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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347670 | Interchangeable folding hand fan for purses or pockets The present invention is a folding hand fan with decorative handles and removable interchangeable fan inserts that can be inserted into the different fan handles to create a totally different look of the fan to match a woman's clothes. The folding hand fan insert un... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7306431 | Automatic sliding hand fans Methods to make various types of automatically opening hand fans. One embodiment is an automatic sliding hand fan having a first guard and a second guard with a substantially planar material connected between them. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300249 | Automatic double folding hand fans Methods to make various types of automatically opening hand fans. One embodiment is an automatic double folding hand fan having a first guard and a second guard and spring mechanisms to open the fan. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7179055 | Mailable fan A fan equipped with an unfolded fan blade adapted for mailing without requiring carriage in an envelope or packet. The unfolded fan comprises an unfolded fan blade, a handle attached to the unfolded fan blade, and indicia printed on one side of the unfolded fan blad... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7128531 | Automatic hand fans Methods to make various types of automatically opening hand fans. One embodiment is an automatic compact hand fan. A second embodiment is an automatic standard hand fan. A third embodiment is an automatic sliding hand fan. A fourth embodiment is an automatic double ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6969547 | Method and article for securing ornamental bunting and ornamental bunting made by the method An ornamental bunting includes: a length of fabric folded to form a plurality of pleats; and a crimping member having a pair of wings each having a row of teeth. The crimping member is operable upon application of an inwardly compressive force to substantially perma... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6842250 | Device for a quantified determination of the quality of surfaces The present invention relates to a device and a method for determining the quality of surface. An illuminating light source radiates light at a predetermined angle onto the measurement surface. An optical detecting device receives the light reflected from said measu... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6020037 | Ornamental bunting An ornamental bunting is formed of a length of fabric folded to form a plurality of pleats. Each of the pleats has an aperture therethrough, and a ring-shaped member passes through all of the apertures to maintain an end of the length of fabric in a gathe... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5980205 | Folding fan A folding fan, more specifically a folding fan used as an advertisement medium. A rectangular shape piece of paper is placed on another paper piece of the same shape, the pieces of paper are opened in such a way that the vertex A at the top right side of ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975849 | Handle structure for a flexible fan A handle structure for a flexible fan includes two corresponding holding brackets and two corresponding handle members. The holding brackets are provided at their inner sides with a plurality of receiving means and stop means so as to firmly clamp a segme... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5387084 | Flat folding fan with envelope handle A fan device comprising two flat leaves inseparably attached to a flat hollow handle that serves as an envelope wherein the folded leaves can be tucked away when not in use. The fan opens for use by telescoping the leaves out of the envelope/handle part w... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5322414 | Entertainment fan A fan (10) is disclosed that includes a first leg (20) and an interconnected second leg (30), the legs (20,30) being movable relative to each other between a first, closed position and a second, open position. A blade (41) is secured to and disposed betwe... | 06/21/1994 |
| 4911611 | Collapsible fan A collapsible fan is disclosed which can be easily stored, include logos and messages, and unfolds into a fan that is about six times its folded size. The fan includes a spring-type frame foldable into itself and unfoldable to its original shape, and a me... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4564538 | Fireplace fan The invention concerns a method of making a decorative fan. Two types of paper are layered together, reinforced and are then pleated. The resulting pleats are gathered and are bound at one end by means of Mylar tape. A decorative disk is mounted at the ga... | 01/14/1986 |
