To Hold A Particular Article Patents (Class 248/176.1)
  • Patent number: 7677509
    Abstract: A monitor stand is provided and includes a base, a stand body, a stand top assembly, an upper hinge assembly, a top slide, a first elastic member, and a locking unit. The stand body is supported by the base. The stand top assembly is pivotably supported by the stand body. The upper hinge assembly is provided with a rotating shaft to pivotably connect the stand body to the stand top assembly. The top slide slides along the stand top assembly and has a monitor mounted thereon. The first elastic member is supported on the stand top assembly, to impart an upward elasticity to the top slide. The locking unit restricts a sliding of the top slide with respect to the stand top assembly, when the stand top assembly is pivoted from a vertical position to beyond a predetermined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Woon Geun Jang
  • Publication number: 20100063425
    Abstract: A support frame for a CPR apparatus, in particular a gas-driven CPR apparatus, comprises one or more support elements, which can be inflated by a gas, in particular by the driving gas. The support elements have a flexible but substantially not resilient wall. Also disclosed is the combination of a CPR apparatus and the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Benjamin King, Peter Sebelius
  • Publication number: 20100060582
    Abstract: A cradle of the present invention includes a support portion and a holding portion that is formed on the support portion as a depression with a shape corresponding to part of a mouse. The holding portion of the cradle includes an inclined surface that is a flat surface over which a mouse can be slid and that has a predetermined angle with respect to a bottom surface of the support portion, and a guiding edge portion that is formed on at least a lower portion and a side portion of an outer edge of the inclined surface and that guides the mouse that is slid along the inclined surface to a holding position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Ikegami, Masao Ozawa, Takahiko Maehata
  • Publication number: 20100051765
    Abstract: A holding structure associated with a lifting device for supporting a removed turbine engine cover plate assembly. The holding structure includes an upper support member and a lower support member. The upper support member is formed with a plurality of service areas, where each service area is configured for servicing a cover plate assembly. Each service area includes a plurality of slots extending inwardly from a peripheral edge of the upper support member to receive and support components of the cover plate assembly during a disassembly and service operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS POWER GENERATION, INC.
    Inventor: Alberto Mario Alvarez Hernandez
  • Publication number: 20100051764
    Abstract: A stand for a portable electronic device includes: an annularly-formed stand body having a first end face and a second end face apart from each other in a direction vertical to a face forming an annular circle of the stand body, the stand body holding therein the portable electronic device to be inserted from a side of the first end face; and a leg portion having side surfaces projected radially outside the stand body so as to reduce the width dimension between the side surfaces. A grounding surface of the stand to be grounded when the stand is mounted is selected from the second end face of the stand body and one of the side surfaces of the leg portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toyofumi HAYASHI, Kenshiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100044532
    Abstract: The set parts of the information stand has pieces like solid box-shaped assembly modules, among them at least one square module (1), at least one right-angled module (2), at least one isosceles triangular module (3), at least one sectored convex module (4), and at least one sectored concave module (5), meanwhile sectored modules (4, 5) being right-angled with the angular stretch making up one fourth of the circumference. Each module has flat bottom (7) and at least two mutually perpendicular rectilinear walls (8) to mate adjacent modules. Sectored convex module (4) has arcuate wall (9), while sectored concave module (5) has arcuate wall (10). Polygonal module (6) has rectilinear walls (8) arranged along the legs of the right-angled triangle, while wall (11) arranges along the conditional hypotenuse of the triangle and it being a broken star-shaped line. Walls (8, 9, 10, 11) have the height at least 0.075 of the length of walls (8) of module 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventor: Valery Viktorovich Kuznetsov
  • Patent number: 7665696
    Abstract: A stand for a display device includes a connecting member having a side connected to the display device, an insertion portion extending downward from the connecting member, a hook step formed on the insertion portion, a supporting member provided with a space in which the insertion portion is inserted, a base for fixing the supporting member, and a locking unit that is selectively aligned with the hook step to place the connecting member in a fixing or separable state in a state where the connecting member is disposed in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yun Joo Kim
  • Patent number: 7658357
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for an automotive console of an automotive vehicle having at least one sidewall which extends upwardly from the floor of a vehicle. The mounting bracket includes a base adapted for connection to the floor of the vehicle. A central leg extends upwardly from the base and has a top attached to its upper end. The top includes a portion which lies in a substantially horizontal plane and is adapted for connection to the console. In addition, a side flange is attached to and extends outwardly from the top and abuts against the console sidewall to provide additional lateral support. The mounting bracket is of a one-piece construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Philip Joseph Babian
