Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132309 | Apparatus for joining boards A clamping apparatus is provided that includes a first clamp component having a center portion, and a first set of flexible fingers and second set of flexible fingers disposed on opposing sides of the center portion. The first and second sets of flexible fingers ext... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8061000 | Anchor installation tool An anchor installation tool has an elongated member with a body portion and a head portion. The body portion includes an internal bore to receive a drill bit. The head portion projects from and has a diameter smaller than the body portion. The head portion is coaxia... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8046889 | Universal installation tool for bearings A universal tool for installing annular parts, components, or devices such as tapered and non-tapered bearings on shafts includes a cap, a tube, and cooperating interchangeable force distributors. A first interchangeable tapered force distributor attaches to the tub... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042244 | Bearing adjuster A bearing adjuster includes a grip. A rotatable wheel is mounted with the grip. The rotatable wheel has a through hole centrally defined therein. The rotatable wheel has multiple arc grooves spirally and concentrically defined in a bottom thereof. An adjusting membe... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7971329 | Hinge pin removal tool A disclosed pin removal tool includes an elongate shank with a lift member extending orthogonally from a shank first end and a cylindrical shaft extending orthogonally from a shank second end, and also orthogonal to the lift member. The lift member has a blunt end f... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7766917 | Extractor for a bone connection element An extractor is provided to extract an insert used with a bone connection element such as a bone plate having at least one opening for a bone screw used with the insert. The extractor has an outer hollow sleeve having proximal abutment surface for engaging a surface... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7694401 | Method of insertion of a metal picture hanger into a gypsum board wall A picture hanger for use with gypsum board comprises a strip of steel bent into a V to provide two legs. The first leg is arcuate and functions as an anchor upon insertion into the gypsum board. The second leg is straight, with a hook at its terminus for hanging pic... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7370397 | Tool kit and method for repairing a damage vehicle body member with a hem flange A method and kit for repairing vehicle door skins by reorienting vehicle hem flanges from a closed orientation to an open orientation to allow removal of a damaged door skin from a door frame and replacing with a new door skin with an open orientation hem flange tha... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356926 | Removal tool and method of removing a bearing assembly A compact removal feature comprises a plurality of recesses, such as radius slots, on an inner diameter (ID) of a bearing inner ring. The removal tool can engage the removal feature and remove the entire bearing assembly without damage to the parts. The placement of... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343772 | Device for applying outer skin to an automotive door frame A device for applying an outer skin to an automotive frame. The device comprises at least one member formed from a preselected material and having a predetermined shape and a substantially U-shaped notch formed closely adjacent a first end of the at least one member... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7228609 | Extractor To extract a bushing from a housing, a number of cylindrical engaging elements are inserted in the bore of the bushing. The elements are clipped together by clips and have a lip which bears on the bushing end surface. An extractor head pushes on the elements to forc... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213318 | Knocking tool A knocking tool comprises a handle having an inclined cambered groove; one end of the cambered groove being at a first end surface of the handle; the first end surface of the handle having at least one insertion hole; an outer lateral wall of the handle having at le... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191504 | Universal bushing tool and method of use A universal bushing tool for removing bushings of various diameters from machine assemblies is disclosed. The present tool comprises a handle, a plurality of interchangeable handle extensions, a plurality of sets of interchangeable wedge segments, and a plurality of... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188509 | Tool and method for adjusting a door hinge A tool for aligning a door hinge with the edge of the door to which it is mounted comprising a bar having a wrench on each end of the bar. The faces of each jaw of the respective wench are contoured to fit around a single knuckle of the hinge. The bar has a slit arr... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168144 | Aluminum window frame extractor and method A hand tool used to quickly and easily remove an aluminum window frame from a window casing that comprises a slide hammer assembly with an adjustable clamp attached to one end. The slide hammer assembly includes a handle that slides longitudinally over an elongated ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162782 | Spring retainer and installation aid The invention relates to faucet assemblies having removable components such as hand sprayers and spray heads. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for retracting removable components of faucet assemblies. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152293 | Thee hinge pin remover This is a device use for removing a hinge pin from its hinge assembly safely, quickly, and easily, using lever action instead of the traditional hammering or banging. This device is placed over the top of the door hinge, where it rests by grabbing the head of the hi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143491 | Door hinge pin removal tool A multifunction tool that allows a user to remove hinge pins and adjust hinges during the installation and removal of hinged doors. In the preferred embodiment, the tool has a hinge pin bit and an anvil extending perpendicularly from opposite sides of the first end ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144004 | Clamp jaw for restricted spaces A clamp jaw for restricted spaces is comprised of a base plate with a clamp engaging plate projecting from a side of the base plate at a right angle, and a gripping plate projecting from an opposite side of the base plate at a right angle. A though hole is positione... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131175 | Extraction tool for extracting spiral threaded inserts and use of the extraction tool An extraction tool (20) for extracting spiral threaded inserts includes an elongated basic body (23, . . . , 26), on the one end of which an extracting tip (28) narrowing toward the front and intended for being inserted with a cutting action int... