Celebrity Inventors
Actor Marlon Brando has four patents, all named "Drumhead tensioning device and method."
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7600796 | Night latch The present invention relates to a night latch in particular a night latch that includes a housing, tumbler, button, and a two resilient members. The housing of the present invention maintains the tumbler, button, and two resilient members. The housing also may have... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7574776 | Pry bar handle A pry bar has generally octagonal cross-section handle with a grip portion having four rounded surfaces formed of a soft elastomeric material and four alternating surfaces formed of hard thermoplastic material. The elastomeric material rounded surfaces are formed wi... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7568740 | Motor vehicle lock Motor vehicle lock with a ratchet, latch, actuation lever, internal actuation chain, external actuation chain and a control, the ratchet having an engagement position in which it holds the latch in the closed position, and a raised position in which the latch is rel... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568741 | Door lock system A door lock system includes a first link lever, a second link lever, and a spring. The first link lever moves to a transmitting position in response to an unlocking operation. The second link lever includes a ratchet driver that is formed integrally with a bushing. ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7549684 | Latch mechanism A latch mechanism is provided to lock a cover unit to a base unit, which includes a latching member for being slidably installed in the cover unit and a button for being rotatably fixed to the cover unit. The latching member includes a main body and a hook extending... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7543860 | Slide bolt assembly for an astragal A slide bolt assembly is slideably engaged in an astragal disposed at a free end of a semi-active door in a double-door set. The slide bolt assembly includes an elongated base that slideably engages the astragal. The slide bolt assembly defines a threaded hole and a... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7530611 | Night latch for sliding member The present invention relates to a night stop that includes a housing, tumbler, spring, and a right arcuate nest, located on the inside bottom surface of the housing, used for maintaining the bottom rounded portion of the spring. The tumbler of the present invention... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530608 | Locking/releasing apparatus The present invention relates to a locking/releasing apparatus, which comprises: a positioning mechanism disposed at a bottom plate of a fastener, a locking element, a positioning spring, a releasing spring, and a protruding pillar disposed at the bottom of a movabl... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7520540 | Cover latch The present invention relates to a cover latch for an electronic device and includes a body, a latch bar, an actuator and a driver. The driver is connected to the cover body, the actuator and the latch bar. Only one hand is required to unlatch the cover latch by rot... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520008 | Surgical table extension A surgical table extension features a patient support structure, a large area base, and a support leg. A first joint having at least two degrees of freedom is located between the patient support structure and the support leg. A second joint also having at least two ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7516992 | Latch Structure A latch structure is provided herein. The latch structure comprises a base, a plate, a rotating element, hooks, a magnetic element, springs, locating posts, a latch element, a pushing element, and screws. One side of the magnetic element is rotatable by the pin, and... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513002 | Inflatable pillow stiffener with stabilizing web and arms The pillow stiffener has an elongated cushion with a large rounded shape; two elongated arms each having a small rounded shape and being connected to and extending away from a long side of the elongated cushion. A flexible dull-finished web extends between the arms ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7497487 | Snap-in latch housing assembly A latch housing assembly has a latch housing and a retainer, wherein the housing includes a wall, and wherein a receiving aperture opens through the wall. The retainer includes a wall from which an insert protrudes. The insert, when disposed within the receiving ape... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7494129 | Piston ring The invention relates to a piston ring comprising a slit forming a joint, a bearing surface, an inner peripheral surface, and upper and lower flanks extending thereinbetween. An inconstant cross-sectional interruption is provided in the region of the inner periphera... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7490875 | Lock system A lock system includes: a latch which is rotatably supported on a housing, and is brought into engagement with and disengagement from a striker; a spring for biasing the latch in a direction in which the engagement of the latch with the striker is released; a slide ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490835 | At least substantially metallic cylinder head gasket Cylinder head gasket with a metallic gasket plate comprising a combustion chamber opening enclosed by a bead, and a stopper surrounding the opening and delimiting deformation of the bead, the stopper formed by elevations of a gasket sheet metal layer which are obtai... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487559 | Patient transfer device Methods and apparatus for transferring patients are provided. A patient transfer device may have a wheeled base and a lateral transfer structure. A patient may lie supine on a patient support structure on top of a transfer sheet. Airbags may be adjusted beneath the ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488014 | Door opening/closing device A door opening/closing device includes, between a door operating lever and an open-door latch unit, a first connection link connected to the door operating lever and a third wire cable. One end of the third wire cable is connected to the first connection link and th... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487562 | Hospital bed having head angle alarm A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a head section coupled to the frame and movable relative to the frame between first and second angular positions, and a sensor operable to determine an angular position of the head section. The apparatus also has an alar... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7484256 | Fire retardant cover for mattresses A retrofit cover for fully or partially enclosing a mattress, wherein the cover is formed of a unitary, integrally formed fabric having a fire barrier element. The cover is capable of rendering mattresses, mattress foundations, upholstered furniture article and othe... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7481469 | Door lock for an oven A door lock for an oven includes a lock housing, a geared motor, an actuating shaft to be driven by the geared motor, a retaining plate and a locking element formed as a lever to be operated by the actuating shaft. The lever is mounted on the retaining plate and has... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480950 | Convective cushion with positive coefficient of resistance heating mode A cushion heated convectively using a positive temperature coefficient of resistance type resistive heating element, includes a mattress pad, seat or the like with a bottom surface secured around its perimeter to an air permeable top surface, forming a plenum and co... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7475578 | Door locking system conversion adapter The present invention features a system and method for operating or operably connecting an American locking cylinder with a Profile mortise lock, wherein the American locking cylinder functions with the Profile mortise lock in place of a Profile locking cylinder. Es... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475920 | Automotive door lock An automotive door lock having a lock mechanism (3) for releasably engaging a striker (4), and a release mechanism (5) interacting with the lock mechanism (3) to release the lock (1). The release mechanism (5) has a control ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7472446 | Side rail pad system for patient support apparatus A side rail pad system that provides modifications and components operable in association with hospital beds and the like that are designed to articulate. The system improves upon the structural shape of the side rails used in association with the articulating bed f... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7469943 | Operating device of a door latch in a vehicle A door operating device is provided in a door of a vehicle and connected to a door latch allowing a striker of the vehicle to engage with or disengage from the door latch. The door operating device comprises an outside lever, a release lever under the outside lever ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7469944 | Vehicle door checker having a water management dam A vehicle door checker is provided that includes a housing attachable to a vehicle door, an arm having a first portion attachable to the vehicle, and wherein a second portion of the arm moves through the housing when the door is moved. The door checker also includes... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7469451 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly comprising first and second hinge elements rotatably mounted relative to each other and a plurality of elongate flexible members connected to the first and second hinge elements and extending there between, the elongate members being twisted about a... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7464968 | Low permeability elastic sealing ring A laminated low-permeability elastic ring (40) comprising an outer layer (40A) of a low permeability material that possesses impermeability to automotive fuel, and an inner core part (40B) of a low temperature-resistant material with excellent l... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464425 | Hospital bed A hospital bed including a mattress and a frame. The width of the frame of the hospital bed is adjustable and the width of the mattress is adjustable. The hospital bed may include a frame and mattress adapted to support a heavy or large patient, including a bariatri... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464423 | Convertible nursing bag A nursing bag, which has a padded nursing surface that can gently support an infant, a cavity into which baby-care products may be placed, and optionally a stiffening system in the cavity that provides rigidity when the nursing surface is under the weight of an infa... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7461420 | Articulating bed Disclosed is an articulated bed has a stationary frame and a plurality of mattress support sections defining a mattress support area, the support sections including: a left section, a right section, a head section and a leg section. Each of the left, right, head and... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461871 | Latch for joining two panels of an airplane structure The invention relates to a latch (1) provided for joining two elements to one another via, on the one hand, a hook (2) capable of coming into contact with a retaining element (18) integrally connected to the first element and, on the other, via ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461431 | Stair rod bracket The present invention provides a transversely interconnecting slidable stair rod bracket. The bracket may also be provided for use in a stair rod set, the set also including a stair carpet retaining rod and a finial. The bracket has a top portion and a bottom portio... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458621 | Door connector One actuator selectively operates a latch lever linked to a latch and a ratchet lever, a push rod, a bell crank and a pull rod linked to a ratchet. When the front door and the rear door of a car having the center pillarless design are closed, the actuator operates t... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458587 | Sealing joint with laminated internal structure for very high temperatures A sealing joint comprises, compressed between two parts, a stack of flexible strips separated by offset supports (9); an envelop (1) surrounds this structure (7) and ensures its sealing. Under compression, the strips distort around the supports ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458121 | Health bed capable of adjusting the spine curve of a human body A health bed capable of adjusting the spine curve of a human body mainly comprises a plurality of elevators. Each of the elevators includes a lower plate having several upholders extending therefrom wherein a motor is fixed on the center of the lower plate and the a... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458117 | Protective cover and patient security apparatus A sheet assembly adapted to occupy a position beneath a patient and an upper surface of a patient support. The assembly has overlying upper and lower pliable sheets formed of a material of low density gradient and having central sections from which upper and lower f... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455300 | Gasket ring with sharp peaks A seal has a core ring that is corrugated and a resilient material is attached to one or both of the top side surface and the bottom side surface. There is at least one corrugation on the top side (a convex corrugation) and at least one corrugation on the bottom sid... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7454934 | Resettable tumbler lock A resettable tumbler lock includes: a lock housing; a sleeve mounted rotatably in the lock housing and formed with a plurality of tumbler bores; a cylindrical latch-connecting part mounted rotatably in the lock housing and formed with a plurality of tumbler holes an... | 11/25/2008 |
