Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
248349100 | Rotatable | 32 |
20080251675 | Rotating pedestal with lock - A rotating pedestal with an integrated locking mechanism configured to lock the pedestal in a desired angular position. The pedestal incorporates a soft heat-resistant top rotatably connected to a fixed base. The integrated locking mechanism is a sliding latch mounted in the base. | 10-16-2008 |
20080272262 | SWIVEL DEVICE FOR MONITOR - [Problem] To present a swivel device for monitor capable of adjusting the swivel operating force even after assembling, that is, adjusting the slip torque, by solving the problems in the prior art. | 11-06-2008 |
20090026339 | ROTATABLE SUPPORT MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A rotatable support mechanism is attached to a body of an electronic device for upholding the body on a plane and adjusting relative positions between the body and the plane. The rotatable support mechanism includes a base, a rotatable disk, and an elastic stopper. The base attached to the body of the electronic device has an axle. The rotatable disk has a holder and a groove. The axle passes a sidewall of the groove. The rotatable disk rotates around the axle as an axis. The sidewall of the groove has at least an opening. The elastic stopper mounted to the axle has an elastic shell fragment and does not rotate with the disk. As the disk is rotated, the elastic shell fragment enters and passes through the opening to exert a resistance force to the disk. Therefore, the electronic device is upheld vertically or horizontally by the rotatable support mechanism. | 01-29-2009 |
20090045311 | Multi-purpose, free-standing, portable, laptop computer or display object 360-degree swivel base assembly - A multi-purpose, free-standing, portable, swivel base assembly for laptop computers or other display objects includes a race-base formed by a circular groove on the top of the race-base and corresponding circular groove on the underside of a race-top that permanently locks into the race-base, encasing a rolling mechanism, permitting the race-top to swivel 360 degrees around the race-base. | 02-19-2009 |
20090045312 | Rotating structures - An embodiment of the present invention is a rotating structure. An outer ring is placed on a first surface of a trench in a foundation having a ground surface. An inner ring is positioned inside the outer ring on the first surface. A bar assembly is positioned between the outer ring and the inner ring. A plurality of rollers supports the bar assembly. A plurality of motors engages to the bar assembly to cause the bar assembly to rotate when activated. | 02-19-2009 |
20090101784 | Computer support device - Disclosed is a computer support device comprising a base, a rectangular support plate attached to the base in a manner that permits rotation of the support plate around a vertical axis in the center of the base, and a support construct that is moveably attached to the top surface of said support plate, wherein said construct is capable of being vertically elevated relative thereto. | 04-23-2009 |
20090101785 | ROTATABLE POSITIONING STRUCTURE - An exemplary rotatable positioning structure includes a first element and a second element. The first element includes a positioning track portion and defining a hole therein. The second element includes a pivot shaft engaging in the hole. The pivot shaft inlcudes a through hole defined therethrough, a restriction portion and a positioning portion. The first element is restricted by the restriction portion of the pivot shaft. The positioning portion and the positioning track portion are capable of making the first element and the second element maintain a fixed position after relatively rotation therebetween. | 04-23-2009 |
20090140117 | Turret mount system and method - A turret mount apparatus that allows for an instrument to be rotatably and removably attached to a vehicle platform, such as an underwater scooter. In an underwater scooter implementation, such an apparatus comprises two primary components: one attached to the scooter, namely, a turret mount base, the other directly or indirectly attachable to the instrument (e.g., camera), namely, a turret mount top, these two complementary components forming a turret and allowing rotational movement in the horizontal plane when mated. The turret mount apparatus allows a diver to attach and detach the turret mount, as well as rotate the instrument to the desired angle, manually without tools. | 06-04-2009 |
20090218467 | Apparatus with adjustable base - A base-adjustable apparatus includes a main device, a base plate attached on the underside of the main device and a pivot shaft. The main device defines at least two holes therebottom. The base plate has a front section defining a through hole and a rear section formed with at least one bolt to be received in the respective hole of the main device. The pivot shaft is rotatably received in the through hole of the base plate and extends outside the underside of the base plate. Moreover, the pivot shaft has one end fixed on the underside of the main device and the other end blocked outside the through hole. The length of the pivot shaft extends to such an extent that the pivot shaft together with the main body is allowed to be lifted up to a predetermined height limit higher than the bolt and be rotated. | 09-03-2009 |
