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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136785 | Device to read in bed or when reclining In accordance with the aspects of the present invention, an improved book holder for reading in bed is disclosed. The present invention includes a base panel, back panel, central slotted unit and moveable plexiglass plate rectangular in shape. The plexiglass include... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7568674 | Device to read in bed or when reclining In accordance with the aspects of the present invention, an improved book holder for reading in bed is disclosed. The present invention includes a base panel, back panel, central slotted unit and moveable plexiglass plate rectangular in shape. Movement of the plexig... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7172167 | Reading stand The invention provides a reading stand. The reading stand may include a base including a base member case. Further, the reading stand may include a reading lid disposed upon the base member case, the reading lid including a reading platform having a front side and a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6499766 | Media folder improvements A media folder or book binder provided with a rotor having elastic bands stretched between pins on its opposite ends has mounting brackets which are mechanically fastened to the spine of the folder. The brackets have trunnions facing inwardly toward the o... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6471174 | Graphic arts station An adjustable easel is described that may be used by multiple persons and that may be modified according to the preferences of a user. The easel includes a plurality of vertical supports connected to each other. Holes are spaced apart along the length of ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6170877 | Page holder A page holder adapted to hold opposing pages of a book in an open position while reading. The page holder includes first and second wings meeting at a junction point and disposed at an angle of about 150° with respect to each other. A thumb opening is sp... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6089609 | Check clip A clip that is attached to a checkbook and that will hold the checkbook in an open condition to enable a person to enter information from the checkbook into, for example a computer, without having to hold the checkbook open with one hand. The clip has a f... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5129616 | Book support for supine or seated readers A highly adjustable and simple to use book holder for supine or seated readers is provided by pairs of legs joined near their tops by slotted brackets, which pairs of legs define vertical planes straddling the reader. The slotted brackets allow the relati... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4998703 | Portable illuminated bookholder and lectern An improved bookholder comprises a lower part, which has a base member and upstanding, spaced, front and rear walls, and an upper part, which has a top member and spaced depending left and right side walls. The upper part is adapted to provide a complemen... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4976408 | Device for microfilming bound volumes using a tiltable book cradle Many problems are encountered in photographing or photocopying bound books using current techniques. This is especially true during microfilming old and valuable books. These problems arise partially from the requirement to avoid straining the book to be ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4925144 | Portable bookholder A bookholder is described, relying on a single unitary or articulated main member to support a book in contact with one end thereof, with the aid of crossbars and/or clamps mating therewith.... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4896252 | Bookholder An improved bookholder consists of a box with a base and an opening at the top, a lid for the box which is pivotable from a first position extending in a substantially vertical direction above the base to a second position in which the lid covers the open... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4771977 | Book support A book support having a pillar with a facing surface against which the binding of a book to be supported rests. The angle of said facing surface can be oriented at a desired angle relative to a surface on which the support rests. The binding rest also com... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4596372 | Stand for supporting matter to be read The present invention provides a stand comprising a base portion, an upright member attached to the base portion, a cantilever member having a first end attached to the upright member and a second end rotatably secured to a frame, the frame pivotally supp... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4300052 | Apparatus for exposing a series of plates to radiation Apparatus for exposing a series of plates to radiation. A stack of plates 53 to be processed are placed on the surface of a first table 7 located adjacent to a second table 8. Radiation exposure means 31 above both tables are switched on and after a time ... | 11/10/1981 |
