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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 |
| 4803068 | Hair-treatment preparation for improved wet combability Hair-treatment preparations containing as additive at least one surface-active phosphonic acid corresponding to general formula I, II or III below ##STR1## in which R1 represents a C5 -C21 alkyl, R2 represe... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4755319 | Process for the production of solid, pourable washing or cleaning agents with a content of a calcium binding silicate A process for the production of solid, pourable, washing or cleaning agents containing surface-active compounds, builders, and calcium binding compounds, said calcium binding compounds consisting of at least one finely-dispersed water-insoluble silicate c... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4680826 | Floor wiper frame A floor wiper formed from two frame portions which are pivotal with respect to each other, and adapted to be locked by magnetic means, having a pedal disposed on one frame portion, and engaging the other, which pedal is adapted to disengage the magnetic l... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4637746 | Dispenser for a two-component adhesive A dispensing container for multicomponent adhesives and other materials in which correct proportions, amount or ratios of two or more ingredients may be dispensed from a container while keeping the two or more ingredients from mixing together prior to app... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4638092 | New organic boron polymers and their use The invention concerns new organo-boron compounds with strong aerobic initiator action to start polymerizations but with improved stability when in contact with atmospheric oxygen. The boron is connected to the molecule predominantly by boron to carbon an... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4629477 | Coagulating compositions containing a cyanamide component for coagulating lacquers, waxes and coating compositions The invention relates to coagulating compositions for coagulating lacquers, waxes and coating compositions, more especially two-component polyurethane lacquers, which contain a mixture of cyanamide and/or dicyanodiamide and/or calcium cyanamide in an amou... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4626786 | Liquid conductivity probe This invention relates to an electrical measuring probe for determining the electrical conductivity of a liquid comprising a measuring zone extending longitudinally through the probe, through which the liquid to be measured flows and to which an electrica... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4624802 | Salicylic acid esters of carbocyclic alcohols as perfumes or scenting agents, perfumery compositions and salicylic acid esters The process of scenting, comprising the steps of treating the material to be scented with an application of scenting-effective amount of a scenting agent, the improvement consisting of using a salicylic acid ester having the formula: ##STR1## wh... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4622078 | Process for the zinc/calcium phosphatizing of metal surfaces at low treatment temperatures The invention relates to a process for phosphatizing metal surfaces with an acidic phosphatizing solution containing zinc ions, calcium ions, phosphate ions and accelerators and, optionally, other additives, characterized in that, after degreasing and wit... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4605563 | Process for increasing the viscosity of oils A synergistic effect on the viscosity behavior of oils is obtained by the addition of a combination of from 0.1% to 10% by weight of a high-melting glyceride of saturated fatty acids (C14 -C24) melting above 50° C. (A) and from 0.2%... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4582230 | Metering device The invention relates to a metering device for insertion into the mouth of a liquid container comprising an elongated cylinder having a cylindrical outlet opening extending beyond the mouth of said liquid container and one or more openings at the other en... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4578207 | Two component cleaner and disinfectant tablet A two component tablet for cleaning and disinfecting toilet flush tanks which adhere to the tank and will not be washed away and/or decomposed comprising extruded component A consisting essentially of (a) 25 to 50% by weight of an alkylbenzene sulfonate, ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4563398 | Blank useful in the production of a tampon for feminine hygiene A blank useful in the production of a tampon for feminine hygiene consist of a length of cottonwool or rayon staple or combination of it strip wrapped in a moisture-pervious, fluff-free covering material. According to the invention, a covering material co... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4560085 | Packaging container The packaging container consists of a mechanically stabilizing case of paper, cardboard and/or metal with inserted sealing liner, which sealing liner is in the form of a plastic bubble with a neck part shaped from it and extending above the case. Both ele... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4560493 | Liquid residue reducing preparations containing octane-1-phosphonic acid or a water-soluble salt thereof This invention relates to a liquid residue reducing composition. More particularly, this invention relates to a liquid residue reducing composition which comprises an aqueous solution containing an effective amount of octane-1-phosphonic acid or a water-s... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4558073 | Composition for the production of polyurethane foam materials having improved form stability The present invention relates to one component polyurethane foam compositions which comprise mixtures of prepolymers of a polyol and an excess of isocyanate; the usual adjuvants for polyurethane foams, an expanding gas under pressure and a polysiloxane co... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4552702 | Process for the preparation of fatty acid alkyl esters having improved processing properties Lower alkyl esters of higher fatty acids with improved processing properties, particularly sulfonation, are obtained by subjecting lower alkyl esters of higher fatty acids of plant and/or animal origin, or said fatty acids per se, in the presence of ester... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4552681 | Granular, free-flowing detergent component and method for its production This invention relates to a granular, free-flowing detergent component which dissolves rapidly in water and which has a powder density of from 550 to 900 g/l, consisting of synthetic, essentially nonionic surfactants, inorganic supports, other organic was... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4551517 | Two-component polyurethane adhesive The invention relates to two-component polyurethane adhesive preparations in which the resin component is an oleochemical polyol. The oleochemical polyols used are ring-opened products of the reaction of epoxidized fatty alcohols, fatty acid esters (parti... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4548729 | Aqueous foam-inhibiting compositions containing alkyl polyethylene glycol alkyl ethers Foam-inhibiting compositions for use in an aqueous solution containing polyethylene glycol ethers corresponding to the following formula in which R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical containing from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R | 10/22/1985 |
