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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7162835 | Gravity safety door for an apparatus for manufacturing or inspecting semiconductors An apparatus for manufacturing or inspecting semiconductors comprising a main body, an opening arranged in the main body, and a safety door. The safety door includes a first door element for covering a first portion of the opening and a second door element for cover... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159957 | Actuator for a movable portion of an article of furniture A movable portion of an article of furniture, in particular a drawer, flap or door, includes at least one preferably electrical drive unit and a triggering device for actuation of the drive unit. The triggering device is at least partially arranged at the movable po... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152441 | Cart locking device A locking system for a cart having at least one drawer movable between an open position and a closed position. The locking system includes a cam that is movable between a locked position, wherein the drawer of the cart is prevented from moving between the closed and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6851770 | Display case security apparatus having linear actuator A display case security apparatus comprises a housing, a platform, an elevating mechanism, and a closure. The housing includes a lower storage section and an upper display section disposed above the storage section. The storage section has an opaque exterior wall an... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6789860 | Deal drawer apparatus A deal drawer apparatus (16) is used in carrying out transactions by transporting items between a service provider on a service provider side (34) of a wall (14) and a customer side (12) of the wall. The deal drawer apparatus includes a d... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783198 | Display case A mobile display case for housing and supporting a display. The display case includes a stand mounted to the interior of the case for a flat panel video or other display. The display stand can be raised to a deployed position or lowered to a stowed position within t... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6682157 | Panel driving device A panel driving device turns an openable panel inside out by rotating the openable panel by 180° about a rotation center shaft and moving the rotation center shaft upward or downward during a specific period while the openable panel is rotated. The panel... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6604797 | Rotary storage unit with motorized latch actuator A rotary storage unit includes a cabinet defining an interior within which a rotary storage member is located. A latch mechanism is mounted to the cabinet, and selectively engages the rotary storage member for maintaining the storage member in either an o... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6572209 | Drive for opening and closing a cover member in a motor vehicle A drive for opening and closing a cover member in a motor vehicle has a lever which includes a detent device, for example a spring-loaded pin, which is pressed into a detent notch by force of a spring and is disengageable when a predetermined force is exc... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6533375 | Motorized pull-out device A motorized pull-out device for a tall cupboard and including a motor for pulling out the pull-out rail connected with the pull-out section of the tall cupboard and for driving the pull-out rail in a switch for actuating the motor, and an arrangement for ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6523919 | Filing cabinet having vertically extensible drawers A filing cabinet has at least one drawer or file hangers associated with the drawer that can be selectively lifted from a first elevation to a second elevation when the drawer has been moved to an open position with respect to the frame of the filing cabi... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6213575 | Kitchen countertop assembly with multiple, vertically adjustable integrated work spaces A kitchen countertop assembly includes multiple, integrated work spaces having associated surfaces which can be adjusted vertically. At least two of the work surfaces can be individually, vertically adjusted relative to the remainder of the work surfaces.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6130621 | Method and apparatus for inhibiting unauthorized access to or utilization of a protected device A method and apparatus for inhibiting unauthorized access to or utilization of a container or other protected device wherein a free standing lock or other control is provided, the state of which may be varied in response to receipt of a dynamic non-predic... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6059390 | Shelf assembly A shelf assembly includes a shelf frame structure and at least one drawer. The drawer is arranged to be moved in relation to the shelf frame structure with aide of suitable guide devices along a linear path from a storage position inside the shelf frame s... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5909933 | Ergonomic adjustable work surface system An ergonomic adjustable work surface system (12) comprising a cabinet (14) having a counter top (16) thereon. An assembly (18) is for setting the cabinet (14) in a height up and down movable manner against a wall (20) in a room (22) of a building (24). A ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5741040 | Reciprocating mechanism A mechanism is provided to reciprocate an element with a motor rotating in one direction to produce forward and reverse motion by a drive wheel in contact with the obverse and reverse faces of the element. The element can take various forms such as a slid... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5564767 | Motorized extendible drawer apparatus for a vehicle A motorized extendible drawer apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus has a drawer slidably mounted to a frame. The drawer is extendible from the frame in a cantilever position for allowing access within the drawer. The frame has a tray mounted... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5450800 | Ergonomically adjustable computer workstation An ergonomically adjustable computer workstation comprises a fixed base assembly, and a movable frame assembly slidably mounted to the fixed base assembly. The movable frame assembly includes a support member and platform supporting a video display termin... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5440999 | Modular transport system for an automatic teller machine An apparatus is provided for moving an ATM relative to a wall between a retracted position and an extended position. The apparatus includes a base, a gear, and a motor coupled to the base for rotating the gear relative to the base. The apparatus also incl... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5299511 | Bellcrank assembly for moving an ATM module An apparatus is provided for moving an ATM housed in a structure from a retracted position to an extended position. The apparatus includes a base and a mechanism coupled to the ATM module for guiding movement of the ATM module relative to the base. The ap... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5281017 | Wheelchair accessible desk/lift A combination desk and wheelchair-lift adapted primarily for medical-surgical examination/treatment of a wheelchair-seated person comprises a mobile desk unit having a selectively retractable caster assembly. The wheelchair lift is attached to the desk by... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5261736 | Safety top modular door closure system for a vapor degreaser A safety top modular door closure system is provided for a vapor degreaser and consists of a mechanism for mounting an open bottom of an enclosure to a top access area of a solvent fluid holding tank of the vapor degreaser. A horizontal sliding double doo... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5215363 | Trash collection apparatus An apparatus includes a container member slidably mounted between spaced parallel container support side walls, wherein the container support side walls are mounted within a cabinet housing. The container support includes a gear rack mounted from the cont... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5158347 | Subcabinet movement initiator A cam (103) and follower (107) are used to move a file cabinet drawer (114) out of the closed position toward the open position. The cam (103) is rotated by a motor (113) via a shaft (123) wherein the cam surface (115) translates the rotational motion of ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5080451 | Drawer guide fitting A drawer guide fitting with a pull-out track (2) on the drawer and a support track (4) on the body, at each side of the drawer (6). The weight of the drawer (6) is transmitted by the pull-out tracks (2) by means of runners (1, 3) to the support tracks (4)... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4720154 | Automatic teller machine having motorized drawer An automatic teller banking device of the type used in connection with drive through banking facilities. The device is a kiosk positioned on a traffic island so that bank customers may remain in their vehicles while conducting banking transactions in the ... | 01/19/1988 |