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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431352 | System for providing communication between the interior and the exterior of a compartment A system for making a connection between the interior and exterior of a compartment, comprising a door opening through the compartment wall, a connector body which can engage with the wall, and having a connection port through it, and a removable cover on the connec... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7367363 | Sanitary conduit support systems Apparatus for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair of opposing s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7246444 | Cutting tool with guide member clamping means A cutting tool that improves operability by facilitating operation of a lever for operating a clamp mechanism of a guide member is provided. A clamp mechanism is constituted by a clamp pin that protrudes its distal end to the outside of the blade case while penetrat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7195038 | Conduit supports Apparatus and methods for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192065 | System for providing communication between the interior and the exterior of a compartment A system for making a connection between the interior and exterior of a compartment, comprising a door opening through the compartment wall, a connector body which can engage with the wall, and having a connection port through it, and a removable cover on the connec... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7134454 | Cap for blocking a pipe A cap for blocking a pipe. The pipe has a rim at an end thereof. The rim defines a pipe aperture. The cap includes a body for blocking the pipe aperture, the body including a bore having a threaded bore portion. A latch is movably mounted on the body for movement be... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128495 | Curb box cover assembly A curb box cover assembly includes a covering member having a plurality of first openings for the passage of street water. Also, second opening(s) are provided on the covering member which cooperate with a clamping device to secure the covering member to the catch b... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100951 | Water gate locker A water gate locker comprises a locker body, a bracket, a fastener-seat, a press-bolt, a position-ring, a nut. A position-slice is extended from one side of the locker body and a turning-axle is extended downward from the bottom of the locker body, and a thread is p... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093320 | Pin-less locks for sliding members A lock for overlapping parallel sliding members has a hinge member having two leaves. The two leaves include a fixed leaf permanently secured to one of overlapping sliding members, and a pivotal leaf pivotally moveable between locked and unlocked positions, to permi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7059025 | Fastener A fastener connects a first object to a second object and includes an anchor securable to the second object and configured to have a portion thereof pass through a hole in the first object. A latch is connectable to the anchor on a side of the first object opposite ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055454 | Vehicle expansion retainer In some embodiments, an accessory retainer apparatus for a vehicle may include one or more of the following features: (a) a handle member, (b) a shaft pivotally coupled to the handle member at the proximal end, the handle member pivotally rotatable between an open a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028629 | Self-sealing port light assembly A port light assembly for watercraft having an exterior frame comprising a finish ring and a spigot defining a port light opening. The spigot is inserted in a hole in a vessel hull from the exterior of the vessel. The spigot is configured to provide drains to keep w... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6955382 | Wafer carrier door and latching mechanism with c-shaped cam follower A wafer container, and methods of constructing a wafer container. The wafer container has an enclosure portion with at least a top, a bottom, a pair of opposing sides, a back, an open front, and a door to close the open front. The door includes a door chassis with a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6722517 | Resealable container closure A container closure device comprising an engagement portion joined to but separated from a base to define a gap capable of engaging the peripheral lip or top ridge of a container and including a radially compressible spacer in the gap, a vertically movable cap or pl... | 04/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6264458 | Mold clamp A mold clamp has a drive pivotally mounted on a first mold half. The drive includes a cylinder body and a piston, wherein one of the cylinder body or the piston is pivotally mounted to the first mold half and the other has a pair of pins and a locking pla... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6212910 | Forehearth feeder tube clamp down system A feeder tube assembly for a feeder bowl of a glass melting furnace forehearth. The feeder tube assembly has an horizontally extending elongate support arm, and a feeder tube that is carried by the support arm at a location near an end of the support arm.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6151918 | Forehearth feeder tube lift system A feeder tube assembly for a feeder bowl of a glass melting furnace forehearth. The feeder tube assembly has an horizontally extending elongate support arm, and a feeder tube that is carried by the support arm at a location near an end of the support arm.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6105488 | Support brace for pivotally mounting a fryer lid on monorail lifting device A supporting brace is employed to pivotally mount a fryer lifting lid on a monorail lifting device. The supporting brace includes a central bracing member having a first and a second member face and having a first and a second member end. A monorail mount... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6053070 | Latch assembly A latch assembly comprises a handle, a shaft and a latching member on the shaft. The handle includes a surface having a plurality of ribs that are engaged by the shaft in operation. The ribs alone and in combination with the shaft can provide a variety of... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6044673 | Locomotive controller lockout device A locomotive locket device for disabling the forward/reverse control system of a locomotive or other powered railway vehicle has an axially-expandable plug portion which may be inserted into a keyhole chamber in a locomotive controller. The plug portion c... