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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7568301 | Article display device A device (10) for carrying and displaying articles includes a cover portion (11) and a base portion (12) interconnected by a spine (13). The base portion (12) includes a pedestal (20) with pockets (32) formed therein.... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7373682 | Tapeler A combination device incorporating stapling and tape dispensing functions. The combination device has a conventional stapler comprising stapling and staple-forming legs, and a roll-shaped tape dispenser disposed within a cavity defined on an upper surface of the sta... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7331134 | Deployable label display system A label display system includes a deployable label base to display labels, such as regulatory and/or certification marking labels, for an electronic and/or portable computing device. The deployable label base moves between a first position and a second position, whe... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7302772 | Combination writable scroll picture frame display assembly A combination writable scroll picture frame display assembly, comprising a picture frame sized to accommodate commonly sized photographs or cards, a writable scroll, and a base sized and shaped to maintain the entire invention upright and stable. The components are ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275724 | Laptop computer support platform A laptop computer support platform including a rigid, multilayered assembly with a thermal insulator disposed between a generally planar upper side and a lower side defined by the assembly for reducing heat transference from a computer adapted to be supported on the... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7225567 | Display apparatus for visually communicating information pertaining to a worker's whereabouts A display apparatus for use by a worker in a workplace environment to visually communicate to coworkers, among other things, the current location or whereabouts of the worker and the worker's expected time of return to an office or other workspace. Cards carried by ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225557 | Bracketless blotter A blotter having a flexible blotter backing and a rigid mount with two slanted slots. The ends of the backing are mounted at two opposite side edges into the mount slots along with the edges of the blotting material. Serrations along the edges of the backing are pos... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192061 | Birthday calendar The birthday calendar is a dual monthly calendar and twelve-month chart. The calendar is perpetual in that it is not designated for any particular year or month. The monthly calendar is made of a dry-erase board displaying a month grid that is filled in with erasabl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188738 | Medication minder Apparatus for assisting individual or multiple patients to comply with a medication dosage schedule, and/or other medical regimen, and maintain a log of associated activities, includes a wall or table mountable base member upon which is mounted a log pad, a question... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7048126 | Desk pad organizer system A desk organizer tray, comprising a tray portion, an extension portion extending from the tray portion, and an attachment element applied to the extension portion. The tray portion contains a receptacle for holding desktop items. The tray portion is constructed of a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032337 | Multi-function desk calendar A desk calendar has a base, a calendar page binder, two end blocks and a central block. The base has a top, a rear end, two sides, an auxiliary appliance stand and a channel. The auxiliary appliance stand is formed on the top to provide a place for an auxiliary appl... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029034 | Calendar kit and apparatus for behavior modification and a method for using the same A calendar is provided for behavior modification as well as a method for using the same. The calendar has calendar sheets and informational sheets. The calendar has objectives sections, data collection sections, analysis sections, non-date pages and/or detachable pa... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001668 | Trophy construction An award construction that includes a decorative member, a supporting base for supporting the decorative member and an alternate means for interconnecting the decorative member with the supporting base. More particularly, in one form of the invention, the base porti... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978565 | Device and method for communication with housekeeping services A device for communicating a hotel guest's instructions to hotel housekeeping services, and method for such is provided. The communication device provides a means for the guest to indicate whether or not to clean the room or other like instructions or commands. Addi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980825 | Communication unit with personalizing feature A communication unit with personalizing feature, where the communication unit is provided with a holder for holding a releasable picture in an exposable place of the communication unit. The holder can according to the invention be located on either the back cover pa... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957507 | Decorative magnet and casing A decorative magnet having lens with a generally rounded upper surface, a generally flat lower surface, and a peripheral flange. An image is adhered to the bottom surface of the lens. The lens is mounted in a base having a central recess and a flange that interlocki... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6828034 | Trophy construction An award construction that includes a decorative member, a supporting base for supporting the decorative member and an alternate means for interconnecting the decorative member with the supporting base. More particularly, in one form of the invention, the base porti... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6676100 | Note holder A note holder for holding a notepaper, card, etc. The note holder has a foldable capability and includes a body pivotally mounted in a base. The base has an inner space for receiving the body when the note holder is folded. A slot adapted to hold a piece ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6655647 | Reference mouse pad A reference mouse pad provides data, which is accessible, when the mouse pad is opened. The reference mouse pad having a body made up of a cover and a base that are hinged together. The cover having a planar first mouse contacting surface and a planar sec... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6615518 | Indicia displaying stationery products By providing any desired stationery product with a movable or removable panel member which cooperates with the surface or body of the stationery product, a unique indicia retaining and displaying system is realized. Preferably, the panel member is movably... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6588135 | Firm engagement sign holder apparatus for sign sheets A sign holder apparatus includes a sign sheet receiving channel having opposing channel side walls extending forwardly from and interconnected by a sheet abutment panel having a forward sheet abutment surface, the channel side walls having substantially p... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6519883 | Desktop organizer A desktop organizer that is made from a wire frame. The wire frame is shaped to hold a pair of eyeglasses, a container for holding paperclips and thumb tacks and at least two other containers for holding elongated objects such as pens, pencils, emery boar... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6401371 | Desktop pen, eyeglass and picture frame holder An eyeglass holder and desk frame which provides an area to hold eyeglasses as well as hollow tubes to store pens, a storage cup, and a frame to hold pictures. More specifically, the eyeglass holder and desk organizer provides a hook and frame on which to... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6314598 | Printed elastomeric decorative cushion A decorative elastic cushion is manufactured with an elastomer having the physical properties of flexibility and compressibility in a range of flexibilities and compressibilities of stable elastomeric block polymer gels. A film is provided for encapsulati... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6263599 | Indicia displaying stationery products By providing any desired stationery product with a movable plate or arm member which cooperates with the surface or body of the stationery product, a unique indicia retaining and displaying system is realized. Preferably, the plate or arm member is movabl... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6041530 | Indicia displaying stationery products By providing any desired stationery product with a movable plate or arm member which cooperates with the surface or body of the stationery product, a unique indicia retaining and displaying system is realized. Preferably, the plate or arm member is movabl... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6035566 | Professional desk trophy A desk trophy and decorative paperweight display constructed of a clear plastic parabolic dome(10), whose outer edge ends in a cylindrical shape, which is affixed to a clear plastic three-dimensional trapezoidal shaped base piece(11) via a square bottomed... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5926985 | Meeting manager A humorous novelty office display item is disclosed, including several lightweight soft foam balls, a flat base with dished receptacles for holding the balls in a spaced array extending along the top of the base, and labels on the base that associate a me... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5921839 | Simulated aircraft piloting device A simulated aircraft piloting device for use as a desk top pen holder or amusement device has a simulated aircraft mounted on a base for movement about simulated pitch, roll, and yaw axes relative to the base, and a simulated aircraft control stick on the... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5895725 | Highway lane delineator buttons as motivational giftware A safety oriented article of giftware is provided by fastening a cushioning pad (15) to the coarse underside of a rectangular highway pavement lane delineator marker button (10), or a circular convex button (20). This modification structurally alters the ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5671557 | Notice assembly A notice assembly comprising a support portion including a base part adapted to be supported on a horizontal surface, a vertical wall part having a lower edge attached to the base part and a hollow tubular part fixed along an upper edge of the wall part w... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5672105 | Computer video monitor mask A computer video monitor mask for removable attachment to a computer video monitor having a computer video monitor screen and a front face, comprises a generally planar substantially rigid panel portion having a generally planar front surface, a back surf... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5619814 | Shaftless golf club head photograph holder and method of making same A shaftless golf club head photograph holder and method of producing same wherein the head is crafted by placing a photograph, with or without framing means, into the front striking face of the head and securing the photograph in place by a two-sided adhe... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5581920 | Perpetual calendar A perpetual calendar has a cylindrical outer casing having several viewing apertures formed therein. The casing displays on an outer surface thereof in seven vertical columns the dates of the month from one to twenty-eight. One of the apertures is positio... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5537369 | Desk calendar and clock combination A desk calendar and clock combination, including: a table clock having a coupling groove at front side near the bottom; a supporting plate having a longitudinal series of through holes alinged along one side and two outward coupling flanges symmetrically ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5513456 | Method and device for making lists A method and device for making lists utilizing a compact desk-top apparatus on which lists of items can be compiled by writing the items on reusable adhesive-backed strips of paper (48) and pressing those strips onto a flat, upright palette (22). The base... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5430965 | Message display board A message display board includes: a writing board embedded on a base plate mounted on a fixing object such as a car, a pen clamped on a pen-holding portion formed on the base plate for writing purpose, a plurality of suction cups which are attached by vac... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5365683 | Sports card display stand A sports card display stand includes a platform-like base, at least a pair of support posts mounted upright and laterally-spaced apart on the base, a longitudinal groove extending between upper and lower ends of each support post and facing toward one ano... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5322718 | Pliable paperweight and article holder A pliable paperweight and article holder having an outer skin of soft flexible material defining an enclosed hollow inner cavity having a central portion and a plurality of hollow generally tubular projections integral therewith extending outwardly from t... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5123191 | Wall and desk calendar display device A calendar display device includes a panel, a hanger hole disposed at the top center of the panel, a transparent vinyl cover disposed on the front surface for maintaining a calendar pad, and a transparent vinyl back pocket disposed on the rear surface for... | 06/23/1992 |
