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 |
| 7454815 | Coupling device The invention relates to a coupling device for creating a hinged connection between adjacent panels of a sectional door leaf, comprising a connecting element that is fixed to the adjacent panels and a support element holding a guiding element which interacts with a ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7431171 | Two piece container incorporating nesting characteristics and including interengageable hinge supports for upwardly supporting a lid upon a base A two piece storage container including a lid having a rectangular shape with sides and ends defining therebetween a recessed interior, the lid including a plurality of spaced apart lips extending from a selected end. A base corresponding generally in outline with t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7383615 | Hinge for furniture Hinge for fastening a door (12) to a side wall (11) of a piece of furniture, comprising a first element of the hinge (20) fixed to the side wall (11), a second element of the hinge (40) fixed to the door (12) of the piece of... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7346959 | Hinge A hinge for a door is disclosed. The hinge comprises a receiver assembly having a slot, a door leaf having a retaining spring biased away from the door leaf, the door leaf being dimensioned for insertion into the slot and a retaining device associated with the recei... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346946 | Bendable bottom member for bed A bed having a bendable portion between a back region and waist region and/or a waist region and leg region. The bendable portion is formed of side by side bars disposed generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bed and bendably connected together to a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334293 | Vertically adjustable hinge A vertically adjustable hinge is disclosed. The hinge comprises a housing for attachment to a first structure. The housing has a housing cavity and an opening into the cavity. The cavity has an upper portion, a lower portion and a retaining portion forming a channel... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331085 | Horizontally adjustable hinge A horizontally adjustable hinge is disclosed. The hinge comprises a base member having a slot and a chemical generally perpendicular to the slot, an adjustment nut disposed in the channel, the adjustment nut having a generally circumferential recess and a threaded a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7114219 | Automobile hinges A hinge for pivotably mounting a panel to a vehicle body includes a panel attachment plate securable to the panel, a body attachment plate securable to the vehicle body, and an intermediate member pivotably attached between the body and panel attachment plates. The ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113396 | Mounting bracket for power supply A mounting bracket (40) for mounting different types of power supplies (10) having different configurations of screw holes (14) to a computer enclosure (20) includes a body (41) for being attached to one of the power supplies. A pl... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7024822 | Articulating window hinges and articulating window assemblies Articulating window assemblies are provided comprising, in combination, a windowpane and a hinge having a hinge axis. The hinge comprises a first hinge member that cooperates with a second hinge member and optionally with a hinge pin to form a hinge joint. The first... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6945621 | Refrigerator assembly unit A refrigerator having a cabinet forming a refrigerator compartment; a door opening and closing the refrigerator compartment; and a hinge member rotatably connecting the door to the cabinet. The hinge member has a rotation axis varying in position, depending on rotat... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928713 | Hinge mounting system A hinge that has a first mounting base for attachment to a first hinged object. The hinge also has first and second hinge members pivotally connected together. The first hinge member and the first base are configured and dimensioned for cooperatively positioning and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925683 | Hinge A hinge comprises two elements, respectively attachable to first and second structures, and hingedly rotatable about an axis relative to each other. One said element comprises a first elongate member extending along the direction of the said axis and having a keyway... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920049 | Bladed servers A bladed server with a chassis having a front and rear is provided. A plurality of blades is disposed within the chassis so that opposing faces and a faceplate of each of the plurality of blades are substantially perpendicular to the front and rear of the chassis. T... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6732409 | Hinge mounting system A hinge that has a first mounting base for attachment to a first hinged object. The hinge also has first and second hinge members pivotally connected together. The first hinge member and the first base are configured and dimensioned for cooperatively positioning and... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6715181 | Hinge device of the snap-in type A hinge device of the snap-in type for use in a door leaf and door frame assembly, the hinge device having a first hinge leaf attachable to the door frame and second hinge leaf pivotably attached to said first hinge leaf and snap insertable into a receiving pocket o... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6691371 | Hinge for furniture with a screw safety fastening system A hinge for furniture comprises a fastening base (11) carrying the hinge articulation (14). The fastening base has a slot (18) passed through by a screw (12) for fastening to the piece of furniture. The slot (18) is open towards the base edge through a ch... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6557810 | Adjustable strut hinge assembly for picture frames A hinge assembly for adjustably connecting a picture frame strut to a picture frame back includes a mounting plate having length and a width. A first fastener, such as rosettes, are provided on the mounting plate for affixing it to the picture frame back.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6516494 | Adjustable door hinge A hinge is provided which includes a frame-side base member 41 adapted to be attached to an open frame 10 and a door-side base member 42 adapted to be attached to a door 20. The frame-side base member 41 is connected to a first plate 31 and the door-side ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6493905 | Hinge system for watercraft trim flap A hinge is disclosed comprising a mounting member for mounting to a stationary operational surface and having a hinge portion formed along the longitudinal extent of the mounting member. An elongate shaft is included having a hollow cross-sectional profil... