Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963407 | Rotating stand (carousel) bottle and tube holder A holder for displaying and conveniently using consumables is disclosed, in which a two or more disks having corresponding, but differently sized, holes, arranged in rows, are ganged into a pair of disks, thereby allowing users to place bottles and tubes containing ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7434693 | Marine knife block for mounting on boats and marine vessels A marine knife block for mounting on boats and marine vessels. The block is formed from three or more uniform blanks of plastic resin with channels milled or molded lengthwise into two or more of those layers. The three layers are sandwiched together by a combinatio... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7360666 | Portable food, beverage and utensil holder An apparatus includes a body that has a planar bottom surface, sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom, and linear dividers radially protruding away from a center of the body. The dividers cooperate with the sidewalls for defining compartments for housing food stuff ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341767 | System and method for displaying pom pons A system for storing and displaying pom pons is provided with a frame and a plurality of securement members positioned in a spaced-apart relationship with one another along opposite side portions of the frame. The securement members releasably secure the gripping po... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7300027 | Musical instrument hanger An instrument hanger attachable to a microphone stand facilitates the supporting or hanging of various musical instruments on the stand. The hanger has an annular loop portion for receiving the top portion of the shaft of the stand, a neck and an instrument holding ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7243805 | System for supporting picture frame moulding A display device for supporting a plurality of items such as frame molds comprising a frame housing having a plurality of internal open sections; a plurality of rotating panel members, each of which is situated within an internal section and each of which rotates re... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7207635 | Jewelry display case and jewelry display assembly therefor A jewelry display case serves as artwork enabling a jewelry collection to form part of the artwork. The display case includes a cabinet having at least a bottom, sides and a top, and a plurality of jewelry supporting components. At least one of the jewelry supportin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7165276 | Medical assist device A medical assist device relocates patients from a first support such as a bed to a second support such as a chair or wheelchair. Upon location of the assist device to a position adjacent such first support, the patient may stand on a rotatable platform of the assist... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159728 | Braiding/weaving hair and beauty supply stand A support arrangement for a hair styling salon has a stanchion for forming a substantially central support member for an annular rim member. The annular rim member has notches along its periphery for accommodating respective skeins of braiding/weaving hair. Each not... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7051885 | Cross-merchandising display shelf Shelf units adapted to be mounted on vertical walls for displaying merchandise are adapted to utilize removeable hooks which are used for cross-merchandising complimentary products. The shelf unit is also adapted to be mounted on the exterior face of a wall, door or... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6997420 | Pneumatic lockout device A pneumatic lockout device is disclosed. The device includes a first disc having a first slot and a first tab, and a second disc having a second slot and a second tab. The first disc is secured to the second disc. The device further includes a pneumatic fitting havi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6942109 | Rotary display apparatus for displaying periodicals in a circular array A rotary display apparatus is provided having a plurality of concentric circular areas in which a plurality of concentric circular areas in which a plurality of differing magazines and other printed materials can be displayed in a circular array presenting the cover... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938766 | Fiber holder The invention is a suspension plate system for providing access to hanks of fiber. The system may include a circular, transparent, plastic disc having a plurality of truncated conic circular bores located equidistant from the center of the disc and being substantial... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932222 | Billiard ball rack A rack for storing billiard balls including a base having a first engagement surface. The rack also includes an elongated billiard ball holder defining an elongated central space configured to support a plurality of billiard balls in contact with one another in a ro... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925760 | Stackable modular arena seating Stackable modular arena seating risers include permanently attached high quality fold down seats that are the equal of normal arena seats. Stacking of the riser modules is facilitated by the use of quick lock stacking tubes fit into locator cups permanently attached... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913230 | Hair braiding and weaving accessory A hair braiding and weaving accessory for holding 1-7 packs or bundles of commercial or artificial hair while the hairstylist is braiding or weaving selected small groups of such commercial or artificial hair with a customer's natural hair. The device comprises a ba... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910592 | Fishing rod storage device A fishing rod storage device and method for storing and carrying fishing rods such that the rods are held in a stable configuration without allowing the rods to touch each other, thereby avoiding damage during storage or transport. The device includes two racks, eac... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6901934 | System and methods for designing and displaying artificial nails A system and related methods provide the artisan and his customer with artificial nails that can be magnetically coupled to a special nail holding tool, aesthetic design elements, such as geometric shapes, nail borders, exotic shapes, and the like, and a special dis... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6843015 | Bipod for firearms A bipod for a firearm, or other equipment utilizing a multiple-leg pod, is provided that features easy, snap-apart and snap-together legs and snap-on and snap-off connection of the bipod to a ball or knob on the firearm or other equipment. The legs are preferably re... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6828035 | Wall pedestal for displaying animal heads and other wildlife objects A wall pedestal for displaying and rotating an animal head and other wildlife objects next to a wall. The wall pedestal includes a wall mounting plate adapted for securing the pedestal to the wall at various heights. The wall mounting plate includes an outwardly ext... