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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270255 | Carrying case with selectively adjustable stand This invention relates to a portable case adapted for holding handheld devices such as phones, cameras, camcorders, radios and other products as well as non-electronic devices such as flashlights. The case is supported by a selectively bendable stand which may be al... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261264 | Locking assembly A locking assembly for readily attaching and detaching a device to a surface such as a wall, non-planar surface, or a plurality of bars such as those found in a kennel. The locking assembly has a bracket assembly with a front and back plate that are fixedly attached... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7213364 | Fishing tackle pack A fishing line compartment having one or more spools containing fishing line parts is provided. The fishing line compartment can be part of a larger container assembly or fishing tackle pack. Each spool can be held in the fishing line compartment using a strap havin... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175061 | Belt supported carrier A hook-like carrier adapted for attachment to and support by the belt of a user includes an attachment member having a pair of generally vertical, spaced slots which are adapted to receive the user's belt. Attached to an outer portion of the attachment member is a f... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168204 | Box for storing fishing flies A box for storing flies used for fishing including a cover assembly having two dish-like cover portions, each of which cover portions includes a central wall part, and side wall parts around the periphery of the central wall part projecting generally in the same dir... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159833 | Coupling device for portable terminal A coupling device couples a first member and a second member to be relatively slidable and horizontally rotatable. The device is provided with the first member having a keyboard unit section and the second member having a display unit section in respectively separat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7077372 | Locking assembly for mounting a device to a solid surface A locking assembly having a substantially joined bracket assembly with a front and back plate defining an opening therebetween with a top slot and a side slot. At least the back plate is directly or indirectly fixedly attached to a solid surface. Positioned within s... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7025238 | Quick release implement holder A system for carrying and rapidly accessing implements carried on a belt, especially implements used by law enforcement officers. The system uses a hinged floor carried on a flatplate having a belt loop. The hinged floor is held perpendicular to the flat plate by a ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6926240 | Strap-on multi-functional apparatus with integral supports and work surface for use during fishing, boating, camping, etc Disclosed herein is a multi-functional apparatus for use during fishing, boating, camping, etc. that typically comprises a flat horizontal surface, two hinged support panels attached to the underside of the horizontal surface, three adjustable-length attachment stra... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913174 | Detachable carry clip with swivel for electronic devices A detachable carry clip assembly for an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing and a power pack. The housing includes a power pack seat for receiving and retaining the power pack. A first portion of a member of the carry clip assembly couples in... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902087 | All terrain vehicle sloped bag with protected zippers A carry bag for all-terrain vehicles having a top cover with paired zippers that open and close simultaneously during opening or closing of the top cover and that are protected by a sloped protection cover that releasably covers the top cover and the zippers. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6702165 | Support device for an elongated weapon A support device for an elongated weapon which is connectable to a belt. The support includes a housing having a bottom and a wall portion extending from the bottom along the dimension of elongation of the weapon. The wall portion forms an open chamber fo... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698632 | Nail coil and tool holding assembly A nail coil and tool holding assembly, having a belt and a number of nail coil pouches each having a front and a rear. The rear of each pouch is attached to the belt by a single rivet. Pivotal attachment onto the belt by the rivet allows the pouches to be... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685066 | Quick-attach arrangement for thigh rig A thigh rig includes a carrier and a quick-attach arrangement. The carrier includes a pad body, having a front side and a rear side, for detachably attaching on a user's body and a pouch panel overlappedly provided on the front side of the pad body to def... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6651854 | Cell phone carrier apparatus A cell phone carrying case which includes an elongated pocket for insertion of the cell phone thereinto, the pocket including an orifice for the antenna of the phone to protrude therethrough. There is further included an upper flap member which includes a... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6522613 | Combination media and media playstation storage unit The present invention discloses a combination media and media station storage unit for storing a multiplicity of media elements along with a media station for the media elements. The combination unit allows a media station to be stored and secured for pro... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6438885 | Weapon trigger guard apparatus A weapon trigger guard apparatus is provided for use on a gun rack having a support member and a lock coupled to the support member. The weapon trigger guard apparatus comprises a base rigidly coupled to the support member of the rack, and a cover pivotab... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6336576 | Front pack and belt support assembly A front pack and belt support assembly including 1) a main front pack assembly which can be collapsed and expanded to achieve a large carrying capacity; 2) a shoulder support strap assembly connected to the main front pack assembly and supported on a shou... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6273309 | Fisherman's trash receptacle and fly rig holder The present invention includes a cylindrical container closed at one end and opened at the other. The container is wrapped with Velcro material, or a foam material, to which leader and fly rigs can be easily wrapped and kept in place. A lid is provided to... | 08/14/2001 |
| 5871129 | Buckle for belt with compartment The buckle (1) comprises a compartment (11) that cannot be seen from the outside, for holding small objects, the compartment being easily accessible to the user who is wearing the buckle.... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5850954 | Holder assembly for cellular phones A holder assembly for cellular phones is disclosed. The holder assembly allows a cellular phone to be smoothly rotated around a holding button in either direction when a user, having the phone on his belt, is seated and presses against the top end of the ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5620120 | Fixing apparatus for a portable telephone A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone includes an engaging device connected to the portable telephone, a socket for detachably receiving the engaging device, and a cramp connected to the socket for fixing itself and the socket on an objective body s... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5535882 | Handy tool case A handy tool case including a case body, which has a plurality of hexagonal chambers at the top side for keeping tool bits, a clip at the back side for hanging on the user's belt, two springy hooks at the bottom side for keeping a tool handle outside the ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5526535 | Fishing vest with hinged pockets A fishing vest with hinged pockets comprising: a vest shaped in a generally rectangular configuration with a front segment and a rear segment, the front segment including releasable coupling devices, the front and rear segments of the vest including arm a... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5489051 | Painter's pouch A gravity responsive apparatus for the carriage of paint and paint application related tools suspended upon the hip of a painter which consists of a hip-supported, belt-attached base member which is flexibly attached by means of a separable ball and socke... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5481823 | Worm cooler apparatus A worm cooler apparatus includes a removable and replaceable bottom lid assembly which includes a first connector and which includes an interior chamber adapted for receiving a quantity of coolant material. A tubular container assembly includes a second c... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5395023 | Multi-purpose carrier for portable electronic photographic equipment and the like A multi-purpose portable carrier having side-by-side compartments for the storing of portable electronic and/or photographic equipment. Successive compartments are fastened together by zipper fasteners so that the side-by-side compartments can be aligned ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 4534063 | Paging receiver and supporting receptacle therefor A paging device and supporting receptacle are provided for detachably securing the device to an article of clothing and providing for limited pivotal movement of the device to permit visual observation of a display portion of the device without completely... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4190148 | Cigarette and cigarette lighter case and cover A case with removable cover the case being designed to contain both a pack of cigarettes and also a pocket lighter so that a person has both handy when needed to smoke a cigarette; the case also including a clip on its rear side so to be supported from a ... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4126256 | Carrier case for ice skates, roller skates, boots and shoes An improved carrier case for roller skates, ice skates, boots and the like articles, having a first and second compartment for enclosure of the article. Each of the compartments is shaped substantially to the form of the article contained therein and flex... | 11/21/1978 |
