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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832702 | Article hanging system An article hanging system includes both a hanging tool and an attachment such as a pole. The hanging tool can be used individually or as part of the system and has a handle, a hanging arm, and an article hanger. The handle, adjacent its handle attaching end, is conf... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7690615 | Gasket for door mirror A gasket for a door mirror according to the present invention is constructed so that when the gasket is interposed and pressed between a mirror base of a door mirror and a mounting seat of a car body, a tip part of a seal lip is pushed against a seating surface of t... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7566042 | Picture hanging apparatus A picture hanging apparatus aids in hanging pictures, paintings, or other similar wall mounted decorations. The apparatus temporarily supports the picture on a hanger such as a hook, which is suspended on a hanging arm attached to a wall end of a shaft leaning again... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7445190 | Mirror adjustment mechanism, wing mirror unit and method A mirror adjustment mechanism for adjusting a mirror housing including an actuator housing and a drive mechanism arranged in the actuator housing. The drive mechanism includes an electric motor including an output shaft; a drive train having an input part coupled to... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7369334 | Optical device with alignment compensation An optical device is provided which includes a plurality of optical modules and an alignment compensation module. Each optical module includes an optical component fixedly coupled to a relative reference mount. The relative reference mount is configured to attach to... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350324 | Folding chair A sign holding device for a folding chair that allows the user to display customized messages on a back rest of the chair. The sign holder is attached to the back rest in various manners so as to permit messages to be displayed when the chair is unfolded. The sign h... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318572 | Mounting device for a flat screen display panel A mount for attaching a flat screen display panel is disclosed in which a wall bracket is attached to a support surface, a panel bracket is secured to a display panel, and the two brackets then cooperate to securely affix the display panel to the support surface whi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316379 | Adjustable mounting bracket for flat panel display A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display from a wall. The mounting bracket includes a wall bracket, a display bracket and two traversing mounts. The traversing mounts are supportively disposed between the wall bracket and the displ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309053 | Hanging module assembly for frames A hanging module assembly for frames having four frame moldings comprises a hanging bracket, a fixing plate, four circular through holes separately disposed at two adjacent sides of the fixing plate, a pressing portion disposed at the middle of the fixing plate and ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7290892 | Angle adjustable mirror support An angle adjustable mirror support for a bathroom includes a mirror, a shaft mounted on the frame of the mirror, two connecting members each mounted on the frame of the mirror and each secured to the respective end of the shaft, two fixing seats each mounted on the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7226032 | Picture-hanging device A picture-hanging device, method, and kit enable a user to effectively mark a select vertical location and quickly hang a picture at the select vertical location. The device comprises a hanger portion and a handle portion. The hanger portion comprises an anterior su... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219905 | Removable side racks for a moving dolly A removable side rack system for typical moving dollies includes two inverted U-shaped frames each having an lockable, articulating stabilizer-support arm anchored to its top crossing bar, an E-track anchor bar spanning between its respective legs and an extending m... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204024 | Track and punch SMR marking device A track and punch SMR marking device, including a base, the base mounts for adjustment an SMR (spherically mounted retro-reflector), which in cooperation with a laser tracker beam locates the device precisely over an area where a punch mark is to be made, the base i... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185870 | Positioning mechanism for reflectors in scanner A positioning mechanism for reflectors in a scanner is capable of tool-less assembling and precise positioning. The mechanism mainly includes a carrier, some angular positioning members, and resilient arms. The carrier is a plate-like member for mounting an optical ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165854 | Reflecting mirror and its fabrication method A reflecting mirror fabrication method, which includes the steps of (a) stamping a steel plate into a back panel, which has a rib-reinforced base, a rim extending around the rib-reinforced base, (b) installing nuts in the back side of the back panel for mounting, (c... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161638 | Spring mounting clip A spring mounting clip is provided that preferably includes a spring arm coupled to and extending from a mounting base. The spring arm bends aside as the mirror is pressed against the back wall of a PTV enclosure and spring back to its original unstressed position o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160074 | Garage hook In one aspect, a holder mountable to a friable substrate may include a self-drilling anchor, a wall engaging flange having an opening for receiving a fastener, and at least one leg extending from the flange for holding an object. In another aspect, a holder may incl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7126078 | Sub-micron adjustable mount for supporting a component and method An arrangement is provided including an electrode extending to an electrode tip for contacting a workpiece. A welding configuration of the electrode tip is established by exposing the electrode tip to a selected welding environment for use in forming a weld having a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7110194 | Spherical retro-reflector mount negative A sphere mount for a ball mounted retro-reflector having a perimeter recess and a base shank. The sphere mount is configured to receive a ball mounted retro-reflector in a centrally disposed conical nest, such as a three-point conical nest, and to position it with a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104661 | Panel attachment system A viewing panel device, such as an infant entertainment panel, or a mirror device used inside a motor vehicle for observing an infant in a rear-facing child safety seat secured to the rear seat of the vehicle, or a combination entertainment panel and mirror. The vie... