Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7986777 | Stand for desktop telephone A stand allows a user to quickly and easily set the angular orientation of a telephone or other piece of equipment relative to a support surface (e.g. a desktop). The stand is fastened to, and removed from, the equipment without the use of tools by a magnetic attrac... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7778411 | Universal microphone array stand A universal stand is provided integrating a microphone array for use with a variety of telephone sets. The stand includes an enclosure having a surface for supporting a telephone set, and a cable for transmitting signals detected by the microphone array to the telep... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7583799 | Internet protocol telephone mounting apparatus The present invention provides a telephone mounting apparatus comprising a mounting bracket having one or more mounting members shaped to engage the rear portion of a telephone. The mounting bracket of the present invention provides mounting sleeves having a hollow ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7424110 | Wrist clip The Wrist Clip is made out of both sides of a watchband. The left side has a strap with holes in it, and the right side has a clasp, which fastens together with the left side to hold The Wrist Clip together. The watchbands are made out of white gold, platinum, leath... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421073 | Plastic mount system for cellular phone or personal electronic device attachment The clip-mount operates with a button sub-mount system and includes a body defining a locking cavity for the button and a resilient locking tongue therein. The tongue biases the button into a locking position with a cam surface. A movable cam actuator on the body in... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415108 | Tilt-leg-breakage prevention mechanism of terminal device A telephone includes an upper casing, a lower casing, and a receiver transmitter. The lower casing has a pair of projecting support sections at one end of the bottom, to which a first leg is rotatably mounted. The first leg includes a rotatable and slidable second l... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401755 | Dual-purpose position structure used as hook and dock The present invention is to provide a dual-purpose position structure used as a hook and a dock comprising a base and another base, wherein the base is sheathed into the another base along a guiding track and two sides of a sliding trench of the base by using a guid... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403613 | Holder for supporting objects in vehicle A holder device includes a base having an opening formed in a board, a seat received in the base and having a bracket attached to a panel, to form a channel between the bracket and the panel. The channel of the bracket is aligned with the opening of the board. A ret... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397915 | Two piece actuator for clip mount system for cellular phone or personal electronic device The clip-mount operates with a button sub-mount system and includes a body defining a locking cavity for the button and a resilient locking tongue therein. The tongue biases the button into a locking position with a cam surface. A movable cam actuator on the body in... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7369656 | Clip mount cellular phone attachment The clip-mount operates with a button mount and includes a body defining a locking cavity for the button and a resilient locking tongue therein. The tongue biases the button into a locking position. The tongue includes at least one cam surface. A movable cam actuato... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366314 | Speaker clearance arrangement for a communication device Disclosed is an enclosure for a speaker for a communication device. The enclosure comprises: a surface; a speaker grill located in the surface, the grill having an opening therein providing an air channel to the speaker; and at least one structure located in a first... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7314205 | System and method for mounting a breaker panel to a pole Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system that can comprise one or more brackets adapted to be coupled to a panel. The bracket can define a collar adapted to slideably couple the panel to a pole. The bracket can be adapted to restrain rotational motion of t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308290 | Mobile telephone handset with pivoting latch A mobile telephone handset includes an elongated housing having a carabiner latch pivotally attached at a battery door on the rear side of the housing. The carabiner latch includes a hook portion having a spring-biased latch pivotally attached thereto for attaching ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293888 | Rearview mirror assembly with utility functions An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having a mirror casing and a support for mounting said mirror casing to a vehicle. The rearview mirror assembly further includes a retractable cord for use by an occupant of the vehicle for coupli... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292656 | Signal pulse detection scheme for use in real-time spectrum analysis A spectrum analysis engine (SAGE) that comprises a spectrum analyzer component, a signal detector component, a universal signal synchronizer component and a snapshot buffer component. The spectrum analyzer component generates data representing a real-time spectrogra... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277539 | Device for holding and contacting a radio telephone The invention relates to an apparatus for holding and making contact with a radio telephone, having an elongate, cuboidal housing with a contact unit which is located at one housing end and has contact-making and/or connecting elements, the contact unit of the radio... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273199 | Mount for a phone holder A mount for a phone holder comprising a rear projecting housing part with an extension provided with contacts. An accommodating pocket for a cell phone having a recess is adjoined by a contact chamber with mating contacts. The housing part being inserted into the re... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7259539 | Method and apparatus for charging a rechargeable battery In a secondary cell charging apparatus and secondary cell charging method, an internal power supply circuit of a personal computer is used as a power supply for performing a charging operation on a secondary cell. The personal computer uses a charging processing ope... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254191 | System and method for real-time spectrum analysis in a radio device A real-time spectrum analysis engine (SAGE) that comprises a spectrum analyzer component, a signal detector component, a universal signal synchronizer component and a snapshot buffer component. The spectrum analyzer component generates data representing a real-time ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251324 | Holder for minicomputers or similar apparatus In a holder for minicomputers or similar apparatus, including a planar body, which is inclined in a normal operating position, and clamping jaws arranged at opposite sides for engaging therebetween an apparatus placed onto the planar body, the planar body has at lea... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244343 | Sputtering apparatus A sputtering apparatus is provided with a DC power supply 1, an inverter 2 that converts DC voltage to AC voltage, a matching circuit 10 that transforms the AC voltage, a rectifier 4 that converts the transformed AC voltage to direct curr... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240891 | Blower support device for utility vehicle A blower support device for use on a utility vehicle includes a generally horizontally oriented platform and a vertically oriented support member. A mounting channel is provided and extends laterally away from the vertical support member for pivotably mounting the s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7233661 | Mirror mounted mobile telephone system An improved rearview mirror mounted telephone system mounted in a vehicle comprises a rearview mirror assembly having a housing and a reflective member associated with the housing in such a manner as to enable said reflective member to properly function as a rearvie... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7227945 | Modular communication assembly A modular communication support system includes a plurality of modular components configured to be secured to one another in a vertical arrangement, with one of the modular components having a communication device mounting member configured for supporting a communic... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224752 | System and method for real-time spectrum analysis in a communication device A spectrum analysis engine (SAGE) that comprises a spectrum analyzer component, a signal detector component, a universal signal synchronizer component and a snapshot buffer component. The spectrum analyzer component generates data representing a real-time spectrogra... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207278 | Electrically-driven computer monitor lift and storage assembly An assembly for selectively lifting a computer monitor, and particularly a flat screen computer monitor, from a storage position below the top of a desk or table, to a use position above the top in which the monitor is visible to the user. The assembly includes a st... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188963 | Vehicle accessory module An accessory system of a vehicle comprises an accessory module assembly having a mounting portion, a head portion and a rearview mirror assembly. The mounting portion extends generally upward when mounted to an attachment member at a vehicle windshield. The head por... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168669 | Beverage container holder for vehicle A beverage container holder for a vehicle includes a housing defining a space for storing a beverage container and at least one slidable container supporter. The housing further defines a horizontal direction, and the at least one slidable beverage container support... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162016 | Multimedia adapter for headset amplifier An adapter apparatus for coupling a headset and an audio device to a telephone headset amplifier includes a first interface for sending and receiving audio signals with the telephone headset amplifier, a second interface for sending and receiving audio signals with ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162228 | Apparatus, method, media and signals for controlling a wireless communication appliance Apparatus, method, media and signals for controlling a wireless communication appliance are disclosed. A method implemented by the apparatus, media and signals involves producing a message signal comprising an address portion and a payload portion, in response to an... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159833 | Coupling device for portable terminal A coupling device couples a first member and a second member to be relatively slidable and horizontally rotatable. The device is provided with the first member having a keyboard unit section and the second member having a display unit section in respectively separat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140586 | Apparatus capable of holding an object An apparatus capable of holding an object in cooperation with a cup holder of a vehicle comprises a support (110), a post (120) coupled to the support, and a base (130). The post has a first end (221) and a second end (222), and th... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7130421 | Single piece versatile phone stand A telephone unit has a housing with a stand pivot mount on a bottom side and with an interaction surface at a top side. A single piece stand is provided with a first end connected to the housing via the pivot mount to allow pivoting relative to the housing about the... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7106858 | Carabiner communication device A novel carabiner-type attachment means for personal communication devices is provided. In one embodiment the carabiner-type attachment device extends from the bottom of said communication device. The attachment device is in one embodiment integral with the communic... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103397 | Apparatus to mount a mobile device in a vehicle An apparatus to mount a mobile device having a main body with a receiving recess to receive the mobile device, a first locker to support and secure a lower part of the mobile device, a second locker for elastically supporting and securing an upper part of the mobile... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080812 | Holding device for holding a portable object, and method of manufacturing same A holding device for holding a portable object includes a support platform (210), a first arm (120) coupled to the support platform, a second arm (130) coupled to the support platform, a biasing member (140) located between the first and ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063024 | Computer monitor lift and storage mechanism A lifting mechanism for selectively lifting a computer monitor, and particularly a flat screen computer monitor, from below a desktop to a position on the desktop includes a stationary member including a linear slide mechanism, a vertically slideable support member ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062300 | Cellular phone holder with charger mounted to vehicle dashboard In a vehicle, means of mounting a cell phone on the vehicle dashboard with minimal wiring and external connections, using manufacturer power connections made available on the dashboard. The mounting means is either an after market accessory addition to the vehicle o... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047649 | Power cord for a hand-held electrical device A hand-held electrical device having a power cord that provides enhanced retainment of the power cord to a receptacle of the hand-held electrical device during operation of the hand-held electrical device. The power cord includes an enlarged tip portion that provide... | 05/23/2006 |