20090261223 | DISPLAY DEVICE TURNING BASE - The present invention is to provide an electric display device turning base capable of stabilizing and turning a direction of a thin-screen display device. This display device turning base is provided with a first base portion; a mounting and fixing portion; a pair of arc guide rails installed in the mounting and fixing portion in such a manner that a center point of an arc thereof is arranged on a horizontal line passing through a gravity center of the thin-screen display device mounted and fixed to the mounting and fixing portion and extending in a left and right direction; a support roller for supporting the arc guide rails turnably around the horizontal line in a state that the center point of the arc guide rails is arranged on the horizontal line, the support roller being rotatably installed in the first base portion in a standing manner; and an electric drive mechanism for turning the arc guide rails around the horizontal line. | 10-22-2009 |
20090321602 | ROTARY SUPPORTING STRUCTURE WITHOUT DRAWING - A rotary supporting structure without drawing is provided. A base is designed to have a protrusion to cooperate with a locating hole of an electronic device to make the base rotate between the accommodating position coinciding with the bottom surface of the electronic device and the supporting position intersecting with the bottom surface without drawing. The tenons used in the conventional design are replaced, and thus the operation is more convenient. The base is composed of an upper lid and a lower lid, and this may overcome the thickness limitation of the conventional single plastic component and provide stable support. | 12-31-2009 |
20100001162 | ROTATION MECHANISM FOR LASER EMITTER - A rotation mechanism for mounting and rotatably supporting a laser emitter thereon includes a casing including a bottom wall and a side wall connected to the bottom wall, said casing defining therein a receiving space. A plurality of rotation rings are arranged as being layered with each other in the receiving space of the casing. The rotation rings include an uppermost rotation ring in the form of a manual coarse rotation ring that is directly connected to the laser emitter so as to support the laser emitter, for manually rotating the laser emitter to achieve a coarse angular positioning thereof, an automatic coarse rotation ring for rotating the laser emitter at a relatively high speed together with the rotation ring thereon, a manual fine rotation ring for slightly rotating the laser emitter manually together with the rotation ring thereon, and an automatic fine rotation ring for rotating the laser emitter at a relatively low speed, together with the rotation ring thereon. The automatic rotation rings are each provided with a driving means that is arranged on the rotation ring immediately below the relevant rotation ring. | 01-07-2010 |
20100051774 | ROTATABLE PLATFORM - A platform comprising: a base; a first platform unit rotatably mounted to the base and being rotatable about a first axis relative to the base; a second platform unit rotatably mounted to the first platform unit and be rotatable about a second axis relative to the first platform unit; and a flexible transmitting device connected between the base and the first platform unit and/or the first platform unit and the second platform unit for transmitting power and/or data. The flexible transmitting device is arranged to wind about the first axis when the first platform unit is rotated about the first axis and/or wind about the second axis when the second platform unit is rotated about the second axis. | 03-04-2010 |
20100108848 | Moving and locating device of padding plate - The present invention provides a moving and locating device of a padding plate, which could adjust the poker block to control the moving or locating action of the padding plate through a disk with a poker block, along with the preset slot of the padding plate; it is structurally designed in a manner that, a disk is built-into the lower padding plate, and a movable poker block is placed on the disk; when the upper padding plate is mated with the lower padding plate, the snapping relation between the poker block and bottom locating hole of the upper padding plate could be controlled by adjusting the position of the poker block, such that the upper padding plate can be placed in a rotary or fixed state, and switched quickly where necessary. | 05-06-2010 |
20100187395 | Rotating work platform for whell chair bound people - To enable a wheel chair bound person to rotate 360 degrees to more easily position themselves to a desired position, either at a work station, entering or exiting a transport vehicle, hunting platform or anywhere a wheel chair bound person has to position themselves in a 360 radius. | 07-29-2010 |
20100288902 | ROTATABLE SUPPORT CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING A TILTING ANGLE BY HANDLING A LINKING ROD THEREOF - A support for a notebook includes a main plate with a turn table arranged to a backside of the main plate and a supporting plate arranged to a top side thereof. A handle is formed to the main plate. A blowhole is formed to the supporting plate. A linking rod is arranged between the main plate and the supporting plate. Two turning rods are arranged to two ends of the linking rod. A positioning rod perpendicularly extends from each turning rod. Positioning hooks and retaining rings are formed to a backside of the supporting plate. The positioning hooks are supported by the turning rods so that the supporting plate will tilt from the main plate with certain angle. The turning rods can be moved to other positioning hooks so that angle of the supporting plate to the main plate will be changed. | 11-18-2010 |