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7075028 | Sub-micron adjustable mount for supporting a component and method Attaching an attachment surface of an electrically conductive workpiece to an electrically conductive support surface is described. In one aspect, a biasing force is distributed at least partially around a weld region of the workpiece to urge the attachment surface ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070156 | Adjustable securing rack for plasma TV An adjustable securing rack for plasma TV is disclosed. The securing rack is conveniently used for mount a plasma TV, allowing the TV to be adjusted in various positions and angle. The rack comprises a base seat, an adjusting plate and a suspension plate. The base s... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044653 | Microassembly and method for using same The present invention provides a microassembly comprising a support structure, a body having a rounded portion in close proximity to the support structure and a microelement carried by the body. A fastener is provided to secure the rounded portion of the body to the... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7010855 | Optical module An optical module for use in an optical device is provided. The module includes an optical component and relative reference mount. The optical component is fixed spacially relative to a registration feature. The registration feature is configured to couple to a fixe... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011282 | Bell mount for mounting exterior mirror to a vehicle A mounting device for mounting exterior devices, such as mirrors, to vehicles and the like. The mirror is attached to a bracket which in turn is connected to the mounting device. The mounting device includes a convex mounting disk, a planar deformable backing disk a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007905 | Bracket with interchangeable ornamental cross brace A bracket can include an angled member having a first elongate portion engageable with the vertically extending surface allowing the bracket to be supported from the surface, and second elongate portion engageable with a shelf to be supported. An elongate interchang... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008067 | Electrically operable pivoting actuator for door mirror of motor vehicle An electrically operable pivoting actuator for a door mirror is disclosed. The pivoting actuator comprises a frame, an electromotor, and an annular coupling member secured onto a horizontally extended support of the door mirror, the coupling member comprising two di... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6986586 | Thin film mirror The thin-film mirror includes a pan-shaped housing having a pan surface and a hollow wall bordering the pan surface. The hollow wall has a mounting surface for thin reflecting film, which mounting surface is stepped above the pan surface. The hollow wall has an open... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6971164 | Optical device An optical device is provided which includes a plurality of optical modules. Each optical module includes an optical component fixedly coupled to a relative reference mount. The relative reference mount is configured to attach to a substrate. A plurality of optical ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969038 | Vehicle external mirror assembly and method of manufacture A vehicle external mirror assembly (10) comprises three main parts: a vehicle-to-mirror assembly attachment bracket (15), a mirror housing (20) and a mirror (41). Housing (20) comprises a thin molded external plastic shell (50 | 11/29/2005 |
| 6956999 | Optical device An optical device includes a fixed reference. A first optical module has a first optical component prealigned with respect to a reference feature, the first optical module is subsequently mounted to a first predetermined location on the fixed reference. A second opt... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955329 | Support device for mirror, picture or the like A support device includes a head, a lock nut threaded to the head and having a peripheral flange, and a control ferrule having a peripheral rib engaged with the peripheral flange of the lock nut, to rotatably attach the control ferrule to the head with the lock nut.... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6719260 | Apparatuses and methods for hanging frames Apparatuses and methods for hanging frames upon mounting surfaces. A hanger, upon which a frame is hung, is securely attached to a mounting surface, such as a wall. The hanger comprises a two-level, female, mandrel slot for receiving a two-level male mandrel. Additi... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6601816 | Art display bracket A art display bracket for mounting works of art in a spaced apart relationship from a wall. The art display bracket includes an elongate mounting bracket that has opposite first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and secon... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6578812 | Positioning and locking hanging system One or more horizontal brackets mounted to a surface provide support, positioning, and locking when one or more hanger bodies with adjustable hooks are attached to the back of a picture or other object so that the hooks grab onto the brackets. The bracket... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6572067 | Adjustable picture hanging hook An assembly for hanging picture frames and other objects to a vertical support includes a base adapted to be mounted to the vertical support, a wheel supported by the base and rotatable on the base, and a hook rotatably coupled to the wheel and adapted to... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6527244 | Adjustable picture hanging hook An assembly for hanging picture frames and other objects to a vertical support includes a base with locking grooves that is mounted to the vertical support and a wheel disposed on the base and which is movable thereon. The wheel includes a set of teeth di... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6503188 | Rollable health care displays A rollable visual display is used in a room containing an article of furniture adapted to support a person, such as a bed or chair, wherein the room has a visual display support structure facing the article of furniture within the room. The visual display... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6484996 | Device for removably fastening a picture to a board A device for removably fastening a picture to a board or the like is disclosed. The device includes a frame which defines an opening for holding the picture, the frame having a front and a back face, a top and a bottom edge and a first and a second side. ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471175 | Tool for hanging a frame A frame hanging tool has an elongated body member formed with a plurality of openings. Inserts are removably fastened to the body member in the openings. The inserts are each configured to receive and guide fasteners such as nails and screws. One of the i... | 10/29/2002 |
