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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123189 | Reading stand The invention provides a reading stand. The reading stand may comprising a base portion including at least one base portion sidewall, the base portion sidewall being supported by the base portion; and a platform portion forming a support surface to support the docum... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7832701 | Easy open portable easel A portable easel includes a cap plate defining a first leg receiving area and a second leg receiving area spaced apart from the first leg receiving area. The easel includes first and second legs each having a coupling member at an upper end that is pivotally coupled... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7758009 | Full folding/unfolding book stand and copy holder The present invention provide a full folding/unfolding book stand and copy holder, which components are connected in one piece, so that it can be well connected when folding or unfolding; its strong triangular movable support components on the back can be adjusted f... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7717393 | Field easel with integrated paint/sketch box A field easel with an integrated sketch box is provided. The sketch box comprises cavities for art supplies, allowing art supplies to be stored inside the cavity and secured with plates covered in memory foam. An easel is hinged to the rear wall of the box such that... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7543790 | Multiple configuration portable easel Improved portable easel (10) comprising two functional sections, base (12) and arm holder (16) fastened together with locking hinge mechanism (14) formed by adjustable clutches (14A,14B). The arm holder comprises a plurality... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7380764 | Prayer rug/QURAN stand A prayer rug stand having a base, a centrally located vertical post rising from the base, a horizontal cross bar supported at is central portion by the vertical post. The cross bar serves as a rug suspension bar. Another embodiment has arched brackets extending outw... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380765 | Adjustable easel for supporting a workpiece An easel (20) includes a base (24), a support (28) extending upwardly from the base (24), and first and second arms (38, 40) rotatably attached to the support (28) via a pivot assembly (48). Brackets (54) are p... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377476 | Portable watercolor easel A lightweight, portable easel designed for use with a standard photographic tripod as a means for painting on location. The easel is equipped with an angled retaining ledge, a retractable brush holder mounted on the left and right side for easy access, a retractable... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374144 | Folding portable easel The purpose of this invention is to provide an easel assembly reversibly transformable between a deployed position suitable for supporting at least one planar item thereon and a collapsed position suitable for transport and storage. The easel assembly includes a pai... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370026 | Method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming A method and apparatus for providing personalized supplemental programming is provided. In one embodiment, the invention can include searching text for a keyword, the text associated with primary programming to be provided to an element of an entertainment system, a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367539 | Foldable and self-erecting display stand and easel A foldable and self-erecting display stand has an easel mounted at the rear surface of a large planar board. The planar board and the easel are together foldable along a plurality of horizontal fold lines to a compact collapsed state. The easel has a U-shaped horizo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364129 | Collapsible stand A portable, collapsible stand includes first, second and third substantially rectangularly shaped and rigid panels hinged together so as to be movable between a closed position and an open position. Flexible straps extend between the panels to prevent them from full... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7334768 | Collapsible music book stand Apparatus 10 discloses a collapsible desk top music book stand which includes hinged panels movable into an erect assembly with a pair of posts 36 and hole 38 forming releasable assembly securement. When in use, the music book stand 10 is... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318630 | Modular laboratory cabinet A modular laboratory cabinet assembly consists of a pair of identical housing end units arranged in an inverted spaced apart relations to each other, and at least a pair of identical base housing modules arranged in an inverted side by side relations to each other a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315443 | Notebook computer locking base A notebook/laptop computer locking assembly includes a locking base secured to a working surface. The locking base has a first rear wall to receive a keyboard portion of the notebook computer, with a screen portion of the notebook computer in the open position resti... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7293747 | Display moveable in two dimensions A display movable in two dimensions is disclosed, comprising a base having a track, a sliding member having a frame for supporting a display panel, a sliding bump disposed slidably in said track and on which said frame is connected pivotally and swings in a directio... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7274509 | Wall roll-up screen The device relates to a wall roll-up screen of which the upper and the lower are attached with the upper short rod and the lower short rod, respectively, wherein the screen is constituted to be rolled up when not in use and to be unrolled when used, by the lower sho... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266933 | Sheet material handling device A sheet material handling device for assisting a drywall installer in installing sheet material, such as drywall or gypsum board, in an overhead location such as a ceiling of a structure. The device includes base and a pivoting sheet support that is adjustable in se... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264216 | Tilt-back triangular supports for speaker and amplifier cabinets The present invention is a rigid or collapsible folding stand for a high fidelity amplifier or speaker. In general, the amplifier or speaker has a rear base edge placed on a two or more flexible straps. The amplifier or speaker is then tilted backward until it touch... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7243893 | Dialysis solution bag stand A stand for a medical fluid treatment, a system for supporting multi-chamber medical fluid bags and a method for testing whether the multi-chamber bags have been preset properly for therapy are provided. In one embodiment a multi-section stand is provided that is fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7226031 | Collapsible bookstand A portable, collapsible, stable bookstand (10) to retain reading or study materials in a reclined position is described. The bookstand (10) is formed from a rotational hollow cylindrical shape (11) adjoining two book supporting arms (12) ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223041 | Camming coupler A camming coupler for removably attaching a music desk or other object to an upright support leg. The camming coupler includes an inner sleeve for receiving the upright support leg. The inner sleeve has at least one longitudinal slit formed therein, and preferably h... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224496 | Positioning device for scanned object of scanner The invention relative to a positioning device for the scanned object of a scanner may make a positioning function to a document or a book to be scanned. Through designing a positioning element on the shell body of a scanner, a book of many pages may be positioned o... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219871 | Pyramid easel A Pyramid Easel display holder for primarily flat objects includes ten main contiguous, triangular and polygonal (modified triangular) planes with additional contiguous triangular and trapezoid planes as part of optional base(s). On each of two display sides, object... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7207540 | Portable support for laptop computer A support for supporting a laptop computer has a top tray in cooperation with but not attached to a bottom tray. The top tray is moveable from an inclined working position to a flat storage position. The top tray has a top base having a lip proximal one end. The bot... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195213 | Adjustable television stand An adjustable stand is described. The adjustable stand includes a support, at least one upper bracket engaged with and adjustable along the support, at least one lower bracket engaged with and adjustable along the support, an upper clamp member operatively connected... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7185869 | Foldable book holder A book stand folds flat, forming a single panel for storage or use as a clipboard, sketchpad, or straight edge. The book stand may also unfold into operational configuration to include an inclined supporting surface and a shelf, on which a book can rest at an inclin... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182305 | Product display The present invention is directed to a product display. The product display can hold printed materials, literature, and other goods. The product display is a one-piece construction that is flat when it is in an unassembled position. In the assembled position, the pr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180731 | All-in-one computer with height adjustable display A novel integrated computer includes a support base, a computer component pivotally coupled to the support base, and a display component slidably coupled to the computer component. The pivotal connection between the support base and the computer component facilitate... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178778 | Portable easel This invention is a collapsible panel assembly having a front panel, a back panel, and at least one dry erase sheet carried by said front panel. The invention can have a first position where the collapsible panel assembly is generally a triangular shape and a second... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7148874 | Angle adjusting device for a display The display device includes a pedestal having a planar pedestal main body to be placed on a placing object and a planar arm that is arranged in a standing manner having a specified angle against the pedestal main body, and a display portion that is installed to the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127776 | Dual display type portable computer and control method for the same A dual display type portable computer can include a first unit having a first display module and a second unit rotatably coupled to the first unit having a second display module. At least one hinge unit can couple the first unit and the second unit with each other. ... | 10/31/2006 |