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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 |
| 8272497 | Apparatus for conveying packages An apparatus (1) for conveying packages (10), comprising a first conveying device (4) which conveys the packages (10) in a predefined conveying direction (r), and a rotating device (6) which rotates at least some of the packages ( | 09/25/2012 |
| 7377375 | Continuous motion product transfer system with conveyors A product transfer system preferably includes a first conveyor for conveying a series of product in a first direction. This system also includes a cross conveyor vertically spaced from the first conveyor and oriented in a second direction angled at an angle α with ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7328558 | Beverage container filling plant for filling containers with a liquid beverage A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, a container filling plant container information adding station, such as, a labeling station, configured to add information to containers, such as, bottles and cans, and modules fo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7249669 | Apparatus and methods for high speed conveyor switching Disclosed are conveyors and methods for making and using a conveyor. In some embodiments, the conveyor comprises a modular conveyor belt that includes at least one mat-top chain having at least one cavity and at least one first roller disposed in the cavity of the m... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7191894 | Variable angled-roller belt and conveyor A conveyor constructed of a single belt or a plurality of abutting belts arranged side by side in the conveyor, in which the belt or belts have rollers arranged to rotate on axes oriented at multiple angles oblique to the direction of belt travel. A gradual or monot... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156221 | Break-away positioning conveyor mount for accommodating conveyor belt bends A break-away mounting system for a continuous-motion, high-speed position conveyor system is disclosed. A support cradle may be suspended from a conveyor belt such that the support cradle maintains a fixed position and orientation relative to at least one point on t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6957940 | Unit for sorting and packaging products capable of being hung on a hooking member for the purpose of their conveyance, such as bunches of fruits, in particular table grapes or truss tomatoes A unit for sorting and packaging products has a conveying line with an endless chain beneath which there are articulated about a vertical axis a plurality of coupling arms equipped with a coupling member for pulling plates equipped with a member for hooking on a pro... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6926132 | Hold down assembly, with tubular container transport apparatus and methodology incorporating the same A hold down assembly for use in a tubular container transport apparatus comprises upper and lower pieces movably mounted relative to one another. Preferably the lower piece is removably seated on a mounting plate of the transport apparatus and the upper piece is ada... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6471036 | Method of an apparatus for inverting filter cigarettes and the like A drum-shaped conveyor rotates about a fixed axis and its core carries a set of angularly distributed sections indexible about axes extending radially of the fixed axis when the core is set in rotary motion. Each section has several parallel flutes for se... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6439368 | Labeling system for container A carousel which rests on a fixed base and is driven by a centrally located drive shaft, which carousel has a number of turntables located on its periphery. Each turntable is adapted to support a container. A radial cam is comprised of a number of cam seg... | 08/27/2002 |
| 5992610 | Method and device for producing a rotated stream with a corner gripper A method and apparatus for processing and conveying a product stream includes a conveying belt entering a folder to grip products. The conveying belt comprises product grippers arranged thereon in an endless configuration. At least some of the grippers ar... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5425441 | Workpiece transporting apparatus A transporting device, preferably for transporting workpieces (1) between processing stations, the device comprising an upright (2) and at least one holding device carried by upright (2) for receiving workpiece (1), the holding device (3) having again at ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5396978 | Apparatus for attaching elastic at an angle This disclosure relates to a machine which receives a strip or strips of material, rotates the strip or strips, and transfers the strip or strips to sheet material. The machine comprises a plurality of tables including first and second adjacent tables, an... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5305867 | Method and apparatus for feeding articles A feeding apparatus includes an upper movable carrier (1) having a plurality of guides or receptacles (7) which are transported at a predetermined speed and with a predetermined spacing along a predetermined path. The guides each have an open bottom and a... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5121827 | Cam-actuated container rotating apparatus An apparatus is disclosed suitable for presenting a container at a labeling station where the container is oriented before, during or after the time a label is affixed to the container. The apparatus includes a turntable that is rotatable about a fixed ax... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5119929 | Integrated buffing and grinding system The present invention is an integrated finishing system for performing finishing operations, including a conveyor for transferring articles from a loading station to a work station and from the work station to an unloading station. The system includes a p... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5090553 | Process and coveying apparatus for the conveyance of objects The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the conveyance of objects, preferably packages, along a conveying path. The object according to the invention consists in turning objects to be turned during conveyance in a controlled manner about a... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4974716 | Device for feeding can barrels A plurality of rotatable attracting units are mounted on a rotary member each for attracting the bottom of one can barrel supplied from a supply path in a first position. Each of the attracting units is inactivatable to release the can barrel onto a conve... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4830169 | Device for feeding can barrels A plurality of rotatable attracting units are mounted on a rotary member each for attracting the bottom of one of the can barrels supplied from a supply path in a first position. Each attracting unit is inactivatable to release the one can barrel onto a c... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4530694 | Sheet, or sheet package transport and rotation apparatus, and method To re-orient the position of a sheet, or package of sheets (3), for example after having been folded in a folding former, cut, and transversely folded in a folding knife cylinder, a pair of vertically aligned dish-like plates, or disks (4,5) are moved in ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4502381 | Rotational register system A rotational register system comprising a mandrel and a roll transfer design mechanism, with a female keyway disposed on one end of the mandrel and configured to engage a male keyway on the inner surface of a pen cap to rotationally register said pen cap ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4456114 | Turret comprising turntables for bottles in a bottle-handling machine, and more particularly a labeling machine In a bottle handling machine, a turret for transport of bottles comprising a plurality of turntables arranged in a circle and controlled by cam followers, a plane fixed cam operatively connected to the turret so that as the turret revolves the cam is cont... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4394898 | Method and apparatus for providing balanced stacks of diapers A method and apparatus for providing balanced stacks of diapers where a series of diapers are advanced toward a drum equipped with an even number of turning devices adapted for vacuum-actuated engagement of the diapers and cam means are associated with th... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4180152 | Load bearing pendant system A load bearing pendant system of the type commonly used in conjunction with an overhead conveyor system. The disclosed pendant system is adjustable to operate in either of two distinct modes. A first mode of operation provides for continuous rotation of a... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4143754 | Labelling machines with article guide plate A labelling machine has each of a number of article supporting plates mounted in a rotary table for movement within a recess in a guide plate when a clamp presses an article against a spring urging the supporting plate to a position flush with the guide p... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4066162 | Orbital turn A mechanism for transferring a book having a bound edge from one linear conveyor to another linear conveyor where the directions of movement of the conveyor intersect at an angle and where the article undergoes rotation during such transfer whereby the bo... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4044884 | Apparatus for orienting a flat workpiece An apparatus for orienting a flat workpiece has upper and lower hubs rotatable on a support about respective spaced-apart upper and lower rotation axes. Respective radially extending elongated upper and lower arms are mounted on the upper and lower hubs a... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3958685 | Coupling for handling workpiece, conveyor combined therewith, and method A coupling includes a pair of cup-shaped members with one mounted for sliding axial motion inside the other. The outside coupling acts as a support or base which is connected to a conveyor that moves the coupling between workpiece loading and unloading me... | 05/25/1976 |
