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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 |
| 7530162 | T-bracket and spring plate riveting machine A T-bracket and spring plate riveting machine for use with a T-bracket making machine is disclosed to have a conveyer for carrying T-brackets from the T-bracket making machine to a front side for processing, two pitch-adjustable riveting units for stamping metal she... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7525815 | Device for assemblying transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing A device for assembling transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing includes a vertical connection board which is installed in an internal space of a computer housing, with a riser card being fixed on the connection board. The riser card is provided with ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524184 | Mechanism for adjusting relative positions of multiple injection nozzles of an injection apparatus A mechanism for adjusting relative positions of multiple injection nozzles of an injection apparatus. The mechanism includes a guide section serving as a rail horizontally extending in a predetermined direction; a first injection section having at least one injectio... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7522110 | Monopole antenna and wireless network device having the same The present invention discloses an antenna adapted for use in a wireless network device. The antenna includes: a base radiation portion, a connecting portion, a first radiation portion and a second radiation portion. The connecting portion is connected with the base... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520021 | Wheel assembly A wheel assembly has a support unit, a rotating unit and an arresting unit. The support unit includes a sleeve, a stop hole and a recess. Brackets respectively extend from opposing sides of the sleeve. A rotating shaft pivots the wheel between the brackets. The rota... | 04/21/2009 |
| D590792 | Cellular phone | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519146 | Method of obtaining radioactive energy curve for reinforced concrete and apparatus therefor The present invention uses a penetrative radiation to form images of a reinforced concrete which has a steel bar. By recording a relationship between radioactive energies and thicknesses of the reinforced concrete, a radioactive energy curve for the reinforced concr... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519091 | All-optical 2R regenerator using self-seeded laser diode The present invention is a self-seeded laser diode. The laser diode obtains a gain by itself without using expansive erbium-doped fiber amplifiers. Hence, the cost is reduced and the system is simplified. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517420 | Method for fabricating electrostatic-line brush The present invention provides a method for producing an electrostatic brush for an electrical device or a hand-held tool; and, the electrostatic brush can be eaily fabricated and contains electrostatic lines to be used with ease. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516988 | Telescopic coupling tube for a vacuum cleaner A telescopic coupling tube for a vacuum cleaner including a mounting tube, a telescopic tube, a locking assembly, a positioning socket, and a sealing socket. The mounting tube serves for insertion of the telescopic tube. A simple adjustment of the assembly length is... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7511596 | Dual bandpass filter having serial configuration of coupled-line filters Two second-order bandpass filter are connected serially to obtain a dual bandpass filter. One is inductive and the other is capacitive. One has a low passband and the other has a high passband. Between them, a finite transmission zero is formed to suppress noise. Th... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508573 | Optical switch structure A structure of an optical switch makes the optical switch capable of receiving broadband signals. And the manufacturing procedure is simplified. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507941 | Hybrid mode sun-tracking apparatus having photo sensor A sun-tracking apparatus has a photo sensor. The apparatus can precisely track the sun. The apparatus uses two tracking modes for different conditions and weathers. By doing so, a maximum power efficiency is obtained. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506772 | Wall-mount rack A wall-mount rack includes at least two vertical posts, at least two hangers, and at least one container. Each of the vertical posts is provided on two lateral sides with one longitudinal row of holes each. The hangers are hooked to two corresponding holes at the sa... | 03/24/2009 |