  • Publication number: 20100024264
    Abstract: An information center for an appliance has an image display and a base with support features for selective mounting to an appliance. The base further has a connector for receiving data, wherein the connector can receive data and the image display can display the data regardless of whether the information center is mounted to an appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Richard A. McCoy
  • Patent number: 7651061
    Abstract: A substantially tubular supporting member oriented in a substantially vertical position, where a fluid dispenser holder is rotatably coupled to a top end of the supporting member and the fluid dispenser is movable rotationally clockwise or counterclockwise with respect to the supporting member into a plurality of rotational positions. In some embodiments, the supporting member may be mounted to a base connected proximate to a bottom end of the supporting member. The fluid dispenser holder has at least one hook attached to it, wherein the hook comprises a light source that may emit visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: Ellen Bailey
  • Publication number: 20100014886
    Abstract: A stand of an image forming apparatus and an image forming apparatus having the same. The stand of the image forming apparatus includes at least one plate unit including a first plate member which includes a first surface unit which forms an external appearance and a first bent unit which is provided to at least one of the opposite end parts of the first surface unit, and a second plate member which includes a second surface unit and a second bent unit which is provided to at least one of the opposite end parts of the second surface unit, and is capable of being inserted into the first plate member, at least one of the first bent unit and the second bent unit being bent so that each bending direction thereof may start from at least one of the first surface unit and the second surface unit, and then bend toward at least one of the first surface unit and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yong-hyun LEE, Jong-cheon Hong
  • Publication number: 20100012796
    Abstract: A retainer and stand system for a laptop computer of the type having a keyboard portion and a display portion that is pivotally coupled to the keyboard portion, the retainer and stand adapted to be mounted to a mobile cart and releasably but securely retaining the laptop such that the display portion is visible to a user of the mobile cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Alfred P. Rossini
  • Patent number: 7644897
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display main body to display an image, a base, a lifting unit having a guide frame extending from the base, a lifting member coupled to the display main body and movably coupled to the guide frame to lift the display main body along the guide frame, and a lifting spring member provided between the guide frame and the lifting member to bias the lifting member away from the base, and a locking unit to couple the guide frame and the lifting member to be detachable to each other and to lock the display main body in a predetermined position with respect to the base. Accordingly, the display apparatus is capable of lifting the display main body more safely and locking the display main body in the predetermined position. The display apparatus also has an aesthetic appearance, and the display main body may be rotated in various directions with respect to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-hwa Shin
  • Patent number: 7644898
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a medical boom with articulated arms and a base cabinet designed to accommodate modular equipment and utility racks that include video processing, computer, and electronic, and other utility equipment that can be easy inserted and removed from the base cabinet is disclosed. The boom includes a stationary base that is configured to be installed into an operating room and one or more boom arms supported by the stationary base and configured to extend over an operating table in the operating room. The structural base includes one or more bays configured to receive a modular rack of electrical equipment. In various embodiments, the structural base cabinet further incorporates wiring to connect the equipment installed in the modular racks to video monitors and other equipment mounted on the articulated booms. The modular racks are preconfigured with a variety of electronic equipment such as computers, video processors and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: CompView Medical, LLC
    Inventors: Paul White, Larry Vollum, Dennis Palatov
  • Publication number: 20100001149
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medical instrument. The medical instrument includes a main body including at least one of an operation part and a display part, a cart including a desk on which the main body is positioned, a front detachable member disposed on the desk and adapted to attach and detach a front portion of the main body to/from the desk, and at least one rear detachable member disposed on the desk and adapted to attach and detach a rear portion of the main body to/from the desk and elastically support the rear portion of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Mi Ran Song, Jae-Gyoung Kim, Young Seuk Song, Sun ki Lee, Soo-Hwan Shin
  • Publication number: 20100001146
    Abstract: A stand device comprises clips for removably attaching to a student chair or to a tabletop, holding device for a calculator or PDA, and a holding arm connected at one end to the clips and at its other end to the PDA holding device. The holding arm in the stand device may be adjustable. The holding arm may be adjustable using clicks or a telescopic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventor: Yaniv Shimshon
  • Publication number: 20090321605
