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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441512 | Bookmark An improved bookmark for indicating to a user the location where the user was previously reading in a piece of literature having a plurality of pages and a plurality of lines. The bookmark has a position indicator for indicating to the user where to position the boo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7325510 | Securable medication reminder device A medication dosage reminder device (1300) operating on the exterior of a medication container (C6) includes a selector member (1304) retentively engaged with an attached cooperating support member (1306). The selector is engageably movab... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7235289 | Paper including bodies carrying at least one biochemical marker Paper including bodies carrying at least one biochemical marker and of sufficient size to be capable of being taken individually. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7125049 | Bookmarks A bookmark includes a seamless elastic band which is stretchable to loop around a group of pages in a book and around a cover of the book in order to identify a page place in the book. The band includes a slider thereon which has a front surface are that receives an... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7059637 | Book marking and note taking apparatus The invention is comprised of at least one bookmark having a supply of repositionable self-stick notes disposed thereon. The invention may also have a non-intrusive paperclip-like attaching means disposed on the bookmark. The invention is disposed for advertising, l... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055861 | Bookmark Described is a bookmark having a bookmark body, on which a bookmark clip is disposed. The bookmark clip can clam the cover or inner pages of a book to prevent the bookmark body from falling off from the book. The bookmark body is bendable and includes a protection s... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052045 | Labeling device for bound materials The present invention relates to an apparatus for labeling the spine or edge of a binder. In an embodiment, the device comprises a housing, a clip attached to the housing and a label encased within the housing. The housing further comprises a base portion and a cove... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7004106 | Elastic cord bookmark A bookmark device includes an elastically stretchable loop section that has a first longitudinally resilient cord wrappably attachable to a book being engaged with the book such that the first cord extends across an exterior of the book in between front and back cov... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6994052 | Double icon page markers and method of page marking A marker and method of marking pages for subsequent revisit in accordance with a predetermined theme such as wedding, birthday or holiday gifts, home décor ideas and so forth, wherein the marker includes primary and a secondary icon designs to be positioned one beh... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6948447 | Bookmark with novel line and text locators A bookmark (40) consisting of two alterable open book icons (30) (60) plus an adjustable highlighting device (24). Bookmark (40) provides for marking books with both single column pages and double column pages. Markings are made to... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6902196 | Adjustable bookmarker and reading accessory case A book-marking device for marking one or more page locations in a book. The device includes a pocket having a first end, a second end, and a mid-section, the pocket being of a pocket length between the first end and the second end the pocket length being adapted to ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6796266 | Marker device A marker device for to a user the location in a piece of literature where the user was previously reading. The marker device includes a panel member for positioning between pages of literature. The panel member has a front side and a back side. A front surface of th... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6550417 | Bookmark A single card having a pair of icons on each side thereof, distributed longitudinally. Each icon includes a representation of an open book showing facing pages and a dot indicating upper or lower locations on a page of the book. A letter R or L indicates ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6481367 | Combination pen holder and bookmark/placesaver A bookmark/placesaver in combination with a holder for writing implements is disclosed. The holder portion includes a strip of material with complementary mating elements. The strip of material is wrapped around the front cover of a book and the mating el... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6390015 | Bible bookmark and trivia game A combination bookmark and trivia game having sliding arrow indicators which point to numerical indicia on the front panel of the bookmark, which can indicate the appropriate chapter and verse for a book of the Bible to show the location on the page where... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6298804 | Book mark for dual column page A book mark is provided for marking a selected line and column of a book. The book mark includes a flat elongated member, first and second page indicators and a column indicator. Each of the first and second page indicators includes an indicia positioned ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6205947 | Place finder bookmark A place finder bookmark for identifying a reader's position on a book page. The inventive device includes a two-way slide (placefinder) on a strip (page-finder). The slide further includes a first set of parallel, horizontal slots for sliding up and down ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6109205 | Research bookmark A research bookmark for organizing and managing research references. The research bookmark includes a sheet with first and second horizontal lines extending between the side edges of the sheet and a vertical line extending between the second horizontal li... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6095565 | Bookmark and pocket assembly for books A bookmark and pocket assembly for books, where a pocket allows a bookmark to be releasbly secured to the book by slidably inserting it into the pocket. The assembly is generally rectangular in shape and has the bookmark detachably joined on one side to t... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6042291 | Document holder with slidable classifying rider A document holder includes upper and lower plastic sheets superimposed on each other to define a document holding space therebetween. A saddle member of a flexible and heat sealable material is heat sealed on two corresponding edges of the upper and lower... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6021735 | Book mark for dual column page A book mark is provided for marking a selected line, column, and page of a book. The book mark includes a flat elongated member, first and second page indicators, a line marker, and a column indicator. The flat elongated member has a first end, a second e... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5819451 | Electronic bookmark for copy holder An electronic bookmark for a copy holder that aids a user's ability to ascertain viewed text on paper retained by the copy holder is provided. The invented copy holder includes vertically adjustable indicating device that directs the user's attention to t... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5803012 | Book mark A book mark is provided for marking a selected line and page of a book where a reader should resume reading. The book mark includes a flat elongated member, first and second page indicators, and a marker. The flat elongated member has a first end, a secon... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5632225 | Line and page bookmarker A bookmark that identifies a line last read as well as whether the line is on a right page of a book or a left page of the book. Disposed upon a first side of the bookmark is a left page designator which includes an arrow for pointing to a line of text an... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5577459 | Page and paragraph indicating bookmark A book mark that indicates the page and last paragraph read on an open page of text that contains a specified number of paragraphs or less. The bookmark utilizes an imprinted encircling indicator band or collar that slides vertically about the body of an ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5515809 | Adaptable bookmark A bookmark (10) includes a head member (11) connected to an elongated, flexible tail member (13). Removable adhesive (12) is disposed on the head member for attaching the bookmark to the spine (15) of a book (16). The tail member is draped over the top of... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5443029 | Bookmark having body with looped marking straps and slidably mounted tabs An improved bookmark includes a body having one surface substantially covered by an adhesive layer for mounting the body on a book. The adhesive layer is covered by a flexible peelable layer. The body also has a transparent pouch mounted thereon adapted t... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5437240 | Bookmark A bookmark for marking a page and line in a book. The bookmark includes an elongated planar body having an upper terminal portion that provides a relatively large flat surface for the display of matter such as decorative and whimsical designs each of whic... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5409753 | Publication marker and method of using the same A removable and reusable publication marker for use in placing an emphasis on significant segments of text, most particularly, specific chapters and verses of the bible. The markers are of nominal thickness and are fabricated from transparent plastic mate... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5325811 | Bookmark A bookmark for making a page and line in a book. The bookmark includes an elongated planar body having an upper terminal portion that provides a relatively large flat surface for the display of matter such as decorative and whimsical designs each of which... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5311835 | Bookmark for identifying a location on a page A bookmark for identifying a single page and a location on that page by its position in the book with respect to indicia for odd-numbered pages and even-numbered pages and indicia for page locations printed on the bookmark.... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5101756 | Marker arrow system A self-sticking removable marker arrow system in which a series of consecutive marker arrows are defined either transversely or longitudinally on a strip of sheet material with a pressure sensitive adhesive being applied on the strip on the contact surfac... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5081948 | Bookmark A bookmark that locates a particular page in a book and a specific line on that page includes a body having an elongated slot with an indicator rotatably and slidably mounted in the slot to identify the desired page and line. On one side of the bookmark t... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4901665 | Line mark book mark A book mark that locates an exact line, column, and page in an open book having two or one column pages. The bookmark body is encircled with a slide with an index line that can be moved vertically to align with any line of the text. Two sets of indicia ar... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4777902 | Information retrieval device A combined information retrieval device comprises an elongated strip of material. A coating of an adhesive is applied to one surface of the strip. Holes are formed along the edges of the strip which are sized and spaced apart so they can be interlocked wi... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4770115 | Line guide for copy stand An indexing line guide for a copy stand having an upright pallet for supporting sheets with horizontal lines of text to be copied. The pallet has a guide rail along one side edge, the rail having a row of rack teeth on the rearward side. A slide is receiv... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4680210 | Repositionable directional markers An elongate directional marker has a triangular head and an elliptical body. Low-tack repositionable adhesive applied to the head of the marker enables the marker to be repeatedly reused. The markers are manufactured in an array by pattern-gluing adhesive... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4608772 | Marker A marker for separately indicating a plurality of related materials comprising a base plate including a first section having at least one numeral row circularly arranged thereon and a second section having an area on which a plurality of predetermined ite... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4569538 | Bookmark A bookmark with a retaining hook element at the top thereof to receive the upper end of the bound edge of a book and positively prevent the bookmark from shifting longitudinally and laterally of said bound edge. In one form, the bookmark is provided with ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4358012 | Accountants and bookkeepers cardmarks in dispenser pack A stack of cardmarkers for use by accountants and bookeepers when making entries in ledgers which are then tallied, and a dispenser pack from which the cardmarks are individually slided for use, each cardmark being a flat strip of polystyrene with holes n... | 11/09/1982 |
