Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909284 | Wire spool alignment method in wire feed welding systems A novel system for mounting welding wire spools of different sizes on a mounting spindle of a wire feed system is provided. The invention may reduce or eliminate wire feedability difficulties and welding arc outages arising from misalignment of the wire spool and in... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7861964 | Apparatus for securing and dispensing sheet product A spindle sleeve for a sheet product dispenser is disclosed having a body with a first end, a second end, an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a central longitudinal axis. The body includes a first portion disposed proximate the first end, a second portion disp... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7841558 | Two roll paper web material dispenser Improvements to paper web material dispensers, particularly two roll tissue dispensers. A dispenser according to the invention is able to prevent access to a second or reserve roll of tissue until a first or dispensing roll is entirely or substantially depleted. As ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7527217 | Toilet tissue roll holder spindle with auxilary tissue A spindle to hold standard toilet tissue rolls in common spring-held toilet tissue roll holders, and within that spindle contain an auxiliary tissue roll. The spindle is comprised of two sliding, interlocking, hollow parts with a fastened external spring compressed ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7438255 | Suspended toilet tissue roll holder with auxiliary toilet tissue A wall mounted holder to support a standard toilet tissue roll, and within a suspended hollow axle contain an auxiliary tissue roll. The suspended axle dynamically alters position dependent upon the outside diameter of the supported standard toilet tissue roll. The ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7422174 | Two roll paper web material dispenser Improvements to paper web material dispensers, particularly two roll tissue dispensers. A dispenser according to the invention is able to prevent access to a second or reserve roll of tissue until a first or dispensing roll is entirely or substantially depleted. As ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7354480 | Stent mandrel fixture and system for reducing coating defects A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350463 | Spindle assembly Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350992 | Center-justifying spindle assembly Disclosed are a printer and a stacker and methods. The printer prints selectively on one or both sides of a printable web and sheets or labels are cut from the web and stacked in the stacker. The printer has an unwind mechanism that accepts and holds web rolls of di... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331542 | Film unwind system with hinged spindle and electronic control of web tension A film supply apparatus supplying film in a foam-in-bag system having a film feeding device for feeding film from a film source to a location for bag formation, a bag forming apparatus, a foam material dispenser positioned for feeding foam material for reception in ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7243876 | Method and apparatus for handling wire spools An apparatus for handling wire spools is disclosed. The apparatus includes a brace and a spool handle removably connected to the base. A spool is mounted on the handle and thereafter a user picks up the handle and mounts it on the base. Thereafter, wire can be dispe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232090 | Spinning paper towel holder The invention is a spinning roll dispenser product for dispensing items from a roll, for example a roll of paper towels. The product holds the roll on a spindle and spins around a spindle axis as the items are pulled from the roll. The product has a plurality of whe... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7140794 | Apparatus to guide label stock in a printer A label printing apparatus for accommodating a plurality of widths of rolled label stock is provided. The label printing apparatus includes a frame, a label stock support arm extending from the frame, and a print head located for having label stock pass thereby for ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121501 | Wire spooling system A wire spooling system for spooling and dispensing wire. The wire spooling system includes a first spool member, having a tubular member with a locking cap and first collar, and a second spool member, having an engagement aperture and second collar. The tubular memb... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114676 | Three roll tissue dispenser Improvements to a paper web material dispenser, for example a roll tissue dispenser or a roll paper towel dispenser, that has a user actuation mechanism for rotating a dispensing mechanism of the dispenser. The dispenser is designed to prevent excessive force that i... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083138 | Two roll paper web material dispenser Improvements to paper web material dispensers, particularly two roll tissue dispensers. A dispenser according to the invention is able to prevent access to a second or reserve roll of tissue until a first or dispensing roll is entirely or substantially depleted. As ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7034250 | Welding wire dispensing assembly and apparatus for providing adjustment of rotational resistance in a spool A welding wire dispensing assembly and apparatus for providing adjustment of rotational resistance in a spool includes a spool support, an axle assembly, and a resistance adjustment assembly. The spool support is rotatably mounted to the welding wire dispensing asse... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018119 | Rolled paper holder and image forming apparatus incorporating the same In a holder for holding a rolled recording medium, each of a pair of side wall members is opposed to a side end face of the rolled recording medium to regulate a position of the rolled recording medium in a widthwise direction thereof. At least one of the side wall ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014140 | Three roll tissue dispenser Improvements to a paper web material dispenser, for example a roll tissue dispenser or a roll paper towel dispenser, that has a user actuation mechanism for rotating a dispensing mechanism of the dispenser. The dispenser is designed to prevent excessive force that i... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007885 | Wire segment reel assembly and method A reel assembly includes a reel having a magnet rim, turntable, magnetic key, and a wire feed tube. The reel is self starting and holds the feed wire upon the completion of winding. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959891 | Dispenser for multiple rolls of sheet material A dispenser for storing and dispensing rolled sheet material is provided. The dispenser has a housing which holds at least one roll of sheet material therein. The housing has a portion of an outer surface which is positioned against a support surface. The housing al... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6786448 | Fixed-spool toilet paper dispenser with removable outer bracket and method A toilet paper dispenser is disclosed which contains a spool that extends at a right angle from a mounting plate secured to a surface. The mounting plate may, optionally, be mounted to a wall surface or may be recessed. The spool receives a roll of toilet paper ther... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6651921 | Spool winder A spool winder includes a holder for a filament bulk roll, a cantilever member to receive a weed trimmer filament spool, and a crank handle device rotating on the member while holding and interlocking into openings in the trimmer spool.... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6631867 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus of the type dealing with relatively wide documents of the present invention includes a generally L-shaped bar. The bar extends from one side of an apparatus body to a position above a document table and is angularly movable in t... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6557792 | Device and method for storing holiday light strings An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on th... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6454204 | Rotatable supporting element The invention relates to a rotatable supporting element for accommodating winding tubes, plug-in adapters or the like with a supporting body and a casing, which surrounds the supporting body and is connected with it indissolubly in sleeve fashion and comp... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6398148 | Device and method for storing holiday light strings An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6371403 | Tape holder with a bearing shaft A tape holder that includes space formed in the deck and a bearing-shaft seat mounted on a recess portion such that the bearing-shaft seat can be turned and uplifted for easy and rapid loading or replacing a tape reel.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6328254 | Honeycomb shaped spool holder for sewing machines A honeycomb shaped spool holder for use with sewing machines having at least one upstanding spool support spindle, comprising an inner cylindrical hub which has a central bore extending therethrough for vertically receiving the spindle of a sewing machine... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6302604 | Rack and pinion medium roll support A rack and pinion medium roll support includes a support holder, a generally circular shape support shaft perpendicularly coupled to the support holder, and a rack and pinion mechanism, said rack and pinion mechanism comprising a pinion rotatably coupled ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6164203 | Printer There is disclosed a printer with a print head for printing on a web of record members. The web is held in roll form on a holder. The web roll and the web are center-justified with respect to the centerline of the print head. The holder has a series of st... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6116534 | Dispenser for supporting a roll of paper towels in an upright orientation An upright dispenser is adapted to support a roll of paper towels wound on a disposable core. The dispenser comprises a base adapted to be supported on a support surface, and a post projecting upwardly from the base and sized to be received within the cor... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6082663 | Dispenser for horizontally dispensed centerflow sheet products An apparatus which dispenses a static centerflow rolled sheet product. The rolled product is disposed within a housing defined by a front side, back side, and side walls. The front side includes an opening through which an end of the rolled sheet product ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6007018 | Spool support assembly for the optical fiber of a laser module An assembly that assists in the winding of an optical fiber of a laser module around a spool. The assembly contains a spool support that holds the spool as the optical fiber is wound around the spool. The spool support has a top surface with opposing side... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5996931 | Dispenser including an inclined support rod for a web wound into a roll A dispenser of a web wound into a roll includes a support rod and at least one substantially vertical wall, the support rod being inclined relative to a horizontal direction. The roll includes a central borehole which allows mounting of the roll on the su... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5967453 | Bobbin chuck A bobbin chuck for winding manmade threads can have a length of e.g. 1200 mm and can consist of a bearing portion and of a cantilevered portion supported by it. The cantilevered portion includes an extension (66) of a shaft (64) supported directly by the ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5961066 | Tape dispenser A hands-free tape dispenser for dispensing adhesive tapes of varying widths and quantities. The tape dispenser is attached to a user's wrist or arms, and comprises a U-shaped body having a flat top portion, a left sidewall extending downwards from the lef... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5915647 | One-piece core plug A core plug includes a tube formed from a light-weight material, such as woven carbon fibers, inserted into and connected to a steel rib assembly. The rib assembly includes a series of ribs surrounding the tube, where each rib includes a beam parallel to ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5873542 | Dispenser for feeding sheet material from sequential rolls A dispenser for rolled sheet material includes an openable housing having a front opening, a parallel-spaced pair of guide slots being supported proximate opposite sides of the housing, each guide slot having a generally vertically oriented first segment,... | 02/23/1999 |
