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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 |
| 7508659 | Flash media reading devices with integrated storage compartments A memory card interface apparatus including a bay to receive a memory card for accessing data stored on the card, and a separate storage cavity configured to store a memory card. In one embodiment, the cavity includes an aperture providing access to remove a card fr... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7447009 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device including a first body, a second body, and at least one speaker is provided. The second body is pivotally connected to one side edge of the first body, such that the second body is selectively rotated to cover the first body, or to form ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443669 | Heat dissipating device for data storage device A heat dissipating device for a data storage device includes a bracket configured for receiving the data storage device, a heat sink received in the bracket configured for dissipating heat from the data storage device, and a fastener. The bracket has two sidewalls. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443666 | Mounting apparatus for mounting expansion cards in computer enclosure A mounting apparatus for mounting expansion cards (30) with cover plates (35) to a computer enclosure includes a rear panel (14) and a fixing member (40). The cover plate has a bent portion (37). The rear panel has a card cage (... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7426113 | Electronic device An electronic device including a slot unit to which a memory medium is inserted. The electronic device is able to read out image data from the memory medium inserted to the slot unit. The slot unit includes a panel mounted to the front of the electronic device where... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423867 | Portable electronic key A portable electronic key easily findable even if dropped into water. The portable electronic key includes an upper cover and a lower cover, a hermetically sealed space is formed, in which electrical equipment such as a board, a battery, and an antenna are arranged.... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414835 | Disk array system A disk array system capable of efficiently cooling the canisters and achieving the high-density mounting of the canisters without reducing the number of canisters is provided. In the disk array system having a HDD box which stores a plurality of canisters, a caniste... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411783 | Computer DC power source output device The present invention relates to a computer device, allowing different direct current output power sources from the computer power supplies to be connected to a computer panel, housing or hard disk rack so as to provide or make use of power for external computer per... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408769 | Fiber containment system The present invention relates to a telecommunications termination panel with a housing including a front opening and a rear opening. Pivotably mounted within the housing is a tray within the front opening, pivoting about a vertical axis located adjacent a first side... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408767 | Fixing mechanism for storage device A fixing mechanism includes a bracket (10) for receiving a storage device (70), a latch member (30) and a fastener (50). The bracket includes a sidewall (12), and the sidewall defines spaced first and second sets of holes (125, ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408768 | Mounting apparatus for data storage device A mounting apparatus is provided for mounting a data storage device in a computer enclosure. The data storage device is mounted with a locking member. The mounting apparatus includes a restricting portion arranged in the computer enclosure, a locking portion movably... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405949 | Memory system having point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-two-point (PTTP) links between devices A memory system has first and second primary memories and first and second secondary memories coupled to the first and second primary memories, respectively, the coupling comprising at least one point-to-point connection. A memory module includes at least two of the... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405950 | Mounting apparatus for data storage devices A mounting apparatus for mounting two or more types of data storage devices that each defines a locking hole in a sidewall thereof includes a bracket for holding the data storage devices, a fixing member, and a locking member. The bracket includes a first side wall.... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7375958 | Card adaptor A plurality of specific external connecting parts can be short-circuited, without increasing the number of parts and mounting work. A plurality of external connecting parts provided in parallel to each other, and a short-circuit part for short-circuiting edges locat... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375960 | Apparatus for removably securing storage components in an enclosure In some embodiments, an assembly in which storage components (e.g., at least two bare SATA disk drives) can be removably secured. The assembly can secure bare storage components in an enclosure without the need first to mount any of them in or to a carrier, and such... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372447 | Microdisplay for portable communication systems The invention relates to a microdisplay system that utilizes a small high resolution active matrix liquid crystal display with an illumination system and a magnifying optical system to provide a hand held communication display device. The system can employ an LED il... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370801 | Optical symbol scanner and illuminator with powered socket A hand-held, compact fixed mounted or mobile optical symbol scanner assembly has a powered socket into which an active or passive illumination module can be installed. The socket has a recess centered at the optic axis, and the illumination attachment module has a m... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367843 | Structure for SIM card assembly and disassembly A smart card holder frame for an electronic device which comprises a card holder, a member, and an alignment structure. The card holder has a base, a first wall, a second wall, a connector clip, and an open region structured to receive a smart card therein, the open... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369416 | Electrically shielded module carrier Electric or electronic modules may be carried by an electrically shielded module carrier that includes a cover element and a base element enclosing at least one mounting region which is divided into a front section and a rear section by an intermediate wall card. Ho... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366391 | Hybrid wire-fiber management Hybrid systems for managing wires and optical fibers include a first rack having trays for managing optical fibers, and a second rack proximate to the first rack. Modules are mounted to the second rack for managing wires. At least one of the racks is movable at leas... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365970 | Bezel mounting assembly A bezel mounting assembly for rotating and then retaining a bezel (200) to a bracket (400) of a servo includes a bezel, a pair of fastening devices (20) mounted on the bracket of the servo, a pair of sliding devices (40) sliding in the fa... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364442 | Fixing structure of circuit board and display module comprising the same A fixing structure for a circuit board includes at least one board mounting hole in the circuit board, the board mounting hole having a guide hole and an insertion hole, and at least one board mounting member inserted through the board mounting hole, the board mount... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365971 | Mounting mechanism for storage device A mounting mechanism includes a computer chassis (20), a bracket (30) defining a pair of slideways (341, 342) in a sidewall (34) thereof for receiving corresponding sliding members (12) of a storage device (10), a power supp... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362564 | Docking assembly for coupling a nonvolatile memory device to an electronic device An apparatus, system, and method for a tray to receive and couple a nonvolatile memory device to an electronic device disposed within a housing, are disclosed herein. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362572 | Techniques for redundant computing within a 1U form factor with improved resource partitioning and management An improved redundant computing apparatus includes a chassis assembly configured to (i) mount to a standard electronic equipment rack and (ii) consume substantially 1U of space in a particular direction (e.g., vertical height) within the standard electronic equipmen... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363640 | Mounting apparatus for data storage devices A mounting apparatus includes a bracket (20), a first rail member (30) and a second rail member (40) to secure a storage device (10) therein. The bracket comprises a first side wall (24) and a second side wall (26) each defi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359204 | Multiple cover memory card A memory card including a module comprising at least a printed circuit board having an electronic circuit device mounted thereto and at least one I/O pad and at least one test pad disposed thereon. The module is inserted into a complementary cavity formed within a c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355845 | Portable electronic device having a removable hard disk drive Provided is a portable electronic device having a removable hard disk drive in which the hard disk drive is adapted to have a slot-type removable shape, thereby allowing the hard disk drive to be conveniently mounted and used, and when the hard disk drive is detache... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353068 | Control device for a medical system and control method for medical system A control device for a medical system includes: an instructing unit, which can be instructed by an operator, for outputting an instructing signal according to the instruction by the operator; a control signal generating unit for receiving an instructing signal, and ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352589 | Modular computer system mechanical interconnection A modular computer system mechanical interconnection includes a primary chassis having a first opening and a secondary chassis attached to the primary chassis and having a second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening are generally aligned. The ap... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352601 | USB flash memory device A memory device for interconnection with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Series A type receptacle of an electronic device includes a housing wherein the housing is largely rectangular, with the width and height of a USB Series A plug standard housing; a connector withi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350288 | Card stiffener and insertion tool A removable insertion tool is provided for inserting a circuit board into a socket, wherein the insertion tool generally provides an increased surface area for handling the circuit board and further generally prevents a flexure of the circuit board during insertion.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349226 | Functional module with card guide engagement feature A functional module is provided for use in conjunction with an electronic equipment enclosure that includes a card cage having two end card guides and one or more middle card guides interposed between the end card guides. The functional module includes a double-wide... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348661 | Array capacitor apparatuses to filter input/output signal An apparatus for filtering noise from an input/output (I/O) signal is disclosed. In various embodiments, the apparatus may be an array capacitor, and may be disposed between an electronic package and an underlying substrate such as a printed circuit board. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349204 | Disk device A disk device has a chassis, disk drives, wiring boards for the disk drives and blowers for cooling the disk drives. The disk drives are arranged in height and depth directions in the chassis. The disk drives are spaced each other with a predetermined distance and a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349218 | Locking device for a heat sink A locking device is for locking a heat sink to an electronic device. The locking device includes a retaining frame and a guiding member positioned on the retaining frame. The guiding member includes a seat having a base sitting on the retaining frame, a sleeve exten... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345237 | Mounting apparatus for data storage device A mounting apparatus for a data storage device (10) includes a bracket (20, 50) for accommodating the data storage device and a latch member (30, 50). The latch member includes a pair of bent portions (34, 63) configured for attaching to ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7345882 | Semiconductor module with heat sink and method thereof A semiconductor module, including a semiconductor device mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), the PCB having an electrical connection to the semiconductor module, and a heat sink in direct contact with the semiconductor device, the heat sink being formed with a... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342780 | Data storage device carrier and method In one aspect, a carrier (10) for a data storage device has a base (22) and side walls (23,24) upstanding from the base (22). A runner (25) is provided on at least one side wall (23,24) for sliding engagement with a runner (... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343439 | Removable modules with external I/O flexibility via an integral second-level removable slot The functionality provided to electronic devices by application specific removable modules is enhanced by viewing the removable modules as first-level removable modules and providing them with at least one second-level removable slot for selectively nesting second-l... | 03/11/2008 |