| D589062 | Air pump | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503879 | Stepper of fitness equipment A stepper including one short post extending downwardly from a toe end of each of two pedals and a sleeve being provided on a tail end of each short post. Both pedals being respectively mounted to a front lateral lever located on a bottom of a base. Both ends of the... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7499285 | Control device used for a computer motherboard on which a plurality of interface cards is inserted A control device used for a computer motherboard on which a plurality of interface cards is inserted, is composed of an L-shape notch which is opened at a corner or a long strip of notch which is opened at a side edge, of a circuit motherboard positioned in an inter... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7498595 | Positron radioactive drug radiation shielding device The present invention provides an improved positron radioactive drug radiation shielding device, which achieves savings in space required to store a canister after dismantling the device. Furthermore, a tungsten sleeve is disposed within the canister, and functions ... | 03/03/2009 |
| D587469 | Digital photo frame | 03/03/2009 |
| 7496172 | Method for examining defect in steel bar and apparatus therefor A penetrating radiation is used to examine a steel bar in a reinforced concrete coordinated with a comparing object. The position and size of the comparing object are known in advance. At first, the steel bar and the comparing object are projected on an imaging devi... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7492060 | Fault-tolerant circuit device in fuel cell AC inverter A fault-tolerant device is kept functioning in an alternating-current inverter for fuel cell even if an inverter unit in the device is malfunctioned. The malfunctioned inverter unit is rep laced with a backup inverter unit to keep the device functioning. ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7489872 | Optical fiber system and method for carrying both CATV and Ethernet signals The present invention is an optical fiber system and method for carrying both CATV and Ethernet signals. The digital signals are translated into higher band by a direct up/down conversion so that analog signals and digital signals are treated as different frequency ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488860 | Method for producing exo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene using ionic liquid catalyst An exo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene is produced from endo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene through isomerization reaction. An acidic ionic liquid is used in the isomerization. The isomerization of endo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene gives a reaction conversion and a selectiv... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487817 | Non-pull cord operable window blind structure A non-pull cord operable window blind structure comprises lift cords assembled onto corresponding positions of a head rail, a bottom rail, and a blind body wherein a cord-winding control device with an operational cord attached thereto, and a fixed seat are mounted ... | 02/10/2009 |
| D586497 | Heat dissipating structure of a lamp | 02/10/2009 |
| D585316 | Electric meter (III) | 01/27/2009 |
| D585525 | Faucet set | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482722 | Brushless generator having coreless assembly A brushless generator has a high rotation speed, a high usage efficiency, no iron loss and a small mechanical loss while the electric power output of the generator is increased ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482978 | Planar inverted-F antenna A PIFA in one embodiment includes a radiating member including a feed point, a shorting point, a first radiating element having a starting point and a terminating point coiled as a longer path terminated at an outer edge of a ground plane and being open for generati... | 01/27/2009 |
| D585315 | Electric meter (II) | 01/27/2009 |
| 7479704 | Substrate improving immobilization of ball pads for BGA packages A substrate improving immobilization of ball pads for BGA packages mainly comprises a substrate core, a plurality of ball pads and a solder resist layer. Each of the ball pads has a metal pad and at least a metal nail. The metal pads are adhered on a surface of the ... | 01/20/2009 |
| D585109 | Sprinkler handle | 01/20/2009 |
| D585108 | Sprinkler handle | 01/20/2009 |
| D585107 | Sprinkler handle | 01/20/2009 |
| D585085 | Swimming goggle | 01/20/2009 |
| 7475962 | Printhead cleaning device for a large printer A printhead cleaning device for a large printer provided at a lateral side of a printing rail of the printer, it comprises a base and a swinging platform, wherein the base has four peripheral sides forming a receiving space, the swinging platform is movably and pivo... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476364 | Thermal regenerative granular-moving bed apparatus A thermal regenerative granular-moving bed apparatus for a gas de-pollutant process includes a plurality of recycling granular material, a heat-and-clean unit, a heat-recycling unit, and a granular material-cleaning unit. The heat-and-clean unit heats the granular m... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7477462 | Auto-focus lens module An auto-focus lens module that uses electromagnetic force as well as spring force as driving force to control movement of the lens for auto-focusing consists of a rectangular base, two copper plates, an insulation spacer, four magnets, a lens holder, a lens, a coil,... | 01/13/2009 |
| D584796 | Sprinkler handle | 01/13/2009 |
| D584795 | Sprinkler handle | 01/13/2009 |