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6481054 | Hinge assembly for sign having flip display A hinge assembly for operably coupling a flip panel display to a sign panel is disclosed. The hinge assembly includes pair of hinge clips having an interlocking feature formed thereon. The pair of hinge clips are assembled in an opposed facing relationshi... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6415476 | Locking devices and related methods of locking In one embodiment of the invention a locking device is provided, the device comprising a first movable object; a second movable object; and a housing, wherein the housing defines at least (i) a cavity, (ii) a first bore for receiving the first movable obj... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6389643 | Modular hinge A modular hinge includes a clutch module coupled to an extension arm for supporting an enclosure, such as a display enclosure for a portable computer. The clutch module and extension arm are fabricated as separate parts, and then assembled together to for... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6367122 | Hinge structure A simple and compact hinge structure pivotally and detachably fixes a lid to a housing. The hinge structure has a shaft provided for the housing and a bearing unit provided for the lid. The bearing unit has a shaft-attaching/detaching opening for attachin... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6353966 | Frameless cabinet hinge connector system A hinge is attached to a cabinet wall of a frameless cabinet by an elongated support plate. The cabinet wall has an opening, an elongated recess extending inwardly from the opening and an elongated slot extending along the elongated recess and in communic... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6317926 | Fixing device for LCD unit This invention provides a device for fixing an LCD unit for a computer. It includes two slots formed on the main body of computer for receiving two connecting blades of pivots of the LCD unit. Each of the connecting blades is formed with a step portion in... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315027 | Overhead sectional door and door hinge A hinge mechanism particularly suitable for hinging releasable rectangular panels of overhead sectional doors. The hinge mechanism includes first and second hinge plates hinged to each other wherein one of the hinge plates is slidably mounted within a bas... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6264020 | Device with a swivelling wing, especially constructed as a coin-accepting device in a self-collecting vending machine The device has a base element (1) and a wing (5) arranged so as to be pivotable on the latter with a swivel joint (3). The swivel joint (3) has two fastening flanges (9, 10) which are pivotable about the swiveling axis (7) for fastening on the base elemen... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6178598 | Adjustable hinge assembly An adjustable hinge assembly for swingably joining hinging panel members together, where improved mounting capability is provided, and adjustability of a pin and the hinge components in multiple directions relative to the hinging panels and to each other ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6085385 | Upper hinge frame for refrigerator An upper hinge frame of a refrigerator, capable of firmly supporting a refrigerator door, thus preventing a refrigerator from having a gap between the door and a main body thereof, includes: a hinge supporting body formed at a front edge of a top surface ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6061873 | Patient support apparatus and hinge devices Apparatus comprising a platform having a flank panel connected pivotally to a lateral margin of the seat or platform by means of a hinge device, wherein the hinge device comprises at least two mountings and a moulding comprising an elongate flexible web b... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6030064 | Refrigerator with removable door hinge Disclosed is a refrigerator having a hinge member assembled with a door for opening/closing a cooling compartment, and a hinge bracket for supporting the hinge member. The hinge member has a hinge pin assembled on a lower comer of the door, and a pin supp... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5913781 | Landscape timber connecting system A landscape timber connecting system for use with landscape timber or the like includes first and second interlocking members. The first and second members each have a bracket shaped to engage an end of a first landscape timber, and in a preferred embodim... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5884366 | Door hinge fixing structure for refrigerator A door hinge fixing structure for a refrigerator which is capable of enabling an easier assembling and disassembling operation between a refrigerator main body and a refrigerator door without using a predetermined device (tool) for assembling or disassemb... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5829098 | Reinforcement basal attachment plate for reciprocating operative device An apparatus and method of providing improved attachment and securement for a reciprocating operative device stability control bracket (26) which comprises an arm structure (32) connected to a basal structure (28), and functions from a predetermined locat... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5806144 | Device for a door hinge structure A device for a door hinge structure of the snap-in type, where the hinge has a first hinge flap designed to be secured to a door frame and pivotally attached to a second hinge flap in the form of an insertion part which can be snapped into an insertion po... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5724704 | Detachable hinge device for portable notebook computer A hinge device for connecting a main body and a display unit of a portable computer includes a projection, a hinge member, and attachment units. The projection extends from a lower edge of the display unit, and the hinge member extends outwardly from both... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5564486 | Adjustable view-shielding device A view-shielding device for a machine designed to block the view of the machine's keypad or view screen by others positioned behind or adjacent to the user. The device includes two planar screens pivotal attached on the machine's front surface on opposite... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5557067 | Pole mounted terminal housing A water-proof housing for a telecommunications terminal. The housing has a body portion and a hinged closure portion, hinge elements on the body portion and on the closure portion being configured to permit linear sliding movement of the closure longitudi... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5530992 | Double-sided hinges A hinge is described for use along each side of a refrigerator or on furniture to permit safe opening of the door or lid from either side. The hinge is uncomplicated in design, and is comprised of only a few component parts. Each hinge includes a hinge ro... | 07/02/1996 |
