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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 |
| 7744027 | Planetary ball mill A planetary ball mill includes: a revolution turning arm turned about a revolution shaft rotated by a driving force; mill pots each supported on the revolution turning arm so as to be rotated about a rotation shaft inclined from the vertical direction toward the sid... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7216822 | Agitator mill An agitator mill comprises an annular cylindrical exterior grinding chamber which is defined by an inner wall of a grinding receptacle and an outer wall of a rotor; and an interior grinding chamber which is defined by an inner wall of the rotor and an outer casing o... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7059552 | Comminution apparatus These and other objects of the present invention are achieved by a comminution apparatus comprised of a housing member formed with co-planar circularly-shaped chambers in chordal juxtapositioned to each other thereby forming a collision zone therebetween and wherein... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6655617 | Drive system for a tube mill A simply and compactly built drive system for a tube mill is provided whose force transmission is no longer threatened by flexures and other deformations of the grinding tube. A one-piece ring gear having a diameter less than or equal to the diameter of t... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6126097 | High-energy planetary ball milling apparatus and method for the preparation of nanometer-sized powders In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a rolling-type planetary ball mill apparatus for producing nanometer-scaled powders is disclosed, the apparatus comprising (a) a main rotary wheel comprising supporting members, (b) a plurality of mill pots which... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6029920 | Dispersing apparatus It is an object to provide a continuous type dispersing apparatus arranged to disperse particle media in a vessel by stirring blades thereof to satisfactorily perform a process for dispersing a material to be dispersed to effectively use energy of the sti... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5957398 | Composite ceramic materials as a pulverization medium and for working parts of a pulverizer A pulverizer for pulverizing a product has a container and at least one working part within the container, which may contain a pulverizing medium. At least one of (1) an inner liner of the container, (2) an outer shell of the working part and (3) an outer... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5934581 | Mill for the fine grinding of solid particles in general and, particularly, of solid particles dispersed in a continuous lipid phase A mill for the fine grinding of solid particles in general comprises a casing defining an internal grinding chamber through which extends a motor-driven, rotatable shaft having outer surface which is helical along a longitudinal portion thereof and having... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5927621 | Particle size reduction process A process comprising: milling first particles, second particles, and a milling component, wherein the first particles are reduced in average diameter particle size to from about 3 to about 100 nanometers.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5921477 | Apparatus for tissue preparation An apparatus and method for preparing tissue samples for DNA, RNA or protein extraction of the present invention includes a reciprocating saw mounted to a frame and connected to a plurality of tissue sample containers containing tissue samples and agitati... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5707861 | Disintegrator of living cells An auxiliary holder of tubes intended for disintegration of living cells, such as yeast cells, in the presence of glass beads, as well as for mixing substances and pellet resuspension. The holder is installed on a vibrator. Due to specially-made gaps betw... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5607981 | Method of manufacture of paint and adhesive rubber from vulcanized rubber Method of manufacture of paint and adhesive of rubber from vulcanized rubber that is reclaimed, becoming a product that provides impermeability, flexibility and resistance to the pellicle by process of reduction to small particles through cracking beater ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5593097 | Micro media mill and method of its use The invention provides apparatus for grinding comprising a generally cylindrical vessel containing grinding media, extending into said cylindrical vessel an agitator rotatable about its shaft and having pegs extending generally perpendicular to said shaft... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5518187 | Method of grinding pharmaceutical substances A method of preparing particles of a drug substance or diagnostic imaging agent which comprises grinding the drug substance or imaging agent in the presence of grinding media comprising a polymeric resin. The method provides particles exhibiting reduced c... | 05/21/1996 |
| 4840686 | Bainitic core grinding rod A carbon or alloy steel heat treated grinding rod having improved wear resistance and breaking resistance for use in a rotating grinding mill. The surface of the rod has a martensitic microstructure having a hardness of at least HRC 55. The core of the ro... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4632316 | Method and apparatus for electromagnetically crushing, mixing and stirring substances by changing the electromagnetic field intensity level A method and apparatus for processing substances electromagnetically having a container for receiving conductive working pieces and substances to be processed and magnetic field generators located adjacent said container to generate violent random motion ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4632315 | Method and apparatus for electromagnetically crushing, mixing and stirring substances by employing a mechanical driver An apparatus and method for electromagnetically crushing, mixing and stirring substances is disclosed. The apparatus has a container for containing ferromagnetic or non-magnetic conductive working pieces together with substances to be processed, shifting ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4620672 | Apparatus and method for converting pipeline fine coal slurry to coal water mixture suitable for direct combustion in boilers A system for converting a coal slurry flowable through a pipeline to a coal water mixture capable of being rendered suitable for direct combustion in a boiler. The system includes a pipeline extending from a region adjacent to a mine or source of coal to ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4585538 | Method and apparatus of cleaning residual anodes employed for fused-salt electrolysis For cleaning purposes, residual anodes obtained in fused-salt electrolysis are rotated and exposed to a flow of striker bodies which knock the bath material off the residual anode. To this end it is particularly recommended to pivot the residual anode fro... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4403742 | Use of rod mill for initial stage of solder glass grinding A dramatic reduction in the time required to fine-grind high borate solder glasses is achieved. In the prior art method, the glass is ball-milled in the presence of an amine for about seven days or more. It has now been discovered that by first rod-millin... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4340616 | Method for decreasing the wear on a surface The wear on surfaces subject to abrasion or erosion by abrasive particles is materially reduced or eliminated by providing such surface with a magnetic attraction sufficient to hold an amount of magnetic or magnetizable particles to provide a sacrificial ... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4313574 | Apparatus for the activation of cement An apparatus for the activation of cement comprises at least one electromagnetic particle size reducer having a common reducer hopper at the inlet ensuring a gravity feeding of cement to the reducer, and a series sequence including a receiving hopper havi... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4250015 | Mechanochemical hydrogenation of coal Hydrogenation of coal is improved through the use of a mechanical force to reduce the size of the particulate coal simultaneously with the introduction of gaseous hydrogen, or other hydrogen donor composition. Such hydrogen in the presence of elemental ti... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4150750 | Apparatus for processing vegetable material An apparatus for separating seeds and twigs from vegetable material is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of an outer container which is divided into a first portion and a second portion by a wall attached to the first portion. A battery-operated elect... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4134553 | Grinding apparatus Grinding apparatus comprising a container, means for generating a magnetic field within the container, and means for varying the magnetic field to cause relative movement between material to be ground and grinding medium in the container, at least one of ... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4134557 | Device for propelling grinding bodies in a grinding mill A ball grinding mill in which the grinding bodies are formed at least partially of ferro-magnetic material and are propelled about the grinding chamber by a magnetic field.... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4096666 | Rotary seals An abrasive finishing machine comprising a cylindrical tub and a rotating base has annular sealing members attached to the tub and base of which the stationary sealing member is formed with axial ports for the injection of cooling fluid under pressure to ... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4050897 | Reactor apparatus An apparatus that comprises (a) a fluid-tightly closeable materials-treating or reaction chamber with at least its body portion substantially completely enclosed by a temperature-control fluid chamber provided by its being surrounded by a temperature-cont... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3987967 | Method of working materials and device for effecting same The proposed method of working materials comprises the action upon a material placed in a chamber by a plurality of magnetic elements of a magnetically hard material placed in the same chamber and moving chaotically under the action of an alternating magn... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3933316 | Mill for comminuting ore material A mill for crushing or comminuting material such as mineral ores. The mill includes a cradle mounted on fulcrum pins carried by a support frame. An upwardly concave arcuate wall of the cradle carries a relatively large diameter roll member having a hollow... | 01/20/1976 |
