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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6684462 | Tying fastener A tying system that quickly and easily secures together ends of ropes, straps or cords is provided. The tying system has a base member and two holding members attached to different sides of the base member by first and second hinges. The tying system has ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 5891156 | Device for equipping birds with a transponder A device for equipping birds with transponders (21) is not in the form of a foot ring but a wing tag (11) ; with the particularity that one of the at least two stiff plastic limbs (12') which are connected together at respective ends by way of a bending y... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5713112 | Engaging device An engaging device for releasably engaging an object. The engaging device comprising a supporting part and an engaging part mounted on the supporting part for pivotal movement about two spaced apart axes between two stable conditions, one being an engagin... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5299769 | Adjustable mounting assembly An adjustable mounting assembly for mounting a bird bath bowl or other object to a wide variety of base types, shapes and sizes. The adjustable bracket assembly includes components that can be assembled to one another so as to create a variety of embodime... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5142807 | Double-ended gripper device A double-ended gripper device adapted for holding a fishhook to free both hands of a fisherman to tie a fishline to the hook is useful for other purposes, such as holding small wires in position for soldering. The gripping device has two oppositely-extend... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4929054 | Mounting for high resolution projection lenses A lens mount including a lens cell wherein a lens is mounted through flexures. The lens seat in the lens cell has a radius of curvature match-mated to the lens surface which rests upon it. The rotational symmetry axis of the lens seat is coincident with t... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4794676 | Clamping device, especially for printed circuit boards Printed circuit boards may be held in place in a releasable manner in the amping gap of a clamping device having a mounting member and clamping member arranged in parallel to each other to form the clamping gap. The clamping member is pivoted or journalle... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4649614 | Method and apparatus for repair of flanged exhaust connections This invention is a method, together with an apparatus for practicing the method, wherein automotive exhaust systems, and the like, which become separated at their juncture to manifolds, or the like, by reason of breakage of fastening bolts, studs, and th... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4314389 | Double fold over jewelry clasp This invention relates to a jewelry clasp for securing opposite ends of a necklace chain, and more particularly to a double fold over jewelry clasp providing two sets of interlocking fastening means.... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4179775 | Adjustable clamping device An adjustable clamping device for clamping a pipe or the like of round peripheral shape through peripheral clamping engagement, comprising a driving unit, and only two pairs of members including a movable clamping member to be driven by the driving unit, ... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4116015 | Method and apparatus for remotely attaching a riser pipe to an offshore structure A method and apparatus for attaching by remote control a riser pipe to an offshore structure. The method includes installing one or more remotely operable pre-aligned jawed clamps upon the structure, suspending the riser pipe vertically over the side of t... | 09/26/1978 |
