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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 |
| 7851963 | Rotor of an electrical machine and motor with such a rotor The invention concerns a rotor of an electrical machine, particularly a driving motor for a hermetically enclosed refrigerant compressor with a body (4) comprising a magnetically conductive material, the rotor having a plurality of axially extending slots ( | 12/14/2010 |
| 7371030 | Flexible road surfaces A construct from which a flexing road surface may be produced. A flexing road surface provided in accordance with the invention enables a vehicle to pass over the road surface relatively smoothly, while simultaneously imparting a reciprocating motion to the road sur... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7276805 | Manual-powered generator and assemblies therewith The invention provides a manually-powered electrical assembly. In one aspect, the manually-powered electrical assembly can be a light assembly that comprises a light source, an electrical generator, and a manual actuator assembly. The electrical generator is electri... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7151322 | Transportation and power generating system of gravity and leaf springs Two weights and or springs mounted on two pivoted beams. A short end of each beam is interconnected with a gearbox by a crank and trace. The gearbox is interconnected with two other ends of the beams by linkages. An electric starter with battery imparts kinetic ener... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7126233 | Methods and apparatuses for generating electrical power in a rotating reference frame A method and apparatus for generating power in a rotating environment without access to the axis of rotation. A non-center engagement generator is implemented within the rotating reference frame of a vehicle wheel. Further, a method and apparatus detect a potential ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6674192 | Dynamoelectric machine Slip rings are fixed to an outer circumference of a shaft axially inside a rear-end bearing, brushes are disposed so as to contact outer circumferential surfaces of the slip rings, a sensor rotor of a rotation detecting apparatus is fixed to an end portio... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6300701 | Rogowski coil method of determination of bearing lubrication in dynamoelectric machines It is possible to monitor the performance of a lubrication system performance of a Dynamoelectric Machine (DEM) by observing the electric current flowing in the DEM shaft. Suitable Rogowski coils are mounted around the shaft of the rotor of a DEM just inb... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6157105 | Starter A contact shaft moving device that reduces the wearing of a pinion in a ring gear. More specifically, the contact shaft moving device moves a contact shaft in such a direction as to cause a moving contact to be in direct contact with a stationary contact ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5777410 | Motor actuator and method of making the same A first conductive plate is formed integrally of a single conductive sheet comprising a plurality of brushes and power supply terminals that are partially short-circuited, and a second conductive plate is formed integrally of a single conductive sheet com... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5753984 | Apparatus and method for starting a single-phase variable reluctance motor A single-phase switched reluctance motor is disclosed. The motor includes a stator having a plurality of projecting poles and a rotor rotatably disposed adjacent to the stator. The stator and rotor poles may be formed from laminations of ferromagnetic mat... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5363445 | Auxiliary charging device for a mobile telephone An auxiliary charging device for a mobile telephone includes a compartment in a lower portion of the mobile telephone for depositing an auxiliary charging device including a coil, a magnet, a revolving disc, an auxiliary gear, a main gear and an operating... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5053659 | Centrifugal force magnetic field variator A magnetic actuator for controlling the electrical induction in a pickup coil to a predetermined speed of rotation of a workpiece actuated shaft consisting of a series of magnets in a fixed circular relationship to a rotating shaft and a complimentary ser... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4239975 | Energy producing system In an energy producing system, a movable device is mounted at least partially within a housing which, in turn, is mounted in the ground at the surface of a road or the like. The movable device at least partially extends through an opening in the housing a... | 12/16/1980 |
| 3944855 | Method and apparatus for generating electricity by vehicle and pedestrian weight force A method and apparatus for producing useful work by a traffic-way or roadway having a moveable portion that can be readily displaced by the weight of traffic passing thereover, and translating the displacement of the moveable portion into useful work; e.g... | 03/16/1976 |
