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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 |
| 6954340 | Perpendicular magnetic recording head with nonmagnetic write gap greater than twice side shield gap distance A magnetic head for perpendicular recording on double layer media with suppressed side writing and controlled write width is disclosed. The present invention reduces the problem of side writing and controls the write width of the writing element by providing a writi... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6927951 | Flex on suspension with dissipative polymer substrate acting as bleed resistor for minimizing ESD damage A head gimbal assembly that includes a bleed resistor applied over a specified area of the reader, writer and ground leads in order to protect from ESD damage is disclosed. The present invention address the need for an ESD protection system that includes a consisten... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923860 | Oxidation of material for tunnel magneto-resistive sensors The present invention is a tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) stack configured to operate in a current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) mode, wherein a sense current flows substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal plane of the barrier layer. The TMR stack has a plural... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6865040 | Method and system for measuring fly height A system and method for measuring the fly height of a head flying over a disc in a disc drive is disclosed. A head is vertically spaced from a rotating disc surface by an air bearing surface. The disc has one or more radial grooves in the surface of the disc. As the... | 03/08/2005 |