    Abstract: The EZ Laptop Stand® is a stand for a laptop computer that is very inexpensive, extremely lightweight, easy to assemble and disassemble and folds flat for portability. It is made from foamcore for its light weight, inexpensive material cost, and strength and durability when designed in the manner that it is. Manufacturing is done by laser cutting or die cutting, both methods being cost effective and practical for use with foamcore. There are three models of the EZ Laptop Stand®, the main feature of all three consisting of primary support members, which when folded or hinged at an acute angle at their mid point, create two strong triangular sloped surfaces tapered to a narrower dimension towards the bottom, front edge (the side closest to the user), where feet protrude upward for the laptop computer to rest against.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventor: Scott Petrie
  • Patent number: 7631842
    Abstract: Supports for geomatic equipment, and in particular geomatic poles, can come in the form of bipods and tripods. The support system can be selectively configured as a bipod support and as a tripod support. No modification needs to be made to the geomatic pole, the system is independently capable of configuration. The position of legs of the supports is particularly selected to provide stability in both the bipod and tripod configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: SECO Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Crain, Clinton J. Mize, Ralph C. Mize, Jerry L. Williamson, Larry W. Essex, Christopher T. Moore
  • Patent number: 7631843
    Abstract: This display includes a bracket member mounted on a display screen portion and a stand member including a pair of support portions, having an L-shaped cross section, mounted with the bracket member slid from above, while the bracket member includes a pair of first regulating portions regulating downward movement of the bracket member with respect to the stand member by coming into contact with the pair of support portions of the stand member respectively and a pair of second regulating portions regulating anteroposterior movement of the bracket member with respect to the stand member by anteroposteriorly holding the pair of support portions of the stand member respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Makino
  • Publication number: 20090302176
    Abstract: A screen includes a screen main body, having flexibility, onto which an image light is projected; a first support and a second support which, extending one along each of a pair of opposed edges of the screen main body, each support one of the pair of edges; an auxiliary support which, being disposed between the first support and the second support, extends parallel to the first support and the second support, and supports a pair of intersecting edges intersecting with the pair of edges of the screen main body; and linkage mechanisms which, bridging adjacent supports, among the first support, second support, and auxiliary support, as well as regulating a movement of the adjacent supports in an out-of-plane direction of a projection surface of the screen main body, extend and contract in a direction in which the adjacent supports face each other, bringing the adjacent supports closer to and away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kuroi, Hiroyuki Shindo
  • Publication number: 20090302647
    Abstract: A load-limited seat base for a child safety seat, including an attachment element carried by the seat base for attaching the seat base to a seating element, and a transversely-extending load absorbing assembly positioned in the base and cooperating with the seating element to permit the seating element to be selectively positioned in a recline position and an upright position relative to the base. The load absorbing assembly includes an elongate deforming member and a positioning block having at least a first recline position and a second upright position corresponding to the recline position and the upright position within which the deforming member is positioned. The deforming member is selectively positionable in the positioning block to position the seating element in the selected recline or upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Phillip Przybylo, Benjamin Shane Bustle
  • Publication number: 20090294605
    Abstract: A TV stand for a flat panel TV includes a base with plural shelves and a translucent frame on the top shelf A rear support holds the TV juxtaposed with the translucent frame with the bottom of the TV above the top shelf, so that the TV appears as though it is floating above the top shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: GORDON W. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20090296332
    Abstract: The invention concerns a display system comprising a flat-screen display device and a support for the said display device. The support forms a removable sleeve designed to hold the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventor: Jean-Michel Policar
  • Patent number: 7624961
    Abstract: A stand for supporting a computer includes a first receiving space configured for retaining a computer enclosure of the computer, and a second receiving space formed in the vicinity of the first retainer configured for retaining a power supply of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Publication number: 20090278002
    Abstract: A fixing mechanism includes a base, a stud and an elastic clamping member. The base is arranged at a side of an object. The base includes a through hole defined therein. The stud includes a threaded hole defined therein. The stud includes a cap portion received in the through hole and a main body passing through the through hole. An engaging groove is defined in a surface of the main body. The elastic clamping member includes an annulus end surface, and a truncated cone surface extending from an inner edge of the annulus end surface. The annulus end surface is pressed against onto with the base. A number of gaps are radially arranged in the truncated cone surface thereby defining a number of clamping portions between the gaps. The clamping portions are engaged with the engaging groove thereby cooperatively clamping the stud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Fu-Shen Chen, Shih-Huang Ou
