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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5210647 | Fiber viewer A viewer for inspecting the condition of an end face of an optical fiber which has been cleaved, while the fiber is still in the cleaving device. The viewer takes the form of a pocket-type microscope having a cylindrical body with an eyepiece at one end a... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5168405 | Optical magnifier apparatus A magnifying assembly of the type employing a lens surrounded by a plastic or metal holding is placed in a light diffuser, which light diffuser is an annular member having an open top which is associated with a peripheral flange upon which the magnifying ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5101300 | Magnifier reader apparatus Apparatus including a central housing plate with a floor plate mounted thereunder to define a slot therebetween. The housing plate includes an annular opening with a convex magnification lens mounted thereon to receive a lotto ticket through the slot perm... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5087112 | Optical magnifier apparatus A magnifying assembly of the type employing a lens surrounded by a plastic or metal holding is placed in a light diffuser, which light diffuser is an annular member having an open top which is associated with a peripheral flange upon which the magnifying ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5052802 | Device for viewing beneath circuit boards A hand-held, portable, visual inspection aid is described which has a variety of uses in diverse fields, e.g., manufacturing, service and repair industries, health care field, hobby field, etc. The inspection aid includes a light source and a prism having... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5031918 | Magnifying marker for a game board A marker for use in playing lotto games such as bingo is made from a transparent rigid material having a flat bottom surface and a convex upper surface. The marker is sized to cover the indicia on the bingo card and to magnify the indicia thereunder. The ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5021933 | Illuminated magnifying glass A magnifying glass device has a lens body comprised of a cylindrical portion and a convexly curved lens section both of which are rotationally symmetrical with respect to the cylindrical axis of the cylindrical portion. In the area between the circumferen... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4991935 | Magnifying device for hand-held video display apparatus and the like A magnifying device for use with a hand-held video display apparatus or the like having a generally rectangular housing and a video display visually observable from externally of the housing. The magnifying device includes a frame adapted for releasable m... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4944574 | Stand magnifier and lens The invention discloses a bi-convex lens having aspheric surfaces, each of substantially identical curvature. The lens may be used in a stand magnifier which comprises a stand adapted to be supported on a surface and to which is attached or attachable suc... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4917459 | Jewelry display device A viewing and display device includes a base with an upright frame projecting from at least some edge surfaces thereof. Light means are mounted on the frame in overlying relationship with the base and magnifying means are also mounted on the frame and pro... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4885667 | Gooseneck lamp and magnifier with improved clamp assembly A gooseneck lamp assembly for clamping to a table includes a base member with a clamp portion at one end and a mounting portion for the gooseneck elements at the other end and a pivotable floating clamp with a vertically extending leg portion slidably sea... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4859032 | Hand-held magnifier apparatus There is disclosed a hand-held magnifying apparatus which employs a lens assembly housing. The housing has first and second magnifying lenses located therein whereby the lenses can be adjusted to obtain a variable focal length. The housing is terminated a... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4696546 | Examining apparatus Examining apparatus includes a base portion, a telescoping portion, an illuminating portion, a power supplying portion and a specimen displaying portion. The base portion includes a bottom section and a first sidewall section extending upwardly therefrom.... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4540239 | Lighted magnifying lens device A curved trough shaped housing reflects light from a light mounted within a housing to an external workspace located under a magnifying lens attached to the housing. An adjustable mounting of the lens to the housing allows for variation of the user's view... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4293190 | Transparency viewers The invention concerns a novel transparency viewer in which transparency images are viewed sequentially by movement of a viewing member rather than by movement of the images. It provides a transparency viewer comprising a screen for mounting an array of t... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4120563 | Reflecting and magnifying viewing apparatus Reflecting and magnifying viewing apparatus is disclosed comprising a first and second tube intersecting one another at an angle, the tubes being rotatable with respect to one another through a coupling. A reflecting surface is pivotally positioned in the... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4084216 | Sewing machine magnifying and lighting device A magnifying device for a sewing machine includes a clamp engaging onto a head of the sewing machine. A joining bar is affixed onto the clamp member. A pair of extension rods are hingably joined to the joining bar by a hinge element. A rectangular shaped ... | 04/11/1978 |
| 3936156 | Jewelry display and viewing device A combined display and viewing device intended to be used in connection with the sale of jewelry including an upstanding three-sided frame member having mirrors mounted on its interior surfaces and mounted on a base. Also included is an adjustable magnify... | 02/03/1976 |
