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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 |
| 7330338 | Method for adjusting pitch and roll in a head suspension Apparatus and method for adjusting at least one of a pitch and roll parameter of a gimbal for a head suspension assembly having a pair of members contacting at least one gimbal arm at spaced apart locations and having an additional member contacting the gimbal arm i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7161766 | Base plate structure, transfer system, and method and apparatus for assembling a head gimbal assembly A base plate and load beam for an HG assembly are formed in series, stacked, and transferred by a transfer system in the form of the stacked-layer series to undergo the necessary assembly processes such as layer joining, slider attachment, and electrical connections... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7069156 | Method for adjusting the pitch and roll static torques in a disk drive head suspension assembly A method for adjusting the pitch and roll static torques (PST and RST) on a slider in a disk drive head-suspension assembly (HSA) during manufacturing assures that each HSA is manufactured with acceptable PST and RST values. The method includes measuring each slider... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7050934 | Method of weighted combination specs for enhanced manufacturing yield Embodiments of the invention provide methods for enhancing the downstream product yield without significantly affecting the yield of components from which downstream products are made or enhancing yield of the components without significantly affecting the downstrea... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021097 | Method for adjusting a head suspension parameter A method for adjusting the static attitude of a head suspension by scanning a region of the head suspension with a laser. A head suspension having a gimbal region is provided that permits a head slider attached thereto to gimbal about pitch and roll axes in response... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000459 | Strain sensor patterned on MEMS flex arms A micromechanical assembly couples to a positioning member and to a body having an aerodynamic surface subject to aerodynamic forces. The micromechanical assembly comprises a substrate including a flexible beam joining a first substrate portion that is attachable to... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6977788 | Method and apparatus for adjusting angular position of magnetic head unit A significant change in the static angular position can be produced from a small physical displacement of the flexible member. The flexible member 12 in a magnetic head unit 95 is stressed for adjusting the static angular position. Simultaneously, the ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6466843 | Method and apparatus for lifting objects In one embodiment of the present invention, a system for lifting objects comprises a Cartesian manipulator, a machine vision system for acquiring video images of the objects, and a control processor for processing the video images and providing position c... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6388842 | Disc drive suspension bend section and method A disc drive suspension incorporates a loadbeam with a shorter bend section having higher torsional stiffness and higher-frequency resonance states than conventional suspension bend sections. The bend section is formed by etching a narrow groove in the lo... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5992210 | Tube bending apparatus and method Apparatus and method for the bending of rigid workpieces, particularly tubes, such as those of use in automotive exhaust systems, heat exchangers and aircraft hydraulic systems. The apparatus comprises a workpiece clamping means for retaining the workpiece on ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5832763 | Gram load adjusting method for magnetic head suspensions A system for adjusting the gram load of a suspension with a high degree of accuracy and repeatability includes a clamp, load-engaging member, actuator, laser and control system. The mounting region of a suspension to be adjusted is releasably received and... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832764 | Method for adjusting gram load, static attitude and radius geometry for magnetic head suspensions A system for adjusting the gram load, static attitude roll and radius geometry of a suspension with a high degree of accuracy and repeatability includes a clamp, load-engaging member, actuator, laser and control system. The mounting region of the suspensi... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5319951 | Method for measuring values of parameters inherent in the drawing of pieces of sheet metal The model die for measuring values of parameters inherent in the drawing of pieces of sheet metal to produce shaped elements, each including at least one curved surface region which has a critical radius of curvature, has at least one curved surface regio... | 06/14/1994 |
| 4845992 | Method and apparatus for bending rotor vanes The vane adjusting machine for increasing or decreasing the flow through a turbine nozzle includes a bending tool for attachment to a wrist of a robot arm whose operation and function is controlled by computer hardware and software. The bending tool prefe... | 07/11/1989 |
