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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 |
| 5714034 | Apparatus for fabricating honeycomb material An apparatus for making expandable honeycomb structures suitable for use as window coverings. In one embodiment, folded tubular strips with adhesive lines are fed continuously through a cutter which cuts them into predetermined lengths. The cut strips are... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5685498 | Method and apparatus for processing recyclable material There is disclosed a method and apparatus for processing material to produce recyclable waste. The material may be sorted, centrifugally milled and magnetically separated in a manner sufficient to produce multiple recyclable waste products.... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5670000 | Method of making a honeycomb panel A panel is provided including multiple rows of parallel cells extending transversely of the rows and with the cells of adjacent rows of cells staggered longitudinally of the rows relative to each other, two, three, four and five cell row panels being disc... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5664773 | Strip conveyor and stacker A strip conveyor and stacker receives cut elongated flexible strips from a strip former and by conveying and stacking the strips produces a stack of strips such as a cellular panel for a window covering. The conveyor receives the strips from the strip for... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5654073 | Treated fabric panel A treated fabric panel for use in fabricating expandable and retractable window coverings, partitions and the like, particularly honeycomb panels. The treated fabric panel is a textile material having at least one area thereof treated with a fabric treatm... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5647421 | Dual shape assembly A double panel window shade is formed by shade panels wound on inner and outer coaxial rollers. The inner roller includes a shaft secured at each end and journaled in mounting brackets at each end of the inner roller. The outer roller includes end plates ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5638880 | Fabric light control window covering with rigid vanes Various systems for attaching flexible fabric material to rigid vanes in the construction of window coverings are disclosed. The various systems for attaching the fabric material to the vanes create varying aesthetic patterns while providing long-term dur... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5626177 | Control and suspension system for a vertical vane covering for architectural openings A control system for a vertical vane covering for use in an architectural opening includes a headrail having an upwardly opening channel in which a plurality of carriers are disposed for sliding movement along the length of the headrail. The headrail is o... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5603369 | Fabric window covering with vertical rigidified vanes A window covering is described wherein at least one translucent or transparent sheet is suspended vertically and has a plurality of parallel vertically extending vanes projecting rearwardly therefrom. The vanes are formed from fabric material which has ei... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5603368 | Roll up roman shade An improved expandable and contractible window covering comprising a series of elongated cells is disclosed. Each cell is formed by joining a pleated sheet of material with an unpleated sheet in an area of creases on the pleated sheet. The rear wall of th... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5601885 | Support system for supporting a vertically disposed multi-cell panel A panel is provided including multiple rows of parallel cells extending transversely of the rows and with the cells of adjacent rows of cells staggered longitudinally of the rows relative to each other, two, three, four and five cell row panels being disc... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5601129 | Roller and clip for mounting a flexible material A roller for supporting and storing a flexible light control material. The roller is a substantially circular cylindrical tube defining an outer surface with circumferentially-spaced, longitudinally-extending ribs integral therewith and extending radially... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5592982 | Stabilizing clamp for canopy of a retractable awning A stabilizing clamp for securing a retractable awning canopy to an adjacent rafter arm is pivotally mounted on the rafter arm and moveable between a non-use position in alignment with the arm and an extended perpendicular position wherein a pair of clampi... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5573397 | Method for creating a universal mount for dental articulators A technique for creating "universally" calibrated dental articulators includes using a replica which simulates upper and lower dental models of a patient to properly align mounting plates to an articulator. The mounting plates are releasably attached to t... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5560412 | Rafter arm slide for retractable awning A slide system for interconnecting the outer end of a rafter arm to an associated support arm in a retractable awning includes a slide member pivotally connected to the outer end of a rafter arm and also pivotally and slidably connected to the associated ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5547006 | Roll-up cellular shades A window shade comprising a base sheet-like material, such as a fabric, (1) which hangs vertically from a roller and to which is attached, by parallel narrow attachment means at intervals, a second sheet-like material of a decorative character (3) which i... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5542126 | Instructional hand glove A hand glove includes markings formed thereon which, when worn by a wearer, provide the wearer with a visual indication of the proper gripping position of an implement, such as a golf club or a baseball bat. By aligning the implement with markings formed ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5517367 | Rear view mirror for automotive vehicle A rear view mirror for an automotive vehicle includes a universally mounted mirror system having a flat mirror component and a convex mirror component which are uniquely combined in several embodiments to enhance the rear view vision of an operator of the... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5503210 | Cellular shade and method and apparatus for manufacturing same A three dimensional cellular shade 20 attached to a roller. The cells 28 of the shade expand outward as the shade is unrolled. The shade is made from two sheets of fabric. One of the fabrics is decorative 24, the other fabric 22 is more functional. The de... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501663 | Inflatable percutaneous oxygenator with transverse hollow fibers An intravenous fiber membrane oxygenator is disclosed in several embodiments wherein the fibers either run at a transverse angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the oxygenator and/or are of a reduced length to optimize the gas transfer efficiency of ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5490553 | Fabric window covering with rigidified vanes A window covering is described wherein at least one translucent or transparent sheet is suspended vertically and has a plurality of parallel vanes projecting rearwardly therefrom. The vanes are formed from fabric material which has either been rigidified ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5482750 | Multiple cell honeycomb insulating panel and method of hanging A panel is provided including multiple rows of parallel cells extending transversely of the rows and with the cells of adjacent rows of cells staggered longitudinally of the rows relative to each other, two, three, four and five cell row panels being disc... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5475962 | Panel system and a panelling member therefor A panel system, particularly a false ceiling is constructed from a plurality of elongate panelling members arranged side by side. Each panelling member comprises three elongate slats arranged side by side and joined by flexible tape along adjacent edges. ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5462792 | Coating sheet material A sheet material having a textured surface coating thereon. The sheet material is formed by a substrate having on at least one face a cured, heat-dried or heat-cured lacquer layer formed by a lacquer having fibers incorporated therein. The fibers extend i... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5456304 | Apparatus for mounting a retractable covering for an architectural opening An assembly consisting of a covering including a pair of parallel fabric sheets interconnected by a series of spaced vanes forming joints with the sheets along their marginal edges. A roller is inserted into the space defined between a pair of adjacent va... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454414 | Window blind material and window covering assembly A window blind material and window blind assembly is formed by a front sheet and a rear sheet, both of translucent or transparent light transmitting material. A plurality of spaced, intermediate, parallel, preferably opaque or semi-opaque, vanes are secur... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5445204 | Window blinds The blind has first pairs of planar members 21,22 hinged together at 23, and second pairs at 25,26 hinged together at 27, the members of one pair being connected to the members of the other pair by connectors 28,29 to form a zig-zag array and operating co... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5442964 | Apparatus and method for measuring force with static electric field produced by piezoid elements A technique for measuring mechanical force by exploiting the static electric polarization developed by piezoid elements in response to application of mechanical pressure, the magnitude of the polarization being representative of the magnitude of the mecha... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5437322 | Leak resistant mounting system for a retractable awning A system establishing a leak resistant connection between a retractable awning and a support surface includes an elongated slat with male and female connection elements along opposite longitudinal edges, and an intermediate downwardly extending trough por... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5433259 | Retractable awning with integrated solar cells A retractable awning includes a weather protective articulated slat system for protecting the awning when in a retracted position with a solar cell panel incorporated into an articulated slat and connected to a battery for charging the battery.... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5427132 | Temperature compensating pressure regulator The temperature compensating pressure regulator (TCPR) allows a modified constant output pressure regulator to change its output pressure in response to changes in the ambient temperature. Furthermore, the changes in the ambient temperature are extrapolat... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5425408 | Roman shade An improved expandable and contractible window covering comprising a series of elongated cells is disclosed. Each cell is formed by joining two pleated sheets of material in the area of opposing creases. The rear wall of the cell is of less height than th... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5423342 | Temperature compensating pressure regulator The temperature compensating pressure regulator (TCPR) allows a modified constant output pressure regulator to change its output pressure in response to changes in the ambient temperature. Furthermore, the changes in the ambient temperature are extrapolat... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5419385 | Double sheet light control window covering with unique vanes A window covering consisting of spaced sheets of translucent or transparent material interconnected by vanes wherein the vanes may be configured in non-rectangular patterns. Elongated vanes having scalloped edges may be utilized or a plurality of smaller ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5413582 | Inflatable tourniquet cuff and method of making same An inflatable tourniquet cuff includes an inflatable bladder having an outer layer with a predetermined thickness and an inner layer with a thickness that is less than the predetermined thickness of the outer layer. An opening in the bladder allows for th... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5405483 | Apparatus for forming pleated material An expandable collapsible product is made by providing a pleated sheet (8,10) having legs (20) which are made by securing two parts of a fold (17) together. Two sheets are combined by securing the end of a leg (20) to a crease (16) or a leg (20) of an opp... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5397000 | System for confining articles in a container A system for confining articles in a container includes a flexible air impermeable membrane that is adapted to overlie articles in the container and can be pneumatically and forcefully draped over the articles in the container to hold them in place. In th... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5394922 | Fabric light control window covering A window covering includes at least one piece of sheer material and a spaced but parallel support system in the form of a second sheet of sheer material, strips of similar material or strings, with a plurality of spaced flexible vanes extending therebetwe... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5392832 | Covering assembly for architectural openings A covering for an architectural opening such as a window or door is in the form of a vertically oriented fabric assembly having front and rear sheer fabrics interconnected by vertically extending vanes. The vanes can be tilted through a series of carriers... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5390721 | Operating mechanism for a blind or shielding device An operating mechanism for a blind or shielding device having angularly adjustable and retractable slats 12, said mechanism comprising a first driven element 27 for pivotally adjusting the angular orientation of the slats and a second driven element 30 fo... | 02/21/1995 |
