Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7171713 | Multi-tool for use with golf carts A multi-purpose golfing tool is provided with an elongated body having an arm that extends angularly from one end of the body to releasably engage the rearward portion of a golf cart seat. The opposite end is provided with a feature for engaging the steering wheel, ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7121049 | Stake-pulling device A device that is used to pull a stake from a newly poured concrete slab. This device allows for attachment to a concrete pole, a tool that is commonly possessed and used by most concrete contractors. It contains a flexible loop that is used for the removal of stakes... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7013674 | Magnetically attractable components for self-sizing jewelry articles A jewelry-forming component composing a body member having a first magnetized portion and a female element associated therewith for magnetically attracting and receiving a male element of another jewelry-forming component. The first magnetized portion of the body me... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6907650 | Pipe plug puller Pipe plugs are difficult to remove due in part to the design of the pipe plug to be extremely tight fit with a pipe. Pipe plugs are described as being removed by a pipe plug removal tool. The pipe plug removal tool permits easy access to a trench and employs leverag... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904635 | Saw-mounted deburring product The invention is a deburring implement which, in use, is mounted to a saw with an orientation that allows deburring after cutting without reorientation of the saw, where the deburring implement can have an internal deburring component and an outer deburring componen... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6721984 | Multifunction tool with replaceable implements A multifunction tool includes a pair of handles, each handle having two side walls and a plate connecting the two side walls. A pair of jaws is coupled to the handles, each jaw having at least one pin extending therefrom. A slot is disposed in at least one side wall... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6704973 | Device for facilitating button engagement A hand held device for facilitating the engagement of buttons on a garment particularly suited for use by older persons who have difficulty with manual manipulation. The device includes a hooklike terminal having an opening of varying width for engaging the intercon... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6640369 | Multi-function painter's tool A painter's tool having multiple tool elements of a paint brush comb, a paint roller scraper, a scraper blade, and a container cover remover. One end of the tool has a hook for suspending the tool from a horizontal support and to thereby support a paint c... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6571414 | Tool for dressing the cover of a golf ball A concave recess (14) is provided in a member (10) that includes a portion offset from the recess (14) for use as a handle. The base of the recess (14) is provided with a concave abrasive surface (16). A projecting imperfection (18) on the surface of the ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6523203 | Multifunction tool with replaceable implements A multifunction or combination tool having a set of retractable replaceable pliers contained within U-shaped handles when not in use and extend from the handles when is use. Ancillary blade-like devices are pivotally attached to the ends of the handles op... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6354174 | Device for removing a tarp A tool for removing either clasped or snapped fasteners from tarps and canvases. The tool has at one end a hook which can be inserted into an opening between the clip and the rail on a clasped fastener. The tool is moved along the rail and twisted upwards... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352009 | Tool and method for installing and/or removing fasteners A tool and method for installing and/or removing fasteners in areas where access is limited. In one embodiment, the tool has a fastener engagement portion toward a first end, a fastener removal portion toward a second end, and an impact surface positioned... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6195823 | Opener for quick lock couplings on a Fern Scoop.RTM. stretcher A keychain sized opener with an approximately one half inch cubical shaped head on a semirigid handle and positioning projection allows finger pressure on the head to facilitate opening of the industry standard Scoop type .RTM. stretcher quick lock coupli... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6009581 | Scraping tool having a tool socket and integral wrenches A scraping tool for use with a paint sprayer assembly includes a scraping tool having a tool socket and a number of integral wrenches. In a preferred embodiment the scraping tool includes three cutouts for accommodating various sized nuts and a triangular... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5933894 | Combination tool with nail starter A combination tool includes many useful features for a carpenter. A nail-starting head of the tool includes differently sized nail starting, through holes. In operation, a nail is inserted into one of the through holes and frictional engaged thereby. The ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5694661 | Adjustable leader pin bushing for plastic mold An adjustable bushing to accommodate a leader pin of a plastic mold. The adjustable bushing comprises a cylindrical body having a liner installed therewithin. The liner is smaller in outer diameter than the inner diameter of the body creating a gap betwee... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694660 | Tool for cleaning cleated shoes In accordance with the present invention, a tool for cleaning shoe soles having cleats comprises a thin, elongated bar of material wherein at least one end comprises a generally V-shaped notch portion and, on at least one side of the notch portion, a scra... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5652988 | Multifunctional hand-held device A multifunctional hand-held device has a plate-like body around the circumference of which are shaped various tools which project from the body. Other tools having different functions are formed by recesses or indentations arranged around the circumferenc... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5500966 | Zipper assistance tool A tool for facilitating the movement of a zipper including a handle, an arm connected to and extending transversely to a longitudinal axis of the handle, and a zipper flap receiving area formed in the arm at an end opposite the handle. The zipper flap rec... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5495630 | Dart tool A dart tool useful in tournament darts and other games using thrown darts. This unitary dart tool efficiently combines many useful elements and functions, including: extracting a broken dart tip from a dart target by providing, on a thin nub, a tapered sl... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5457834 | Snap fastener opener A curved snap fastener opener has a wedged shape with a recess at one end. As the wedge end of the opener is slid between the snap fastener base and the snap fastener cap, the curved shape of the opener provides an upward pressure on the cap of the snap f... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5417003 | Tool for loading and unloading cartridges from a firearm magazine A device for loading and unloading cartridges into a magazine used in semi-automatic firearms. More particularly, the improved device can universally unload, easily and quickly, all currently manufactured foreign and domestic firearm magazines. The device... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5394313 | Lamp assembly with integral bulb replacement tool A lamp assembly that includes a lens with an integral bulb replacement tool. A replaceable lamp bulb will be contained within a lamp housing. The housing has an opening allowing light to emanate, that is enclosed by a removable transparent lens. Formed in... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5337632 | Combination beverage container and door opener An opener, especially for opening tab-top beverage containers and certain vehicle door handle systems has an essentially flat, rectangular handle portion with a curved tail end and a hook disposed at an opposite end of the handle portion. The inventive op... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5276928 | Combination bow hoist and arrowhead wrench A combination bow hoist and arrowhead wrench comprising a flexible cord securely attached to a substantially rigid body having means to compactly and securely store the flexible cord, means for securely holding a bow for raising the bow to an elevated pos... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5261136 | Pistol tool A pistol tool is formed of a unitary construction having a continuous side wall orthogonally oriented relative to a bottom wall, with the side wall having a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion arranged in a parallel relationship relativ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5239718 | Archery tool apparatus An archery tool apparatus construction includes a support shank having a thread tap coaxially aligned, with the support shank mounted to a lower distal end thereof. A handle shank is mounted fixedly, orthogonally, and medially of itself to an upper distal... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5228159 | Combination tool for painters or the like A combination tool comprising a one-piece thin elongated rigid normally flat blank applied with bends, apertures and incisions thereon, providing a body portion on one end in combination with a right angle extension to a straight oblique handle portion on... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5136905 | Device and method for forming a gasket hole A gasket punch and method for forming a gasket hole. The gasket punch is a single piece having a spherical head and a handle whereby the punch may be used to form gasket holes of various sizes up to the spherical head diameter with the gasket material on ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5079791 | Tool for snap fasteners A tool for unsnapping a snap fastener from and reattaching a snap fastener to a snap fastener base. The tool includes a wedge-shaped unsnapping end and a reattaching end having a recessed area for locating and pressing upon the head of a snap fastener. Th... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5070562 | Combination accessory for a power tool A receptacle (74) in the shoe (12) of a circular saw (14) holds an accessory tool (10) which combines the functions of blade wrench and square. The base (18) of the L-shaped tool (10) is bent to provide an offset bearing surface (52) to facilitate its use... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5070563 | Tool bearing rings A device in the form of a ring for wearing on a finger bears a variety of implements including a magnetic pick-up for engaging ferromagnetic objects. It may include other tools such as screwdriver blades, line cutters, prying claws, glass cutters and the ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5003656 | Multipurpose bicycle tool A bicycle tool is provided with a main elongated body section defining oppositely-disposed front and rear flat surfaces, and a oppositely-disposed side edge surfaces. The lower or inner end of the main body section has projecting from the two side edges t... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4998312 | Tool for form stake removal A tool primarily for pulling stakes from concrete forms includes a relatively long lever arm and a bore for encircling a metal stake, oriented generally at right angles to the lever arm. In preferred embodiments, the bore has a relatively sharp edge and g... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4942646 | Shirt collar buttoning device This device is formed from a one piece length of wire and includes a pair of wire members forming a short handle which then inclines downwardly and spreads apart and extends parallel to the handle and then converges and inclines upwardly at the closed end... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4924544 | Emergency tool An emergency tool is provided capable of performing four post-catastrophe functions. The tool has a handle and a head. One end of the handle forms an open-end wrench socket useful in shutting off the water supply to a residence. The handle also defines a ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4905335 | Magnetic rings, bracelets and necklaces A device in the form of a ring for wearing on a finger, a bracelet for wearing on a wrist or a necklace for wearing on the neck bears a magnetic pick-up for engaging ferromagnetic objects. It may include other tools such as screwdriver blades, line cutter... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4894879 | Hand tool A compound hand tool used in holding a thermostatic expansion valve in a refrigeration unit. The tool comprising an enlarged circular end with an opening extending there through and a finger-like second end opposite the first end. The tool is used to hold... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4813120 | Method for removing O-rings and backup rings from annular indentations A tool for extracting seated o-rings from a confining annular indentation having an elongated o-ring prying section coupled to a handle, the prying section including a curved terminal portion affixed to the handle, a recess formed between the curved termi... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4716610 | Hand tool This invention is for a hand tool comprising a body or a shank having a first end and also a second end. The first end may be a curved end having a circular passageway. The curved end with the circular passageway can be positioned around the upper end of ... | 01/05/1988 |
