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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316078 | Picture hanger positioning device A device for use in positioning a picture hanger on a wall. The device includes an elongated body member, a handle carried by an upper portion of the body member, a picture hanger defining a lower open hook portion pivotally mounted on the body member below the hand... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284332 | Punch device and system comprising same A hole center marking system comprises a punch device and an alignment member. The punch device includes a body assembly and a punch movably disposed within the body assembly. The body assembly has a circular cross-sectional exterior shape at a first end portion the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278223 | Housing activated intelligent marking system for hand-held sensing and measuring devices The present invention is directed to an integrated assembly for gathering information and transferring it to a surface. The assembly comprises a housing, a base resiliently connected to the housing, one or more sensors mounted to sense a parameter and a marker posit... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7234245 | Attachment apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for precisely locating and marking where to fasten an object, such as a plaque or photograph, on a surface, such as a wall are described. The apparatus comprises a fastening means, a main body, the main body having a first surface contacting th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7155840 | Device for mounting decorative and functional items A device for easy positioning, leveling, marking and hanging of all types of pictures, sconces, decorative shelves, mirrors, and other devices to be mounted on a support surface. It has elongated vertical and horizontal support members attached together, each prefer... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7107697 | Measuring point bolt and method of making the bolt Measuring-point bolt including a body having a first end and a second end. The first end has an internal opening adapted to receive a measuring device pin. The second end is adapted connect to a hollow pin of another measuring device. A main internal opening is arra... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7073125 | Integrated display of gauges An integrated display including a plurality of analog gauges concentrically arranged about a common center. Each analog gauge includes a pointer indicating a value of a parameter represented by the analog gauge. The integrated display is optionally semi-transparent ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040034 | Multi-purpose marking device A device and method are provided for marking bolt holes in sill boards. The marking device includes a rectangular, substantially planar member having a first end and a second end. One or both ends are configured to receive an anchor bolt. A first punch is positioned... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6971184 | Wall fastener locating and marking tool A wall fastener locating and marking tool including a generally elongate vertical member having an upper end, a lower end; a generally elongate horizontal bar attached to the upper end of the vertical member and substantially normal to the vertical member; a handle ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6907675 | Bolt hole marker A marker for marking the location for drilling holes to pass the line of bolts in a plate to be secured to the slab of a building. The marker includes a rotatable gauge having a plurality of different sizes of notches each to nest a different diameter of bolt to loc... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6898862 | Locator for hanging picture frames A locator for hanging picture frames employs an arm which has a handle dispose at one end. A suspension/marker assembly is carried at a second position of the arm. The suspension/marker assembly comprises a plunger which has a point and also mounts a head which rece... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6676544 | Golf ball marking guide A golf ball marking guide has opposing first and second body portions. Each body portion has opposing front and back ends and opposing top and bottom edges. The body portions also have a drawing slot positioned between the opposing top and bottom edges an... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6508011 | Bolt hole marker A bolt hole marker for marking the location where a hole needs to be drilled in a foundation. The bolt hole marker includes an elongate angled base member having a first elongate portion having a slot in an end thereof with the slot being adapted to recei... | 01/21/2003 |
| 5288163 | Airport pavement marking system for surface movement guidance A surface movement guidance system for airport traffic of a continuous elongated row of one or more indicia extending lengthwise along a route on the airport surface to be traversed by the traffic, which indicia convey information about position on the ai... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5152073 | Dowel centering kit A dowel centering kit includes a mounting block, wherein the mounting block includes a plurality of axially parallel first bores of ascending diameter from a first end to a second end of the mounting block, wherein the first bores are arranged to receive ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5076679 | Method of using a microscopic preparations marker A microscopic preparation marker includes a tape carrying a series of self-bonding marks which in use become preferentially bonded to the preparation. The device includes a spool with a supply of the marker-carrying substrate tape and another spool that d... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5068976 | Apparatus for locating and drilling stud plate holes A bolt hole locating and drilling apparatus comprises an elongated generally rectangular bar having first and second ends, a first semi-circular notch in the first end, a second semi-circular notch in the second end, a through bore extending through the b... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5052118 | Mat cutting layout apparatus A template is provided for laying out cut lines for mats utilized in framing prints, stamps and the like. The template's outer dimension provides the outer dimension of the mat and a plurality of precisionly located holes are utilized to place marks on th... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4993168 | Anchor bolt marker An anchor post or bolt marker including a base member which supports a reciprocating marking punch perpendicular thereto for marking anchor bolt positions when it is actuated.... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4893970 | Hand held drill guide A guide for drilling dowel receiving bores in workpiece to be joined. The guide includes a main body having flat surfaces provided with pieces of frictional material such as aluminum oxide #40 grit, cloth back facilitating retention of the guide in place ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4864732 | Combined hole size gauge and oversized hole marker A combined hole size gauge and oversized hole marker having either first and second sensing members (42, 44) or a single dimensionally graduated size sensing member (14) which when inserted into a hole (40) in a workpiece (38) allows the user to determine... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4837942 | Centering punch or other centering marker and clip assembly for blind marking of mounting apertures A device for marking the location of panels, strips, or other decorative objects to the surface of an automobile or other object, comprising a short punch having a pointed tip extending from a short cylindrical body having an annular slot with or without ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4686769 | Marking gauge for use in mounting hinges A marking gauge the allows exact drilling of the fastening holes for a mounting plate of a hinge and for a hinge casing. The marking gauge has an open slot at its rear and a screw in its center. The marking gauge is thus engageable on the mounting plate, ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4622753 | Electric meter socket repair kit and template for use therewith A repair kit for an electric meter socket, which includes a set of jaw contacts mounted on a support plate, with means for mounting said plate in a desired spaced relation to the back of the meter box so that the blade contacts of the meter will be insert... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4584780 | Layout template for electrical panel A template for locating and marking the positions for conduits entering an electrical panel and the like comprises a rectangular sheet with a series of holes each spaced at distances from the upper and side edges of the sheet to space the centers of diffe... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4512084 | Picture hanging marker The disclosure is directed to a wall marker for marking a desired location on a wall for a support arranged to mount an object. The wall marker generally comprises a suction cup means, a marking means mounted upon the suction cup means and arranged to ext... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4485561 | Process for hanging framed articles A process for hanging framed articles utilizing a measuring device which has an elongated support with first and second moveable indicators. The process comprises vertically orienting the elongated support along a wall, moving the first indicator to a pos... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4461086 | Matting device Method and apparatus for locating pictures or three-dimensional objects of any kind or size on at least one mat or mount using a template of transparent, flexible, semi-rigid material of a preselected thickness having guide holes extending radially outwar... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4413421 | Picture hanging locator This invention is a device for marking the location upon a wall where a framed picture is to be hung. It consists of a rubber or plastic coated wire, the upper end of which is wound into a short coil, by means of which it is held by inserting a finger the... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4382337 | Device for locating suspension hook A device for marking the location on a wall in which to place a nail or hook for suspending an article, such as a picture frame, of the type having a supporting cord on the back thereof. The device comprises a carrier member adapted to be suspended by a f... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4233747 | Three dimensional layout tool A layout tool for defining points on rolled metal H beams comprises a U shape frame having a hand hold in the bight of the U. One leg of the frame is longer than the other and terminates at its end in a stabilizing and guide member extending perpendicular... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4233749 | Apparatus for measuring and marking preselected measurements Apparatus for marking preselected measurements on an object includes a device for receiving and storing data. A measurement device measures preselected distance on the object and registers the measured distance with the stored data. A marking device marks... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4216588 | Marking pen holder A holder for a lens-marking pen attachable to the pen oppositely of its working end and having a rest in the form of a spring arm adapted to extend along a side of the pen to a bifurcated termination straddling the pen's marking tip and resiliently biasin... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4168651 | Trophy plate centering device A generally rectangular flat housing is connected with one clamp of a self-centering work holder of an engraving machine for movement therewith. The housing slidably and pivotally supports a plurality of links connecting a control shaft with a pair of spa... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4074432 | Index cover for knock-out punch An index cover for a knock-out punch includes a cylindrical body adapted to snugly fit over a die of a knock-out punch. The cover includes at least a pair of indexing projections extending outwardly from the periphery of the body spaced at approximately 9... | 02/21/1978 |