Did You Know...
...When G.G. Hubbard learned of his future son-in-law's invention, he called it "only a toy." His daughter was engaged to a young man named Alexander Graham Bell.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7114229 | Tube insert installing tool A tube insert installing tool includes first and second tube gripping portions, a tube insert supporting portion and a user actuation portion. The first and second tube gripping portions are configured to engage an end part of a tube. The tube insert supporting port... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6988433 | Power-operated tool holder A power-operated tool holder adapted to mount a hand tool for actuation thereof. In some embodiments, the tool holder includes a frame having a support adapted to receive a pivot pin, and an actuator coupled to the frame and releasably coupled to the hand tool in a ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6799756 | Suction cup device with spring action clamp clip A suction-cup device has a cup-shaped support body having a cup opening and a hole. A suction diaphragm is positioned in the cup opening of the cup-shaped support body. A rod extends through the hole and is connected to the suction diaphragm. A clamp has first and s... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6523818 | Apparatus and method for securing a work object This invention provides a novel apparatus and method for securing a work object, such as a pipe, conduit, bar, rod or the like, using a wrench or other gripping tool that acts as a second set of hands. The wrench is pivotally attached to a support that ha... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6302386 | Full face pad A full face clamp pad having an engagement surface and a receiving element attached to the engagement surface, wherein the receiving element defines a closed opening that faces the engagement surface. The engagement surface and the receiving element defin... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5797580 | Stand for supporting a cut tree trunk A stand for supporting a cut tree trunk in a vertical position includes a tree trunk encircling clamp, having a first curvate locking jaw and a second curvate locking jaw each having a free end and a base end. The base ends are pivotally connected to each... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5765822 | Clamping apparatus for securely holding objects According to the present invention, a method and clamping apparatus for securely holding objects is disclosed. The clamping apparatus works in conjunction with hand tools used for holding objects such as a pair of locking pliers, micrometers, tweezers, to... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5280892 | Positioning fixture for welding operations A positioning fixture assembly including tubular sections joined end to end by articulated joints but having one end articulated to a mounting assembly attached to a work surface, and a second end articulated to a tool holder, via articulated joints. The ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5259601 | Worktable and viceclamp A worktable and particularly a worktable and viceclamp of general utility for accomplishing a variety of tasks such as repair and service of equipment and tools.... | 11/09/1993 |
| 4968011 | Model marker's, locksmith's, and jeweler's small vice A small size vice constructed to hold small parts while being work processed on up to three sides with one clamping of the part being work processed. The small vice uses a rigid frame design applicable for being clamped in a larger bench vice, bench mount... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4383825 | Holding device for the firing of ceramics and the like A holding device for supporting a dental workpiece and the like is shown as having a main body attachable as to a cooperating base or sagger tray; the main body carries a fixed extending first arm; a lever is pivotally fixed to the main body and carries a... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4363476 | Hand tool actuator A hand tool adapter for bench operation comprising a frame including a cradle adapted to receive one handle of a two-handle hand operated tool. The adapter includes apparatus for securing the handle in place in relatively fixed relationship with the base.... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4363475 | Vise-like C-clamp for gripping variously shaped work pieces in varying positions A vise-like C-clamp with adjusting screw and wherein two elongated square bars are fixedly attached to one jaw thereof and the clamping end of the adjusting screw whereby a pair of gripping heads may be selected from a group of variously shaped heads and ... | 12/14/1982 |
| 3984092 | Article gripping adapter for clamps A substantially table-like member transversely defining a T-shape is pivotally connected by its leg portions to the end portion of one jaw of a clamp. An article engaging surface of the adapter is provided with one or more recesses for engaging irregular ... | 10/05/1976 |
