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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 |
| 7128702 | Ab volley An exercise machine designed to exercise the upper body, focusing particularly on the core abdominal muscles but also on the arms, shoulders and chest. The machine comprises a structural frame with an adjustable seating mechanism, a handlebar and one or more positio... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7090427 | Bar connecting clamp A clamp for connecting together a set of structural bars having a body defining at least one pair of prismatic guides for positioning one of the bars within the clamp and a locking mechanism for securing the bars inside the guides. The body is defined by four sheet ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7048517 | Pump as a pressure source for supercritical fluid chromatography The invention is a device and method in a high-pressure chromatography system, such as a supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) system, that uses a pump as a pressure source for precision pumping of a compressible fluid. The preferred exemplary embodiment comprise... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040221 | Method of producing paste container for screen printing apparatus To keep a printing paste, which is most influential to a printing performance, always in a uniform state, carry out printing at a high accuracy and in a stable manner, and use an expensive paste with no waste, there is provided a printing paste automatic supplying a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6981939 | Forming machine for producing articles of sheet material from flat blanks In a machine for forming articles of sheet material, an orderly succession of flat blanks is fed along a forming path on a roller conveyor having powered rollers equally spaced with a given spacing; on the roller conveyor, the blanks are maintained contacting the ro... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6873528 | Supplemental heat conduction path for card to chassis heat dissipation A heat dissipation element which can be shaped as a flat plate for transfer of heat to the opposite side of a mounting channel in a chassis for holding circuit cards. Circuit cards are typically held in place in channels in a chassis by an expansion type retention d... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6868828 | Idle speed control apparatus in throttle body An idle speed control apparatus which improves freedom of selection in an opening degree characteristic of a throttle valve is structured such that an intake passage of a throttle body is opened and closed by a throttle valve, a cam lever is attached to one end of a... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6851836 | Collapsible lampshade A lamp shade which can be folded to reduce its size for shipping, display and storage, having an upper ring, a lower ring, and a number of supports interconnecting, separating and supporting the upper and lower rings. In one embodiment, the supports are separate tra... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843223 | Tandem valve type throttle body To improve freedom of mounting to a motor cycle, a tandem valve type throttle body is provided with a throttle valve (4) in the downstream side of an intake passage (2) and a sub throttle valve (9) in the upstream side thereof, a sub throttle va... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6843112 | Throttle opening degree sensor A throttle opening degree sensor with an excellent mounting property to a small and middle size motor cycles, and with a less manufacturing cost of a throttle body including a throttle opening degree sensor, constituted such that a casing (5) has a single mou... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6839235 | Embedded heat pipe for a conduction cooled circuit card assembly One or more heat pipes are connected between a component on a circuit card and the frame of a circuit card assembly for transfer of heat to the frame of the circuit card assembly. Circuit cards are typically held in place in channels in a chassis by an expansion typ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6831985 | Piezoelectric speaker To provide a piezoelectric speaker in which a breakdown of an electric lead terminal due to a large amount electric current flow is prevented an electric accident due to hand touch to an electrode and a frame is prevented, the precision of position and shape of the ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6810798 | Screen printing process including vertically moving squeegee to open and close paste supply port To keep a printing paste, which is most influential to a printing performance, always in a uniform state, carry out printing at a high accuracy and in a stable manner, and use an expensive paste with no waste, there is provided a printing paste automatic supplying a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811568 | Artificial joint The present invention provides an artificial joint which can be rapidly, securely and easily fixed while being suited to an inner surface of a bone marrow hole by a novel structure absolutely different from the conventional one. An artificial joint is provided with ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6774797 | Wireless tag and monitoring center system for tracking the activities of individuals A tracking tag worn by an individual which cooperates with a monitoring center to monitor the location of individuals. The tracking tag has a number of location determination features, including GPS and cellular geolocation methods. The tag includes a processor, fla... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6739584 | Float apparatus of carburetor To prevent a fuel liquid surface within a float chamber from rising when a liquid surface change occurs to make a float rotate so that a float valve opens a valve seat hole, a first float (F3) is arranged in one outer side from one end (F4) of the bear... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6681575 | Turbocompound internal combustion engine A turbocompound internal combustion engine having a turbocharger with a variable-geometry turbine; and an auxiliary turbine, which is located downstream from the turbine of the turbocharger, provides for recovering energy from the exhaust gas, and is conn... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679229 | Fuel supply apparatus in outboard engine To improve a freedom of layout within a narrow cowling of the outboard engine, achieve a reduction of manufacturing cost and an improvement of a maintenance performance of a filter member, a fuel supply apparatus in an outboard engine is structured such t... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6656354 | Apparatus and method for preparative supercritical fluid chromatography A fractionated sample collection process and device having at least one pressurized chamber used to gather and store liquid samples generated from a flow stream containing a mixture of highly compressed gas, compressible liquid, or supercritical fluid and... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655366 | Vapor separator in outboard machine A vapor separator in an outboard machine which can continuously inject an accurate and stable fuel toward an intake pipe without drawing bubbles discharged from a pump chamber in a high pressure fuel pump and bubbles within the vapor separator by the high... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651289 | Brush A brush is provided in which a brush body is formed with a circumference of a fur bundle being surrounded with a fabric material and a tip end face of the fur bundle being extruded and exposed.... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6652753 | Apparatus and method for preparative supercritical fluid chromatography A fractionated sample collection process and device having at least one pressurized chamber used to gather and store liquid samples generated from a flow stream containing a mixture of highly compressed gas, compressible liquid, or supercritical fluid and... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6651622 | Throttle valve control apparatus in internal combustion engine To provides a throttle valve control apparatus which can stably detect an angle of a throttle valve shaft for a long time with no hysteresis in detecting an angle of the throttle valve shaft, and can make a motor for driving the throttle valve shaft compa... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648609 | Pump as a pressure source for supercritical fluid chromatography involving pressure regulators and a precision orifice The invention is a device and method in a high-pressure chromatography system, such as a supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) system, that uses a pump as a pressure source for precision pumping of a compressible fluid. The preferred exemplary embodime... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6632353 | Rapid sample collection in supercritical fluid chromatography A process and device for chromatography, such as preparative and analytical supercritical fluid chromatography, or supercritical fluid extraction for a liquid phase SFC collection system that separates and retains eluted components from sample injections.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6619197 | Screen printing apparatus having vertically movable squeegee to open and close paste supply port To keep a printing paste, which is most influential to a printing performance, always in a uniform state, carry out printing at a high accuracy and in a stable manner, and use an expensive paste with no waste, there is provided a printing paste automatic ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6085536 | Environmentally adaptive VAC exterior heat exchange unit An environmentally adaptable exterior heat exchange unit with a pot like base and a vertical component extending from the base. An artificial plant is incorporated into the structure to blend the unit with its environmental surroundings. The unit could re... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6077023 | Table lift and transport mechanism A table lifting and transporting mechanism with ground contact wheels, a table support portion and a mechanism for transferring the majority of the weight of the table to the wheels so that the table is supported generally at its center of gravity. The me... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6057759 | Marine personnel monitoring, overboard detection, alert and rescue system A system for detecting and locating overboard personnel of a vessel. The system includes a plurality of transmitter units and an onboard receiver. A transmitter is assigned to be worn by each person to be monitored by the system. Each transmitter provides... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5952921 | Misplaced golf club reminder A system for alerting a golfer when the golfer has moved too far away from his golf club. One or more clubs are provided with transmitters which transmit on a specific frequency and may contain digital encoding. A common receiver is used to detect the sig... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5927986 | Driver training device for visual avoidance simulation Driver training obstacles which are designed to catch and retain the attention of drivers to force a conscious effort to avoid focusing on the obstacle and to take hitting the obstacle as a serious matter. The obstacles fit over conventional traffic cones... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5753839 | Musical instrument support strap A musical instrument support strap worn around the neck of a musician to support an instrument adjacent the musician at a desired height and/or orientation. The strap provides a buckle for adjusting the height of the instrument and a fastener for opening ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5673019 | Automatic turn signal and safety device This invention has an Automatic Safety Turn Signal Adapter mounted on the steering shaft of a vehicle to control the flow of electricity. When the steering shaft is turned to the right or left the electric current from the vehicle battery is directed by t... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5666961 | Expansion indicator device An expansion indicator device is used around a waist of a user to indicate whether a threshold amount of stomach cavity expansion is achieved as the user breathes and includes a strap, a power source, a feedback indicator and a switch assembly. The strap ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5420794 | Automated highway system for controlling the operating parameters of a vehicle An automated highway system reduces the data processing requirements on the vehicles and distributes the processing requirements throughout the automated highway system infra-structure. In this system, a vehicle is detected by use of a vehicle on-board tr... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5377936 | Net kinetic energy differential guidance and propulsion system for satellites and space vehicles Apparatus and methods of Gravity Guidance and Propulsion of Geosynchronous Satellites, other satellites and space vehicles using net kinetic energy PUSH of Gravity of the electromagnetic spectrum particles which continually irradiate the earth from space,... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5317808 | Hole cutting apparatus A circle cutting devices includes a pair of opposing discs rotatably coupled together about a common axis by a spindle extending axially from one of the discs. A spring biasing assembly is coupled to the spindle to bias the discs together by a constant pr... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5221004 | Reed holder A case for holding, storage, protection and working of cane reeds for woodwind instruments which secures a number of reeds to protect against damage and distortion. The reed case maintains reeds in a flat condition during storage, insulates them from impa... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5105828 | Back, abdomen and posture supporting and retaining Johnson belt A posture support and patient retainer device for a seated individual, having an essentially rigid plate secured against the lower front abdomen of the wearer by a strap system including either a single or double strap extending around the wearer and the ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5092163 | Precision small scale force sensor A precision small scale force sensor utilizing a strain gauge for measurement of foces associated with small scale surface typography, minor pressure variations or other force phenomenon. A sensor or probe is connected to a thin filament of electrically c... | 03/03/1992 |