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6039362 | Cam-operated single acting hatch cover lock A hatch cover locking mechanism for securing a roof member onto a hatch opening of a railway hopper car is provided. The hatch cover lock utilizes camming engagement between an operation handle and a keeper member in order to rotate the keeper member and ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5974955 | Lifting lid assembly for fryer A supporting brace is employed to pivotally mount a fryer lifting lid on a monorail lifting device. The supporting brace includes a central bracing member having a first and a second member face and having a first and a second member end. A monorail mount... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5970835 | Throat plate for a tool An improved throat plate is disclosed herein. The throat plate includes a main body, an opening in the main body for allowing a cutting tool to extend therethrough, and a retainer assembly attached to the main body for retaining the throat plate in contac... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5931516 | Swell latch assembly A latch assembly is mounted in an aperture formed in a first member for releaseably retaining the first member against a corresponding second member and in a latched position. The latch assembly includes a handle which is adapted for pivotal rotation, a s... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5853207 | Device for joining and sealing together two enclosures isolated from an external environment A device for joining and sealing together two isolated enclosures has two doors. Each enclosure has one door. The two doors are provided with cooperating joining means. One enclosure is of the single use type and includes final locking means for its own d... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5785362 | Cam-operated hatch cover lock A hatch cover locking mechanism for securing a roof member onto a hatch opening of a railway hopper car is provided. The hatch cover lock utilizes camming engagement between an operation handle and a keeper member in order to lock or unlock the keeper mem... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5669638 | Fastening device The present invention provides a fastener adapted to be secured to a first member for fastening a keeper secured to a second member. The fastener comprises a base member, a sleeve member connected to the base member, and a slide member received within the... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5593190 | Consistent-force quick latching system The Consistent-Force Quick Latching System (CQLS) provides a means for athing and detaching two objects quickly, using consistent force regardless of the dimensions of the individual objects. The CQLS, usually secured to object A, utilizes a notched cam ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5593193 | Thumb actuated latch retracting mechanism for grip handle locks including integral installation gripping aid A thumb actuated latch retracting mechanism, for mounting with a grip handle on a door, includes a thumbpiece, the thumbpiece having a laterally offset cam on a second end thereof; an escutcheon plate having an opening through which the second end of the ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5590921 | Swell latch assembly A latch assembly is mounted in an aperture formed in a first member for releasably retaining the first member against a corresponding second member and in a latched position. The latch assembly includes a handle which is adapted for pivotal rotation. A sh... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5488808 | Interlock for wall panel system An interlock system for locking wall panel frames. Vertical frame members are provided with keyhole-shaped openings for receipt therethrough of the head of a carriage bolt in one portion and having and a second elongate slotted portion capable of a non-ro... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5476020 | Workpiece and handlebar adjustment apparatus Apparatus adapted for adjusting the position of articles held together by tensioned fasteners such as bolts having a head, a threaded shaft and a nut into which the shaft is threaded includes first and second washer members that are receivable in a stacke... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5368347 | Swell latch assembly A swell latch assembly is mounted in an aperture formed in a first member for releasably retaining the first member against a corresponding second member and in a latched position. The swell latch assembly includes a handle which is adapted for pivotal ro... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5269573 | Devices for restricting the movement of doors A device for restricting the opening motion of a door comprises a housing (4) for securing to the door and having an opening (6) facing the floor over which the door moves when it is opened and closed. A pivotally movable cam member (5)(5') is mounted wit... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5201556 | Ammunition compartment blast door lock Disclosed is a locking mechanism to retain and seal a blast door of an amition compartment against a compartment door frame after an explosion in the compartment. The mechanism has a linkage connected to a panel that is blown off the compartment by the e... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5173002 | Lifting and positioning device for cabinets and construction panels A workpiece holder apparatus for either panels or cabinets is disclosed. The holder can be used for either panels or the like or cabinets and assists workers in holding the workpiece, raising the workpiece, and precisely positioning the workpiece into pla... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5165741 | Security door bar A security door bar adapted to prevent the opening of a door by intruders and comprising a resilient metal bar which carries a polygon shaped block through which pressure is applied to the door. The metal bar being adjustable to the width of the door and ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5123353 | Plate lock-up apparatus A lock-up mechanism for use in securing a flexible printing plate 14 in a printing press, the flexible printing plate 14 having a leading edge 14 and a trailing edge 16. The lock-up mechanism has a plate cylinder 10 having a longitudinal groove 20 in an o... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5108216 | Cam locking system A locking system is disclosed comprising two elements connected mechanically together so as not to be able to move apart, as well as a cam mounted for rotation on the first of said elements and having a contact surface pressing against a bearing face carr... | 04/28/1992 |
