Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7283361 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a retention module and a clip having two clipping portions for securing the heat sink to the retention module. The heat sink includes a base for contacting with a heat generating electronic device. The base defines two... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7249399 | Cargo securing systems for cargo bed The present invention relates generally to restraint systems for cargo on cargo transporting vehicles, such as trucks, having designated cargo-carrying space. In particularly, the present invention relates to a system for restraining cargo in the bed of a truck, suc... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236369 | Torsion spring force and vertical shear pin retention of heat sink to CPU A heat sink retention assembly for retaining a heat sink in thermal contact with a CPU while transmitting load away from the CPU. The heat sink retention assembly includes a frame sized to receive the heat sink, the frame including opposing pin capture channels and ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7106591 | Locking device for heat sink A locking device, for locking a heat sink (30) to a socket (10) on which an electronic component (20) is mounted, includes a pair of clips (60) each having a handle (62) and a ring (66). The handle includes a pair of first t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7009844 | Wire form heat sink retention module A retention module firmly secures a heat sink for a computer chip. The retention module is oriented about the computer chip on a circuit board. The retention module has a rotatable wire form that has two loops. When the rotatable wire form is rotated, the two loops ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6964085 | Mounting clip and related modular storage system A storage system having a releasably mounted mounting clip that can be connected to a wall stud or ceiling joist. A variety of storage components can be joined to the mounting clip. The mounting clip can also be used to join boards and panels to construct furniture ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6698071 | Clip systems and methods for sheet materials A clip for sheet materials comprising a clip member and a collar member. The clip member is made of resilient material such that the clip member may be deformed from a normally open configuration into a closed position. The clip member defines first and s... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6070470 | Sensor for measuring the internal pressure of hollow bodies A sensor used especially for the measurement of the internal pressure of injection lines of diesel engines comprises two housing parts which are connected via an articulation and can be clamped to the line with a tension device. For simple and in particul... | 06/06/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5680680 | Removable multifunctional aircraft clip Disclosed is an aircraft clip for attaching insulation blankets and other nonstructual items, such as wire bundles and hydraulic conduits, to structural members. The clip has a molded plastic shaped base and a "T" shaped grip rotatably connected to the ba... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5564166 | Badge clip assembly including a spring-biased clip member A badge clip secures a badge to an attaching member which enables the badge to be worn or carried by a person. The badge clip includes a fixed leg having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion with a curled barrel formation, and a movable ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5400900 | Clothes hanger support, garment bag having such a support, and method of making same A clothes hanger support for a garment bag or other similar item of luggage includes a depending bracket member pivotally supporting a lower jaw member with hanger-supporting features. A closure member and latch handle cooperates with the bracket and jaw ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5290121 | System for the installation and replacement of components in hostile environments Service equipment for use in hostile environments includes a detachable service unit secured to a stationary service unit. The detachable service unit includes a housing with an exterior plate, a power control interface for connection to an exterior power... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5048785 | Hanger support device An improved hanger support apparatus is formed of a U-shaped frame having a pair of parallel and spaced-apart legs. A latch arm is pivotly mounted to one of the legs proximate its end and is biased to extend through an opening in the second leg at a point... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4907774 | Hanger support device An improved hanger support apparatus is formed of a U-shaped frame having a pair of parallel and spaced-apart legs. A latch arm is pivotly mounted to one of the legs proximate its end and is biased to contact the second leg at a point inwardly of its end.... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4858870 | Hanger clamp for garment bags, with movable hanger retaining elements A trolley clamp for retaining hangers in a garment bag has a rigid frame with an at least partly horizontal lower support bar and is mountable below a top inside of the garment bag. The support carries a plurality of movable hanger-retaining elements betw... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4852845 | Hanger clamp with inclined frame An improved clamp for retaining garment hangers in garment bags of the type having a rigid frame in the shape of a "C" with a top leg, a rear leg and a bottom leg, the top leg and bottom leg being spaced, is arranged such that the bottom leg is inclined d... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850562 | Hanger-retaining clamp for garment bags A clamp for retaining garment hangers in garment bags has rigid frame in the shape of a "C" with a top leg, a rear leg and a bottom leg, the top leg and bottom leg being spaced from one another to admit hangers to be hung on the bottom leg. The frame is m... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4716811 | Double toggle gripping apparatus Gripping apparatus for restraining the gun barrel on an armored vehicle comprises a pair of gripping jaws pivotally supported within a housing and connected by a first pair of toggle links to a movable carriage within the housing such that the jaws are op... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4489869 | Burglar proof clamp for car roof carriers A clamping device for locking articles onto the bar of a car top carrier, wherein the clamping device has a base member, a lever arm and a pair of links. The links are pivotally attached at opposite ends thereof respectively to the base and lever arm with... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4340206 | Clamp for repair of separation in conveyor belt The present invention provides a tension-setting edge clamp with an improved linkage and an improved anchor point location so that when in use in sets of pairs, to pull broken belt ends toward one another for reconnection, wherein the anchor point for the... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4310955 | Blood element separation apparatus A clamping apparatus for mechanically separating cellular elements suspended in whole blood solutions. After subjecting sealed packets of whole blood to centrifugal forces which will cause isolation of red and white blood cells, the packet is inserted wit... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4068608 | Cable stopper A device for clamping and stopping elongated objects. The device encompasses a passage adapted to receive at least a section of an elongated object to be stopped. Two jaws are located on both sides of this passage and are associated with a mounting arrang... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4020769 | Cargo tie-down gripping anchor assembly A self-energizing cargo tie-down gripping anchor assembly is disclosed for anchoring a tie-down guy to a conventional track having a plurality of spaced apart openings in the rail portion thereof. The anchor assembly includes center body apparatus having ... | 05/03/1977 |
