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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 |
| 6448117 | Tri-layer process for forming TFT matrix of LCD with gate metal layer around pixel electrode as black matrix A simplified tri-layer process for forming a thin film transistor matrix for a liquid crystal display is disclosed. By forming a pixel electrode layer before a gate metal layer, a remaining portion of the gate metal layer surrounding the pixel electrode c... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6241539 | Connector driving apparatus for driving a plurality of connectors relatively to a plurality of mating connectors In order to drive connectors relatively to mating connectors in a housing for connection and disconnection of the connectors with the mating connectors, the connectors have projections thereon which projects outside of the housing when received in the hou... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6243363 | Process of switching to a server of cells sent by a module linked to a local access network for mobile (stations), as well as such a network for implementation of said process The invention concerns a directional method for a server for cells transmitted by a module attached to a local mobile area network as well as a network of this type for implementing said method. The directional method applies to a network which is comprised of... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6202795 | Automatic brakes for elevator car An automatic Braking system for an elevator car (10) is designed to stop it when it reaches or exceeds a speed limit of movement within an elevator shaft. A stop mechanism (40) is mounted on car (10), or a part thereof, so as to lock a stop pulley (41) wh... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6173534 | Entry door The present invention relates to an entrance door to premises. The entrance door (1) according to the invention is provided to have one of its faces (15) turned toward the inside of said premises, where the temperature deviations are limited over time, an... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6089377 | Semiconductor wafer carrier The invention provides a boat-type semiconductor wafer carrier which prevents such a situation that, upon wet processing of semiconductor wafers, the wafers carried thereon are displaced from grooves thereof and inclined until they fall down or contact wi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6078972 | Control system of FIFO memories To reduce access frequency to a CPU for recording/reproducing digital audio data, a control system of FIFO memories of the invention applied to an sound codec apparatus comprises means (2, 4, 7, 9 and 10) for controlling a first and a second FIFO memory (... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6072767 | Turntable device for an optical disk A turntable device of the present invention is applicable to, e.g., an optical disk drive and driven by a spindle motor while supporting an optical disk or similar disk-like recording medium thereon. A turntable assembly is made up of an upper turntable a... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6072125 | Noise absorbing apparatus A noise absorbing apparatus includes a noise absorbing unit and a fixing base. The noise absorbing unit is constituted by a pair of ferrite members and a pair of covers covering the ferrite members. The ferrite members are positioned to oppose each other ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6048391 | Means for and methods of preparing a glue for corrugated board The invention provides a process for the preparation of a starch based glue for making corrugated board. The process is carried out in a system which includes a first and relatively large mixing vessel containing a stirrer. A second and smaller mixing ves... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6034375 | Method of aligning a semiconductor substrate with a base stage and apparatus for doing the same There is provided a method of aligning a semiconductor substrate with a base stage on which the semiconductor substrate is placed, in the process of forming a circuit pattern directly onto the semiconductor substrate with electron beams, the method includ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6017555 | Process for making L-lysine feed supplement A process produces an L-Lysine feed supplement with a final L-Lysine purity in the range theoretically between about 35% and 80%, measured as a percent of free-base per kg, and more preferably between about 50% and 80% L-Lysine. The process comprises addi... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6018517 | Process for the renewal--during communication--of the traffic parameters of an ATM network A process for renegotiating, during a communication, the parameters of a traffic contract on an ATM network. The present invention relates to a renegotiation process, during a communication on an ATM network, of the parameters of the traffic contract that... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6017433 | Desalting aqueous streams via filled cell electrodialysis The invention is a process for desalting aqueous solutions, which are initially acidified to a pH of about 3 or less. Then, the acidified solution is fed into a desalting compartment of an electrodeionization cell which contains a suitable ion exchange ma... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6013577 | Method of making an amorphous surface for a gate electrode during the fabrication of a semiconductor device To prevent channelling of gate impurities into channel region or gate insulation film without restricting sidewall material of the gate electrodes, a fabrication method of the invention of semiconductor devices comprises a first ion injection step for mak... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6004151 | PCB edge receiving electrical connector of ZIF type with FPC contacts An electrical connector for electrically connecting a printed circuit board (PCB) to an electrical device, comprising a lower insulator mounted on the electrical device and an upper insulator relatively movable to the lower insulator. The upper insulator ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6001711 | Process of fabricating semiconductor device having gettering site layer between insulating layer and active semiconductor layer Phosphorous ion is implanted into an SOI substrate under the conditions that the concentration is maximized in the upper silicon layer of the SOI substrate so as to forming a heavily-doped damaged layer, and the heavily-doped damaged layer is partially cu... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6001286 | Material for enhancing water tolerance of composite boards A method of enhancing water resistance of composites uses a water repellant material which may be applied toward and other fibrous vegetable materials. The method begins with a saturated vegetable or animal fat triglyceride having a low iodine value. The ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000936 | Rotary oven The invention relates to a rotating oven with a horizontal or inclined drum, of which at least the inner part is composed of a fireproof material and which is pivotably mounted around its longitudinal axis. The drum contains a tubular element (1) of a fir... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5994940 | Clock generator having a phase locked loop In a system using a microprocessor, a clock generator of the present invention is capable of varying the driving ability of a signal line with an ADC (Analog-to-Digital Conversion)/DAC (Digital-to-Analog Conversion) circuit connected to the signal line. T... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989045 | Card connector which can prevent erroneous operation of an eject button In a card connector (1) in which a card-shaped connection object (200) is loaded with movement thereof in a first direction and is unloaded with operation of a button (90) in the first direction, an inhibiting mechanism (63) inhibits movement of the butto... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989484 | Multilayer glass ceramic substrate and process for producing the same A multilayer glass ceramic substrate having a plurality of conductor layers each laminated through a glass ceramic layer. The glass ceramic layer has a composition comprising of alumina, borosilicate magnesium glass and cordierite crystal produced by chem... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989919 | Method for analyzing contamination within hole in semiconductor device First and second semiconductor substrate samples formed with a first oxide layer with holes and a third semiconductor substrate sample formed with a second oxide layer having no hole are prepared. The first and the third samples are subject to the same co... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984704 | Zif connector having means for keeping flexible contact sheet in tensile condition A ZIF connector comprising a combination of first and second connector members attached to first and second objects to be connected, respectively. The first connector member comprises a first housing, a pair of urging plates, a slider, and a pair of flexi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980277 | ZIF connector capable of operating with small operation force A ZIF connector includes a flexible contact, a fixed housing receiving therein the contact, and a movable housing slidably received in the fixed housing for receiving a contact portion of a counterpart connector. The contact portion of the counterpart con... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975934 | Two-piece electrical connector of ZIF type using flexible printed circuit boards as contact elements In a two-piece connector for use in electrical connector between two PCBs, a connector member has a pair of flexible printed circuits as two contact rows of a plurality of contact elements with opposite first and second ends being connected to one of PCBs... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5954530 | Connector for connecting card type device For connecting a card type device to a counterpart connector, a connector is provided with an elastic film contact held to an inner insulator having a cam portion. The film contact has a first connection end portion and a second connection end portion opp... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951175 | Thermal printer A thermal printer has a thermal head in which a FET is connected in series to an individual heater element of each of heater element groups which are connected in parallel with each other, and to which one capacitor for smoothing a power and eliminating a... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5938161 | Projection installing device A projector installing device for installing a projector pendant from a ceiling, which enables easy and quick horizontal angular adjustment of the projector and which is also excellent in durability. A rotary member rotatable around a vertical axis of a p... | 08/17/1999 |
| 4389478 | Apparatus for and methods of making bimodal electrophotographic copies A bimodal electrophotographic apparatus and process which incorporates capabilities for making both positive and reversal copies. One surface of a layer of a zinc oxide coated paper, or the like, is given an initial electrostatic charge. The charged surfa... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4328402 | Sensing switch for detecting a document A document switch senses the movement of a plurality of cards, or the like, as they pass through a path of travel. A pivotable assembly has first and second pivoted arm members including a sensing arm mounted on a pivotable element. In its initial positio... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4324484 | Microfilm filing system A microfilm system stores document on film for compact and secure filing. Full-size paper copies may be made of any document in the file. A single, attractively styled, compact housing contains a preferably manually fed camera, with an electrophotographic... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4303234 | Deskewing document feed tray A deskewing document transport device delivers individual documents one at a time into the nip of a pair of pickup rollers. The documents are gravity fed from an angled panel into the nip. A curved guide finger is positioned near the bottom of the angled ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4289396 | Microfiche reader printer with interchangeable carriages A microfilm reader/printer has a plurality of interchangeable film carriers to accommodate microfiche of different sizes and format. The film carriers are normally latched into two orthogonally oriented pairs of spaced, parallel rails so that film movemen... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4276470 | Bar code reader A single sensor system reads a traveling bar code comprising a plurality of marks separated by spaces. Each of the marks may have either of two durations and each of the spaces has a uniform duration. The bar codes are transported, relative to the sensor,... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4249187 | Ink jet printer with deflected nozzles The inventive ink jet printing system is driven from a repertoire data storage medium such as perforated tape or cards, magnetic tape or cards, or the like, on which the stored data may be changed, updated, increased or decreased, or deleted in whole or i... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4198137 | Microfilm reader/printer with normally open and removable glass flat assembly A pair of glass flats are mounted in a removable carrier frame assembly, which is adapted to be inserted into a microfilm reader/printer. Supports on the carrier frame may be rested upon a front panel of a reader/printer in order to facilitate an alignmen... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4186294 | Radiant therapeutic heater A therapeutic heating pad which is not hot to the touch provides substantial infrared radiation to a user. Accordingly it can be used for extended periods without feeling uncomfortable to the skin, while imparting deep therapeutic heat to the user. The he... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4182329 | Acne facial treatment appliance and method A personal appliance comprises a vacuum chamber and a steam-generating chamber. Steam is applied to an area of human skin for a period which is long enough to open pores, melt any wax-like substances within the pores, and otherwise cause the skin to be cl... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4180110 | Handsaw with specialized cutting teeth A handsaw has a main blade and an auxiliary cutting blade with specialized fingers. The cutting blade is held tautly between two points disposed on opposite ends of the main blade. Interlocking teeth prevent the two blades from springing apart without int... | 12/25/1979 |
