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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011635 | Adjustable wall-hanger assembly An adjustable wall-hanger assembly comprises a hanger adapted to be secured to a wall and defining an opening, a body section, an upper section, a top level, and a bottom level. A hanger slide is mounted to the hanger, is adapted to slide continuously in a substanti... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7988121 | Wall hanger A wall hanger for hanging a display device on a wall includes a latching member, an outer hanger member, an inner hanger member and a screw. The inner hanger member includes a threaded portion with a threaded hole and a lock portion with a lock hole. The lock portio... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7913967 | Adjustable picture-hanger assembly An adjustable picture-hanger assembly comprises a hanger adapted to be secured to a wall and defining a substantially central opening of an interior of the hanger. A hanger slide is movably mounted to the hanger, is adapted to slide continuously substantially rotati... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7726624 | Mounting system for vehicular mirror The invention provides improvements to an external vehicle mirror assembly. The pivot point is located at an outboard side of the mirror housing. The power pack is mounted at an inboard side of the mirror housing. The mirror case is molded with no obstructions in a ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7686273 | Method and device for an adjustable hanger Methods and devices are for adjustably and securely supporting an object using an adjustable hanger. The hanger includes a movable bracket, a fastener extending through the bracket and an adjustment member engaging the bracket and engaging the fastener. Adjustment o... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7654500 | Wall hanging adjustable mount An adjustable mounting and method for a wall hanging utilizes a disc mounting element secured to the wall with a threaded fastener passing through an eccentrically located hole. The disc is rotated to bring the top of a groove to a desired position and the fastener ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7506857 | Mirror supporting plate, mirror adjusting mechanism, method for manufacturing a mirror supporting plate, and method for assembling a mirror adjusting mechanism A mirror supporting plate for supporting a mirror glass of a wing mirror for a motor vehicle includes a substantially flat support provided with a substantially rod-shaped actuator part for coupling with a drive. The actuator part is integrally formed with the suppo... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7357522 | Rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicles A rearview mirror assembly for attachment to a holding tube carried by a vehicle. The assembly includes a housing framing configured to encase a portion of the holding tube and to attach with a mirror element. A clamping bracket is also configured to encase a portio... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7317611 | Under-cabinet mount for flat-panel displays An adjustable, folding mount for attaching a flat panel display to a fixed structure. The mount includes a portion adapted to attach to an element of a fixed structure, and a swing arm operably coupled thereto. The swing arm is selectively positionable along a path ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309053 | Hanging module assembly for frames A hanging module assembly for frames having four frame moldings comprises a hanging bracket, a fixing plate, four circular through holes separately disposed at two adjacent sides of the fixing plate, a pressing portion disposed at the middle of the fixing plate and ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310171 | Document surface micro-adjust mechanism A document surface micro-adjust mechanism for an optical scanner. The optical scanner has an outer casing with a transparent document platform in the upper section. An optical lens is enclosed inside the outer casing. The document surface micro-adjust mechanism uses... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300029 | Flat panel display wall mounting system A flat panel display wall mounting system includes a wall plate assembly connected to a flat panel display mounting rack assembly. The wall plate assembly and the mounting rack assembly are able to be separated to facilitate mounting on a wall. Specifically, the wal... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290741 | Furniture glide An improved self-adjusting furniture support includes a cam mechanism that limits the rotatability of the upper cover with respect to the central mounting bolt to provide for hand turning of the support both onto and off of a piece of furniture. A lower member or fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290892 | Angle adjustable mirror support An angle adjustable mirror support for a bathroom includes a mirror, a shaft mounted on the frame of the mirror, two connecting members each mounted on the frame of the mirror and each secured to the respective end of the shaft, two fixing seats each mounted on the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7272322 | Modular free space optical (FSO) device and related methods A modular free space optical (FSO) communications device may include an adaptive optics (AO) module and an interchangeable optical relay (OR) module. More particularly, the AO module may include an AO housing and at least one AO device carried thereby. Also, the int... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268960 | Mount for an optical structure and method of mounting an optical structure using such mount An improved mount for, and method of mounting an, optical structure is provided, wherein the optical structure has at least one mounting surface. The mount has a mounting section with at least one surface extending therealong for receipt thereagainst of a portion of... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261273 | Hook & cord loop hanging system Objects hung with the improved hook & cord loop hanging system uses one or more adjustable hooks for changing the length of one or more flexible cord loops. This hanging system is an improvement over the hangers described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,947,438. Each improved ha... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246785 | Shock and vibration isolation station with quadral support A shock isolated operator station wherein a set of quadral elastomer mounts provide substantial static support as well as isolate equipment supported thereon from shock and vibrations forces. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240370 | Cap attachable, adjustable sunglasses Glasses are provided having one temple which is clipped to a cap, preferably to the brim or visor of a cap. The temple is associated with at least one joint which permits the lens portions to be pivoted from a use position before a user's eyes to a storage position ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232102 | Member tilting mechanism and mirror system A member tilting mechanism includes a housing rear having a concave spherical portion, a cap support having a convex spherical portion, a plate pivot having a pivot portion, which is a tubular portion with an arc-like cross section, a spring plate which presses agai... