Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972100 | Three piece garage hook In one aspect, a holder mountable to a friable substrate may include a self-drilling drywall fastener, a wall engaging base plate having an opening for receiving a fastener, and at least one leg extending from the base plate for holding an object. In another aspect,... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7708511 | Fastening assembly A fastener assembly includes a collar configured to be secured to a structure, and a D-ring that may include a main ring body, end joints rotatably secured to the collar, and smooth intermediate sections integrally connecting the main ring body to the end joints. Th... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7661917 | Three piece garage hook In one aspect, a holder mountable to a friable substrate may include a self-drilling drywall fastener, a wall engaging base plate having an opening for receiving a fastener, and at least one leg extending from the base plate for holding an object. In another aspect,... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7547171 | Wall mounted toggle hook A convertible anchor (H) for friable walls (W) comprises a fixture (12) for holding an article to a wall (W, M) and an anchoring mechanism (10) extending from the fixture (12). The anchoring mechanism (10) is adapted when rotated to engag... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7510360 | Garage hook In one aspect, a holder mountable to a friable substrate may include a self-drilling anchor, a wall engaging flange having an opening for receiving a fastener, and at least one leg extending from the flange for holding an object. In another aspect, a holder may incl... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7419124 | Multi-purpose mount for securing insulation and holding cables A mount for an aircraft secures insulation material to a structure of the aircraft in which a plate-shaped element and a connecting element that are implemented from a very heat-resistant material are provided. The remainder of the hanger may be implemented from pla... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410137 | Support device A support device is disclosed for supporting an article. The device has a shank having a first and a second end. The first end may be driven into a member for securing the shank therein. A first and a second support member outwardly extend from the shank. The first ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7347403 | Ice screw having breakaway or flexing crank handle The present invention features an ice screw for use in ice climbing, wherein the ice screw comprises: a hollow shaft having a plurality of screw threads formed thereon for securing the ice screw to a body of ice; a hanger coupled to the hollow shaft for receiving a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338244 | Attachment device for turbine combustor liner An attachment device for coupling one or more restrained members to a frame. In at least one embodiment, the attachment device may be configured to attach one or more turbine combustor liners to a carrier. The attachment device may include a body rotatable about an ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7314202 | System for suspending decorative trees A hanging assembly for suspending a decorative tree, such as a Christmas tree, from an overhead support and a method of suspending a decorative tree from an overhead support are provided. An anchor is installed into the overhead support structure. A suspension membe... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7172216 | Stabilizer pad for vehicles A stabilizer pad apparatus including a metal frame for attachment to a stabilizer arm and a resilient pad supported in the pocket of the frame and including a clamping plate to hold the resilient pad in the pocket. The metal frame has sidewalls forming a pocket for ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160074 | Garage hook In one aspect, a holder mountable to a friable substrate may include a self-drilling anchor, a wall engaging flange having an opening for receiving a fastener, and at least one leg extending from the flange for holding an object. In another aspect, a holder may incl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137767 | Storage media drive isolation apparatus and methods In one embodiment, a fastener includes an integrated isolation member composed of a resilient material, the isolation member being adapted to isolate a storage media drive to which the fastener is to be mounted from a drive cage in which the drive is to be installed... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127863 | Column/beam interconnect nut-and-bolt socket configuration Column/I-beam interconnect structure including an attaching plate joined to an I-beam end. This plate possesses, along its lateral margins, angularly oriented upper and lower through-passages, each characterized with a reception axis, and designed to receive, along ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077612 | Split p-hook A support device and method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The support device has two ends with the first end adapted for engaging a pole and the second having two support members. The support members are utilized, for example, for securing a person and equ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7011132 | Strip curtain support system An environmental strip curtain holding apparatus for suspending a plurality of flexible transparent strips forming a curtain includes a bar suitable for mounting to fixed structure adjacent to a location requiring the presence of a strip curtain. A plurality of pegs... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994501 | Stopping point Disclosed is a stopping point comprising a connecting eye (1) used with stopping or lashing means. Said connecting eye is rotatably mounted on an anchoring screw (4) which is undetachably connected to a supporting disc (10). The base (2) ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6974462 | Surgical anchor implantation device A surgical fastener for use in surgical procedures comprises a first member, a second member, and an anchor. Surgical materials may be secured within the surgical fastener. Methods of securing the surgical fastener to an anatomical structure are disclosed herein. | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974290 | Connecting assembly for joining two panels and mounting the joined panels on a support An assembly and method for mounting tow or more panels where a first member is mounted to, into or from a support, a second member is threaded to the mounted first member, and a third member is threaded to the second member when it is already threadingly engaged to ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935821 | Mushrooming expandable anchor A self-anchoring fastening device for installation in supports for hanging pipes wires or other articles in ceilings is shaped for a socket to drive the device for an easy installation process. The device comprises a collapsible anchoring portion having radially exp... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6904732 | Device and method for installing building material The present invention provide an apparatus, devices and/or systems for the installation of building material which allows one individual on his own to install building material. The device includes at least one resting surface spaced apart from a fastener. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902150 | Steel yielding guardrail support post A guardrail support post includes a continuous structural member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a generally uniform cross section from the top edge to the bottom edge. The structural member includes first and second generally parallel flanges, and a web formi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6652012 | Hoist ring A hoist ring assembly for mounting on a load member includes a bolt having a circumferential recess, a support member having a bolt passage for receiving the bolt, and a pin passage transverse to and intersecting the bolt passage. A load bearing ring has ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6607340 | Removable ice screw securing device equipped with a quickdraw The invention relates to a securing device to be screwed in having an attachment lug equipped with a movable fixing means designed to prevent any twisting effect of the quickdraw when rotation of the ice peg takes place. The fixing means is formed by a cy... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6602035 | Fastener with hinged-clamping element A fastener for receiving a sink unit in a worktop has a plastics clip for attaching to a tab or rail and a hinged clamping member (11) which is tightened up against the underside of the worktop by a screw. The screw can be pressed through a bore in the hi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6554553 | Tension adjusting device The invention provides an improved Winged Fastener in which a large threaded nut is movably engaged with the threaded sleeve of the Winged Fastener wherein the nut is movable set in a washer such that the washer is placed against a surface, while the slee... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6551041 | Quick connect/disconnect fall arrest anchorage with permanent connectors An anchorage device that includes a receiver having a body having an aperture along an axis, the aperture having a first section of a first size and a second section of a second size, the second size being smaller than the first size, the first section ha... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6536718 | Pressure plug for supporting electric cables A pressure plug for supporting electric cables, of the type that is forced into a hole formed in a wall and including a flattened head, a passage for receiving a fastening member therein, and a rigid shaft provided along the entire length thereof, except ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530629 | Retainer for retaining interface isolating pieces A retainer for retaining interface card isolating pieces is disclosed. Especially, a retainer may retain a plurality of interface card isolating piece at one time. A press strip is installed on a positioning platform of a wire outlet of a computer casing.... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6505799 | Ice screw with non-linear taper An ice screw device for winter, alpine and ice climbing includes a banger couplable to a tubular shank with a screw thread. The tubular shank includes an ice engaging portion configured to be inserted into ice, a tip, and a head portion. The ice engaging ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6398447 | Unitary eye bolt A unitary eye bolt comprising a large-diameter skirt member for dissipating lateral forces, applied onto the unitary eye bolt, is disclosed. The large-diameter skirt member is threaded onto a stud, and can be locked onto the stud with a nut. Once the larg... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6364617 | Toolless assembled fan An air circulating fan wherein the fan components are shipped disassembled. All of the fasteners used to assemble the fan components may be operated without tools, utilizing thumb screws and the like wherein the fan is capable of a "toolless" assembly. A ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6345472 | Apparatus and method for anchoring and erecting concrete or similar materials An apparatus for use in concrete construction is characterized by a body having a first portion configured to be set into concrete during the casting of that concrete, and which can be removed from the concrete after the concrete has set, and thereby may ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6317936 | Security anchor for portable articles An anchor device for use with a security slot in a portable electronic article that provides an anchor for attaching a cable or other security device. The anchor device includes an internal member, an external member, and a securement for securing them to... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6273377 | Device for fixing antenna A support device for anchoring an antenna on a pylon rafter. The device includes an anchoring base to be applied to the outside of a first wing of an angle bar rafter. The anchoring base having a first hooking element for engaging the edge of the wing. Th... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6270304 | Tension adjusting device The invention provides an improved Winged Fastener in which a large threaded nut is movably engaged with the threaded sleeve of the Winged Fastener wherein the nut is movable set in a washer such that the washer is placed against a surface, while the slee... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6182937 | Multi-purpose wall mounting A positive-locking wall mounting combination has a wall mounting with a hollow cylindrical body having an outer mantle, an inner mantle, and a bottom. The bottom has a slotted hole having a length that is shorter than an inner diameter of an inner circula... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6161883 | Hoist ring with integral load ring and large diameter skirt A trench plate connector comprising a large-diameter skirt member for dissipating lateral forces, applied onto the trench plate connector, is disclosed. The large-diameter skirt member is threaded onto a stud, and can be locked onto the stud with a nut. O... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6161884 | Source-coded unitary eye bolts Fastening devices such as swivel hoist rings are provided with machine-readable encoded information permanently affixed thereto.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6081974 | Security anchor for portable articles An anchor device for use with a security slot in a portable electronic article that provides an anchor for attaching a cable or other security device. The anchor device includes an internal member, an external member, and a securement for securing them to... | 07/04/2000 |
