"I hate what they've done to my child...I would never let my own children watch it. "
Vladimir Zworykin, television pioneer ; Talking about an invention in which he played a critical role.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7223184 | Golf tee setting device and method A device is provided for setting a golf tee in the ground at a desired height and angle. In one embodiment, height adjustment of the tee is provided by a threaded screw member. In other embodiments, a plurality of longitudinally aligned recesses are formed within a ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7054708 | Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6991122 | Flow control element including elastic membrane with pinholes A flow control element (e.g., a baby bottle nipple or a child sippy cup flow control valve) that includes a tube-like wall section defining a flow channel, and a substantially flat membrane supported by the wall section such that membrane impedes flow through the fl... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6957744 | Nipple with multiple pinholes for baby bottle assembly A baby bottle assembly including a nipple having a substantially flat membrane defining multiple pinholes for controlling the flow of liquid. The nipple is mounted on a cap that screws onto the bottle body. The nipple is formed from a suitable elastomeric material (... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6915579 | Punch assembly and methods of using same The present invention relates, in general, to a punch assembly and methods of using same and, more particularly, to a punch assembly that is capable of accurately and repeatedly measuring an intersecting point at which a hold or indentation can be put in a sheet of ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6880713 | Flow control element with pinholes for spill-resistant beverage container A spill resistant container (e.g., a sippy cup) including a flow control element including a membrane defining multiple pinholes for controlling the flow of liquid through a drinking spout. The flow control element is mounted on a cover that screws onto a cup-shaped... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6394518 | Tile spacer remover tool A tool for removing tile spacers includes a barrel having a bushing on its distal end portion, and a tile-spacer-engaging member disposed partially within a bore in the barrel. The tile-spacer-engaging member is disposed within the bore moveably for linea... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6021572 | Hand-held self defense weapon with protective cover The invention is a hand-held self defense weapon having a protected stabbing point. The stabbing point is covered by a retractable cover. The cover may be slidably retracted into a body cavity by the pressure of the contacting object on a cover thrusting ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5996236 | Self centering punch A hole puncher is provided including a central sleeve. At least three legs are pivotally coupled to the central sleeve and adapted to extend radially therefrom. Finally, a punch is situated within the central sleeve for punching a hole in a center of a ci... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5588214 | Self defense ring A self defense ring assembly comprising a pair of rings integrally joined together which are receivable on two juxtaposed fingers of a user. A center portion which connects the two rings includes a hollow interior which houses a manually retractable blade... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5410814 | Baby bottle nipple opener A device for making, or enlarging, an opening in the tip of a rubber baby bottle nipple. One embodiment of the device has a lancet which can be selectively extended from a housing to cut an opening in the tip of a nipple. Alternatively, the lancet may be ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5323538 | Device for punching holes in artificial fingernails A device for punching holes in artificial fingernails comprising a piston-cylinder unit having a cylinder wall with an aperture in it extending across the whole of the cylinder. The aperture is banana-shaped in cross-section and wider than the internal di... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5199470 | Method and apparatus for refilling ink cartridges A method and apparatus for refilling an ink cartridge include a device for clearing a hole in the cartridge to facilitate the dispensing of ink thereto. The device comprises a handle to which a bit is rigidly affixed so that torque applied to the handle i... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5144750 | Listing apparatus A listing apparatus, comprising, in its broadest aspects, a transparent plastic coverplate, a rigid backplate, and a spring punch assembly. The rigid, transparent, plastic coverplate includes a coverplate slot system comprising a plurality of interconnect... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4833780 | Pick tool with support An improved pick tool for piercing, prying and moving small parts within assemblies of delicate and fragile parts. The pick includes an elongate, tubular lever arm with front and rear ends. A manually-engagable handle is related to the rear end of the arm... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4823468 | Tool for center-punching and scribing workpieces A tool which has spacer sleeves displaceable on a center punch and hollow shafts are adjacent to one another is intended for rapidly and precisely finding the center of holes and the longitudinal center of slots and channels, so that center marks and line... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4691602 | Punch and ejector assembly A piercing punch and ejection assembly has a piercing punch member provided with a bore in its point thickness section. The ejector member, included in the assembly, comprises a conical helical spring of rectangular cross section that is installed into th... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4667411 | Hand-held powered gasket punch A gasket punch of the instant invention includes a frame having a grip integrally formed therewith, a piston chamber located ahead of the grip, and a die platform spaced beneath the piston chamber, also ahead of the grip. The punch includes a fluid connec... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4571975 | Fluid actuated tool A fluid actuated tool for securing together sheet metal parts comprising a power pack unit including a piston and cylinder assembly to which there is connected a jaw housing having a pair of complementary jaw members that are actuated between operative an... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4565372 | Personal defense device A hand held device for personal defense provided with a piercing member mounted on the end of a handle. The piercing member is normally sheathed by a tubular protective sheathing housing reciprocable against spring bias from a finite position shielding th... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4489943 | Personal protection device A hand-held device for personal protection. The device is provided with a hook at the end of a rod. When it is desired to strike at an attacker, the hook is thrust from within the housing of the device. The device can be provided with compression bias whi... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4476633 | Pliers for punching cards or tickets A pair of pliers is provided for perforating small cards, which pliers have two double-arm levers which can be pivoted about a geometrical transverse axis and whose end zones, which serve for perforating, each have a plane, which planes are parallel to th... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4277892 | Golf tee awl and awl retaining sheath A golf tee awl for making holes in the ground to make it easier to insert golf tees. The awl has a circular knob-shaped handle with a sharpened shank or spike protruding therefrom and a protective sheath which covers the sharpened shank when the awl is no... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4190955 | Golf tee awl and pivoted sheath A golf tee awl for making holes in the ground to make it easier to insert golf tees. The awl has a circular knob-shaped handle with a sharpened shank or spike protruding therefrom and a protective sheath which covers the sharpened shank when the awl is no... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4090298 | Golf tee awl A golf tee awl for making holes in the ground to make it easier to insert golf tees. The awl has a circular knob-shaped handle with a sharpened shank or spike protruding therefrom and a protective sheath which covers the sharpened shank when the awl is no... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4083109 | Center punch guide and punches A guide having varying diameter holes over one of its surfaces, with each hole having a bottom partition, is provided to receive within the holes the ends of dowels, pins, rods, and the like, to be center held for punching or for sizing. Smaller holes ali... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4020554 | Portable punch A punch for a codeable card, having spaces arranged in columns and rows, is disclosed. The punch has a base for supporting a card which slides on the base. The slide has an upper part and a lower part with the base secured between them. A slot in the slid... | 05/03/1977 |