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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 |
| 8182321 | Methods and systems for playing baccarat jackpot A method and system for playing jackpot and casino games are provided. The method includes playing a baccarat or felt table game which allows a player to bet on jackpot and includes dealing cards to a player hand and a bank hand, allowing one player to place a bet o... | 05/22/2012 |
| D659990 | Pantyhose and tights | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177165 | Aircraft seat An aircraft seat in a cubicle able to provide privacy via a hidden, sliding/pocket door drawn to a seat-side end of a divider between adjacent seats from within a facing panel of the next divider in the line of seats. The divider provides a recessed backing for the ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172321 | Transport seating A novel orientation for a plurality of transport seats within a vehicle, generally consisting of a first seat facing in a first direction, and a second seat facing an opposing direction such that the lateral width of the combined seats is substantially less than in ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161784 | Ram for metal can shaper An apparatus for forming a two-piece can comprising: a cylindrical housing, the cylindrical housing having a first end and a second end; a first round bushing having a longitudinal rectangular bore and received in the first end; a second round bushing having a longi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156120 | Information retrieval using user-generated metadata System, device and method for using user-generated metadata to arrive at a modified search index that emphasizes a relationship between documents selected by a user during a prior search session and salient terms of those documents. An initial search index is modifi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147086 | Purselight with touch-sensitive switch A purse illumination assembly including a power source, a light emitting portion, a touch-sensitive switch, and a circuit assembly connecting the light emitting portion to the power source through the touch-sensitive switch. The touch-sensitive switch is located in ... | 04/03/2012 |
| D655637 | Bracelet | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131916 | Data storage device A data storage device comprising: at least two flash devices for storing data; a circuit board, wherein each of the flash devices are integrated on the circuit board; a controller integrated on the circuit board for reading and writing to each flash devices, wherein... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127568 | Article of jewelry and method of manufacture An article of jewelry comprising: a first base having an outer surface and at least two wells; a layer of adhesive material in communication with at least one well; a layer of glitter in communication with at least a portion of the adhesive material in at least one ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126146 | Method of quantum cryptography using blind photon polarization quibits with multiple stages A cryptography method using a quantum phenomenon, which performs a multi-staged polarization process between a transmitter and a receiver to prevent a third party from knowing the polarization value of a photon. A transmitter rotates a photon flux by arbitrary angle... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654957 | Door sign | 02/28/2012 |
| D654956 | Door sign | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113524 | Hubless personal vehicle A personal vehicle for carrying a passenger, the vehicle comprising: a center frame; two wheel assemblies, wherein at least one wheel assembly is hubless; a foot support in a center portion of at least one wheel assembly; and at least one pivot means between at leas... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112230 | Method of network-based identification of multicomponent synergy and compositions for use as effective component of anti-angiogenesis medicines A method for determining synergistic effect of a medicine combination including two medicines relating to a disease on the basis of a gene network and medicine-effective genes of each and/or any of said two medicines, comprising: determining a synergy factor (ST | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103662 | Knowledge archival and recollection systems and methods A computer implemented method of recording user activity in a knowledge archival and recollection system, comprising: initiating a network browser plug-in on detecting that a network browser has been opened; providing at least one file to a user from the network; tr... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091961 | Transport seating Two rows of seats (11, 12, 13) and (21, 22, 23), each having a seat cushion (2), a backrest (3) and a head rest (4) with wings (5). The outer seats (11, 13; 21, 23) face in one direction whilst the middle seats (12... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089203 | Light source A lamp comprises a light source in the form of a light emitting resonator 1, a magnetron 2 and a stub tuner 3. A reflector 4 is fitted at the junction of the light source and the stub tuner, for directing the light in a generally collimat... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080962 | Motorised barrier roller A fire or smoke barrier 1 has a curtain 2 deployed from a motorized roller 3 mounted in a head box 4. Remote from the head box and connected to the motor via a cable 5 is a motor controller circuit 6. A short circuit... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078571 | Knowledge archival and recollection systems and methods A knowledge archival and recollection system accessible by a user, comprising: a data acquisition module in communication with a database server, a file archive and a database connectivity module; a data presentation module in communication with a report module and ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062083 | Line cutter A line cutter 1 is fitted at a propeller 2 on a shaft 3 carried in a stern tube 4. Clamped to the shaft immediately in front of the propeller is a rotatable cutting blade unit 11 comprising a split hub 12, having two halves ... | 11/22/2011 |
