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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 |
| 5083704 | Trash disposal system An automatic trash disposal system (20) employing a trash discharge station (56) located internally of a building structure (22) and having a plurality of dedicated trash disposal ports (60P, 60M, 60G, 60NR) for receipt of different categories of recyclab... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5000325 | Method and apparatus for the sorting of material A method and apparatus for the sorting of material in which a rigid rack includes a plurality of horizontally extending elements arranged in vertically spaced arrangement, and a plurality of bags are removably supported on the horizontally extending eleme... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4974746 | Waste separation container A waste separation container for selectively separating and storing waste material includes a receptacle with an upper edge with slits in its opening upwardly to receive and hold a plurality of thin plastic bags in an open position. The slits are preferab... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4880121 | Method and apparatus for the sorting of material A method and apparatus for the sorting of material in which a rigid rack includes a plurality of horizontally extending elements arranged in vertically spaced arrangement, and a plurality of bags are removably supported on the horizontally extending eleme... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4850092 | Method of removing, storing, retrieving and localing reassembly fastener elements of an automobile being repaired A classifying receptacle for the temporary storage of automobile fasteners and method of employing the same is disclosed. The receptacle comprises a replica of an automobile and includes storage compartments correlated positionwise on the receptacle to th... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4818383 | Apparatus and method for inspecting and grading samples of grain Apparatus and method for inspecting and grading a grain sample involves the use of a first tray having an upwardly-facing grooved surface on which kernels of grain can be arranged in rows for a first inspection. A second tray is placed on top of the first... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4795042 | Split back mail sorter A mail sorting apparatus having a pair of opposing side panels, a top panel, a pair of opposing back panels, and a plurality of shelving members extending between the opposing side panels. The shelving members are supported by brackets having spaced apart... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4732279 | Convertible letter/flat mail sorting case A mail sorting case having a plurality of shelves, each of which is divided into a plurality of letter receiving slots defined by vertically extending, spaced, parallel partitions swingably supported from above, includes mechanism to swingingly withdraw t... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4643316 | Sorting tray A sort tray characterized by two sorting sections hinged together along a common wall. The sorting sections, which are substantially mirror images of each other, can be folded together to allow compact storage of the sort tray. Sliding gates are provided ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4570299 | Ova collecting apparatus and method A method and apparatus for collecting ova removed from fowl moving along a poultry processing line. Ova are removed from the fowl shortly before inspection, and the removed ova are transferred to a separate ova conveyor. One or more ova-ejection stations ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4473373 | Method of laundering and delivering linens A method for linen handling in a hospital or similar institutions uses non-iron sheets with color coded thread and corresponding color net containers to simplify and facilitate handling and distribution of linens. A daily bed care unit has a set of linens... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4445430 | Method and apparatus for sorting, counting and flattening cans A can sorting, counting and flattening machine flattens empty cans by folding the can body over the back side of the ring or top end of the can so that both the brand name of the can on the can body and all identifying indicia on the ring end of the can a... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4382516 | Method of and apparatus for classifying steel products A sorting method and apparatus for sorting steel products such as bars, rods, shapes and tubular products which are delivered in a random manner, according to the ordered lengths, sizes and so forth. The steel products are made to stay on a sorting appara... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4375854 | Stone sorting apparatus and method A stone sorting apparatus for viewing stones individually through a microscope includes a platform having a reservoir adjacent a surface thereof for storing the stones. One end of a rod projects upward through an opening disposed at the bottom of the rese... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4298157 | Separator and storage box A box for separating articles, such as seeds, small stones, or the like, from other materials, such as leaves, flowers, sand, soil, or the like, is formed from an integral blank which can be easily folded into a set-up configuration. The box can also be f... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4261683 | Pill counting tray A tray for counting a discrete number of pills or capsules from a bulk supply including a housing having a bottom wall, two vertical opposed sidewalls and a pair of arcuate-shaped end walls that are arranged to turn upwardly and inwardly from the bottom w... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4254875 | Mail sorting apparatus and method A sorting apparatus and method for sorting mail matter. The apparatus comprises a cabinet including a series of rows of pigeonholes, each pigeonhole having in registry therewith indicia provided on a shiftable support setting forth destination information... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4138018 | Apparatus and method for sorting substrates A substrate grader accepts or rejects a substrate depending upon the degree of warp and then sorts the accepted substrates according to a dimension thereof. The grader comprises a first plate which is U-shaped and inclined at an acute angle with respect t... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4063645 | Sorting tray A sorting tray and more particularly a sorting tray and lid assembly having an improved configuration to facilitate sorting of articles thereon, pouring selected articles therefrom and storing selected articles therein.... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4037725 | Laundry sorting machine A laundry sorting and counting machine comprising alternating upper and lower multiple-lane conveyor modules, arranged and sloped such that the input ends of the conveyors are clustered closer together at two different elevations but the output ends of th... | 07/26/1977 |
