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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 |
| 4683839 | Combination of a table and equipment for cat litter The subject invention involves a combination of a table constituting a support comprising a top, framework forming a compartment and legs which define a relatively large unobstructed center area or space and the litter equipment which is substantially arr... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4682887 | Optical assay for stored human platelets The viability of a pack of stored blood platelets is monitored by gripping the pack between two plates (6) and (7) which are closed to pinch together the walls of the bag (10) along an L-shaped seal (14), leaving a channel (17), squeezing a part (15) of t... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4682002 | Method of laser welding sheet metal protected by low-vaporizing-temperature materials Method of laser welding sheet metal protected by using low-vaporizing-temperature materials, whereby, before being subjected to a laser welding beam along a weld area, two metal sheets are placed on top of each other in such a manner that at least one lay... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4679534 | Primer for float-type carburetors A primer for an internal combustion engine carburetor including a variable volume air chamber which is provided with a flexible resilient dome member. The dome member includes a protruding nipple including an aperture therein for admitting air into the ch... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4677787 | Apparatus for mounting application heads to an agricultural implement Apparatus for mounting a plurality of substance distribution heads to an agricultural implement used in post-emergence and pre-emergence row crop farming operation. The apparatus includes an elongate support which is disposed generally transversely to the... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4677763 | Device for transferring a paper web from the press section to the drying section of a paper machine A backing screen runs together with the paper web through the drying section of a paper machine. The backing screen bridges the space between the press section and the drying section. For threading the so-called transfer strip through the drying section t... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4676205 | Crankcase and crankshaft impact protector An arrangement for mounting a two-stroke cycle vertical crankshaft internal combustion engine on a rotary mower deck to accept a four-stroke cycle vertical crankshaft internal combustion engine whereby either type engine may be adapted to the same mower d... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676151 | Grooved baking pan A grooved baking pan and a method for baking therewith wherein the bottom surface of the pan is provided with a plurality of grooves. In the preferred embodiment, the grooves are V-shaped. The grooves are arranged in a pattern such as a grid pattern and a... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4675019 | Blood monitoring system A blood monitoring system for the contents of blood bag B utilizes rigid optically clear tablet (16) bonded to rough outer surfaces of the walls of the bag to provide windows through the bag. The bag is gripped by a pair of tongs T the jaws of which have ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4672708 | Mirror wiper assembly with manually operated remote control A wiper assembly for a mirror including a frame and a wiper arm mechanism. The wiper arm mechanism includes a wiper blade and has a rest position and a stop position. A manually operated remote control is provided for actuating the wiper arm mechanism fro... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4671363 | Plow moldboard having reversible and interchangeable parts A plow moldboard made of a plurality of sections which are reversible and interchangeable so that each moldboard section can alternatively serve as the leading edge of the moldboard in two different positions. Each section has substantially parallel top a... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4671057 | Stamped exhaust manifold including a baffle for forming an insulated chamber A stamped exhaust manifold for a small internal combustion engine having a stamped sheet metal housing including an inlet and an outlet. A sheet metal baffle is located in the housing opposite the inlet and spaced from the housing to form a dead air insul... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4670782 | Television video pattern generator system A television video pattern generator system comprises a keyboard for entering pulse width and timing parameters for a video scanning rate. The individual incremental pulse width and timing parameters for the horizontal and vertical synchronizing waveforms... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4662328 | Governor driven pump for an engine An internal combustion engine is provided with a lubricating system and a full flow oil filtering circuit arranged in parallel with the main oil lubricating circuit of the engine. The lubricating system includes drive means an oil lubricating circuit for ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4662175 | Fluid supply circuit for a hydrodynamic coupling A fluid circuit for a hydrodynamic coupling comprises a circuit line which is connected to the outlet of the coupling and which extends via a cooler and via a flow control element back to the inlet of the coupling. An overflow valve serving for limiting p... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4661084 | Shaft coupling which is torsionally stiff, yet capable of being elastically bent A shaft coupling which is torsionally stiff yet capable of being elastically bent having guides arranged between two coupling halves at right angles to the axis of rotation in the form of thin-walled plates. Their overlapping end sections assigned to one ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4657808 | Activated carbon products and their manufacture An activated carbon product such as a charcoal cloth or felt has, in addition to any activating material, a metal uniformly dispersed therein. The metal may be catalytic or bactericidal, and a particularly preferred product of the invention contains silve... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4657383 | Optical assay method for stored human platelets The viability of a pack of stored blood platelets is monitored by gripping the pack between two plates (6) and (7) which are closed to pinch together the walls of the bag (10) along an L-shaped seal (14), leaving a channel (17), squeezing a part (15) of t... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4657318 | Cabinet having door braking assembly A cabinet comprising an enclosure with a front surface in which there is an opening. A tambour door is slidably attached to the enclosure. The tambour door is movable between an open position, in which the opening provides direct access to the enclosure i... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4657286 | Tube couplings The disclosure relates to a tube coupling having a hollow tubular body having collet form couplings at either end thereof to receive and lock tubes in the body at either end. The body has an internal annular wall and an inner lines which extends over the ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4655505 | Pneumatically controlled seat for vehicle Disclosed is a seat for vehicle which is pneumatically controlled for a desired body pressure distribution of a person seated in the seat, comprising: a plurality of air bags embedded in a seat; an air pressure source; a single first conduit connected the... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4654551 | Permanent magnet excited alternator compressor with brushless DC control A combined alternator-compressor including a brushless excitation structure for the alternator. The magnetic flux field for the alternator is generated by a rotating permanent magnet ring structure and a stationary toroidal control coil which is arranged ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653401 | Self destructing fuse for sub-munitions to be expelled from a rocket The fuse comprises a first striker member which is movable within the body of the fuse and is able to come into contact with a detonator to cause it to explode, and a slide which is movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to that in which the stri... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4651540 | Suction accumulator including an entrance baffle A suction accumulator including a casing for defining a liquid storage vessel. The casing includes an upper and lower end cap. A baffle is disposed in an upper portion of the casing adjacent the upper end cap whereby refrigerant flowing into the inlet wil... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4649792 | Percussion mallet for a musical instrument A mallet for a percussion musical instrument which includes a shaft and a head portion. The head portion includes a cylindrical core and an annular sound ridge and a yarn covering encasing the core and sound ridge. Both the core and sound ridge are constr... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4649586 | Sole for athletic shoe and method of making the same A midsole for an athletic shoe made by a process comprising, forming a plastic board using a composition containing polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, polyester fiber, acrylic fiber, nylon fiber and cotton fiber, overlaying at least one layer of wov... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4648176 | Method and apparatus for positioning and transferring stator coil leads A method and apparatus for positioning and transferring stator coil leads in a dynamoelectric stator assembling machine. The apparatus includes holding devices for positioning and retaining the stator coil leads after the coils are wound and before they a... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4646979 | Apparatus for cleaning fibrous suspensions A washing apparatus for processing and cleaning highly contaminated fibrous suspension made from waste paper and containing a high proportion of lightweight contaminants such as foils. The apparatus includes a generally circular rotation chamber and a goo... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4645246 | Tube couplers The disclosure relates to a tap or valve body (10) having a bore (11) to receive a tube which is locked in the bore by means of a collet form tube coupling (21) and is sealed to the bore by O-ring seals 17, 18. The collet is encircled by a plastics insert... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4642593 | Impulse mercury relay with magnetic interlock switch An impulse mercury relay with magnetic interlock switch is provided comprising a first electrode member containing a body of a liquid conductor therein, a second electrode member received and secured inthe first electrode member, and a displacement plunge... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4642440 | Semi-transferred arc in a liquid stabilized plasma generator and method for utilizing the same A plasma generator arrangement for applying material to an electrical conductive substrate and method for utilizing the same. The generator arrangement comprises a generator for creating and extending towards the substrate a plasma stream containing the m... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4641790 | System for wastepaper processing using a wash filter A system for wastepaper processing which uses a newly developed wash filter of a simple design. The wash filter includes a generally round agitating space and an accepted stock space. The accepted stock space is separated from the agitating space by an es... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4641683 | Valve arrangement for controlling the flow of mediums A valve arrangement for controlling the flow of mediums, specifically of gases or liquids in pipelines or similar conduits comprising an on-off valve, a throttle positioned downstream of the on-off valve, and a pressure sensor arranged between the on-off ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4641549 | Multiple stage gearbox shiftable under load A change spur gear of reducer unit design features two paths of force. The first path of force comprises a unit which provides gearing to high speed, a hydrodynamic torque converter and, following it, a multiple shift gear. The second path of force compri... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4640747 | Process for surface treatment of copper product A process for surface-treating copper products, for example, a copper foil to be used for a copper-clad laminate, the resulting surface-treated copper product having a superior bond strength to a base material, resistant to etching solution, acids, etc., ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4640238 | Oiltight hydraulic tappet for controlling an internal combustion engine valve Hydraulic tappet comprising a cup member, the latter sliding in a seat and housing a second cup member sliding in relation to the first in such a manner as to form a first chamber, and a flexible annular member located essentially inside the said second c... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4639570 | Apparatus for stabilization of low-temperature plasma of an arc burner Method of and apparatus for stabilizing a plasma stream by the use of two different stabilization liquids. The plasma arc is stabilized in the discharge chamber by a whirl of a first stabilization liquid containing at least one element chosen from the gro... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4636310 | Transfer membrane apparatus Transfer membrane apparatus incorporates a number of parallel channels, each channel comprising a first conduit (5) for a first fluid formed between two closely spaced transfer membranes (6). The outer face of each membrane is supported against a profiled... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4636309 | Transfer membrane apparatus A membrane assembly, for use in mass or heat transfer or filter apparatus, comprises a pair of generally parallel plates (7) spaced apart with a profiled surface of one plate facing a similarly profiled surface of the other plate. A pair of sheets of tran... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4634311 | Pavement breaking apparatus An apparatus for impacting on a hard surface such as concrete so as to break up the hard surface. This apparatus comprises a frame having a bed and an upstanding rail assembly projecting from the bed, a drive shoe, a hammer means attached to the rail asse... | 01/06/1987 |
