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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183026 | Methods of preparation of live attenuated bacterial vaccine by alteration of DNA adenine methylase (Dam) activity in those bacteria Live attenuated bacteria vaccines are provided. Also provided are methods by which such vaccines can be obtained, including: a method by which a copy of the dam gene from a pathogenic bacteria is cloned into a plasmid capable of replication in the same bacteria spec... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8078263 | Projection of subsurface structure onto an object's surface An imaging system illuminates an object with infrared light to enhance visibility of buried structure beneath the surface of the object, and projects a visible light image of the buried structure onto the surface of the object. The system may include an infrared lig... | 12/13/2011 |
| D649434 | Multi-purpose roof-top support | 11/29/2011 |
| D642669 | Vent cap | 08/02/2011 |
| 7978483 | Power conversion components, systems and methods Components, systems and methods for generating variable frequency AC voltage from a DC power supply are described. The components include a full-bridge (FB) parallel load resonant (PLR) converter which operates in discontinuous conduction mode. The PLR converter inc... | 07/12/2011 |
| D583799 | Four sided alarm clock with radio | 12/30/2008 |
| 7448874 | Apparatus and method to monitor body temperature An apparatus is provided which is made of a garment having at least one connector to receive an electronic transmission module and an electronic monitor configured to remotely receive and control electronic transmission from the electronic transmission module. The g... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7434304 | Method to assemble components using brackets and bracketed assemblies with bracket furniture components Unique brackets, which form a bracket assembly that may be placed at any location of various components to form an assembly piece, such as furniture are disclosed. An assembled furniture piece made of furniture panels interconnected with attached engaging and receiv... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432171 | Silicon carbide and related wide-bandgap transistors on semi-insulating epitaxy for high-speed, high-power applications A silicon carbide semi-insulating epitaxy layer is used to create power devices and integrated circuits having significant performance advantages over conventional devices. A silicon carbide semi-insulating layer is formed on a substrate, such as a conducting substr... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420009 | Low-emission adhesive composition based on a solvent Described is a low-emission adhesive, whose polymers are dissolved in a mixture of acetone and ethanol. The adhesive is characterized by very low emissions of solvents, with otherwise equally good properties compared to standard solvent-synthetic resin based adhesiv... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7271706 | Termite acoustic detection A method and system for detecting the presence of subterranean termites, involving use of a thermal imaging camera to scan the structure before installation of an acoustic sensor in order to quickly locate potential areas of subterranean termite infestation, and an ... | 09/18/2007 |
| D550449 | Single strap backpack | 09/11/2007 |
| 7179088 | Lobed dental implant A unitary dental implant in the form of an elongate member has an upper abutment portion and a lower fixture portion. An axially extending and upwardly facing planar surface is defined between the abutment portion and the fixture portion. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7080490 | Exterior window shutters The present invention relates to solid panel window shutters having both high strength and structural stability. More particularly, an exterior window shutter made of a solid panel of polyvinyl chloride with at least one support member affixed in the panel. The shut... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7024104 | Boilerless steamer apparatus A boilerless steamer apparatus is provided having a steamer cavity formed of a steam generating space and a cooking space, wherein the steam generating space is separated from the cooking space by a removable steam lid. The present boilerless steamer apparatus can p... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6695530 | Mixing apparatus and method for blending milled asphalt with rejuvenating fluid A method and apparatus are provided for in situ rejuvenation of asphalt pavement. The apparatus and method provide for heating the underlying surface to form a preheated surface, passing a mill over the preheated surface and milling the preheated surface ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6630583 | Antibiotics and methods of using the same The present invention discloses novel antibiotic peptides, including naturally occurring peptides. The present invention also includes the nucleic acid sequences encoding such peptides and the corresponding amino acid sequences. Methods of identifying, ma... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6547527 | Generator unit with clutch-driven pump A portable power unit having an internal combustion engine, a tank for holding a supply of pressurized fluid, an electrical generator powered by the internal combustion engine, and a pump selectively powered by the internal combustion engine. An electro-m... | 04/15/2003 |
