Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721631 | Combined wrench and marking system Self-contained, combined wrench and marking system, and method for installing a fitting and for automatically marking an installed fitting. The self-contained combined wrench and marking system has a wrench that may include a wrench head for rotating a fastener duri... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7304241 | Swivel connector, cable, and assembly An assembly having a connector capable of rotating up to about +/−170 degrees; and a plurality of conductors, sized in the range of gauge 22 to gauge 26. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299725 | Torque fastening devices and apparatuses Fastening devices and apparatuses for providing an appropriate amount of torque in a fastening system. Particularly, fastening devices and apparatuses configured to inform a user when an appropriate amount of torque as been used when fastening the fastening device t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275467 | Tracing mechanism of torque adjustable wrenches A torque adjustable wrench includes an adjusting rod extending from an end of the shank of the wrench and a first toothed surface are longitudinally defined in an outer periphery thereof. A longitudinal positioning groove is defined in the adjusting rod to form a bl... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270036 | Torque ratchet wrench This invention relates to a torque ratchet wrench that comprises a wrench body with a handle at one end and a wrench head at the other end, a driving head would be used for connecting with work pieces, a control device being installed inside the wrench head for usin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7246638 | Filling device comprising lateral filling windows A filling device for a writing instrument has a reservoir positioned in a housing (for a refillable liquid. A wick-like section of a writing tip exposed on one end of the housing projects into this reservoir. A filling spout for the liquid is able to be attached to ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7100476 | Torque wrench for dental implants A manually-operated, adjustable dental implant torque wrench employs a screw holding sheath for placing a dental screw in a mouth of a patient. A handle offset to avoid opposite teeth to the work area is provided with a bevel gear and pinion set to translate the tur... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7000508 | Device for numerically displaying torque of torque wrench having a preset maximum torque Disclosed is a torque wrench comprising a signal generator including a spring biased against a trigger member, a sensor, and a disc biased between the spring and the sensor, a setting assembly including a cylindrical member for receiving the disc and the sensor, a c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978705 | Torque wrench A torque wrench including a wrench main body, a central push rod mounted in the main body and having an escape section, an adjustment handle adjustably fitted with one end of the main body and a restricting member locked on the central push rod. When adjusting the p... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6945144 | Torque wrench with finite plurality of selectable torque values A manually operated torque wrench is capable of providing a finite plurality of selectable torque values. The torque wrench has a wrench head, a handle, and a torque-responsive mechanism for producing an indication when a torque value has been applied by the torque ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931969 | Adjustable spanner having a torque detection function A adjustable spanner includes a main body having a first end formed with a handle portion and a second end formed with a drive portion having a fixed jaw, a movable jaw movably mounted on the drive portion relative to the fixed jaw, and a torque detection device mou... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6871153 | Dynamic calibration qualifier This dynamic calibration qualifier relates to a tool monitor and assembly qualifier that verifies that the correct number of fasteners have been properly installed into an assembly. The device monitors an analog signature created by the tool and has the ability to d... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6332383 | Fastening torque control tool in fastening device The fastening torque control tool for a fastening device herein includes a base portion which is fixed onto a head portion of the fastening device in a way that restricts relative rotation around the device's axis. The tool has an operational portion whic... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6112626 | Torque confirmation socket system An elongated socket tool includes a tubular socket member having a cavity for receiving a hexagonal threaded fastener and a drive member having a recess for receiving the square drive stud projected from a torque wrench. The socket member and the drive me... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5890406 | Electronic torque limiting and parts marking wrench An improved combined torque limiting and part marking wrench according to the present invention includes: a torque-applying handle; a housing pivotally mounted to the handle, the housing adapted to receive a releasably mounted, replaceable, part-engaging ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5467674 | Combined torque limiting and marking wrench An improved combined torque limiting and part marking wrench according to the present invention includes: a torque-applying handle; a housing pivotally mounted to the handle, the housing adapted to receive a releasably mounted, replaceable, part-engaging ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5390573 | Fastening system for torque limited fasteners Axially extending lobes extend radially from an internally threaded nut and form axial troughs that receive a respective axial cone mounted in the socket of a driver, the cones being rotatably driven against the lobes to apply a threading torque to the nu... | 02/21/1995 |
| 4823653 | Free spinning, self-locking threaded fastener, and method and tool for setting it A fastener having an external threaded pin, and an internally threaded collar freely spinnable onto the pin so as to be set to a predetermined torque. After the predetermined torque is applied, the collar is dimpled (indented) to lock the collar to the pi... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4768407 | Marking device A marking device for automatic marking of threaded joints tightened by a pneumatic power wrench, wherein a marking liquid container (48), a metering pump (37), a pressure air supply valve (31) and a marking liquid outlet passage (55) form a unit detachabl... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4462285 | Power tool marking system A power tool comprises a drive shaft (16), a tool (20) for engaging a threaded bolt fastener (22) and marking means (30) for marking the threaded fastener after it has been tightened onto a compatibly threaded hole. The marking means (30) comprises a mark... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4393734 | Combined torque limiting and marking wrench A torque limiting wrench which has a marking mechanism to mark a part that is tightened by the wrench at the instant the intended torque has been applied to the part. The wrench includes an elongated torque applying handle, a cylindrical housing mounted a... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4301698 | Device for depositing a pasty substance on a surface automatically and automatic machine therefor The device comprises a fluid-tight and flexible reservoir for a pasty substance fixed in a fluid-tight housing, the outlet orifice from this reservoir for the pasty substance including a cut-off valve which can be opened by contact with the surface of an ... | 11/24/1981 |
