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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 |
| 6434226 | Incoming call control system In order to realize notification of an incoming call at a client terminal utilizing an existing extension switch system, an exchange of the extension switch system is linked with a server of client terminals such that notification of an incoming call to a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6304964 | Apparatus and method for controlling initialization of a processor system An appratus and a method for controlling initialization of a processor system having a memory device which reads data based on a memory request signal and outputs the read data to a data bus and having a processor which outputs the memory request signal b... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6275783 | Logging technique for transmission system To use logging areas with no empty spacing left and trace back the logs to the past, a logging system is provided. Information to be logged includes data and management information managing the data. The logging system comprises memory having a management... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6275103 | Predistorter of amplifier and amplifying unit In a predistorter, an input signal to be inputted into an amplifier is in advance modified by a reverse characteristic of an input-to-output characteristic of the amplifier. The predistorter determines correction coefficients corresponding to one or both ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263658 | Oval faceted jewelry rope chain A jewelry rope chain formed of a plurality of interconnected links. Each of the links has an exterior surface and the plurality of the links form the periphery of the chain. The exterior surface of the adjacent links of a pair of opposing groups of such l... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6246257 | FIFO circuit A FIFO circuit with a reduced number of buffers connected to output ports and thereby lowering parasitic capacitance. The FIFO circuit includes an input register for storing data therein supplied from a plurality of input ports. A shifter rearranges the d... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6243748 | Method and apparatus for managing a large scale network including apparatuses to be managed In a large-scale network having a plurality of apparatuses to-be-managed, and a managing apparatus which manages the apparatuses to-be-managed; the apparatus to-be-managed comprises a number-of-times-of-status-changes information update unit which updates... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6226293 | ATM switching equipment and data editing system An ATM switching equipment involves the use of a data editing terminal different from a central controller to easily efficiently collect data on a transmission path. Each component device generates an OAM cell having traffic data and performance monitor d... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6226265 | Packet flow monitor and control system In a first UPC, a PCR is set as a monitor rate for each connection. If a transfer rate of a cell exceeds the PCR set for the connection, the cell is discarded. In a second UPC, an ACR is set as a monitor rate for each connection. If the transfer rate of t... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6226768 | Coded frame synchronizing method and circuit A coded frame synchronization method for decoding coded information sent every frame includes the steps of: (a) receiving a coded frame having error detection or correction codes, each of which is provided every predetermined number of bits, error detecti... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6217245 | Writing instrument having a glitter embedded barrel and method of making same A writing instrument is manufactured in a unique manner by the application of three layers of materials which provide an overall partially transparent and iridescent glitter coated pen or pencil configuration. The main body can be of plastic or wood and h... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6210326 | Microsensor for determination of glucose and other analysis in liquids based on affinity viscosimetry A microsensor for the determination of glucose and other analytes in liquids, based on affinity viscosimetry. The sensor based on affinity viscosimetry with stable working properties can be sufficiently minaturized for implantation in the organism. The se... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6208294 | Array antenna receiving device An array antenna receiving device which compensates a phase deviation to perform an efficient beam forming while keeping phase difference information between receivers determined by the arrival direction of a user signal in a communication area to which a... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6191698 | Magnetic testing apparatus An apparatus for testing whether the strength of a stray magnetic field emanating from an air freight consignment exceeds a predetermined threshold value has a magnetic field sensor, as a Hall probe, further an optical and/or acoustical alarm device, an e... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6186107 | Heating glow plugs controller for diesel engines The heating glow plug controller for diesel engines is capable of controlling the activation of the glow plugs and consists of a set of electronic relays which in addition can also detect failures due to open circuit or short-circuit, and then acting in u... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6178212 | Retiming circuit and method for performing retiming A retiming circuit able to constantly perform sampling by a clock at a center portion of input data and performing a correct discrimination of logic "1" and "0" even if there is duty fluctuation of a pulse, provided with delay unit for imparting a variabl... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6147195 | Chlorophyll and bacteriochlorophyll derivatives, their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them Conjugates of chlorophyll (Chl) and bacteriochlorophyll (Bchl) derivatives with amino acids, peptides and proteins are provided by the invention. The amino acid, peptide or protein residue is linked to the 17-propionic acid group of a Chl or Bchl residue ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6128664 | Address-translating connection device An address-translating connection device which makes it possible to dynamically assign an IP address to a private address when a connection is made to inside of a LAN from outside. When an inquiry made by designating a host name as to a global address of ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6118795 | Reception pointer processing apparatus in SDH transmission system The present invention is a technology concerning a reception pointer processing in an SDH transmission system. The objects of the invention are to identify automatically a frame size (frame composition) of the received transmission frame in the SDH (SONET... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6118759 | Network system and frame relay switch A network system in which administrators of frame relay networks can recognize the quality of the ATM network suitably and manage the frame relay networks in accordance with the quality condition of the ATM network. When a frame F is transmitted from a fr... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6093474 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing intermediate absorbent products, and absorbent articles obtained from such products A process for manufacturing a continuous web-like intermediate absorbent product including the steps of depositing onto a web-like supporting sheet a predetermined pattern of absorbent material. Bonding the deposited absorbent material to the supporting s... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6069370 | Field-effect transistor and fabrication method thereof and image display apparatus An amorphous silicon thin film transistor for active matrix liquid crystal displays according to the present invention comprises a transparent conductive film, which is formed together with a picture element electrode, a metal film, which is formed togeth... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6064892 | Traffic management system with overload control functions for use in a telecommunications system A traffic management system with overload control functions which deals with traffic congestion happened in a particular coverage area as part of a telecommunications network system. The traffic management system comprises two main units: an overload cont... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6058318 | Radio base station in cellular mobile communication system A reference antenna element out of plural antenna elements directed to the same sector is set as a first antenna element; a receiver for frequency conversion of the signal received by the first antenna element is set as a first receiver; any antenna eleme... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6041052 | Call control system for a subscriber transmission device A call control system can cope with a plurality of exchanges that support call control messages issued in accordance with different protocols. The call control system for use in a subscriber transmission device is located along a transmission path between... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6034982 | Semiconductor laser array A semiconductor laser array has an array of a plurality of laser active sections mounted on a submount, with a common p-side electrode sandwiched therebetween. The laser active sections formed on a semiconductor substrate and separated from each other by ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6018520 | Base station apparatus and a mobile radio terminal for a radio communication system, and radio communication system, and a communicating method in a radio communication system A base station for a radio communication system suitable for use if a radio data communication network is configured using a mobile radio terminal has a base station apparatus for a radio communication system which communicates with a mobile radio termina... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6016771 | Pet toy A toy for pets to induce and maintain the interest of the pet without human participation. A movable support for suspending a toy character therefrom may be mounted in base member having a rounded bottom wall. In this manner when the toy character is batt... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6017104 | Cabinet structure, having variable size, for electric and/or electronic equipments A cabinet structure for housing electric or electronic equipments, has a front cabinet, a rear column whose height can be varied according to that of the front cabinet, structure fittings including a telescoping head to be superimposed to the column, a pl... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6015636 | Enhanced performance zinc The invention provides enhanced performance zinc for use in the negative element of zinc batteries and cells, comprising a mixture of thermally generated zinc particles and particles of electrochemically produced zinc, said particles of electrochemically ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6014414 | Synchronization-message-based active reference switching unit A unit of the invention is installed in each of transmission units that make up a synchronous network. The unit selects from the clock references received an active reference that controls the operation of the corresponding transmission unit, based on the... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6011921 | Intermediate communication controller that sends transmission data in a predetermined order to a corresponding slave unit upon request from a master controller A communication control apparatus includes a master communication control unit for performing communication control for a plurality of slave units, and an intermediate communication control unit which performs the communication control for each slave unit... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6008890 | Positioning system for the arm of ore car turning equipment The present invention is related to an improvement in the positioning system for the arm of ore transport car turning equipment which comprises a laser emitter device and a laser detection device, the first one placed on the arm of the car turning equipme... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6005933 | Method for communication with no power feed and exchange for realizing the method Disclosed is a method for communication with no power feed in an exchange. (1) A calling subscriber unit transmits a special service code designating the disuse of a direct current loop together with the numeric information on the called subscriber unit t... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6005844 | Information collection device and method for use with communications networks A storage unit includes an alarm state/timer table, an alarm state table, an alarm state OR-representation table, an alarm state change OR-representation table, an alarm state latch circuit, and a statistical information memory. A collection unit extracts... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5992591 | Hydraulic system for controlling brakes, clutches and brake-clutches The system is designed for controlling the length of the smooth thrust that takes place during engagement and/or braking of the hydraulic brake-clutches for driving presses or similar machines, and in order that the smooth braking system may be overridden... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5995983 | Information processing apparatus and data processing method for information processing apparatus The invention provides an information processing apparatus and a data processing method for the information processing apparatus wherein software processing is performed using a program and/or data and which are improved in that the reliability of data ca... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988361 | Split load cradle for conveyor belts A split load cradle for conveyor belts comprised of two pipes (1 and 2) is disclosed. The longer pipe (1) incorporates vertical arms (3, 4 and 5) having an upper ends obliquely facing each other wherein the end rolls (11) of the load cradle (10) are pivot... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5987524 | Local area network system and router unit A local area network system which allows a plurality of subscriber terminals to communicate with each other via a central station, and a router unit therefor. Logical addresses assigned to the individual subscriber terminals and physical addresses associa... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983405 | Device for adjusting and securing a helmet to the head of a user A device for adjusting and securing a helmet to the head of a user. The helmet comprises a shell, a pair of temporal straps, a pair of rear straps and a chin-strap provided with a closure, connected together through anchoring and shifting members. The dev... | 11/16/1999 |
