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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874778 | Insulated support for electric conductors, finger grip, and method of making same A manufacturing method and device for supporting conductors. Using a non-metallic insulating material extending beyond one or both parallel legs of a staple the thumb and forefinger may grip this extension while the staple is being driven into a supporting structure... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7736110 | Wire staple for attaching metal sheets A staple for attaching together first and second metal sheets is made of a length of round wire bent at the ends to form spaced apart depending metal legs, each having a metal piercing point at the end thereof adapted to pierce completely through the first sheet and... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7290743 | Device that attaches to a surface A device that attaches to a surface. A first element having a surface adapted to be carried flush with a surface of a constructed surface and having a plurality of splayed through openings therein. A second element adapted to be moved or pressed toward... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267682 | Anastomosis staple An anastomosis staple has a base from which multiple deformable tines extend. At least one tine may be offset from at least one other tine. The tines are moveable from a first configuration to a second configuration. The staple optionally includes at least one align... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7229452 | Tack and tack applier A surgical tack is disclosed for securing a surgical mesh material to body tissue. The tack includes a pair of legs and an arcuate cross-member. A surgical tack applier is also disclosed, for applying the surgical tack. The applier includes an elongate tubular porti... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207150 | Deck board tie connector, connection and method A method of forming a connection, and a connector, that attaches supported members, such as deck boards, to supporting members, such as deck joists. In some forms, each connector attaches a single supported member. In others, the connector attaches two supported mem... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7178952 | Theft-deterrent outdoor lighting A theft deterrent outdoor lighting, comprising in combination a light housing for housing a light, a battery for storing electrical energy, an alarm and a motion detector electrically connecting the alarm to the battery to actuate the alarm when motion is detected, ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168451 | Removable hose cover A removable hose cover comprises a hose cover which is adapted to telescopically receive a hose therein. The hose cover has at least one hose cover end fitting on one end thereof and the hose has at least one end fitting on one end thereof, The hose cover end fittin... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140156 | System for installation of decking tiles Materials for use in installing a deck include a plurality of decking tiles, each of the tiles having an outside corner angle with a hole at a predetermined location with respect to the corner and a plurality of decking tile connectors. Each of the connectors includ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121446 | Palm-size surgical stapler for single hand operation Palm-size staplers for surgical procedures are proposed. The staplers include cartridge and slider assemblies with the cartridge assembly containing staples. As the slider assembly advances step-wise incrementally it provides a staple ejection force causing ejection... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118020 | Stapler A stapler is provided for stapling decorative staples into a sheet media, where the decorative staples have an indicia platform and a plurality of prongs. The stapler includes a base and a cartridge assembly pivotably mounted to the base. The cartridge assembly has ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118019 | Jam resistant staple holding track for staplers An anti-jamming design for a stapler track provides reduced force to shear a staple from a rack of staples. In stapling, a front staple must be separated from a rack of staples to eject the staple out. Conventional staplers shear the glue that holds the staples toge... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104741 | Fastening means and process for its manufacture The present invention is directed to a fastener device that includes a base portion. At least one shank is coupled to the base portion. The at least one shank includes an end configured to be driven into a material. The at least one shank also includes a weakened sh... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7077613 | Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing using helical features A pin with threads that extend along a portion of a stem of the pin interact with framing members as the pin is driven through the framing members. The interaction of the threads with the framing members cause the pin to rotate as the threads pass through the framin... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075407 | Temperature sensor A temperature sensor has lead lines made of an elastic material each attached to a corresponding one of electrodes on a temperature sensing element such as an NTC thermistor element. The lead lines may each have a non-straight part where they are bent or deformed in... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7033122 | Fastener having improved penetration capability A metal piercing fastener having an elongated flat body having first and second surfaces with a heat at one end and a piercing point at the other. The thickness dimension of the flat body is greater proximate the head proximate the point. The first and second surfac... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6989186 | Upholstery fabric tack strips An upholstery tack strip includes a metal ribbon and a thermoplastic sleeve covering at least a portion of the ribbon. The sleeve includes at least one, and possibly a pair of, lengthwise removed strip section(s) so as to expose a corresponding lengthwise surface of... | 01/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971504 | Conveyor belt with advertising, method and apparatus for making same A conveyor belt with advertising is fabricated by coating at least one flexible belting member with a vinyl size coating. A white base coat is applied over the vinyl size coating. Special white PVC coated belting material is also used. A variety of printing processe... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945004 | Deck spacer An apparatus includes a predetermined size, shape, and thickness with a bolt hole adapted to receive a bolt therein and a method of attaching the apparatus to a ledger board sufficient to prevent rotation of the apparatus with respect to either the ledger board or t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6899501 | Fastener for fastening a length of wire to the ground A fastener for temporarily fastening a length of wire to the ground includes a U-shaped member having leg portions, a bridge portion bridging the leg portions, and a mount portion arranged at one end of the bridge portion. One of the leg portions has a length greate... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6671185 | Intelligent fasteners A fastener apparatus comprises in combination, a mechanical binding device such as a staple. The staple engages substrates such as sheets of paper forming a document. A microcomputer is mounted integrally with the staple and includes a data storage device... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6474608 | Fixture of an article A reusable fixture for articles which can be pushed in and pulled out manually, and which shows no deformation after being pulled out. A pin is formed in such a fashion that a pair of inserting blades are respectively supported rotatably on a pivot, in th... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6412246 | Structural truss A truss is disclosed which comprises a bottom chord (12) and a pair of top chords (14, 16) arranged obliquely with respect to the bottom chord (12). Webs (20) are arranged between the top chords and the bottom chord. The webs have punched nails (46) proje... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6389762 | Lintel Lintels having metal side plates are described. In an exemplary embodiment, a lintel constructed in accordance with the present invention includes a generally rectangular frame of a height, length and thickness substantially corresponding to the dimension... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6367216 | Fastener clip for security wall system A fastener clip for use in constructing a security wall system, and a security wall system so constructed are disclosed. The fastener clip has an elongate smooth surfaced planar body, a counter-sunk fastener recess formed s centrally within the body, a fa... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6368342 | Strernum closure device and pincers for mounting staples and approximator brackets A sternum closure device for securing parts of severed sternum, such as a human sternum following surgery. The device includes an anvil, capable of forming staples, a bracket positioned, opposite the anvil, an instrument for creating openings in the stern... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6348064 | Wound site management and wound closure device A staple and stapler and introducer are disclosed for closing a wound and for wound site management. The staple is deformable, and includes a plurality of tissue-piercing prongs which are expanded outwardly, inserted into tissue and collapsed inwardly to ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6301857 | Composite structural member The invention is particularly directed toward a structural member comprising an elongate metal flange having a pair of parallel side walls joined at one end by a transverse base wall to form a web receiving pocket. Each side wall has a plurality of raised... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6299378 | Connector plate and method of assembly To facilitate pre-plating of nail plated truss joints, a nail plate (10) has teeth (13) of increased length in a region of the plate for fixing plate to one member of a joint prior to assembly of the joint.... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6286570 | Adjustable anti-splitting device The anti-splitting device of the present invention has a central-web portion and a pair of end web portions, which are joined adjacent to their midpoints to opposite ends of the central web portion to provide the device with generally I-shaped cross-secti... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6119998 | Device for protecting a carpet from an article of furniture A device for protecting a carpet and underlying pad from an article of furniture. In one embodiment, the device comprises an mounting portion having an upper cavity and a bottom surface. The upper cavity is enclosed by a plurality of walls and has a subst... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6086304 | Set of fastening means connected by a connecting means A sheet of staples (11) are formed by arranging a plurality of straight staples (1) in a row like a sheet of paper, and a staple set (10) is formed as a result of connecting them to each other by gluing a at least uniaxially oriented film (12) on at least... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6026619 | Carpet stay-nail tool A carpet stay-nail tool for positively holding an area of carpet to a desired location during carpet stretching and laying operations. A basic necessity during carpet laying is keeping a first section of carpet temporarily secured while the balance of the... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6007266 | Fastener for a ring binder and method of producing a binder assembly A binder assembly includes a sheet retaining device having a plurality of rings for engaging corresponding holes in sheets of material retained by the sheet retaining device. The sheet retaining device is attached to a cover member by a fastener having a ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5993476 | Surgical clip and method A surgical clip for connecting at least two bio-organic tissue members together, the clip comprising a body having two spaced legs and formed into a U-shape, each leg having a distal end which can be inserted into an opening in bone and each having a prox... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5983547 | Toggle actuated artwork retainer A four bar kinematic artwork retainer that attaches to a frame for securely holding artwork in a frame. The four bar kinematic artwork retainer device is installed for retaining artwork in a frame by positioning the pivot pin interconnecting two point lin... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5971649 | Ring binder mechanism A ring binder mechanism adapted to be secured to a cover is disclosed as including a substantially rigid upper curved housing supporting a pair of plates to which three pairs of half-ring members are mounted, and a pair of rivets for engagement with the c... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5941890 | Implantable surgical marker An implantable marker for implantation in tissue of a surgical patient is disclosed. The marker has a base and an elevated bridge. A pair of legs descend from first and second transitions of the bridge. Each leg has a distal tip, a generally straight leg ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5941652 | Fasteners An improved driving element, fastener placement system, method of fastening and combination of fastened workpieces are disclosed which include a generally U-shaped, staple-like fastener having a pair of legs spaced from each other by a crown which transve... | 08/24/1999 |