20100308195 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM - A support assembly for supporting a remotely-controlled instrument driver, including a first member, a second member for supporting the instrument driver, and an interface assembly for allowing the second member to rotate relative to the first member about a first axis, and for allowing the second member to rotate relative to the first member about a second axis that forms an angle relative to the first axis, wherein the interface assembly comprises a ball that is rotatable relative to the first member, and a shaft extending through the ball, the shaft configured for coupling to the second member. | 12-09-2010 |
20110278417 | System And Methods For Smoothly Inverting One Or More Faces Of A Cubical Device - A system and method for inverting a cubical device | 11-17-2011 |
20120043446 | Revolving and Translating Tool Base - A translating and rotating tool base for equipment and tools having a base plate that can be securely mounted to an existing work surface, a middle plate attached to the base plate by sliding rails so that the middle plate can translate relative to the base, and an upper mounting plate attached to the middle plate by a turntable so that the upper section can rotate relative to the middle plate. The middle and upper plates are movable fore and aft relative to the base plate to allow the equipment piece mounted to the top surface to be moved to a more accessible position. The upper plate can also rotate relative to the lower and middle plates to allow even greater access to the rear portion of the equipment piece mounted to the top plate. | 02-23-2012 |
20120061546 | Mouse Platform with Warning Track - A mouse pad, keyboard tray, or other surface for use with a computer pointing device, the surface of the mouse pad, keyboard tray, or other surface including a raised bump, barrier, or warning structure about a central area to allow the user to know that the perimeter or edge of the mouse pad or surface is near. The bump, barrier, or warning structure may be located at the perimeter of the surface or displaced from the perimeter allowing the mouse or other pointing device to run over the raised bump, barrier, or warning structure and still be supported by the surface on both sides of the bump, barrier, or warning structure. The bump, barrier, or warning structure also prevents the mouse or computer pointing device from sliding off of the surface when the keyboard tray is at an angle of up to 15 degrees with respect to the ground. | 03-15-2012 |
20120085878 | DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AT LEAST ONE COSMETIC ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE - A device for supporting at least one cosmetic article, and its method of use, including a base, and a body mounted to be movable in rotation about an axis of rotation relative to the base between a retracted position and a deployed position. An articulation assembly including a pivot is fixedly joined to the body and a sleeve for receiving the pivot is fixedly joined to the base. The pivot is mounted to rotate about the axis of rotation in the sleeve. The articulation assembly includes at least one resilient lug fixedly joined to a first of the sleeve or the pivot. The resilient lug is arranged in the intermediate space and has a free end which is pressed against the pivot and is resiliently deformed over at least a portion of the path of the body between the retracted position and the deployed position thereof. | 04-12-2012 |
20120091306 | PROJECTION DEVICE - A projection device including a turntable module and a projection module is provided. The turntable module includes a first turntable and a second turntable. The first turntable is disposed on a surface. The second turntable is disposed on the first turntable and connected to the first turntable, and rotates relative to the first turntable by revolving along a rotation axis. The projection module is disposed on the turntable module and fixed to the second turntable. | 04-19-2012 |
20120325998 | CURTAIN DOOR INSTALLATION SYSTEM - A cradle assembly for supporting and installing a rolled curtain door comprises roller assemblies configured to support, and permit the rolling of, a rolled curtain door thereon. The cradle may be mated with the tines of a fork on a lifting device. A lift assembly having a tower and base may be attached to the cradle assembly for manually positioning, and mechanically elevating the cradle and door when installing the door above an opening. The tower is extended by a piston-and-cylinder unit. A winch motor and cable, or a boom hoist attached to the tower may be used to load a door onto the cradle. | 12-27-2012 |
20130037680 | DEVICE FOR THE ROTATION OF OBJECTS (EMBODIMENTS) SET FOR THE ROTATION OF OBJECTS - The device for the rotation of objects having a base with a central supporting protuberance, which base is integral to the object or is designed so that an object can be secured thereon. The relationship of the radius of the base to the height of the central supporting protuberance is within a range of 40-2000. | 02-14-2013 |