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6672463 | Hair accessory display and storage organizer A hair accessory storage, display, and organizing device having a plurality of storage compartments, a centrally mounted hollow member and a plurality of pillars for the display and storage of a wide variety of various hair accessories.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6471076 | Revolving rack for holding or displaying pistol nozzles A rack is designed to hold a plurality of pistol nozzles and is formed of a base and a displaying frame. The base is rested on the floor surface and is provided with a support rod on which the displaying frame is supported such that the displaying frame c... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6457593 | Disassemblable rotary pen exhibition rack A disassemblable rotary pen exhibition rack of the invention comprises a base plate, a support seat, a central shaft, a plurality of balls and a ball bearing cap, a rotary platform, and a paper holder to form a fashion exhibition rack after assembly. The ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454231 | Space saving rack for small tools and miscellaneous items A space saving rack primarily designed for use on vertical pegboard but not limited thereto, comprising an L-shaped hook or mounting assembly, said assembly configured to fit within two adjacent holes in pegboard having a plurality of holes, and a support... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6375017 | Tubing organizer apparatus A tubing organizer apparatus includes a body member that extends radially outwardly from a central axis. The body member has opposite surfaces and a peripheral wall that is disposed between the opposite surfaces to define a thickness and extends circumfer... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6305534 | Automatic quiver The present invention is a quiver having: a housing having a top end an a bottom end and an opening between the top and bottom ends for the insertion and removal of arrows and a carousel mounted inside the quiver for the positioning and delivery of arrows... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302623 | Roof bolting apparatus A roof bolting apparatus comprising a frame, a rotary drive mounted on the frame for rotating a workpiece rod used in a mining operation, a timber jack rod supported by the frame, the timber jack rod having an upper end and having therein a hydraulic pass... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6273277 | Rotating implement storage device The present invention provides a rotating implement storage device to store garden implements and similar tools in garages, tool sheds, or like storage facilities where storage space has traditionally been linear along a wall. The device of the present in... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6135674 | Roof bolt storage/transport apparatus A rod storage and transport apparatus comprising a roof bolter including a tool. The apparatus includes a rotatable holding carousel adjacent the tool and adapted to hold a plurality of rods therein. The apparatus also includes an extending and retracting... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5884755 | Revolving coin display stand A revolving coin display stand for the display of proof coin sets encased in hermetically sealed plastic display cartridges is disclosed. The coin display stand is constructed so as to permit a user to view both the obverse and reverse sides of the coins ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5850784 | Kitchen caddy with cutting board A kitchen caddy that includes a main housing block formed of component parts in a manner to define a solid block having a series of grooves formed therein for stowing a variety of knives having blades of varying widths, and having connected to either side... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5820002 | Lockable bicycle rack A vehicle-mounted, bicycle carrier includes an elongate arm movably mounted on the carrier for movement between an engaged position in which a bicycle is fixed on the carrier, and a disengaged position in which the bicycle may be removed from the carrier.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5775518 | Kitchen caddy This invention is directed to a kitchen caddy for compactly storing various kitchen aids such as knives, cooking implements such as serving spoons, spatulas, strainers, ladles and the like, and including a cutting board. The caddy includes a relatively si... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5769245 | Toothbrush holder A base includes a central member adapted to rest on a flat horizontal surface. A distal handle end support member for supporting a distal handle end of a toothbrush is configured to rotate relative to the central member. An elongated member extends outwar... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5676261 | Rotating fishing rod/pool cue holder The holder is designed to hold fishing rods, poles or pool cues for storage when transporting or when not in use. Our designed holder is free standing and basically consists of very few components. There are five major parts. First a foundation plate (14)... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5673802 | Rotatable cake candle holder A rotatable holder for a candle for a cake, said holder including a housing supporting an upstanding shaft having its upper end keyed within a complimentary recesses of a candle platform and a candle. Within the housing is a small, battery powered D.C. mo... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5663746 | Interactive information kiosk assembly An interactive information kiosk assembly (10) for use by automotive dealerships, or the like, to inform potential customers about the exterior paint colors and the colors and materials for upholstery and trim available for selected model automobiles. The... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5655671 | Display stand for incense sticks The present invention relates a rotatable display stand for a plurality of incense sticks, such display stand including a first planar disk of diameter D1 having an upright axis of symmetry substantially normal to the earth's surface, and a broad surface ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5570793 | Fingernail color display A fingernail color display device has two or more platforms attached to a shaft which is rotatably mounted on a base. Apertures around the perimeter of each platform receive and hold for display colored artificial fingernails, so that the platforms may be... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5484519 | Method and apparatus for transporting and displaying neckties A revolvable rack for neckties that can be either temporarily or permanently hooked or fastened to a rod or a store fixture, and a container for shipping the rack while it is fully loaded with ties. The rack is easily rotated by hand, has a relatively sma... | 01/16/1996 |
