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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7246413 | Magnetic safety knob for a cabinet door A magnetic knob is provided for use with a series of plates attached to threaded mounts which may be substituted for kitchen or bathroom cabinet door or drawer knobs. The user simply unscrews existing kitchen and/or bathroom cabinet knobs and replaces them with flat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7059488 | ISO fittings for composite structures An apparatus and method are disclosed for removably attaching an ISO corner fitting to a composite material shipping container. The apparatus and method of the invention comprises a post that is anchored in the composite material frame of the container. The ISO corn... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056081 | Freight container and lift casting therefore and method for lifting and transporting same An improved freight container for use in intermodal freight transportation systems that includes lift castings having a top lift aperture located on the lift casting at an outboard position, such that when other containers are stacked on top of the improved containe... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7013538 | Electroactive polymer releasable fastening system and method of use A releasable fastening system for retaining two surfaces at each other or disengaging the two surfaces from each other comprises a first electrode disposed at a first surface, a second electrode disposed at a second surface, and a polymer film disposed between the f... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6905178 | Spacer for a boost unit A spacer for positioned a boost unit in an engine compartment of a vehicle. The spacer is defined by a wall located between a front face and a rear face, bearing surfaces, an axial opening with a flange thereon, ribs that extend from the flange to define a plurality... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6878890 | Circuit breaker lockable fastener securing a movable contact to its terminal mounting An improved lockable fastener that can be employed in a circuit breaker application includes a first member and a second member that are threadably cooperable with one another and a locking member that extends between the first and second members to resist loosening... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6702507 | Joined system of two plastic components A separable, form-fitting joint (5) is proposed in which one plastic component is designed as a base component (6) and another component, a cover (7), is designed as a component to be mounted on the base component (6), and the cover (7) is equipped, as vi... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6672793 | Combining device for combining stacked plates flatly The combining device for combining stacked plates includes a first plate at a bottom layer thereof, a plurality of upper plates, and an inserting means. The first plate is formed with at least two buckling rings; and a proper distance is retained between ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6585442 | Attachment mechanism An attachment mechanism having a first attachment member supported by a first body. The first attachment member includes an engaging portion. A plurality of second attachment members is also provided and is supported by a second body. Each of the pluralit... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6572325 | Freight container and lift casting therefore and method for lifting and transporting same A freight container for use in intermodal freight transportation systems that includes lift castings having a top lift aperture located on the lift casting at an outboard position, such that when other containers are stacked on top of the container, loads... | 06/03/2003 |
| 5807019 | Magnetic gripper device A magnetic gripper provides a support for releasable attachment to a ferromagnetic surface. A magnet adheres the gripper to the ferromagnetic surface. A frame is rotatably attached to the magnet where the frame defines cam surfaces to raise and lower the ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5499886 | Coupling assembly for furniture components A coupling assembly for joining together two furniture members including a first member having an outwardly projecting tongue. The tongue includes a central portion adjacent to the first member and an enlarged terminal portion spaced from the first member... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5259086 | Musical toothbrush A musical toothbrush has a elongate handle having proximal and distal ends. Bristles are formed at the distal end of the elongate handle and a music box is removably attached to the proximal end of the elongate handle. The music box has a housing within w... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5207529 | Fastening device A fastener assembly for securing first and second members (12, 14) to one another includes a cylindrical body (16) to be received and secured within a sheath (40). The cylindrical body includes a pair of longitudinal recesses (30, 32) extending in its ext... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5192155 | Magnetic gripper device A climbing apparatus is provided for climbing ferromagnetic surfaces, such as storage tanks and steel frame structures. A magnet assembly is rotatably mounted in a frame assembly. The frame assembly provides a pair of cam surfaces having different dimensi... | 03/09/1993 |
| 4972731 | Robot for clean room use having contaminant particle-removal system incorporated therein Multi-jointed robot for use in a clean room specifically applicable during the production of semiconductor devices where contaminant material must be eliminated to the extent possible. The robot includes a sectional body defined at least in part by a plur... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4944626 | Apparatus having two adjustable slide supports which have attachment surfaces for attaching two holding devices An apparatus having two slide supports, adjustable with respect to one another, which have attachment surfaces for attaching two holding devices. The balance of the holding devices attached to the attachment surfaces of the slide supports are compensated ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4695184 | Locks for construction components Improved lock assemblies for locking two construction components together. A pair of tandem male lock assemblies each includes a rigid pin which is reciprocable with respect to a surrounding male socket between an advanced position and a retracted positio... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4479738 | Attaching assembly An assembly is provided for use in securing a secondary unit, such as a welder's mask or the like, to a primary unit, such as a protective helmet often referred to as a hard hat. The secondary unit is mounted for adjustment between operative and inoperati... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4269533 | Spacer A hollow spacer for securely separating two mutually attached members at a selectable distance, the distance based on the length of a spacer transversely sliced from an elongated, hollow, extruded body. The spacer has a polygonal transverse cross-section ... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4113398 | Reinforced aperture in molded plastic article A method for molding a wire insert in the body of a plastic article to reinforce a bolt-receiving opening. The wire insert is formed of a wire coil in which each convolution of the coil is in contact with its neighboring convolution. The coil has openings... | 09/12/1978 |
| 3960034 | Flywheel with anti-cracking safeguard for protection against overspeed Flywheel assembly with anti-cracking safeguard for protection against overspeed, including a frustroconical shaft portion, a flywheel mounted in press-fitting engagement on the shaft portion and having a force applied thereto directed toward the end of th... | 06/01/1976 |
