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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162281 | Presentation pad easel A folding presentation pad easel, particularly suited for a classroom or teaching environment, utilizes a support spine and a leg element with additional legs to form a rigid triangular base, a supporting column, and a telescopic support, with pivotal supports there... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162282 | Electronic device with support An electronic device, comprising: a back cover, a first support, and a second support; wherein, the back cover forms a receiving groove; the first support comprises a support portion and a connection portion rotationally connected to the back cover; the second suppo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7891632 | Book holder stand A book holder stand has two shallow box like parts hinged together along one side to be openable to extend the parts from each other in opposite directions and define a generally planar support. A pivoted shelf is mounted at the bottom of each part able to be flippe... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7762515 | Adjustable support apparatus applied to equipment The invention discloses an adjustable support apparatus for adjusting an object to a target position. The adjustable support apparatus comprises a metal member, a support member, and a magnetic member. The metal member has an inner space. The support member has a fi... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7744055 | Electronic device with multi-angle positioning support An electronic device comprises a back cover and a support. The back cover defines a first contact area. The support is pivoted to the back cover by a pivot shaft, defines a second contact area contacting the first contact area. A plurality of positioning holes are d... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7731147 | Universal bookholder A universal bookholder which receives a book therein in a folder type, and which is portable and usable anywhere at any time to allow a user to read a book thereon is disclosed. The universal bookholder includes a pair of cover members for forming an inner sp... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7600733 | Book holder The book holder has displaceable arms and a back member that can facilitate retaining a book in an open displayed manner. The book holder can either be handheld or be placed or attached on a supporting surface. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7520484 | Document stand A document stand including a base and a post attached to the base. The document stand includes two document supports. Each of the document supports includes a top end, bottom end and two sides. Each of the document supports includes an upper surface and a lower surf... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7503538 | Flat panel display with angle adjuster A flat panel display with an angle adjuster includes a pedestal and an arm member. One end of the arm member couples to the rear portion of the pedestal and the other end of the arm member couples to around the center of a back portion of the flat panel display with... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7331678 | Method and system for a thermal architecture and user adjustable keystone in a display device A rear projection display device. The display device includes a screen and a base to which the screen is mounted. The base includes a plurality of vents to allow air to flow in and out of the base, a heat source, and an air movement device to move air from near the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325836 | Combined clamp and retaining pin A retainer including a pin adapted for attachment to a mounting member for supporting a stack of sheets having one or more openings; the pin having a shank portion for insertion into the one opening, an outer end portion defining a pair of parallel bores with transv... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7300222 | Rotatable locking mechanism for ring systems A rotatable locking mechanism used with ring systems that open similarly to the rings of a binder. A ring system has rings each having two ring halves and hinged leaves connected to each other and attached to each ring half respectively. The locking mechanism on the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301759 | Portable electronic product with a bracket A bracket assembly for a portable unit. The assembly is pivotally mounted to the back of the unit and includes a frame member secured to the pivotally mounted member. A cover assembly is releasably secured to the frame member and can be moved to various positions wi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258320 | Folding sheet music stand Disclosed is a folding sheet music stand that is capable of being folded into a very compact package. In the folded position, the folding sheet music stand is easily transportable and less susceptible to damage. A carrying bag can be used to transport the folded she... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252279 | Door mounted book holder The apparatus shown generally in FIG. (1) is a holder attached to and stored at the back of a cabinet door and when deployed will support an object for viewing from the front of the closed door. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240887 | Book holder A book holder for supporting and protecting an article of reading material is provided. The book holder includes a spine, a pair of cover panels, each of the cover panels is hingidly to the spine permitting the pair of cover panels to be rotated into an open positio... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237757 | Article support An article support comprises a supporting plate provided with a resinous slide stopper on a face for supporting an article, and a holding plate, a hinge, a hook bar and an engagement groove as a holding means for maintaining the supporting plates in a predetermined ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237756 | Manual support for folder or binder and contents thereof A removably attachable manual support for a binder, folder or book and adaptable for outwardly extending, one-hand support of a binder and its contents when in use by soloists, choir members or lecturers. The manual support further includes an articulated rest struc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226030 | Book holder The book holder has displaceable arms and a back member that can facilitate retaining a book in an open displayed manner. The book holder can either be handheld or be placed or attached on a supporting surface. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213794 | Book stand A foldable book stand for viewing written materials, music and the like or for writing upon same, the stand is further fitted with a battery powered lamp. The preferred embodiment measures about 4 inches square in folded state. The stand is fitted with articulation ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188818 | Portable easel and palette combination A portable easel comprises an easelback and palette box joined by two lockable hinges mounted on opposing sides, the hinges having friction washers, and having knobs extending outward from shafts of each hinge, the shafts defining a rotational axis. With knobs loose... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7168672 | Multifunctional support rack A support rack includes a support plate, a support stand, a locking member, a pen holder, an indication member, and two auxiliary clips. Thus, the support rack functions as a clipboard, a book rack, an exhibition rack, a price indication rack, a pen holder or the li... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152840 | Book holder A book holder removably attachable to a vehicle or structure such as a stroller, walker, wheelchair or car seat for mobile applications. The book holder for holding a book or drawing surface in a usable position thereon for by the occupant of the vehicle. The book h... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7124988 | Folding cantilever support and method A portable device and method for supporting a load in a cantilevered disposition relative to a shelf, cabinet, or other extant structure is provided, which device is foldable into a relatively compact entity when not in use. The device includes at least a platform p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121213 | Legless deck table A legless table is provided. The legless table includes a tabletop, a first support, a track, a fastener and a second support whereby the legless table is selectively attachable to an upright protrusion. The tabletop includes an upper surface and a lower surface whe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118084 | Adjustable easel An adjustable easel having a canvas holder and a base is provided. The canvas holder is attached to the base in a way that the canvas holder can swivel with respect to the base and the canvas holder can be tilted with respect to the base. A connecting device include... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118083 | Paper holder attached to computer keyboards A paper holder attached to a computer keyboard including a keyboard, a holder rod pivotally coupled to the keyboard for being rotated to move the holder rod vertically up and down. The holder rod is folded and aligned at the same level of the keyboard, a circular ro... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118080 | Multi-functional adjustable computer support stand The present invention discloses a multifunctional adjustable computer support stand designed for disabled users. The present invention includes a movable base used to accommodate a computer host; two swing rods, formed on the bottom of the base; a retractable rod; a... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100883 | Document holder for computer workstation A document holder, adapted for use at a computer workstation or word processor, includes an easel supported by spaced apart support arms. The easel and the support arms are connected to each other at respective pivot connections to provide for angular adjustment of ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090316 | Tilting organizer A tilting organizer including a base section and a supply section movably connected to the base section. The base section being a single unit having no movable parts and including at least one sidewall with a groove formed therein. The supply section being a single ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083155 | Adjustable reading bookstand A bookstand has a pivotally adjustable book holder having a frame with upper and lower book supporting plates slidable across each other to provide a book supporting surface of variable size for supporting spines and rear covers of open books of different sizes. The... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080910 | Method and system for a thermal architecture and user adjustable keystone in a display device A method and system for a thermal architecture and user adjustable keystone in a display device is described. The system includes a screen, a lens to project images, and one or more mirrors to reflect the images projected by the lens to the screen. A mirror assembly... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066437 | Portable bookstand The base of a conventional bookstand on which to support a book is a rectangular base having an area substantially as large as an opened book whereas the invention employs a method of placing a book on a crisscross form defined by a horizontal base and a vertical ba... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063219 | Adjustable wine rack An adjustable wine rack supports one or more wine bottles in a substantially horizontal or inclined position. The adjustable wine rack generally includes a frame that may be rollably disposed within a refrigerator. The frame supports a bottle support that is adjusta... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040591 | Adjustable book holder assembly A book support is mounted to a vertical upright assembly affixed to a weighted base. The book support is selectively positionable in various horizontal positions by swinging a horizontal swing arm articulated with a pivot connection to a one end of a horizontally ex... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033098 | Keyboard cover and copy holder A keyboard cover and copy holder is presented. The keyboard cover and copy holder has a top plate member having downward extending left and right side panels and a bottom plate member having upward extending left and right side panels. Each upward extending left and... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017878 | Book holder on the steering wheel A book holder for use with automobile steering wheel is not only fastened to the rim of an automobile or truck steering wheels so as to hold printed matter and various electronic devices, but also is foldable to smaller size for storage. The book holder can also be ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6971621 | Book holder assembly The present invention is essentially comprised of a pair of spaced-apart planar book support elements joined by a hinged spine support element that accommodates the book spine, a pair of book holder slope support elements that are each joined by a hinge to the top e... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962454 | Keyboard protective cover A protective cover or envelope for a keyboard array that prevents entry of contaminants such as water, foodstuffs, chemical compounds, including medical or pharmaceutical compositions in the form of fluids or solids, dust and the like into the interior of the keyboa... | 11/08/2005 |