| 4547318 | Preparation of color-stable, light-colored, aqueous salt pastes of wash-active, -sulfofatty acid esters This invention is directed to a process for the preparation of color-stable, light-colored aqueous salt pastes of wash-active esters of -sulfofatty acids with monohydric C1 -C8 -alcohols by a combined bleaching treatment of da... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4545984 | Arene-carboxylic acid derivatives as antiseborrheic additives for cosmetic agents The invention concerns cosmetic agents containing compounds of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which R1, R2 and R3 represent independently of one another a hydrogen atom, an intermediate alkyl group with 3 to 10 c... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4539117 | Method for improving the separating action in the ultrafiltration of aqueous solutions A method for improving the separating action in the ultrafiltration of aqueous solutions containing high-molecular-weight organic compounds including water-soluble anionic and/or non-ionic surface-active compounds consisting essentially of subjecting an a... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4536325 | Preparation of stable oil-in-water emulsions of high oil content Stable oil-in-water emulsions containing more than 60% by weight of non-aqueous phase may be prepared using water-soluble salts of monoacyl cyanamides, of which the acyl radical contains from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, as emulsifiers. The monoacyl cyanamides ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4533490 | Process for producing water glass foams from aerosol containers A process for producing in situ foams based on alkali metal silicates characterized in that an aqueous alkali metal silicate solution on the one hand and a hardener solution on the other hand are accomodated in separate pressurized containers A and B, pri... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4528286 | Method of using certain aryl-mercapto-lower-alkanamides as antiseborrheic agents Aryl-mercapto-lower-alkanamides having the following formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, C1-4 -alkylphenyl, halophenyl, hydroxyphenyl, C1-4 -alkoxyphenyl, aminophenyl, acetamid... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4527992 | Process for the production of waterproof leathers and skins This invention relates to a process for producing waterproof leathers and skins by tanning, retanning, dyeing, stuffing, and fixing which is characterized in that, after tanning and, optionally, dyeing, stuffing agents (A) in the form of oxidized or oxidi... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4528149 | Hollow spherical bodies of solidified alkali metal silicate Hollow, spherical bodies of solidified alkali metal silicates having the general formula where M is an alkali metal and x has a value greater than 3.6 and less than 12, said hollow bodies having an external diameter of from 1 to 5 mm, shell thickness of f... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4526694 | Acid-containing product for the treatment of moist wash in the mechanical clothes drier A composition for coating a flexible textile sheet for the treatment of moist wash in a mechanical clothes drier, consisting essentially of: an active substance selected from the group consisting of textile softening agents, antistatic substances, fragran... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4525234 | Adhesive, pre-gelled plastisols and process of preparation This invention is directed to a process for preparing an adhesive, pre-gelled plastisol composition which comprises the steps of (a) mixing polyvinyl acetate or copolymers of vinyl acetate with one or more comonomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4524010 | High-sudsing, granular detergent composition with greater granulate stability and process for its preparation A spray-dried, high-sudsing detergent granulate is disclosed having a bulk density of not more than 450 gm/l and a high content of anionic tensides, which is characterized by a granule structure resistant to mechanical and climatic influences. The deterge... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4522740 | Polyglycol ethers as foam-inhibiting additives in low-foam cleaning agents Polyethylene glycol ethers of the type obtained by the addition of from 4 to 20 parts by weight of ethylene oxide onto 1 part by weight of polyglycerol having a hydroxyl number in the range from 900 to 1200 and subsequent etherification of the free hydrox... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4520831 | Plastic hairdressing comb In order to neutralize the electrostatic charging of the hair which occurs where a plastic comb is used, the comb is made up of at least one section which negatively charges the hair during combing and at least one section which positively charges the hai... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4519949 | Steroid-20-carboxylic acid compounds and a process for their production New Ɗ1,4,9(11)-pregnatrien-3-one-2o-carboxlic acid compounds are described, corresponding to general formula I below: ##STR1## in which X represents halogen, particularly chlorine or bromine or NH2. There is also described the process for... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4511487 | Dishwasher detergent paste A detergent paste for use in dishwashers comprised of a pasty, thixotropic cleaning agent with a viscosity of at least 30 Pa.s at 20° C. as determined with a rotational viscosimeter at a spindle speed of 5 revolutions per minute and (A) essentially a mix... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4503244 | Sebosuppressive topical cosmetic preparations containing alkoxybenzoic acid esters, process for inhibiting sebum production and alkoxybenzoic acid esters A topical cosmetic preparation for the treatment of seborrhea containing a sebosuppressively effective amount of at least one alkoxybenzoic acid ester having the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 represents a C6-20 -n-alkyl and R... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4486314 | Process for the handling of waste waters Process for the treatment of sewage by using conventional precipitants and flocculants, like silicates, iron- or aluminum salts or organic polymers, and in addition about 0.1-10 (0.03-3) g/l sewage of X-ray amorphous or crystalline, finely-divided alkali-... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4485027 | Cleaning compositions containing boric acid or an alkali metal borate in phosphoric acid and their use in cleaning solid surfaces This invention is directed to a process for cleaning solid surfaces with aqueous alkaline cleaning compositions comprising (a) strongly alkaline active-substance concentrates and (b) acidic active-substance concentrates comprising dispersions of boric aci... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4476037 | Free flow, readily dilutable aqueous concentrates of a tenside of the sulfate and sulfonate type An aqueous concentrate of a tenside of the sulfate and sulfonate type containing at least about 20% by weight of a water-soluble salt of at least one anionic tenside selected from the group consisting of alkyl polyalkylene ether glycol sulfates, alkaryl p... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4465612 | Process for cleaning and maintaining the interior surfaces of a mechanical dishwasher A process for manual and mechanical cleaning and maintaining the interior surfaces of an unloaded mechanical dishwasher machine as such consisting essentially of applying to the interior of the mechanical dishwasher in an unloaded condition a liquid, acid... | 08/14/1984 |