| D646949 | Envelope opener | 10/18/2011 |
| D645243 | Pantyhose and tights | 09/20/2011 |
| 8010553 | Knowledge archival and recollection systems and methods A method of extracting knowledge from a knowledge archival and recollection system, comprising the steps of: recognizing a user actuation; initiating a search application; displaying a user search interface; receiving input parameters via the search interface; ident... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997531 | Aircraft seat An aircraft seat in a cubicle able to provide privacy via a hidden, sliding/pocket door drawn to a seat-side end of a divider between adjacent seats from within a facing panel of the next divider in the line of seats. The divider provides a recessed backing for the ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7945527 | Methods and systems for interpreting text using intelligent glossaries A computer implemented method and systems used to create and interpret a set of formal glossaries which refer one to the other and are intended to define precisely the terminology of a field of endeavor. Such glossaries are known as intelligent, in the sense that th... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7918723 | Methods and systems for playing baccarat jackpot A method and system for playing jackpot and live baccarat games are provided. One feature of the jackpot method involves the use of card combinations that includes at least one zero-point card. Another feature of the jackpot method involves initial jackpot contribut... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917261 | System and methods for controlling vehicular functions A method of controlling a control system for a vehicle comprising: providing at least one data communications bus; providing at least one firewall in communication with at least one data communications bus, wherein the at least one firewall creates at least two data... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914368 | Methods and systems for playing baccarat jackpot with an option for insurance betting A method and system for playing jackpot and live baccarat games on a baccarat machine with an option for insurance betting. After first two cards are dealt to a player's hand and a banker's hand, according to a set of baccarat rules, and one or more of the players a... | 03/29/2011 |
| D632697 | Laptop computer wrist rest | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885715 | Methods for restoring and modulating neural activity A method of reviving and maintaining a severed nerve tissue or a bundle of nerves of a body comprising the steps of: providing a housing for conducting and modulating neural response having a first end, a second end and a cavity, wherein the cavity is interposed bet... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7861980 | Hanger for rain gutter device A hanger bracket for a rainwater deflector in a gutter system comprises channels for holding heater cables, flanges and ribs to strengthen the bracket against bending, and a ledge that captures and holds the lip of a gutter without fasteners. Tabs on one side of the... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7809621 | On-premise renewable generation securitization A method of securitizing at least one on premises renewable power systems, the method comprising: providing at least one customer to provide a group of customers, wherein at least one customer has a on premises renewable power system and on premises renewable power ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7783363 | Neural bridge gateway and calibrator A device for communicating data between at least one of nerve cell endings, transducers and attachments the device comprising: at least one programmable neural bridge device; at least one programmable neural bridge switch, wherein each programmable neural bridge swi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783360 | Sensory system A device for sensing and communicating nerve cell endings and neural signals, the device comprising: at least one neural bridge device; at least one neural bridge switch, wherein each neural bridge switch is an implanted integrated circuit and is connected to at lea... | 08/24/2010 |
| D615374 | Food preparation apparatus | 05/11/2010 |
| D614993 | Monument of the african renaissance | 05/04/2010 |
| D611872 | Gemstone setting | 03/16/2010 |
| 7671838 | Biomechanically low load multi-angle multi-dexterity computer mouse A multi-angle, multi-dexterity mouse apparatus comprising: a base, configured to be placed on a working surface and having: a bottom surface configured to be placed on a working surface; a first inner surface; a second inner surface, the second inner surface being t... | 03/02/2010 |
| D607937 | Educational doll and book set | 01/12/2010 |