  • Patent number: 7609507
    Abstract: A display device includes a body unit; a display panel of flat plate shape arranged with a display screen; at least one hinge plate connected to a rear surface of the display panel; shafts arranged extending along a lower end of the display panel, and turnably attached with the hinge plate with respect to a center axis; and a supporting unit, connected to the shaft at an upper end and connected to the body unit at a lower end, for supporting a display unit in a cantilever state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sakata, Makoto Miyashita, Toyoki Takahashi, Daiki Adachi, Sachiko Koyama
  • Patent number: 7607625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to An information host support comprises a support shaft assembly, a plurality of connecting shafts, and a holding shaft assembly, wherein each connecting shaft serially connects to a support shaft of the support shaft assembly and a holding shaft of the holding shaft assembly. A vertical shaft is disposed at a side of each holding shaft to constitute an accommodation space. Each support shaft and each holding shaft are jointed to the connecting shaft by a support locking terminal and a holding locking terminal. Further, the support is arranged on a vertical surface by a linking chunk connecting each support shaft. Alternatively, the support is arranged on a sliding shaft with a roller assembly in collocation with an arc shape clip. This way, not only are various information hosts stably carried by fast adjusting the accommodation space, but also easy to storage by a hanging function thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Sallas Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20090250569
    Abstract: Provided is a scan stage for a semiconductor wafer pollutant measurement apparatus, which includes: a stage main body which comprises: a circular fixed housing; an adsorption plate which is rotatably installed in the inside of the fixed housing, at the center of which an adsorption path is formed, at the bottom of which a vacuum port is connected, and which is rotated by an external rotating force; and a step motor which is placed at the bottom of the fixed housing and connected with the adsorption plate; a base plate that is supported by pillars to form a lower space between the fixed housing of the stage main body and the base plate; a cylinder at the bottom of which a cylinder load is connected so that the base plate moves up and down; and support jigs that hold up a wafer in the outer side of the stage main body, in which three support jigs are disposed in proximity with the outer circumference of the stage main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: KOREA TECHNO CO., LTD
    Inventors: Ho Jin KIM, Hyoung Bae Kim
  • Publication number: 20090250562
    Abstract: A display for an article of clothing, such as sports memorabilia jerseys, has a frame and a three-dimensional body including a torso over which the clothing is placed. The top portion of the torso has right and left shoulders and a plunging V-shape in the middle. The torso preferably includes structure to accommodate excess fabric and is supported from a lower portion by a support member or hanger arm that passes through an opening in a rear panel of the frame and is secured to the frame to support the clothing in a non-visible manner. The frame can include a glass front and a matte to display and protect the clothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Steven R. Jupitz
  • Publication number: 20090250568
    Abstract: A coloring layer (110) is laminated on one surface of a plate glass substrate (101). The coloring layer (110) includes a complementary color component that is a complementary color of a reflection spectrum of the glass substrate (101). Thereby, when the glass plate (100) is viewed from a side opposite to the side to which the coloring layer (110) is laminated, the color of the glass substrate (101) is hardly visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuusuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20090235509
    Abstract: A television stand includes a first portion with a reception hole and a second portion including a male portion sized to fit within the reception hole. The second portion is rotated by contact between the male portion and reception hole as the second portion is axially moved into the reception hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: LAWRENCE J. BEGER
  • Publication number: 20090229200
    Abstract: A relocatable photovoltaic system includes a fixed anchoring system; a relocatable base removably attachable to the fixed anchoring system; and a canopy attachable to the relocatable base, the canopy including a plurality of energy converting units that convert solar energy into electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Noble, Nicol M. Zeller, William S. Adelson, Mark Duane Colby, Jeffrey Ryan Labrum
  • Patent number: 7584933
    Abstract: An adjustable lift support apparatus includes a holder, a base, a first fixed shaft, a support, a second fixed shaft, and a transmission shaft. The first fixed shaft is connected to the base and the holder, and a first gear is mounted thereon. The second fixed shaft is connected to the support and the holder, and a fourth gear is mounted thereon. The transmission shaft is rotatably mounted on the holder, and a second gear is mounted thereon meshing with the first gear and a third gear is mounted thereon meshing with the fourth gear. The support is lifted or lowered by a force to make the second gear rotate with respect to the first gear which is fixed and the third gear rotate with respect to the fourth gear, so as to adjust the height of the support and maintain an included angle between the support and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventor: Ting-Hui Chih
