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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087129 | Hinges and parts therefor A parallel opening hinge (1) comprises a first track (3), a second track (5) and at least two pairs of pivotally connected crossing links (7, 9), wherein each pair of crossing links (7, 9) is mounted to the tracks (3, 5) via... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082629 | Hinge with reduced bulkiness for vertical-movement doors A parallelogram hinge for vertical-movement doors includes a first plate designed to be fastened to the furniture flank, a second plate designed to be fastened to the door and two superposed arms pivotally mounted to the plates to form an articulated parallelogram. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7987558 | Multilink hinge A hinge includes a first mounting part defining first and second ends, a second mounting part defining third and fourth ends, a first articulated lever defining fifth and sixth ends, a second articulated lever defining seventh and eighth ends, a third articulated le... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7971320 | Door hinge assembly A hinge assembly for opening and closing a door that provides access to the interior of a motor vehicle body is disclosed. The hinge assembly includes a body-side hinge strap secured to the body and providing a first axis, a door-side hinge strap secured to the door... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7950109 | Vehicle 180 degree rear door articulating mechanism A vehicle rear door unsequenced articulating mechanism including one or more articulating hinge assemblies having one or more hinge arms pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof via a C-pillar hinge mount and pivotally mounted to a vehicle rear doo... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7930803 | Foldable device A folding apparatus (1) having transmitter and receiver cases (2, 10), a hinge mechanism (20) for pivotally connecting one end of the transmitter case and that of the receiver case to each other, and a hinge cover (C). The hinge mechanism is con... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7908711 | Hinge-mounted hanger systems A device for mounting on a door hinge, of the type having intermeshing sleeves held together by a hinge pin, for supporting clothes and other items. A hinge-mounted hanger kit for use with different sized hinges, including a hanger for attaching to a hinge using an ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7900323 | Hinge and a lamp with the hinge A lamp has multiple arms and multiple hinges mounted between two adjacent arms. The hinge has a stationary leaf, multiple pivot assemblies being mounted in the stationary leaf and multiple brackets being respectively connected to the pivot assemblies and two corresp... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7870645 | Hinge device and mobile apparatus having the same A mobile device has a first object, a second object, and a hinge device to slide open and close the second object with respect to the first object. The hinge device has a sliding unit that is slidable with respect to a first object, and a rotary unit that is rotatab... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7861378 | Hinge plate for concealed placement between door frame and door A hinge plate for concealed placement between door frame and door panel, has two mounting bases that can be set into recesses in the door frame and in the door panel, and hinge brackets that work together in pairs, which are connected to rotate about a vertical axis... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856696 | Moveable boom hinge A moveable boom hinge apparatus is provided. The moveable boom hinge apparatus provides a mechanism offsetting the tip portion of a boom hinge from the base portion of a boom hinge when the tip and base portions are folded parallel to each other and securely positio... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7797796 | Articulated-quadrilateral hinge assembly with adaptable stabiliser bar for vertical-movement doors A hinge assembly for vertical-movement doors comprises two articulated-quadrilateral hinges each including a first plate designed to be fastened to the furniture flanks, a second plate designed to be fastened to the door and two superposed arms pivotally mounted bet... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7706137 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a first housing; a second housing; and a coupling unit that openably/closably and rotatably couples the second housing with the first housing. The coupling unit is a biaxial coupling unit having: a rotation axis that vertically exten... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703177 | Hinge device and mobile apparatus having the same A mobile apparatus includes a main body, a display part, and a hinge device. The hinge device opens and closes the display part from the main body and allows the display part to rotate. The hinge device includes a sliding unit that slides with respect to the main bo... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7565720 | Hinge mechanism with clutching function In embodiments of the present invention, hinge mechanisms for use in a portable computing device having a base and a lid are presented, the hinge mechanism including: a base link pivotally connected with a base such that the base link rotates about a first axis of r... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7559116 | Arm for a pantographic hinge device In a motor vehicle a door and the body are connected by a pantographic hinge device, the arm of which is substantially constructed from a housing module, from which rotatable shaft sections coupled in two end regions project and which has an open side, and a couplin... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7520028 | Hinge device In the case of a hinge device with an arm and with two head pieces mounted to pivot/swivel on the ends of the arm around respectively one axis, the head pieces are respectively joined to revolve with one of the two belt pulleys, which are circumscribed by a common t... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7484271 | Device case opening/closing device, and 2-axis hinge device A first abutment surface 24 for restricting an initial position of a hinge main body 5, and a second abutment surface 25 for restricting a terminal position of the hinge main body 5 are formed on the transmission case 2. A third ab... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7469448 | Tensioning hinge A hinge assembly enables the setting of elements attached to the hinge assembly to any angle within the range of motion of the hinge assembly without the use of other mechanisms or parts. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7469447 | Vehicle hinge A vehicle hinge for coupling a flap to a vehicle body, comprises a first link, a second link, a first spring, wherein one of the first link and the second link are to be arranged pivotably on a body of a vehicle and on a flap of a vehicle, respectively, wherein, whe... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7444716 | Dual-axle hinge A duel-axle hinge has two adjusting assemblies, a connecting assembly, two lifting assemblies and a positioning gear assembly. The adjusting assemblies are attached to a screen of a liquid crystal display (LCD). The lifting assemblies are attached to a support of th... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7426406 | Mobile communications device with synchronising hinge The invention relates to a mobile communications device comprising a housing, a transceiver in the housing, a keypad connected to the housing, and a display connected to the housing, wherein the housing comprises a first section movably connected to a second section... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7418766 | Hinge with tandem pivot structure motion lock and override An upper piggybacked unit of a tandem unit is provided with a hinge unit and at least one motion lock to prevent the upper unit from falling away from the lower unit when it is tandemly coupled to the lower unit and the lower unit is pivoted to a non-horizontal posi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414834 | Mobile communications device with synchronising hinge The invention relates to a mobile communications device comprising a housing, a transceiver in the housing, a keypad connected to the housing, and a display connected to the housing, wherein the housing comprises a first section movably connected to a second section... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404233 | Multi-stage hinge assembly A multi-stage hinge assembly has a first connecting board, a second connecting board, a first hinge, a second hinge, an inner mounting lever and an outer mounting lever. The first connecting board has a first ring, a second ring and a recess. The second connecting b... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7357354 | Aircraft door hinge assembly A hinge assembly for attaching a door structure to an aircraft fuselage is provided. The door structure is linked to the aircraft body structure by way of a programmable mechanical linkage that is attached to the hinge member. The programmable mechanical linkage is ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350273 | Vehicle body hinge A hinge, such as a truck body door hinge, includes a first mounting member, a second mounting member, a first connecting member that is pivotably connected to the first and second mounting members, and a second connecting member that is also pivotably connected to t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346960 | Two-shaft hinge equipped with a rotation limiting mechanism A two-shaft hinge component equipped with a rotation limiting mechanism in which a construction is adopted that makes possible a rotation limiting mechanism with increased durability, reduced size and lighter weight. A torque unit is constituted by a fixed cam and a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345871 | System and method for locking a tablet computer display Disclosed are systems and methods for locking a movable appendage (e.g., a display) of an electronic device (e.g., a tablet computer) comprising a rotational lock interfaced with a display hinge assembly of the display, and a docking member disposed to engage at lea... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7336782 | Wiring structure for folding portable device A wiring device is used in a folding portable device including a hinge unit permitting an upper unit to fold/unfold and/or to rotate with regard to a lower unit. The wiring device comprises a rotative direction wound portion having a first central axis corresponding... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328932 | Automotive door hinge A vehicle door and hinging is described that allow for the door of a vehicle to be translated forward and rotated upward upon being opened in order to improve occupant ingress and egress. In addition, the doors and hinges of embodiments of the present invention allo... | 02/12/2008 |
| RE40055 | Positioning unit for an electronic device A position unit is mounted on an electronic device and includes a catch member and a locking member. The catch member defines a gap which has a width that is reducible when the catch member moves from a non-catching position to a catching position and that is expand... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324092 | Electronic device hinge structure An electronic device hinge structure includes at least one rotation shaft horizontally protruded on a side of a display unit of the electronic device and having a bearing portion formed on at least one end thereof; and at least one bearing member formed on a side of... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320153 | Fold-type data processing apparatus having a hinge A fold-type cellular phone has a top unit, a bottom unit and a hinge coupling together the top unit and the bottom unit while allowing the top unit to turn and swivel with respect to the bottom unit. The top unit is first unfolded from a first folded position to an ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7309472 | Sterilization apparatus for orthodontic bands A sterilization system for dental and orthodontic tools is provided with a transport rack dimensionally sized to hold a plurality interchangeable cassettes. The interchangeable cassettes are designed and intended to hold kits of dental or orthodontic tools and are p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299525 | Self-locked hinge device A self-locked hinge device includes a hinge body, a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate and a locking mechanism, The first mounting plate is hinged to a first end of the hinge body, and the second mounting plate is hinged to a second end of the hinge body.... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299523 | Hinge mechanism for foldable electronic device A hinge mechanism for joining a cover (5) to a main housing (4) of a foldable radiotelephone includes a rotation assembly (1). The rotation assembly includes a hollow connecting member formed by two casings (13) each having two slots (... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293813 | Double jointed hinge and foldable deck using same A foldable deck for supporting cargo in a freight compartment is provided. The foldable deck includes a pair of deck panels connected by a double jointed hinge. The foldable deck is mounted on one of the side walls of the freight compartment and is capable of moveme... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278185 | Restricting device The invention provides a restricting device for a closure including a vent hingedly connected to a frame, the restricting device comprising a plate (1,4) for mounting on a frame, an arm (7) for pivotally mounting on a vent and means for releasably inte... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7257864 | Casement window hinge An improved shoe for a casement window hinge is disclosed. The hinge has a base with a front end and a rear end and two sides. The base has a ridge on the rear end for securing the base to a track and a tongue extending from one of the sides. The tongue has a plural... | 08/21/2007 |
