Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415932 | Portable article support structure A foldable support structure serving as a work surface having apertures that may differ diametrically for support of containerized articles, such as beverages. The foldable support structure has three hinged planar sections with the center section having the aforeme... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7370842 | Support structure with self-adapting support surface for receiving any type of body An exemplary support structure has an auto-adaptable surface. The exemplary support structure comprises a base; an assembly of distinct, adjacent contacts; and an assembly of platforms of a common level forming a common tier, each platform being linked to the base b... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364129 | Collapsible stand A portable, collapsible stand includes first, second and third substantially rectangularly shaped and rigid panels hinged together so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position. Flexible straps extend between the panels to prevent them from full... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7237757 | Article support An article support comprises a supporting plate provided with a resinous slide stopper on a face for supporting an article, and a holding plate, a hinge, a hook bar and an engagement groove as a holding means for maintaining the supporting plates in a predetermined ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7169098 | Adjustable stretching machine An adjustable stretching device 6 includes a stretching surface 20 that is raised off of the floor on which the user stands, flexes, and stretches the calf and lowers the leg muscles. The stretching surface 20 can be angled along a primary longi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159829 | Height adjustable support for food service equipment A support (10) is disclosed for use with food service equipment. The support has a tubular upper portion (11) and a tubular lower portion (12) telescopically mounted within the upper portion for adjustable vertical movement. The upper portion ha... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131911 | Slope controllable foot plate for golf swing practice apparatus A slope controllable foot plate for a golf swing practice apparatus which includes a actuating oil pressure motor providing the power for controlling the slope, a transformation device for transforming the rotating driving power to linear driving power, and a slope ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104203 | Height adjustable device for a retractable tube assembly A height adjustable device is received in the inner tube which is retractably inserted in an outer tube, and includes a base which is fixed in the inner tube and two stop plates are pivotably connected of the base. Two respective first ends of the two stop plates ex... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090104 | Vehicle hitch support for tables and other accessories A combination table and support member assembly for use in connection with a trailer hitch mounted onto a vehicle, where the support member and table can be joined in various configurations to vary the table height when in use and to vary the lateral separation dist... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059379 | Low head room overhead door system with adjustable short radius track section A universal overhead door system includes a pair of horizontal track members, a pair of vertical track members and a pair of track radius members interconnecting the horizontal and vertical track members. A pair of adjustable short radius members extend from the tra... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048236 | Vertical adjustment apparatus for a keyboard A vertical adjustment apparatus is described for use in the field of workstation design. The vertical adjustment apparatus is attachable to a workstation and operates to selectively raise and lower a device, such as a keyboard, such that the device may be utilized b... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6971622 | Supporting device for a portable device A supporting device for a portable device to measure and/or test components of electrical and/or optical networks includes a supporting plate, which is built in, or may be attached to, the equipment; a supporting frame, which may stand at one end on the sub-surface ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969033 | Camera mount An omni-positional camera mount for the photographing of small objects (24). The mount has a support (4) to hold an object to be photographed. A first frame (9) is pivotally mounted to the support such that the first frame can pivot on a first p... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6926468 | Portable flotation platform for shallow bodies of water A portable flotation platform is disclosed for use in supporting a load of equipment, hunting dogs, or personnel above the level of a body of water. The platform includes a deck constructed to be of an overall density less than that of water and sized so as to suppo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6681703 | Tiltable table A tiltable table 10 is shown having (in this embodiment) two tilt positions to which top 20 and base 30 are repeatably repositionable. Support parts 32, 34, 36 and 38 provide a kinematic support in both of the two positions. Further embodiments provide mo... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6398656 | Universal joint A universal joint comprises a first rotation guide member, a second rotation guide member guided by the first rotation guide means to be rotatable, and a third rotation guide member guided by the second rotation guide member to be rotatable. The first, se... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6161809 | Tilt-adjustable supporting device, in particular maintained in a horizontal position A support device comprising two superposed platforms connected by two electrically controlled jacks of adjustable length and by an upright of constant length forming on these platforms the apices of triangles, device characterized in that the jacks and th... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5960531 | Drill press with switched reluctance motor Disclosed herein is a drill press including a vertical support post, a pivot assembly supported upon the support post, the pivot assembly being pivotable about a vertical axis defined by the post, a table supported on the pivot assembly, a head supported ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5765273 | Drill press having pivotable table A drill press including a vertically disposed support post and a pivot assembly supported upon the support post is disclosed. A table is supported on the pivot assembly. The pivot assembly is pivotable about a first substantially horizontal axis, with the... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5549522 | Golf practicing device A practicing device includes an upper plate, a lower plate and at least one adjusting device disposed therebetween, a support extending from the lower plate and a stand extending from an under side of the upper plate so as to be rotatably received in the ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5349900 | Dual-axis table assembly A dual-axis table assembly has left and right sector plates mounted on the underside of a table. Each sector plate is seated on a respective left and right pair of shoes which are mounted on a base. A left handwheel operates to turn the left sector for fr... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5345632 | Underframe for medical examination table A medical examination table comprises a pedestal to which an end of a rocker is hinged. An underframe is fixed rotationally to the other end of the rocker. By acting on the two axes of rotation, the table may enable motions that are as different as a simp... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5277129 | Work table or office desk A work table or office desk having two pairs of support arms which are pivotable attached on a cross brace of the table frame. The support arms comprise two support arm halves which enclose each one of two rails of the cross brace by grooves such that the... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5174225 | Releasable and tiltable table top A table is provided having a table top, a table base and coupling means for removable and tiltable coupling said table to said base. The coupling means being releasable and comprising two pair of spring biased elements and receptacles arranged so that the... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5086710 | Table with support frame and tabletop and control device for varying the height and inclination of the tabletop The invention relates to a table with a table frame and a tabletop, which is settable in both height and inclination by a control device. Varying the height and inclination of the tabletop with a simple control device and a support frame is accomplished b... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5027989 | Needlework stand with stretch frame and work table A comprehensive needlework unit is provided that includes a work table, a detachable frame that holds the stitched fabric and a light source. The components are all mounted to separate pivotal arms that attach to an upright stand mounted to a base plate. ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4712444 | Levered optical mount A mounting device (10) includes first (28) and second (32) levers that are disposed between a base plate (12) and a mounting plate (20) and that are attached to the base plate by flexible metal hinges (36a and 36b). First (56a) and second (56b) adjustment... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4653717 | Collapsible lightweight and rigidly compact multiple projector stand A light weight inherently stable and rigid projector stand for multi-axis projection of images onto a common screen by magazine loaded slide projectors, maximizing close proximity of the projection axes, with improved magazine access, and direct support o... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4643105 | Table top support A table top support for use in securing the top of a table to its upstanding column, the support incorporating a first base member securing to the top of the column, a second and connectible member securing to the underside of the table top, various reces... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4595086 | Portable desk-work bench with carrying case A top unit is provided defining a upper work surface and having front, rear and opposite side marginal portions. A downwardly opening cover also having front, rear and opposite side marginal portions is provided and the rear marginal portion of the cover ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4593626 | Temperature controlled adjusting mechanism A mechanism for providing precise (microradians) angular adjustment for h resolution adjustable mounts and platforms used to design optical elements. The mechanism includes temperature-controlled rods having internally embedded heater elements and thermi... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4553483 | Worktable, especially office table A worktable, especially an office table, which includes two side legs, at least one support bar which connects these legs, and a table-top. Also provided are rigidly interconnected support, connecting and fastening structures which permit different height... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4440096 | Adjustable word processing table and the like An adjustable, split top table for accommodating word processing equipment and the like comprises a base support, a main frame connected to the base support and two independently movable table tops (front and rear) adjustably secured to the main frame. A ... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4434721 | Anti-snap device for drafting board tilting mechanism A drafting table having spring-balanced lifting and tilting movement features is provided with an anti-snap device which prevents the table top from tilting so quickly to the full-vertical position that it hits its stops and rocks the entire table over. T... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4374497 | Leveling table A balanced adjustable support in which the plane of the support surface for an object or piece to be machined can be altered with great precision. The adjustable support comprises a table, a base, a central leg rigidly fixed to the base and jointed to the... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4359121 | Lift truck hood mechanism and method for operation thereof A lift truck hood mechanism and method for operation thereof in which a cover is provided for the truck power source compartment and is movable from a substantially horizontal closed position to a substantially vertical opened position at the rear of the ... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4278031 | Precision adjustable table An adjustable table is described having three support structures arranged symmetrically around the perimeter of the table. Each support structure is supported on a base by means of a two dimensional joint, such as a leaf spring, having an axis of rotation... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4231297 | Table having an adjustable support and locking system for the top thereof To allow adjustment of the table top of a table the table top is connected to the subframe of the table by means of a rigid U-shaped member, the branches of which are pivotally connected to the subframe about a horizontal axis, and the intermediate part o... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4196674 | Multi-level adjustable drafting table construction A multi-level drafting table construction including a table base supporting a drafting board, and an arrangement of link members pivotally interconnecting the drafting board and table base. One of the link members, which is pivotally interconnected at one... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4146266 | Adjustable weaver's bench An adjustable wooden bench has four legs, the upper portions of which are connected by a pair of horizontal rails provided with vertical openings through which the legs extend. The rails support a seat that is slidable lengthwise of them. A horizontal foo... | 03/27/1979 |