  • Publication number: 20090218918
    Abstract: Disclosed is a media cabinet including mirrors for revealing a media display. The mirrored media cabinet allows a dresser to function as a television stand and dresser combination which would normally require two separate cabinets. The media cabinet eliminates the need for an additional chest or armoire for television storage, which can save space while concealing the television when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Ed Wilson, Ron Thames
  • Publication number: 20090212179
    Abstract: An appratus to store a child's potty seat with An open design holding device, A strap to hang the device, Two hole openings for mounting the device, A pedestal to stand the device on, and A boy deflector shield holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Sheniece La Rnette Coley, Dalayna Jonite Coley
  • Publication number: 20090212178
    Abstract: A stand for a medical fluid treatment, a system for supporting medical fluid bags, and a method for testing and sensing whether a bag or a seal in a chamber of a multi-chamber bag has been broken prior to providing therapy. A stand stores one or more medical fluid bags, each bag stored on a single shelf. Each shelf has a sensor for sensing the presence or absence of fluid in the bag, and reporting the status of the bag to a central location, such as a computer. The sensor can also detect and report on whether fluid has leaked from the bag, or in the case of bags with two or more chambers, if a leak in a frangible seal separating the chambers has developed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicants: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventor: Tom Westberg
  • Publication number: 20090212180
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a notebook/laptop computer stand adapted to support a notebook/laptop computer and having a recessed surface area portion to sufficiently cool the computer while situated thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventor: Charles Lord
  • Publication number: 20090194648
    Abstract: A base lock stand for a flat panel display, e.g., a LCD or plasma television or monitor, including a top surface configured to prevent tipping of the display and/or to conceal a portion of the display support. In an exemplary embodiment, the top surface is slidingly received in a stand recess over a bottom portion of the display support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Todd Fridley, Justin A. Cox
  • Publication number: 20090189031
    Abstract: An IV pole is made from a substantially non-magnetic material to enable it to be used in the setting of an IV scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Hillel Skoff
  • Publication number: 20090184218
    Abstract: A portable, easily disassembled support platform for a laptop computer, having two identical inclined planes that interlock at a midpoint mortise joint, creating an interlocking X shaped support platform for laptop computers. Both inclined planes being identical in shape and dimension, and having openings which serve as pathways for the removal of heat generated by the electrical components within laptop computers. The use of a mortise joint at midpoint allows the device to be easily disassembled and transported in most laptop carrying cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: John Marshall Buckles
  • Publication number: 20090179124
    Abstract: A stand is provided for holding and elevating a laptop, notebook, or portable personal computer substantially to a user's eye level when facing forward, while at the same time minimizing the amount of desktop space occupied by the laptop. The stand comprises two panels pivotally attached through at least one hinge mechanism and, optionally, a brace mechanism. The stand may be expanded for use or collapsed for storage and transport. The stand is inexpensive to manufacture, lightweight, and easily portable because it is substantially flat when collapsed. The stand may include a built-in document holder that positions documents, notepads, or other materials directly in front of the user and just below the laptop's display and may also include at least one built-in cavity designed to hold a pad of paper, writing instruments, or other devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Nalpac Ingenuity, LLC
    Inventor: Joel M. Caplan
  • Patent number: 7560662
    Abstract: An apparatus and/or process for applying a weld overlay to a nozzle or piping spool of complex configuration is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the welding apparatus comprises a mounting assembly having a plurality of magnetic foot pads, a tension support rod attached at one end to one of the magnetic foot pads, an upper attachment pad at the opposite end of the rod, and a bottom attachment pad attached to at least one other magnetic foot pad; a travel guide, the travel guide attached to the upper attachment pad at one end and the bottom attachment pad at the other end; and a head assembly attached to the travel guide, the head assembly having: i) a track ring assembly having an inner ring and an outer ring, ii.) at least two opposed weld heads attached to the inner track ring, iii.) at least one movable wire feed drive mechanism on the track ring, and iv.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Welding Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro Amador, James Sculley, Jeffrey Madill, Jack Stoner, Dixon Parker, Casey Power
  • Publication number: 20090173868