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229179 | Prism for viewing the backside of one′s own human body, hair or clothing A four sided prism which provides the full scale front view and the full scale backside of one's own self. In addition, oblique front and rear views of one's own body, clothing or hair are available. Rigid frames allow for fast assembly without hand tools. The prism... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221874 | Free space optical (FSO) device providing remote control features and related methods A modular free space optical (FSO) communications device may include an optical relay (OR) module and a base module. More particularly, the OR module may include an OR housing and at least one OR device carried thereby. Further, the base module may include a base ho... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216994 | Vehicle exterior rearview mirror assembly A mirror system for a vehicle comprising an exterior rearview mirror assembly, which includes a fixed portion which is configured to mount to a side of the vehicle. The movable portion includes a reflective element and a reflective element actuator. The reflective e... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218020 | Linear motor, stage apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method Outflow of heat generated by a linear motor to the outside is suppressed. A linear motor according to the present invention is a linear motor used in a vacuum atmosphere, including a stator, a movable element movable relative to the stator, and a metal film formed o... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216841 | Method and apparatus for hanging pictures and other wall objects A fastening device is provided for hanging a picture or other wall object on a wall. The fastening device includes a clear, flexible, non-resilient carrier having at least two mounting hooks in parallel alignment which are secured to the carrier for engaging wire mo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215890 | Free space optical (FSO) device providing power reduction features and related methods A free space optical (FSO) communications device may include a plurality of power supplies having different respective output voltages. The FSO communications device may further include an adaptive optics (AO) module including an AO housing and a deformable mirror c... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210805 | Detachable trailer-winch mirror apparatus A detachable mirror apparatus includes a U-shaped frame including a primary female section and a pair of male leg sections engaged with the primary section. Each leg section has a linear shape. A mechanism is included for removably securing the frame to a selected p... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201357 | Adjustable wall hanger for pictures and the like A vertically adjustable wall hanger device comprising a hanger and a hanger mount. The hanger comprises a main hanger body, a first set of serrations positioned in side-to-side spaced relation to one another on a back side of the main hanger body, and a center slot ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201354 | Video monitor mounting system A video monitor mounting system for use in conjunction with seat back, head restraint or roof mount applications, includes a mounting tray fixed in a hollowed out socket formed in a seat back, the rear face of a head restraint or within a roof mount overhead console... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198244 | Self-interlocking hanger system An object hanger system which provides a pair of interlocking hanger bodies configured to provide locked securement of objects to a hanging surface. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198378 | Support arm for vehicle mirror A support arm for a vehicle mirror having at least one mirror head with a mirror pane which includes an upper holding arm (1) made of plastic with an anchoring element (2) for mounting on a vehicle, and a lower holding arm (3) made of plastic wi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185946 | Automobile assembly A method is provided for making an automobile assembly having a molded plastics structural member and a reinforcing member in which a polymerisable adhesive is employed to bond the two members together and an automobile assembly having a bonded structural member and... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176987 | Portable DVD player and console arrangement A portable DVD player, having an output terminal, is detachably received in a console arrangement. The console arrangement includes a DVD player housing, which is adapted for securely supporting within an interior of a vehicle, having a receiving cavity to detachabl... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165852 | Breakaway exterior rearview mirror assembly An exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a pivot joint assembly pivotally mounting a movable portion to a base portion of the mirror assembly. The pivot joint assembly includes a support member, a receiving portion and a bracing member. The bracing... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156358 | Interior rearview mirror assembly with polymeric components An interior rearview mirror assembly for vehicles incorporates a reflective mirror element and a first polymeric pivot joint allowing pivotal adjustment of the field of view of the reflective element. The assembly includes a polymeric support element, a polymeric re... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147196 | Devices and method for hanging a display board Devices for hanging a display board frame wherein a first bracket is mounted on a wall and has a hook on one end supportingly engaging a channel on a corresponding first edge of a display board frame and a second cooperating bracket having a slotted portion is slidi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144126 | Clutch structure of automative mirror adjustment mechanism The present invention provides a clutch structure of mirror adjustment mechanism comprising a clutch driving gear with specified gear teeth formed at circumference thereof and hollow fitting chuck formed at center thereof, to be geared with the output axis of a driv... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7113688 | Base, payload and connecting structure and methods of making the same Micromachined passive alignment assemblies and methods of using and making the same are provided. The alignment assemblies are used to align at least one optical element. The alignment assemblies may be configured with kinematic, pseudo-kinematic, redundant or degen... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7086202 | Mounting device and method A mounting assembly for mounting objects such as a fireplace mantel to a wall. The assembly includes a ledger strip for mounting on a wall and one or more mounting devices that are located on the mantel. Each mounting device includes a plunger slideably mounted with... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073915 | Mirror fixing method and optical apparatus An object of the invention is to provide a mirror fixing method capable of reducing stress distortion of a surface of a mirror which constitutes an optical system, with hardly deforming a surface shape of the mirror. To this end, the present mirror fixing method is ... | 07/11/2006 |
