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"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 |
| 7984882 | Tripod head There is disclosed a tripod head for mounting a device to be held (such as an illumination device) to a support base at an adjustable angle of depression or elevation. The tripod head is designed to avoid increase in size of a mounting member that supports the devic... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7434772 | Rack for driers A rack for driers includes a support with a post assembly connected thereto. An inlet unit is connected to the post assembly. A rotatable unit is connected to the post assembly and includes a horizontal sleeve through which a horizontal tube extends. Two drier bases... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7371028 | Post mounting system A post mounting system for a body mounted camera mounting system includes a grip to go about the post of the system and a vernier clamp. The vernier clamp includes a vernier ring which is slidable axially and fixed angularly to the grip. A vernier nut threadably eng... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7340972 | Apparatus and method for balancing and for providing a compliant range to a test head A load, such as an electronic test head, is supported. A force sensor detects a force received from the load, the force resulting from the load being imbalanced such that a torque is created about a rotational axis of the load. A source of force provides a counter f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7175140 | Mounting apparatus and method for use with a tile roof A mounting assembly for securing a pedestal to a roof tile has a baseplate including a downwardly depending first hook at one end for receiving a first edge of the tile, an upwardly depending flange at an opposing end of the baseplate and a laterally extending stabi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172105 | Apparatus for positioning pipe and tubing A counterweight assembly is especially adapted for mounting to a spinner tool allowing a workpiece to be balanced when rotated during welding or other operations. The counterweight assembly has an adjustable counterweight to provide a necessary amount of counterbala... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7104610 | Apparatus for mounting a wheelchair back The present invention provides an apparatus for mounting a wheelchair back that provides a high degree of support and adjustability such that it can be used with wheelchairs that originate from a wide variety of different manufacturers. In order to provide this cust... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070154 | Storage bracket for a snow plow A storage bracket facilitates storage of portions of a vehicle snow plow. The snow plow has a support frame portion mountable to a vehicle, and a lift frame portion, mountable on the support frame portion, for lifting another portion of the snow plow. The support fr... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6997425 | Stand, in particular for a surgical microscope The invention concern a stand, in particular for a surgical microscope, in which provision can be made, by means of adjustment devices on the stand itself and not on the stand foot (2), for the pivot axis (30) of the carrier arm (11) to be plumb... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6975105 | Side supports with adjustable center of gravity An apparatus is used for coupling a test head to a mounting unit such as a cradle in which the test head pivots. A base is attachable to a test head. An extension member extends away from the test head. A slider slides away from and towards a center of gravity of th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957794 | Anti-vibration and anti-tilt structure An improved structure (stand) for providing flexibility for holding and mounting components, such as microscopes and cameras, in order to eliminate disruptions from undesirable vibrations and tilting of the mounted component. The stand uses a vertical stand member, ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955291 | Adjustable mailbox platform An adjustable mailbox platform is connectable to an existing mailbox post for receiving a mailbox thereon. The platform includes a bracket including a plurality of spaced side members for securing to a mailbox post. A plurality of cross members are secured to the si... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6925699 | Method of producing a quantity of integrated circuits A method of producing a quantity of integrated circuits, that includes testing a set of semiconductor wafers that is made up of a first subset and a second subset. This first subset is configured in such a manner that a first tester is more readily adapted to perfor... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6837934 | Racking system A support rack, such as for supporting automobile body parts during painting, may be supported entirely from overhead by a single vertical support tube received within an overhead mounting bracket. A central frame has a sidewardly projecting cross member, which supp... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6357895 | Arm-mounted luminaire with clamping elements A luminaire, and in particular an arm-mounted spotlight or a picture light, having a long slim stem with a lighting head at one end and fixing elements at the other end. The fixing elements have clamping ends which engage at least partially around the ste... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5632049 | Holder assembly for a shower head A holder assembly for a shower arm of a shower head includes a positioning body defining a vertical bore therein through which a vertical rod extends, which, in turn, is mounted to a wall of a bathroom. The positioning body includes an opening defined in ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5149029 | Electronic test head positioner for test systems A system for positioning an electronic test head of a test system with respect to an electronic device handler. A positioner assembly moves vertically and provides substantial movement in the horizontal plane with six degrees of freedom. The positioner as... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5139220 | Support stand with sling boom suspension A lightweight support stand particularly suitable for photographic equipment and the like in which a boom is suspended solely by a suspension cable that has its intermediate portion adjustably carried by a retainer at the top of a vertical standard. Oppos... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5044586 | Manipulator for crack detector transducers A manipulator for a transducer detector for indication of cracks and the like in hot metallic blanks, has the transducer driven relative to the blank by means of a car, a slide or other transducer carrier, which is placed inside or near a tube extending i... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4973015 | Manipulator apparatus for test head support and orientation A manipulator apparatus for supporting and orienting the test head (11) of an automatic test equipment. A column assembly (14) has a sheath (26) which moves vertically and which is connected via a cable to a manually adjustable counterbalancing device (41... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4943020 | Manipulator apparatus A manipulator apparatus for supporting and orienting the test head (11) of an automatic test equipment. A column assembly (14) has a sheath (26) which moves vertically and which is connected via a cable to a manually adjustable counterbalancing device (41... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4934643 | Holder for screed rail An improved adjustable holder for a screed rail for mounting the rail above the ground so as to eliminate the need for concrete pads which are presently used to support such a screed rail on the ground. The holder includes an upright stake or post having ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4735389 | Portable camera and instrument support and positioning system A modular support system is provided herein. It includes one, but preferably at least two, elongated bars, each having a longitudinally extending slot traversing substantially the entire length thereof except at the ends thereof. A clamping member is prov... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4674722 | Medical accessory pole clamp A mounting clamp particularly suited for mounting medical accessories on support poles comprises a stationary clamping surface which can be attached to an accessory housing. A cam is pivotly mounted on a trunnion connected to the stationary clamping surfa... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4251043 | Adjustable soldering iron holder This device enables the user to hold a soldering iron steady, against that which is being soldered, and it is easily manipulated. It consists primarily of a base, in which is secured a post, upon which is an elevatable and rotatable arm with a sleeve, in ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4083354 | Barbecue The invention relates to portable barbecue apparatus of the kind in which the grill member is adjustable in height with respect to the hearth in order to regulate the cooking heat intensity, and has for its object a barbecue of simple, robust construction... | 04/11/1978 |
| 3952982 | All angle camera mount with vernier adjustment This device consists primarily of an externally threaded mast which is adaptable to fit the mast mount of a U-shaped ground spike, a flat table, or a tri-pod. The device consists of various arms and brackets which are elevatable and may be moved forward a... | 04/27/1976 |
