Magician Harry Houdini patented a "Diver's Suit" enabling the wearer to "quickly divest himself of the suit while being submerged and to safely escape and reach the surface of the water."
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120159793 | Slidable Chopping Attachment for Kitchen Knives A knife and chopping attachment assembly for chopping food products comprises a knife and a chopping attachment. The knife has a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion has a cutting edge and a spine disposed on a top side of the blade portion generally op... | 06/28/2012 |
| 20120079725 | Cutlery Having Improved Gripping Ergonomics A knife for cutting food products comprises a blade portion, a handle portion, and a bolster. The blade portion has a cutting edge and a spine. The spine is disposed on a top side of the blade portion. The bolster has at least a first thickness and is positioned between... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120002405 | ILLUMINATING BOOK LIGHT WITH ATTACHABLE HEADS An illuminating device having multiple adjustable housings is described. Each head has one or more light sources. Each head each may be attached to a neck that extends from a base. The light sources may be manipulated into numerous positions to focus on different areas ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20060261227 | Universal mounting system for a flat panel display A universal flat panel display mounting system includes a central hub and a plurality of telescoping arms pivotably connected to the hub. The arms are intermeshed to provide synchronized movement relative to each other. By telescoping the arms to adjust their length, an... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060243869 | K-base for a pole mounting system A K-base for a pole mounting system includes a central hub formed as a pentagon with legs extending from four of the five sides of the pentagon. The ends of the legs may splay to form clefts configured to receive a flat outer perimeter of the central hub so that the leg... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060245147 | Pole mounting system A pole mounting system includes a pole having at least one channel, and a spike having a finger configured to be received in the channel of the pole. The finger is attached to a neck that is configured to extend out of the channel and connect to a connector. The connect... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20050242150 | Powered stapler A powered stapler includes a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion movably coupled to the first portion. The stapler is actuated by creating relative movement between the first and second housing portions. The second housing portion include... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050242151 | Stapler with paper guide A stapler having a housing and a throat defined by the housing and configured to receive a stack of sheets for stapling. The throat separates the housing into a head portion and a base portion. A paper guide is coupled to the stapler, the paper guide being movable betwe... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050242153 | Stapler A stapler includes one or more illuminated features that assist the user in guiding the stack of sheets into the stapler's throat for stapling. The illuminated features help the user intuitively position the stack of sheets in the throat to achieve the desired staple po... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050167566 | Integrated rotatable support for a communications device A spring-loaded rotatable support integrated into the end of a cable modem housing can be deployed to prevent tipping of the modem housing when it is placed in the vertical position, and stowed to allow placement of the modem in a horizontal position. The support is for... | 08/04/2005 |