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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186642 | Portable device accessory A portable device accessory is used to hold, grip or manipulate a portable device such as and not limited to mobile phones, MP3 players, portable entertainment/computing devices, and/or gaming devices. The accessory possesses two suctions cups connected by a neck an... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8167263 | Magnetically placeable strap A magnetically placeable strap, particularly adapted for use in pickup trucks having beds or panels of a ferrous content. The magnetically placeable strap includes a spool-like base having an elastic strap extending therefrom with a hook at an end of the strap. The ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8079565 | Portable device accessory A portable device accessory is used to hold, grip or manipulate a portable device such as and not limited to mobile phones, MP3 players, portable entertainment/computing devices, and/or gaming devices. The accessory possesses two suctions cups connected by a neck an... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7934692 | Table edge supporting apparatus An apparatus for support a handbag from the edge of a table or other structure is presented. The apparatus includes a segmented arm that can be collapsed to allow for compact storage of the apparatus. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7740221 | Suction-mountable display device having a periphery and a bend adjacent the periphery A deformable device mountable by suction on a mounting surface including a body having an inner surface and a periphery. The inner surface has a concave portion and a suction portion contiguous with suction created to mount the body on the mounting surface. The inne... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7661648 | Sucker device for a fixing support A sucker device includes a body, a sucking disk, and an operating mechanism; the body has a base, and a sleeve part joined on the base; the sleeve part has a hollow portion communicating with a bottom room of the base, and two slots, and is joined to a fixing suppor... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641167 | Portable item holder, display device, and aromatic device An item holder mountable by suction on a mounting surface including a deformable and transparent body. The body includes an outer surface, an inner surface, and a periphery extending around the body and surrounding the outer surface and the inner surface. The body f... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7441734 | Vehicle-used suction disk retainer A vehicle-used suction disk retainer has a seat. The seat is installed with a suction disk and a buckling seat which are connected as an integral body. An adjusting sheet is installed in an embedding groove of the seat. As the retainer is used in a car, when the adj... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431251 | Magnetic mounting platform A magnetic mounting platform assembly for removably retaining handheld devices using magnetic attraction. The magnetic mounting platform assembly provides a substantially flat support surface backed by an interface structure that secures the magnetic mounting platfo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7374142 | Magnetic mounting apparatus An apparatus for removably retaining by magnetic attraction any of various modem handheld devices. The magnetic mounting apparatus provides a magnetic mounting platform having a socket-like recessed support surface surrounded by a raised lip and backed by an interfa... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360960 | Notepad with embedded writing instrument A typical notepad has an unused section where the pages of the notepad are bound together. The present invention uses a recess in this unused section to accommodate and retain a writing utensil. This recess can be varied and clips may be used to assist in retaining ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360334 | Fishing garment system A fishing net system comprises a handle having a top and a bottom. A loop extends from the bottom of the handle, and a mesh is attached to the loop. A connector system is operably coupled to the fishing net at a location spaced apart from the top of the handle. The ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7330132 | Activation of an inductance loop vehicle detector An apparatus and method for activating an inductance loop vehicle detector is disclosed, wherein a magnet is positioned within a casing and attached to a vehicle. In order to activate the inductance loop vehicle detector, the vehicle, attached magnet, and casing are... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322146 | Fishing net retraction system A fishing net retraction system for efficiently retracting a receiving net during non-use to avoid entanglement while allowing expansion of the receiving net upon receiving a fish. The fishing net retraction system includes a base attachable to a handle of a fishing... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309524 | Adhesive and its use for an at least one-layer PSA sheet strip which can be redetached without residue or destruction by extensive stretching substantially in the bond plane An adhesive for an at least one-layer pressure sensitive adhesive sheet strip which is residuelessly and nondestructively redetachable by extensive stretching substantially in the bond plane, said adhesive being composed of at least one block copolymer having one or... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287738 | Remotely attachable and separable coupling An article for mounting from or against the ceiling is removably coupled to a base fixedly secured to the ceiling, by a person standing on the floor, supporting the article on an elongated rod, and thrusting the article against the base to couple the article and the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285111 | Apparatus and methods for transportable medical fluid administration The exemplary embodiment of the present invention would provide an apparatus for concealed transport of a medical fluid administration device. The medical fluid administration device would be capable of infusing medical fluids to, or collecting medical fluids from, ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275294 | Magnetic parts holder A parts holding device that includes a holder with a row of spaced-apart cavities, within which parts may be disposed. A bar containing a plurality of spaced-apart permanent magnets is movably mounted to the holder and is disposed parallel to the row of the cavities... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276272 | Stretch releasing adhesive article for fragile surfaces A stretch releasing adhesive article for mounting on a wall surface includes an elongated stretch releasing adhesive strip having a first major surface with a non-adhesive contact surface adjacent the first end, and a backplate having a first major surface including... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275769 | Organizational system for removably mounting or permanently mounting on a surface The present invention is an organizational system, which includes filing pockets and writing surfaces and is designed to be either removably mounted on a surface using magnets or permanently attached to a surface via nails or tacks or otherwise. The invention allows... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7255313 | Bracket assembly to suspend objects A bracket assembly to suspend objects, having a bracket and a suspending tab assembly for organizing objects in a suspended manner. The bracket comprises a rear and front wall joined at a top edge and a bottom edge. An interior seam defines the interior area where t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229051 | Support device for guidewires and catheters and method of use thereof A support device for supporting at least one medical wire adjacent a supporting surface. The support device comprises a plate-shaped holder portion defining a peripheral edge, the holder portion comprising a support slot defining a loading opening made in the periph... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226026 | Suction device A suction device includes a suction cup having a peg extending therefrom and a transverse shaft extending in opposite directions from the peg, an inner cap positioned on the suction cup and retaining a spring that applies a restoring force to the suction cup, and an... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7188821 | Magnetic assembly for reversibly securing a post Described is a removable assembly for use on a fixed surface. The assembly includes a post having a base (42) and an attachment assembly (8). The attachment assembly includes a base plate (10) and a magnet assembly (12), both capable of c... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178770 | Article support device An article support device (10) includes a support body (14) having an article support section (12) and a cover member (16) movably coupled to the support body (14). When the device is used, the support body (14) is fixedly a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150156 | Product simulating probe and method A probe and method for simulating refrigerated product temperature includes a housing containing a thermal mass having thermo-physical properties similar to refrigerated food product, a temperature sensing element operable to measure the temperature of the thermal m... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143536 | Label with special fixing A label has a film and an adhesive, as with a common bracket label. The label is divided into two functional regions (A) and (B) by a separating line. One region essentially supplies information, for example, by imprinting, and the other region assumes the hanging f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131546 | Product display support systems and methods A support system for supporting a product for retail display comprises an accessory, a rear portion, a front portion, and a magnetic portion. The accessory is adapted to support the product for retail display. The front portion supports the accessory and is rigidly ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121515 | Redetachable device A redetachable self-adhesive device a) whose reverse face is bonded with a strip of a double-sidedly adhering adhesive sheet in such a way that one end of the adhesive sheet projects beyond the device as a grip tab, | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097144 | Hanger A hanger includes a hanger body having a prescribed external peripheral shape on which clothing is hung up. A first magnet is arranged in a projecting manner on a rear side of the hanger body for attaching the hanger to a prescribed suspending place. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080763 | Carrying strap for notebook computer A shoulder strap for carrying a notebook computer is formed as an elongated member with a locking mechanism at a first end which attaches to the lock slot of the computer and a loop at the opposite end. By passing the strap through the loop, the opposite end portion... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059482 | Window covering sample display device and method An apparatus for displaying samples of window coverings including a base having a front and a rear and at least one suction cup mounted on the rear of the base and adapted to releasably engage a flat surface. The base includes at least one support. The support is ad... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048248 | Fixture and loading method for PVD coating of cutting tool inserts A method of loading cutting tool inserts in a PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) coating equipment consists in using a tube manufactured of a non-magnetic metallic material surrounding a stack of alternating discs of a magnetic material and iron. The north poles of the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6994307 | Method and apparatus for packaging saw blades A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6972141 | Removable adhesive tape laminate and separable fastener An adhesive tape construction is removable from one or more objects to which it is adhered and which is reusably separable within its construction so that an object can be separated from another and subsequently reconnected with one another. The adhesive tape constr... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962314 | Multifunctional holder A holder includes a base having a disk and a combination seat, an elastic plate mounted on the disk and having a protruding elastic portion, a sucker mounted on a bottom of the disk and having a shaft extended through the through hole of the disk and the slot of the... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957962 | Mounting method, mounting piece, and mounting system for network concentrator A network concentrator is mounted on a mounting surface using a mounting piece. The network concentrator includes a mounting hole in a mounting part. If the mounting surface is not magnetic, a protrusion such as a screw is inserted into the mounting hole. If the mou... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6932306 | Rapid-actuated suction cup device A suction device having a suction cup; a pulling bar, the pulling bar having a first end coupled to the suction cup and an opposed second end; a cover having a spiral guiding ring, the spiral guiding ring having a flange on an inner surface; a spiral guiding cap hav... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929232 | Magnetic soap holder A magnetic soap holder comprising a substantially vertical portion and a substantially horizontal portion. The vertical portion being horizontally mountable to a flat surface and extending upwardly and outwardly from a base. The horizontal portion extends upwardly a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905100 | Redetachable adhesive strips having slip-resistant grip tabs An adhesive sheet strip, single-sidedly or double-sidedly pressure-sensitively adhering, redetachable by extensive stretching pulling on a grip tab in the direction of the bond plane, wherein the grip tab is such that it has a static frictional force Fs of at least ... | 06/14/2005 |
