Celebrity Inventors
Lawrence Welk, the bandleader who entertained millions of Americans over a generation of broadcasting his TV show, once received a patent: for a music-themed design of an ashtray.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428802 | Fixing/adjusting tool of plate material For the fixing adjusting tools of the plate material to the structural body, the female member has a base plate with a through hole in a center and an external cylinder fixed vertically on the base plate. The male member has a base plate with a through hole in a cen... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7300120 | Mounting structure of door basket for refrigerator A mounting structure of a door basket for a refrigerator is provided. The mounting structure includes a door liner, which defines a rear surface of a door and includes at least one slot that is formed from side to side by recessing a portion of an outer surface of t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284738 | Adjustable lumber stand system An adjustable lumber stand system may include a pair of adjustable leg assemblies. Each leg assembly may comprise a first external tubular section into which a second internal section may longitudinally slidably adjust. A pair of base anchors configured to anchor th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7266933 | Sheet material handling device A sheet material handling device for assisting a drywall installer in installing sheet material, such as drywall or gypsum board, in an overhead location such as a ceiling of a structure. The device includes base and a pivoting sheet support that is adjustable in se... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251869 | Burial device A burial device that resembles a coffin and has an extra compartment that allows two bodies to be buried at the same time and in the same grave. The burial device essentially allows two family members or acquaintances to be buried in the same grave at the same time.... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7207112 | Combination hairdressing scissor assembly A combination hairdressing scissor assembly is disclosed to include a plurality of male connecting members and a plurality of female connecting members symmetrically provided at two opposite sides of each pair of hairdressing scissors for enabling a plural pairs of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7164520 | Packaging for an interferometric modulator A package is made of a transparent substrate having an interferometric modulator and a back plate. A non-hermetic seal joins the back plate to the substrate to form a package, and a desiccant resides inside the package. A method of packaging an interferometric modul... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156431 | Wedge couple for blocking-up and fixation of windows and doors Wedge couple for fixing and wedging-up of windows and doors in connection with their mounting in a wall opening, and associated with mounting shears with which the wedges can be located and tightened by means of a shearing operation with one hand. The wedge couple i... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124551 | Siding installation tool A tool temporarily supports a first piece of siding against a structure. The tool is removable after the first piece of siding is at least partially secured to the structure. The tool is then usable to temporarily support a second piece of siding against the structu... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7089709 | Siding having indicia defining a fastening zone Siding panels having indicia indicating a zone into which fasteners should be placed, and methods for manufacturing and installing the panels are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the siding includes a panel of siding material having a first edge extending along ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082725 | Threshold tray and clip system In recent decades within the building industry, there has been a trend toward mass production of building components. The trend has included every part of structures except for the concrete slab the building is built on. The “Threshold Tray and Clip System” uses... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7029038 | Egress window latching mechanism A window assembly includes a pane defining a plane, and a latch bolt housing mounted to the pane. A latch bolt is slidingly mounted to the latch bolt housing for movement in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the pane between a first position and a secon... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014195 | Sealing profile for a motor vehicle A sealing profile between the body of a motor vehicle and a moveable window includes a receiving groove into which an edge side of the window, which side interacts with the sealing profile, enters during closure of the window, a profiled section forming the groove b... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994141 | Process, apparatus, and system for adhesive bond strength recovery using joule heating A process, apparatus, and system are presented for adhesive bond strength recovery in a bonded system, which may be an electronic device, such as, a magnetic drive or magnetic disk drive. The adhesive bond strength of an adhesive bonding material degrades over time ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976339 | Door frame support system A system for supporting a door frame, and in particular a metal door frame, during build-up of a wall about the door frame. Vertical alignment devices allow for placement of the door frame in a plumb configuration with respect to the floor and allows for fine adjust... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6955346 | Adjustable locator for assembly of trusses A locator for locating and holding a structural member in engagement with an adjacent structural member at a predetermined position of an assembly apparatus during a truss assembly operation. The locator includes a cylindric sleeve having an outer wall configured fo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6920722 | Elongated truss boom structures for space applications An elongated truss boom structure is adapted to be flattened and coiled to a stowed configuration. The truss boom includes longerons, battens, and diagonals A fixed ladder shaped structure is formed by a plurality of fixedly coupled battens which interconnect two ad... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6912789 | Multipurpose rotary cutting tool having interchangeable heads A multi-purpose rotary cutting tool having a plurality of interchangeable head attachments, wherein the head attachments are easily attached and detached to a rotary cutting device, thereby providing various tools for a multitude of applications. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904732 | Device and method for installing building material The present invention provide an apparatus, devices and/or systems for the installation of building material which allows one individual on his own to install building material. The device includes at least one resting surface spaced apart from a fastener. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6862858 | Apparatus for securing a part to an extruded section For securing a fitting to any point of an extruded section by a clamping device, the extruded section has two spaced apart parallel webs between which a holding part of the fitting can be inserted which is supported on the edge faces of the webs facing one another. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6840015 | Rooftop fall arrester with working platform The fall arrester according to the present invention includes a plurality of upright standards which are spaced apart along the sill plate of a wall of a building under construction. The upright standards extend above the sill plate and netting is attached to the up... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6834471 | Extruded bracket with miter cut Extruded brackets for use in pre-cast panel forming systems are provided. The brackets generally have first and second mounting faces, at least one support face, and miter cut edges defined by a first and second miter plane. The brackets may have more than one suppo... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6807777 | Door spacer block An apparatus to aid in the accurate installation of a frame by establishing a required gap and alignment is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a block of material with pre-determined dimensions related to the standard or custom dimensions of the frame and standard o... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6765330 | Magnetic drive device for a releasable connection In order to provide a connecting means for the releasable connection of a first component and a second component, in particular, for the releasable connection of furniture and machine parts, comprising a first connecting element arranged on the first component and a... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6651394 | Apparatus for use in the construction of precast, moment-resisting frame buildings A method and apparatus for positioning mild steel reinforcing bars within a precast, moment resisting frame of a building. The apparatus includes a hand-receiving access component that can be installed within the concrete beams that make up the building f... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6622438 | Temporary installation support device for sheet material A temporary support device for installing sheet material in a building construction is provided with a multitude of perpendicular surfaces and a pair of offset surfaces for temporarily supporting a variety of sheet materials in a variety of orientations. ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6508448 | Adjustable drywall support apparatus An adjustable drywall support apparatus for holding a gypsum wallboard in place as it is being installed at ceiling level. The adjustable drywall support apparatus includes a support assembly including an elongate tubular member and a shaft member being t... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6434894 | Formwork for prefabricated concrete parts A formwork system is provided for prefabricated concrete parts, wherein a magnetic body can be set with its underside on a base plate and over which formwork parts can be fixed in their respective position. The formwork part has a lift-off stirrup engagin... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425712 | Method and apparatus for providing lateral support to a post A method and apparatus for providing lateral support to a post includes a cage-like structure comprised of one or more modular cage units which are installed about the post. A plurality of guy wires are attached to the cage-like structure and anchored to ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6389759 | Clamp assembly for attaching panels to substrate A quick and easy technology for attaching, and facilitating reconfiguration (detachment and reattachment) of, panels to walls that uses a clamp assembly including a base, a receptacle attached to the base and a clasp that fits into and attaches to the rec... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6382894 | Soffit installation apparatus An apparatus for installing soffit segments below the eaves of a building. A main body with a standoff is temporarily fastened to the sub-fascia. A swing arm and a locking arm are pivotally connected to each other and also to the main body, except that a ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379085 | Method and apparatus for relocating a structure from a first elevation to a second elevation A method and apparatus are provided for elevating a house, building, or other structure. The apparatus of the system includes a plurality of beam elements. The beam elements include a space-frame structure and include mateable ends whereby a first beam el... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6308466 | Tornado protective enclosure The invention provides a temporary portable shelter for an individual or individuals from the severe effects of a tornado or hurricane. The Enclosure consists of an case, having six sides, which is constructed of polycarbonate thermoplastic of extremely h... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6308467 | Wall positioning and bracing apparatus and method A wall positioning and bracing method is disclosed. The method comprises providing a device comprising first and second elongated members, each having proximal and distal ends, and being pivotally attached to one another at their proximal ends, such that ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6293058 | Drywall support system A support system of brackets and rods designed to be removably attached to a building stud. Used in pairs, the system can hold sheets of building material within the holing bracket and supported by a back rod so that the builder has the materials within e... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6250032 | Connector arrangement for adjacent panels A connector arrangement for use with an interior space-dividing wall system including portable upright panel assemblies each having an end edge defined by a vertically elongate rail and attached to an upright support post in supportive engagement with the... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247282 | Deck and beam connector In the broader aspects of the invention there is provided a new and improved deck and beam connector for post and beam structures. The deck and beam connector has a deck flange mounted on the deck, the flange has an opening therein. Depending into the dec... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6209280 | Jig for supporting fascia board installation A jig for aiding in securing a fascia board on the downwardly extended ends of a row of eaves of a frame of a building being constructed including a U shaped member and an angle bracket with an angle bracket with one leg swivelly attached to an end of one... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6199328 | Clamp assembly for attaching panels to substrate A quick and easy technology for attaching, and facilitating reconfiguration (detachment and reattachment) of, panels to walls that uses a clamp assembly including a base, a receptacle attached to the base and a clasp that fits into and attaches to the rec... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6079164 | Device for connecting two panels together and for adjusting their spatial arrangement This disclosure concerns a connecting device for connecting a first panel onto a second panel, the connecting device having a substantially plate-like connecting element including an aperture therein, where the connecting element has a first flat part str... | 06/27/2000 |