    Abstract: A display stand for displaying an article of merchandise includes a base defining an outer periphery and means for dispensing and collecting a helical cable attached to the article of merchandise. The means for dispensing and collecting supports and guides the helical cable along the outer periphery of the base between a retracted length and an extracted length. The dispensing and collecting means may include at least one wheel disposed on the outer periphery of the base. The dispensing and collecting means may include at least one roller disposed on the outer periphery of the base. The dispensing and collecting means may include a low-friction surface disposed on the outer periphery of the base. The dispensing and collecting means may include a scalloped surface disposed on the outer periphery of the base. The display stand may further include a collection tube for delivering the helical cable to the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: InVue Security Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Fawcett, Larry K. Hooks, JR., Mitchell S. Goldstein
  • Patent number: 7556226
    Abstract: An intravenous container stand according to the present invention includes an elongate pole having opposed upper and lower ends. The container stand includes a support member that may be selectively and removably coupled to the upper end of the pole. The support member includes a body portion coupled to the pole and at least one hook extending outwardly from the body portion for suspending an intravenous fluid container for delivery to the patient. A roller assembly, such a plurality of casters, may be coupled to the lower end of the pole for transporting the container stand to a desired location. The support member is selectively removable and replaceable, such as when different quantities of intravenous containers are needed or for the comfort and entertainment of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Inventor: Cindy Muncie
  • Publication number: 20090159763
    Abstract: A portable laptop stand comprising a generally rectangular flat board having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to a width of the board; said board having a distal end; said board having a proximal end; said board having a first portion, a second portion pivotably coupled to the first portion, and a main body pivotably coupled to the second portion; wherein the first portion has a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the board; wherein the second portion has a longitudinal axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the board; wherein said first portion is capable of folding back towards the main body and contact the main body. The board having a first attachment means disposed on the first portion; and a second attachment means disposed on the main body to detachably attach to said first attachment means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Sang Kwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20090159761
    Abstract: A beverage container stand has a housing with a portion configured for supporting a beverage container, a display for displaying images selected from the group consisting of moving images, stationary images, and both, and a unit for receiving the images and displaying the images on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Matt Sandy
  • Publication number: 20090152414
    Abstract: A surgical instrument stand for supportingly receiving surgical instruments is provided. The instrument stand includes at least one instrument support, a first end plate, and a second end plate. The second end plate is positionally coupled to the first end plate by the at least one instrument support. A surgical instrument organizer assembly for supportingly receiving surgical instruments is provided. The organizer includes the instrument stand and at least one clamp. Each clamp is positionably coupled to the at least one instrument support at a desired axial position thereof. Each clamp is configured to separate one surgical instrument from another surgical instrument. The at least one clamp can hold a surgical instrument in operative engagement with a support in a desired orientation. The arrangement of the surgical instrument stand permits disassembly thereof to facilitate sterilization for reuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: RWY Acquisition LLC
    Inventor: Diane C. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20090146026
    Abstract: A mask stand for accommodating different size anesthesia masks when not attached to an anesthesia circuit or a patient's airway is provided. The mask stand includes a base; and a releasable securing means attached to a bottom surface of the base for securing the base to and releasing the base from any flat surface within an anesthesia environment. The base includes a first holding groove that extends along a top surface for receiving a first sized anesthesia mask; and a second holding groove that extends along the top surface for receiving a second sized anesthesia mask. The first and second holding grooves are positioned in a parallel configuration with respect to each other and are cylindrical in shape so as to accommodate a cylindrical portion of respective anesthesia masks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas J. Dredla, IV
  • Publication number: 20090146027
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a base member for a portable intravenous stand. The base member includes a plurality of segments configured to facilitate the close nesting or alignment of multiple portable intravenous stands; and thus reducing the amount of space required for storing the portable intravenous stands when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: MAXTEC INC.
    Inventors: Darryl Zitting, Jeffrey Valjean Anderson, Carl Ross Wecker
  • Publication number: 20090140109
    Abstract: These are laptop computer stands designed to secure a laptop computer inverted up to 90 degrees over the head of the user so that the computer can be operated by the user in a prone head back position if so desired. These stands have fasteners to secure the laptop computer to a frame that connects to a stand with a base. These stands have connections between the frame and stand allowing the laptop computer to rotate up to 360 degrees and/or tilt 360 degrees around its axis. There is a lever to lock the laptop computer in any position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Alan Michael Watson