Quotables
"I watched his countenance closely, to see if he was not deranged ... and I was assured by other senators after he left the room that they had no confidence in it."
U.S. Senator Smith of Indiana ; After seeing Samuel Morse demonstrate the telegraph.
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 |
| 7086312 | Parallel jaw locking toggle wrench/pliers with economic/ergonomic handles “Parallel Jaw Locking Toggle Wrench/Pliers with Economic/Ergonomic Handles” comprising: a fixed jaw member being in parallel relationship to a slidable jaw member; the fixed jaw member constructed (by riveting or welding means) to support member - the support me... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6711930 | Fiber optic cable trough component notching system A fiber optic cable trough notching system with a punch and a punch aperture spaced apart by a wall receiving opening for receiving a fiber optic cable trough component wall, the punch disposed to impart a force on the trough component wall to deform it into the pun... | 03/30/2004 |
| 5535650 | Adjustable plier wrench hand tool The invention is an adjustable plier wrench hand tool, combining the useful functions of standard adjustable wrenches with standard vise grip pliers. The invention has a main body, a plier handle having a plier handle head, and an upper and lower jaw. The... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5191816 | Parallel jaw pliers with reinforced construction for symmetric force distribution A parallel jaw pliers apparatus is comprised of a first lever member having a handle at one end and a first jaw surface at its opposite end, a second lever member pivotally connected to the first lever member and having a handle at one end and a pair of a... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5060543 | Self-adjusting tool A self-adjusting tool having first and second elongated members, each of which have a workend and an oppositely located handle means for applying force to the tool. The first member includes a raceway positioned intermediate of the work end and handle. A ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4706660 | Patellar clamp Disclosed herein is a patellar clamp which includes a fixed jaw having a spike centrally disposed on a part spherical surface with this spike being axially aligned with a reciprocating plunger. The plunger is operated by a second handle pivotably disposed... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4700592 | Tool for crimping, cutting, pressing or the like The invention relates to a tool for crimping, cutting, pressing or the like having a linear work path and a lever drive engaged between the gripping levers and the tool head, with two cover plates (1), each of which form an integrally enclosed frame and w... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4542668 | Pliers-type pressing tool A hand-operated tool of the pliers type includes a body member in which a rectilinear guiding track for a jaw carrier is provided. One stationary jaw for treating a working piece is arranged at one end of the guiding track and another jaw on the jaw carri... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4526070 | Pliers-type tool In a pliers-type tool having a stationary first handle and a second handle pivotally movable relative to the first handle, a slidable jaw carrier is movable along a rectilinear guiding track in a body member due to the pivotal movement of the second handl... | 07/02/1985 |