20130099085 | HEXAPOD - The hexapod comprising a preferably plate-shaped receptacle on which at least five, preferably six rods mounted in joints are arranged wherein the other end of each rod is articulated on a mounting, wherein all the mountings can be moved along a circular railway of movement characterized by each mounting being arranged on a separate support ring wherein the respective support ring including the mounting arranged on it are movable, and by each support ring constitute the rotor or part of a rotor of an electromotive drive means comprising also a ring-shaped stator assigned to the individual support ring. | 04-25-2013 |
20130256492 | THIN-TYPE COLLAPSIBLE FOOT STAND - A thin-type collapsible foot stand includes a base unit, a first rotatable unit and a second rotatable unit. The base unit includes a base body having a first pivot portion, a first connection portion and a first extending portion. The first rotatable unit includes a rotatable platform having a second pivot portion corresponding to the first extending portion, a second connection portion corresponding to the first connection portion, and a second extending portion corresponding to the first pivot portion. The second rotatable unit includes two rotatable support frames. Each rotatable support frame includes a support body disposed between the base body and the rotatable platform, a first pivot structure connected between one end portion of the support body and the first pivot portion, and a second pivot structure connected between the other end portion of the support body and the second pivot portion. | 10-03-2013 |
20130327913 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR A ROTATING MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR STAGE DEVICES - This disclosure provides an apparatus | 12-12-2013 |
20140014801 | ROTATABLE SEAT FOR A SUCKER - A rotatable seat for a sucker has a stationary plate and a rotating plate. When in used, the stationary plate is attached to the platform of the car by tape or other ways. Because an outside surface of the rotating plate is smooth, the assistant device can be attached to the smooth outside surface easily and securely by sucker. Then the assistant device is connected securely to the platform. Because a mounting segment of the rotating plate is mounted in a mounting hole of the stationary plate, and multiple outside positioning segments on the mounting segment engage with multiple inside positioning segments on the mounting hole, the rotating plate and the stationary plate are relatively rotatable, and are selectively held at specific angles. Thus, the assistant device can be adjusted to a fine visual angle for the user on the passenger seat or the rear seat. | 01-16-2014 |
20140291466 | Low Profile Rotary Platform - A rotary platform includes a rotating top plate rotatable about axis and a stationary base plate fixed in relation to the axis. A plurality of bearing elements is disposed in a cavity defined, at least in part, by the base plate and the top plate. The top plate is supported by the plurality of bearing elements, which are rotatable in any direction and about any axis. The top plate is flexible and flexes independently of the base plate. Flexing of the top plate allows the top plate to maximize contact with as many of the bearing elements as possible to improve the load carrying capacity of rotary platform. | 10-02-2014 |
20150034788 | Rotatable Frame For a Lithographic Apparatus - A projection system, configured to project a radiation beam onto a target, includes a rotatable frame ( | 02-05-2015 |
20160003408 | SUPPORT, SUSPENSION, DRIVE, AND POSITION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ROTARY EQUIPMENT - A support, suspension, drive, traction and position control system comprised of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic components integrated with computer controls for the rotation and maintenance of the operation of various types of rotary equipment including kilns, calciners, dryers, grinding mills, ball mills, and dissolvers. Further provided are methods for the use of the support, suspension, drive, traction and position control system and hydraulic components disclosed herein integrated with computer controls to rotate and maintain the operation of various types of rotary equipment. | 01-07-2016 |
20160041378 | Rotary Flexure Micropositioning Stage with Large Rotational Range - A stage assembly for supporting articles, the stage assembly uses one or more intermediate stage modules. Each module has a plurality of compound radial flexures (CRFs), extending radially from a base or an intermediate stage module, and allowing rotational movement about a center axis. The CRFs each have a flat profile, with a long side of the profile aligned perpendicularly to the direction of rotation of the stage modules so that the CRFs have more flexibility in the direction of rotation than obliquely to the direction of rotation. Movement of a last of the stage modules results in deflection of the CRFs between each successive stage module, with partial movement of each stage module between the base and the last of the stage modules, the last of the stage modules provided as a primary stage module. | 02-11-2016 |