a first end and a second end, a first disk-shaped cross-member integrally formed onto the first end of the connector and a second disk-shaped cr... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6779701 | Appliance for storing, distributing and placing couched I-shaped surgical fasteners This appliance comprises, in a tubular body (20), a magazine slide (22) secured to a needle (50) and the magazine slide (22) containing fasteners (A), an element for distributing the fasteners one by one, and an ejection plunger (42 | 08/24/2004 |
| 6752307 | Apparatus for dispensing plastic fasteners and needle lock therefor A needle assembly for a tagger gun includes a needle carrier slidably disposed within the tagger gun casing, a needle removably mounted into a needle bore in the needle carrier, and a needle lock snap-mounted into a needle lock bore in the needle carrier. The needle... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6739491 | Lock member attachment device A lock member attachment device with a needle guard installation structure includes a needle guard having a pair of fork-like attachment pieces at a basal portion thereof, and a boxlike needle receiving portion at least at an upper surface thereof. The needle receiv... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726078 | System for dispensing plastic fasteners A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock so as to couple together two or more objects includes a frame, a needle, a feed mechanism for advancing the fastener into the needle, a severing mechanism for severing the fastener from the fastener st... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6698641 | System for dispensing plastic fasteners A system for dispensing a fastener from a reel of fastener stock so as to secure a product onto a display card includes a module for dispensing the fastener, a counterbalance for supporting the module, a mounting stand for supporting the counterbalance, a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688509 | Connection filament inserting apparatus A connection filament inserting apparatus of the present invention is for inserting a T-shape portion of a connection filament through an article safety and speedy, and comprises a hollow body formed by plastic working, said hollow body having a conical f... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685077 | Device for dispensing plastic fasteners A device for dispensing a plastic staple from fastener stock includes a housing, an ejection mechanism for dispensing the staple, a severing mechanism for separating the staple from the fastener stock and an indexing mechanism for advancing the fastener s... | 02/03/2004 |