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7100255 | Apparatus for removing door hinge pins An apparatus for removing a door hinge pin from a door hinge is described. The apparatus comprises a base, an elongated guiding member connected to the base, and a rod that is also connected to the base. The guiding member has a longitudinal depression defining a ch... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7065855 | Installation tool for setting anchors The invention provides an installation tool for use with a battery operated drill or a corded electric drill for repetitive installation of caulk-in anchors. The installation tool utilizes the mechanical advantage of a threaded shaft to improve consistency of the ho... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059424 | Apparatus for rotating a threaded closure device An apparatus for rotating a threaded tightening device includes a guide and an anvil utilized to impact a lug on the threaded tightening device to rotate the tightening device onto or off of a threaded member. The guide has a frame with a support sleeve attached the... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043826 | Apparatus for correcting setting of self-piercing rivets, for removing self-piercing rivets, and for setting solid rivets A hand-held power performs three operations, selectively. A first operation corrects the setting of an improperly set self-piercing rivet. A second operation removes a self-piercing rivet from workpieces. A third operation sets a solid rivet, which may replace a rem... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040203 | Latch disengagement tools The latch disengagement tools may be used for disengaging a latch of a closure barrier. A tool may be a bar having a tooth and a heel at a latch end. The tooth may have a sloped front edge. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036199 | Taper key removal apparatus A taper key removal apparatus includes a body including a shank section. The shank section includes a beveled striking surface monolithically formed therewith. The body further includes a tip section monolithically formed with the shank section. Such a tip section e... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000301 | Socket life-extending driving tool A seal driving tool for use with sockets or like devices that are used to position seals. The driving tool may have multiple segments including a force receiving member, an extender and an adapter. All, some or one of these items may be used in accordance with the p... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6968605 | Tagging apparatus and method A tag apparatus and method includes a nail gun with a tag positioning device. The tag positioning device is connected to a nail gun safety probe. Flexible tags are held in a tag magazine. Upon depression of the safety probe, a tag is rotated from its storage positio... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957478 | Motor vehicle utility tool A tool for disconnecting the air and electrical connections between a motor vehicle and a trailer or a utility hookup station includes a handle and a forked portion. A spring-mounted push bar extends away from the handle and abuts the electrical connection socket of... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6935436 | Double-headed tent stake driver and puller having twin release levers A double-headed tent stake driver and puller having twin release levers for inserting and removing tent stakes, nails and the like is described. The tent stake driver and puller includes a slide hammer and a coupler mounted on the distal end of the slide hammer shaf... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915936 | Tool for installing nail-pin anchors and anchor bolts A tool for driving and setting nail-pin anchors and anchor bolts into concrete, the tool using the percussive action of a rotary hammer drill. The tool comprises a body member with a spring, a driver, and a ram inserted into the body member's bore. After a hole is d... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6901644 | Pivot pin removing tool A pivot pin removing tool for removing a pivot pin from a hinge includes a primary plate that has a front side, a back side, a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of lateral edges. A rigid panel is attached to the top edge and extends away from the front side at a ge... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6889415 | Bull nose clincher A bull nose clincher for putting a rounded edge on a corner bead. The device comprises an elongate position registration member that has a first and second linear front faces forming substantially a right angle, and an arcuate center front face located therebetween.... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886230 | Bushing driver A bushing driver includes a first body and a second body. The first body has a first end and a second end. A new bushing interface is positioned adjacent the first end of the first body. An anvil is positioned at the second end of the first body. The second body has... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883221 | Pin removal and placement tool A pin removal and placement tool (50) has a body member (52) made of plate steel having a contact surface (52b) and a rear edge (52c). Tool (50) also may have an anvil plate (54) mounted on a striking plate ( | 04/26/2005 |
| 6880217 | Seal puller A seal puller tool head (10) has a blade forming an elongated, flat, metal shank (12) and a hook (16) that is disposed at one end of the shank, above a top face of the shank, such that it lies no more than partially in the plane of the shank. Th... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6860017 | Single-spring or double-spring biased nipper A nipper is disclosed, having handles outwardly-biased by a spring and a removable, flexible lever member can be a second spring. The biasing force can thereby be adjusted by employment or removal of flexible lever member. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6854945 | Drift pin cap and method of using same In combination, an elongated tool having a striking end and a tapered insertion end and a drift pin cap. The drift pin cap includes a cap body having an upper end, a lower end and at least one side wall extending between and connecting the upper end and the lower en... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6789313 | Piston pin lock ring insertion tool and method A piston-pin lock-ring-insertion tool has a ring-insertion tube (1) in ring-insertion relationship to a ring pusher (2). The ring-insertion tube has an inside periphery with a press-close taper (8) that is tapered inwardly from a ring-feeder end... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6769284 | Hinge adjusting tool A hinge adjusting tool includes a rigid elongated member having a first end and a second end. A tubular member is attached to the first end of the elongated member. The tubular member is orientated substantially perpendicular to the elongated member. The tubular mem... | 08/03/2004 |
