| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 033370000 | Work, or workman, attaching means | 18 |
| 20110252656 | CROWNED ROLL MEASURING ARM - A device for leveling crowned rolls is disclosed. The crowned roll measuring arm reduces the amount of time and effort required to level crowned rolls. The crowned roll measuring arm spans the curve of the crowned roll, but still allows for precise leveling. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120137530 | LEVEL DEVICE FOR A SHOE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a level device for a shoe in which particular portions of shoes which may easily contact and/or collide with the ground or other objects may be embraced and thus protected with a separate cover unit and, at the same time, a surface state of any given location may be visually determined, and, hence, first, the shoes may be prevented from damage and thus have improved durability, second, the separate cover unit may decorate the shoes to achieve aesthetic improvement, thereby providing high quality and/or diverse designs of the shoes, and, third, the shoe-wearer may visually determine in a simple and convenient manner whether a location where the wearer is standing is level or not and if not, the direction and extent of the grade. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130333233 | MEASURING APPARATUS FOR FASTENING ONE OR MULTIPLE OBJECTS AT DESIRED POSITIONS - An apparatus for fastening one or multiple objects to a wall or other surface includes first and second frame members, movable relative to one another along an axis. First and second engagement members extend from the first and second frame members, respectively, the engagement members being usable to engage fastening regions of one or more objects to be secured, then subsequently to provide visible markings to the surface. One or more angular measurement devices engaged with one or both the frame members can be used to record the angular relationship between fastening regions, while the position of the frame members relative to one another can be used to record the linear distance between fastening regions. The markings provided to the mounting surface thereby have the same linear and angular relationship as the fastening regions due to the angular and linear position of the frame members. | 12-19-2013 |
| 033371000 | Requiring no modification of the work | 15 |
| 20080229594 | Spirit Level - A spirit level including an aluminum body having at least one unpainted leveling surface for placing on a surface and a bubble vial for indicating the inclination of the surface to the horizontal wherein an unpainted leveling surface of the at least one unpainted leveling surface is protected by a readily manually removable elongated protective strip. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080271331 | Clamping Level Tool - A level tool comprising a body and a clamping portion disposed at one end of the body. The clamping portion includes a first arm having a plurality of spaced-apart contact surfaces and a second arm having a fastening member. The first and second arms define an opening for receiving a portion of a workpiece. The plurality of spaced-apart contact surfaces and the fastening member cooperate to releasably clamp the portion of the workpiece received in the opening. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080301957 | LEVEL WITH INTEGRAL CLAMP FOR MOUNTING CONDUIT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus for installing conduit which includes an elongated transparent vial having a geometric axis and containing a liquid defining a bubble therein whereby when the axis is horizontal the bubble is centered with respect to the elongated transparent vial and an elongated housing having a geometric axis. The elongated transparent vial is mounted in the housing with the geometric axis of the vial being parallel to the geometric axes of the housing, the housing has a first planar surface extending parallel to both the geometric axis of the vial and the geometric axes of the housing, the housing including first and second magnets disposed in the first planar surface the first planar surface having a first recess extending away from the first planar service, the first and second magnets are disposed in spaced relationship in the first planar surface with the first recess intermediate the first and second magnets, the first recess is dimensioned and configured for receiving in closely spaced relationship an associated conduit. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090205214 | Edge Level with Side Magnets and Velcro - Present invention provides an edge level that can be used for measuring angles or levelness on all X, Y and Z axis simultaneously and in hands-free type operation, due to the use of Velcro or external clamps used together with the features introduced herein. A removable pod, containing the Z-axis bubble, provides the flexibility of insertion to the pod seat for measuring Z-axis angle and can be stored or put aside when not in use. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100115781 | HANDS-FREE MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A hands-free measuring instrument is disclosed. The disclosed instrument includes an upright member extending perpendicularly from a base member. At least one magnet is affixed to the instrument to facilitate the mounting thereof on a ferrous workpiece. The disclosed instrument includes at least one bubble level disposed thereupon. Graduations may be provided on the instrument to facilitate measurement of linear distances. Embodiments are provided wherein a spring-loaded spike is disposed within the instrument that is adapted to secure the measuring instrument to a workpiece which may be non-ferrous. The spike assembly may be configured to work with commonly used building materials, e.g., wood, drywall, masonry, and sheet metal surfaces. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110138642 | HANDS-FREE MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A hands-free measuring instrument is disclosed. The disclosed instrument includes an upright member extending perpendicularly from a base member. At least one magnet is affixed to the instrument to facilitate the mounting thereof on a ferrous workpiece. The disclosed instrument includes at least one level disposed thereupon. Graduations may be provided on the instrument to facilitate measurement of linear distances. Embodiments are disclosed wherein an adjustable ruler arm is provided to facilitate the measurement and inscribing of arbitrary angles relative to the upright member. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120198713 | Forklift/Material Handling Fork Level Indicator - Forklift and material handling procedures involve many safety, productivity, and efficiency constraints. Foremost among these is the inability of equipment operators to accurately determine the alignment of equipment forks to the material or vessle being handled. The “Forklift/Material Handling Fork Level Indicator” described herein, eliminates this problem. By employing a rearward facing baseplate, minor, indicator needle, and graduated scale, the equipment operator can literally “see around a corner” to easily determine equipment mast vertical condition, fork to floor parallelism, and thus accurate alignment of equipment forks to pallets, skids, or other shipping and storage containers upon approach to, or withdrawl from said vessles. Installed on the side of the main vertical mast of material handling equipment, this device provides a side view of the main mast position, via the freely rotating indicator needle, directly to the operator while in normal operating position. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130283625 | Level Clip for Wall-Mounted Posters - A level clip is disclosed for securing along the edge of a wall-hanging substrate for the purpose of leveling the substrate. The clip includes a body having a substrate-receiving slot and a contact surface. The clip also supports a bubble level so that it is aligned with the contact surface. The user inserts the edge of the substrate into the slot so that the edge of the substrate abuts evenly with the contact surface, thereby allowing the bubble level to convey level-alignment information in response to rotational movement of the substrate. Resilient outer arms adjacent to the slot create friction to help hold the clip in place. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20150075017 | Angular Indicator Tool - An improvement in workpiece-engageable devices for accurate workpiece angular formation including a plurality of spirit vials and an engager of a workpiece which establishes an intended bending plane. The plurality of spirit vials includes formation-angle vials adjacent to one another and supported in a respective plane parallel to the intended bending plane and in an orientation corresponding to a respective one of intended angles with respect to a base plane. At least one control vial is supported in a body of the device and aligned in a plane parallel to the base plane. The formation-angle vials may include four formation-angle vials each oriented at one of angles 10°, 22.5°, 30°, 45°, 90° and in some embodiments 60° with respect to the base plane. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150308820 | Bubble Level - A bubble type level for determining the orientation of a structure that includes first and second differently oriented bubble vials that are secured within the level body in a manner such that if either of the bubble vials become broken or otherwise damaged, it can be easily replaced and the level need not be discarded. The bubble type level of the invention also includes a novel connector mechanism that enables the level to be removably interconnected with the structures to be leveled, such as conduit. The level further includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced magnets that are connected to the bottom surface of the level body and a bulls-eye level that is mounted on the top surface of the level body. | 10-29-2015 |
| 033372000 | Elastic bias type clamping | 4 |
| 20080235967 | HANDS-FREE LEVEL INDICATING DEVICE - A hands-free level indicating device includes a level for determining a spatial orientation of a structural member, and an apparatus for securing the level to the structural member. The apparatus includes a U-shaped portion for attaching to the level and a hook-shaped portion for clamping around the structural member. The U-shaped portion and hook-shaped portion can be formed from a single strip of flat material, such as spring steel. A spring is provided to bias the hook-shaped portion in a direction toward the level to allow the apparatus to secure the level to different sizes of structural members. The spring can be a leaf spring that attaches to a base of the U-shaped portion and extends in a longitudinal direction of the level. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100058600 | HANDS-FREE LEVEL - A hands-free level for gauging structural-member orientation. The level includes an elongate frame with two side-faces and at least one main reference surface extending therealong and having a mainwidth, a level indicator secured to the frame, and a support arm to facilitate holding of the reference surface against the stud. The support arm has a proximal end and extends to a free distal end to which an end member is secured. The proximal end is pivotably secured to the frame about a pivot axis intersecting the side-faces such that the distal end and end member are movable between a storage position along one of the side-faces and a use position beyond the reference surface and stud. A coil spring is about the pivot axis biases the distal end and end member to the storage position. The end member extends from the distal end crosswise with respect to the mainwidth and terminates in a stud-engaging portion extending in a direction intersecting the plane of the reference surface. When the reference surface is against a stud surface, the stud-engaging portion engages the opposite side of the stud for hands-free holding of the level thereagainst. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20110005092 | HANDS-FREE LEVEL - A hands-free level for gauging structural-member orientation. The level includes an elongate frame with two side-faces and at least one main reference surface extending therealong and having a mainwidth, a level indicator secured to the frame, and a support arm to facilitate holding of the reference surface against the stud. The support arm has a proximal end and extends to a free distal end which includes an end member. The proximal end is pivotably secured to the frame about a pivot axis such that the distal end and end member are movable between a storage position along one of the side-faces and a use position beyond the reference surface and stud. A coil spring is about the pivot axis biases the distal end and end member to the storage position. The end member extends from the distal end and terminates in a stud-engaging portion. When the reference surface is against a stud surface, the stud-engaging portion engages the stud for hands-free holding of the level thereagainst. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110146091 | CLAMP LEVEL - A device for determining the relationship of a surface relative to level is provided, the device having an elongated body portion and at least one attachment portion for attaching the elongated body portion to a workpiece. The at least one attachment portion may include a clamp or other attachment mechanism that can be stored in a storage position and deployed in at least one deployed position so as to attach the elongated body portion to the workpiece. | 06-23-2011 |
| 033373000 | Encircling clamp, loop, or strap | 1 |
| 20160097637 | Post Levelling Device - A post levelling device ( | 04-07-2016 |
