Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176603 | Universal cradle apparatus A universal cradle apparatus having a pair of substantially rigid jaw structures each configured with a flange structure having a substantially planar mounting surface adapted for being secured to respective cooperating male and female portions of a clamping mechani... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7647676 | Thumb release mounting apparatus A universal cradle apparatus having a telescoping clamping mechanism formed of a drive frame and a cooperating drive shaft that is movable along a common operating axis with first and second mounting surfaces each positioned on a respective one of the drive frame an... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7571522 | Quick draw cradle apparatus A universal cradle apparatus having a pair of substantially rigid jaw structures each configured with a flange structure having a substantially planar mounting surface adapted for being secured to respective cooperating male and female portions of a spring-return cl... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7523528 | Thumb release mounting apparatus A universal cradle apparatus having a pair of substantially rigid jaw structures each configured with a flange structure having a substantially planar mounting surface adapted for being secured to respective cooperating male and female portions of a spring-return cl... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7363148 | Navigational device for installation in a vehicle and a method for doing same A navigation assembly (5l) for mounting a navigational device (10l) in an open port (12l) of a vehicle resulting from removal of a non-navigational component is provided. The navigation assembly (5l) broadly co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7313477 | Vehicle dash-mounted navigation device A GPS system (10) which may be mounted on a dashboard (12) of any vehicle (14) after the vehicle has been manufactured yet appears to be integral with the dashboard. The GPS system (10) includes a GPS device (16), a hood (18... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7243959 | Reactor water isolation devices A seal clamp assembly for sealing an opening in a piping system includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a base having a first side, a second side and an aperture extending therethrough from the first side to the second side, and a brace coupled to the base. The brace ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7191990 | Adjustable mounting bracket An adjustable mounting bracket for secure mounting as by adhesive attachment onto an exposed edge of a substrate, wherein the mounting bracket is adapted for quick and easy subsequent mounting of a selected structure such as tubing, wire bundles, etc., relative to t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7093811 | Clamping base The present invention is a clamping base, including a body capable of engaging with and holding a camera, and a second wall portion capable of being detached from and engaged with the body. The clamping base further includes a moving portion. The moving portion incl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7017243 | Secure interface cradle for pocket personal computer device A secure clamping mechanism formed with two spaced apart surfaces; a resiliently compressible biasing member positioned between the two spaced apart surfaces; a clamp having a drive shaft that is structured to be slidingly engaged between the two spaced apart surfac... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6966533 | Mounting apparatus for an electronic device An apparatus for holding an electronic device is described which includes first and second brackets slidably joined together with one another and moveable to expand away from, and contract toward, one another along an operating path. The apparatus further includes f... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6942094 | Sportboard storage apparatus A sportboard storage apparatus, which is mountable onto a supporting surface, and which can be modified to store a variety of different types of boards which have two opposed ends that are catchable. Such as surfboards, skateboards and skis. The apparatus comprises ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6802848 | Surgical clip with adjustable biasing force A surgical clip with adjustable bias spring. The surgical clip includes a moveable slide assembly, whereby the positioning of the slide relative to the clip adjusts the relative compression or extension of the biasing spring. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6637082 | Quick holder A quick holder includes a bottom housing, a cover, two clamping members, and a tensile spring. The tensile spring is urged between the retaining posts of the two clamping members conveniently, so that the two opposite clamping members may be used to clamp... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6564432 | Personal article holder with insert display A holder for personal articles such as eyeglasses and sunglasses and the like includes: (i) a clamping body with a transparent window for displaying provided inserts, and (ii) a clip portion attached to the clamping body for attaching the holder to clothi... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6370741 | Stationery clamp An improved stationery clamp includes a first clamp member, a second clamp member, an adjustable screw bolt and an elastic member to form an adjustable displacement between the first and second clamp member for engaging with a partition of various thickne... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6324732 | Fastening structure for fixing an article on board VIA through-hole, and holder with fastening structure A fastener for fixing an article on a board via a through-hole formed thereon has a base that has a top face, side faces opposed to each other, and a rear end. An opening having at least two opposing edges is formed in the base. A pair of first elastic st... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6324729 | Sliding element for a wrist band The invention concerns a sliding element (110) for a wrist band, in particular a wrist-watch band, the sliding element extending along the front face of the wrist band and at least in sections along the rear face of the wrist band. The sliding element com... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6263922 | Clamping holder for flexible lines A clamping holder for flexible lines, particularly current-carrying lines, has a line holder with at least one device for fixing a line and a device clamping the line in the device. The device and the line holder have at least one mutually aligned passage... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5996190 | Combination table cover and skirt retainer with a floral arrangement fastner and an advertising device A retainer to attach a table cover and table skirt to a banquet table. Comprising a series of c-clamp type retainers to grippingly hold the table cover in place and provide a connection for a supporting pin and a supporting loop. The supporting pin mounte... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5689865 | Clamping device An improved damping assembly is provided, comprising a housing, a spring, a pressure plate, and an actuator integral to the pressure plate. The housing is made up of first and second outer plates spaced apart from one another by a plurality of spacers. Th... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5685732 | Adjustable extension cord retaining device preventing accidental disengagement of male to female adaptor plugs An extension cord retaining device for preventing accidental disengagement of male and female extension cord adapters. A first planar shaped member includes a flattened body portion and a first pair of angularly extending and spaced apart gripping members... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5624443 | Clamp for femoral implant A clamp for the femoral stem of a total hip replacement. The clamp engages a top surface of the stem and a portion of the femur to urge the stem into the femoral cavity during hardening of the cement. The clamp includes a stem having a ball on one end whi... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5603680 | Locking collar for a barbell or dumbbell A collar to secure weights on a barbell or dumbbell. Two springs are biased against a pad support on one end and against the partially closed top surfaces of cylindrical tubular casings on the other end. The radially extending legs of a grip bar connect t... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5582377 | Bag and clothing hanger with fence clasp A device for hanging articles, such as clothing, athletic equipment, and equipment bags, from a chain link fence or the like, comprises an elongate body having a front side and a rear side. On the rear side is a spring-loaded fence-gripping clasp, dimensi... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5544396 | Holder for securing objects A device for securing and mounting round or angular objects, which are found in households or offices, such as writing utensils, drill bits, tooth brushes, etc. The currently available fastenings, partially mentioned here, all have the disadvantage that t... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5450659 | Safety clamp for holding an animal trap against inadvertent actuation A safety clamp for mounting on wires of an animal trap to hold the trap against inadvertent actuation comprises a pair of flat plates arranged in spaced parallel position and squeezable together against resistance from a coil spring positioned there betwe... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5426825 | Device and method for flexibly attaching a pager A flexibly adjustable mounting clip assembly and method for providing the assembly for a pager includes a swivel assembly (104) for raising and rotating the mounting clip (102) approximately 180° to provide a reversibly positioned clip. The clip allows f... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5400478 | Comforter cover clips A clip and method of using same to facilitate the positioning of a cover of the typical rectangular bag-like type over a typical rectangular bedding item such as a blanket, quilt, comforter or the like. The clip is formed with two opposed selectively enga... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5265929 | Sun blocker The present invention is a disc-type sun blocker which is attached to a vehicle's sun visor for blocking the sun. The sun blocker is rotatably attached to an attachment bracket. The attachment bracket slides along the sun visor for adjustment along the ho... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5052793 | Glass to metal attachment device and method therefor The invention is directed to a device for rapidly attaching glass to a metal support structure without cracking the glass. The invention consists of a C clamp with a force providing screw threadably engaged through a hole in one leg of the C clamp. The fo... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5042118 | Clamping device A clamping device for releasably clamping an article has a pair of arm members. Each arm member has a clamping jaw at an end thereof. The arm members are arranged with the clamping jaws in opposition and are interconnected kinematically to enable movement... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4976721 | Surgical clamping device An intestinal occluding clamp including first and second clamping members with jaws, a biasing spring, a clamp housing, a clamp base and a clamp cap. The clamp housing has a housing cavity formed at one end thereof and a first clamping member is connected... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4931058 | Parallel jaw spring clip and method of making same A spring clip including parallel jaws carried by telescopically interengaged carrier members. The jaws are spring biased toward one another by a compression coil spring captured between opposed end caps on the carrier members. One of the carrier members h... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4867404 | Flexible holder for a cystoscope or the like A flexible holder and clamping assembly for adjustably holding cystoscopes or other endoscopic instruments and retractors or the like adjacent to or on an examination tables or the like is equipped with a unique clamping assembly which permits the holding... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4831693 | Clamp for sheet material articles The clamp comprises an inverted U-shaped base having spaced apart legs defining an entrance with a clamping element mounted on one leg of the base for displacement towards and away from a clamping surface on the other leg of the base for clamping a sheet ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4803759 | Manually operated bag closure device A manually operated bag closure device comprises a housing, a plunger, and a spring, and is manually operable between a bag insertion position and a bag closure position. The device is manipulable with one hand to overcome the force of the spring and loca... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4773131 | Clamping device The invention relates to a clip consisting of two clamping jaws 1, 2 provided with actuating elements 3, 4 and, in particular, molded of plastic, and of an elastic element which joins the former and presses them together in the clamping plane 5. To make s... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4768264 | Wax paper clamp for pots A clamp apparatus (10) for use in combination with a flexible sheet (30) of material (31) to cover a cooking receptacle (40) to prevent the splattering of foodstuffs in the interior cavity of a microwave oven (20), wherein the clamp apparatus (10) compris... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4763388 | Manually operated bag closure device A manually operated bag closure device comprises a housing, a plunger, a spring, and a key and is manually operable between a bag insertion position and a bag closure position. The device is manipulable with one hand to overcome the force of the spring an... | 08/16/1988 |
