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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011918 | Device for applying filler material A compact, flexible device capable of receiving a human finger which allows a person to easily and efficiently smooth filler material into a desired space, while also allowing the user to handle other objects and/or complete other tasks without removing the device f... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7413428 | Pottery tool A pottery tool for forming soft clay to make hand built pottery articles which tool includes an elongate body having a top side, a bottom side, a right and left side, and at least one end. The top surface includes at least one tapered region having a compound convex... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7338270 | Guide device for use with flat box device in applying drywall mastic A guide device is adapted to be removably attached to a flat box device for use in applying mastic adjacent an outside corner or edge. The guide device includes a generally S-shaped guide bar, a bracket, and a spring. The bracket is adapted to attach to the flat box... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318716 | Mastic applicator with adjustable trowelling bar A tool for applying mastic to drywall, having a flexible trowelling bar for smoothing and shaping the applied mastic. The curvature of the trowelling bar is controlled by the rotation of a cam that is positioned on a rigid support and that is directly coupled to the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306442 | Pneumatic mud stamp There is a pneumatic mud stamp including an applicator, a tube-like member, a stopper, a retraction mechanism, ad a pneumatic control. The applicator is configured to apply mud in a pattern and includes a boot and a faceplate with a slot. The tube-like member is cou... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7252456 | Portable form and method for using same for concrete strike-off A form for concrete strike-off includes a pan adapted to float on a plastic concrete surface, a rigid straightedge, and a support. The straightedge is coupled on one end to the pan and the support is coupled to the opposing end of the straightedge with the straighte... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246402 | Variable angle corner tool An adjustable corner tool is provided having outwardly biased blades. The back surfaces of the blades are connected to an angle control assembly that includes fixed-length arms pivotally connected between each of the blades and a central mounting block. Springs rota... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7213295 | Trowel assembly A trowel assembly includes a blade plate, a connecting strip fixed on the blade plate and formed with an insertion recess, and a handle mounted on the connecting strip and having a downward extended support post provided with an insertion block inserted into the ins... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7184027 | Touch panel, display device and method of producing touch panel This invention provides a touch panel having excellent durability in a high-temperature high-moisture environment and a production method thereof. In a touch panel 1 including a pair of transparent glass substrates 1a and 2a each h... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182587 | Anglehead An improved drywall finishing tool and method for using the tool. The drywall finishing tool includes a rigid body portion having a first section, a second section, and a smoothly curved center section. An inlet port is provided on one side thereof adjacent the cent... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168933 | Device for discharge or outfeed of a pasty product, preferably foodstuff, from a container The present invention relates to a device for discharge or outfeed of a pasty product, preferably foodstuff, from a container. A piston means (11) is brought to perform a discharge movement in a discharge direction (F) for discharge or outfeed of the product ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7137805 | Gnocchi Maestro A gnocchi tool maker that comprised of a paddle and two elliptical shape handles that rotate around the paddle allowing the gnocchi maker to use either the engraved “V” or, and “U” grooves of the paddle. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127769 | Two-in one caulk finishing tool An improved multi-purpose caulk finishing tool incorporating a clip (or locking slots) for attaching the tool to a caulking gun and means for storing caps for caulking material. The present invention is held and carried unobtrusively on a conventional caulking gun. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7094045 | Microencapsulation system and method A microencapsulation apparatus is provided which is configured to form co-axial multi-lamellar microcapsules from materials discharged from first and second microsphere dispensers of the apparatus. A method of fabricating and processing microcapsules is also provide... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048530 | Device for applying thin layers of a powder or pulverulent material and corresponding method A device for applying a thin layer of a powder on a support means (14) includes a device (12) for storing the powder, a screed (30) that includes a shoe (36) with a working surface, as well as a device (28) for guiding in translati... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047588 | Tuck point tool A masonry tuck point tool has a plurality of tuck blades pivotally attached at one end. Among the tuck blades is a selected tuck blade that has the desired width of the grout or mortar joint to be formed. There are also at lease one remaining tuck blade. All tuck bl... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7010828 | Tri-joint groover A tri-joint groover or trowel assembly for finishing a concrete surface includes an elongate handle, a base member and a connector assembly for selectively connecting the handle to the base member. The base member has opposed edge portions and a centrally disposed l... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6958748 | Transparent board with conductive multi-layer antireflection films, transparent touch panel using this transparent board with multi-layer antireflection films, and electronic equipment with this transparent touch panel With objectives of providing a transparent board with conductive multi-layer antireflection, under condition of high transmissivity not only on a glass substrate but also on a non-glass transparent substrate with property of conductivity and demanded resistance at m... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6880198 | Adjoining surface device for working viscous materials A device is provided for applying and/or finishing viscous materials along at least one adjoining surface or a bead along a corner, while simultaneously effecting all of the surfaces substantially free of any excess of the viscous material. The device includes a rei... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6869492 | Adjustable drywall mud applicator A drywall mud applicator, designed to quickly and easily apply a first layer of mud or mastic material to a joint in preparation for applying drywall tape thereto. The applicator includes a main housing comprising two side plates pivotally connected to an intermedia... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6776595 | Tool for applying grout A tool for applying grout into a recess between adjacent tile surfaces comprises a body for gripping by the user formed with an elongate, resilient channel member adapted for retaining a line of grout and delivering the grout directly into the recess by aligning and... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6733262 | Drywall head with tapered channel A drywall head for applying mastic compound or other similar material to an outside corner edge of two adjoining drywall board sections to cement on a taped-on corner during drywall assembly. The drywall head includes uniquely constructed flow channels that taper fr... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6729088 | Positioning jig for installing molding A jig adapted for easily positioning, properly orienting and installing a molding. The jig includes a body having a positioning portion configured to receive a molding. The body also includes a first positioning margin and a second positioning margin each emanating ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6702559 | Template for creating designs A template for creating designs upon a surface. The template has apertures that are so positioned and shaped as to create the desired design upon the surface after such apertures have been filled with mud and the template has been removed. The template is... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6680083 | Ceiling design tool and method A ceiling design tool and method of using the tool for forming plaster designs on walls and ceilings comprising a circular planar face portion having a centered cylindrical handle. The face portion comprises a rubber layer over a burlap layer clamped onto... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6629833 | Transparent conductive film and touch panel A transparent conductive film (1) having a transparent plastic film (11) and a transparent conductive thin film (12) formed on at least one side thereof, characterized in that a resin layer (P) containing an ionic group in the range of 20 to 1000 eq/ton i... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6604256 | Grout float assembly A grout float, including a blade and a pair of core sections defining a handle. Interlocking male tapered bosses and female tapered receptacles join the core sections. Tapered tongues on the core sections pass through openings in upstanding flanges on the... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6595764 | Drywall finishing tool A corner finishing tool having a hard planar spreading member, a receiver portion, and a tensioning assembly. The spreading member has upper and lower surfaces, each surface having front, rear, left and right edges, wherein the spreading member can be fle... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6499178 | Assembly structure for hand trowel An assembly structure, consisting of a handle and a blade, having mainly a locking structure directly formed at the front of a tongue firmly integrated on the blade to provide relative insertion and movement between the said handle and the said blade with... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6415472 | Circular edging tool for concrete A hand tool for forming a slot between the outer cylindrical surface of a manhole frame, and the concrete in which the frame is embedded. The tool has a tool body with a bottom surface that engages the soft concrete in which the frame is embedded, and a c... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6390801 | Texturing tool A manual tool for imparting a textured surface to a wall, ceiling or other rigid surface. The tool comprises a rigid, flat, thin tool blade, having a plurality of holes irregularly distributed thereon. The holes are preferably irregular in shape and have ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6329007 | Flat bread grill A flat bread grill has a grill formed by a housing enclosing a controllable heating element and is topped by a round, flat grill surface, which is preferably coated with a non-stick substance, and has an annular channel or recess adjacent the periphery th... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6305926 | Device to assist in applying filler material A device to assist in applying filler material into a gap, the device comprising of an elongated hollow body member adapted for receiving a human finger therein, the body having a substantially closed top end, an open bottom end, side walls, a front wall ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6296467 | Vibrating screed for surfacing concrete A vibrating screed for surfacing concrete comprises a surfacing blade, a pair of handle assemblies mounted to said blade, a motor, vibration causing mechanism and a transmission connecting the motor to the vibration causing mechanism such that, when the m... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6257856 | Apparatus for forming a raised gripping edge on poured aggregate coping Method and apparatus for forming a raised gripping surface along the peripheral edge of poured aggregate swimming pool coping. Utilized therein is a form board including a recess to form a first portion of the gripping surface and an aggregate dispensing ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6240591 | Bull-nosed cleaning, and coving, drywall tool A handheld, durable, easy-maintenance, easy-hold, precision-contour drywall finishing tool substantially in the shape of a round disk presents both convex and concave, or bull-nose, peripheral regions repectively suitable for coving, and for cleaning, flo... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6219878 | Caulk bead tool A hand held tool for the uniform compressing, forming and simultaneous cleaning of a previously applied bead of caulking or other similar fluent material from a constructed joint. The tool includes an elongated handle and triangular head with working edge... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6183237 | Cement slab surface beveling device A cement slab surface beveling device including a plate-like support member having a second end, a bottom surface, a first exposed flat portion of the bottom surface, and a second exposed flat portion of the bottom surface; and further including a handle ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6155809 | Apparatus for applying viscous mass to a surface corner An applicator head for receiving and distributing viscous mass to a surface corner comprising a chassis engagable with a source of viscous mass and a trowel assembly carried by the chassis for receiving viscous mass from the chassis and distributing the v... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6138318 | Zinc die cast concrete implement A groover comprising a blade and a handle. The blade is a unitary member composed of and die cast from a zinc alloy. Smooth surface geometry provides for easy cleaning of the groover.... | 10/31/2000 |
