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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 |
| 8079303 | Lid with permanent vacuum layer and ventilation channels An improved lid (1) for covering containers for cooking foods (2), includes elements for cooling vapor (3) placed outside and above the lid (1), and support elements (4) for the vapor cooling elements (3). The lid has an ext... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7249747 | Portable rest device for laptop computer A portable rest device for a laptop computer is made of a thermally-conductive material, and comprises a top face for receiving the laptop computer and a bottom heat-dissipating three-dimensional pattern. Due to this design, the portable rest device dissipates 1) th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243826 | Pill box and splitter with blade guard A pill box having a base, a lid with a blade, and a blade guard. The base has a bottom side to which the blade guard is coupled. The base also has a top side with a pill storage compartment, a pill cutting surface, and a pill grip coupled to the pill cutting surface... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7025318 | Container support A container (10) having a plurality of panels (12–18) joined together to form a sleeve (64). The panels (12–18) each have an end edge that cooperate to define an imaginary plane (P) at one end of the sleeve (64). The container ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6435081 | Toaster cover A toaster cover, such as for use with a toaster, that safely and effectively covers a toaster while enhancing usability is described. The toaster cover includes first and second rigid side panels spaced apart from one another. The toaster cover also inclu... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6276265 | Egg poker device An egg poker device is disclosed for piercing a hole in a shell of an egg to be boiled to facilitate removal of the shell. The device includes a first member having a base and a wall extending away from the base such that the base and the wall define ther... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6237470 | Cooking apparatus having opening for food manipulation A cooking pan and lid. The side wall of the pan portion has an elevated portion along its upper periphery. This elevated portion has an opening therethrough for entry of a cooking utensil for the purpose of stirring or otherwise manipulating food cooking ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6230902 | Confectioner's workstation A confectioner's work station for the organization, display and storage of equipment, books and supplies used by the confectioner in the practice of their art. The work station includes a pastry bag rack sub-assembly, a tube rack sub-assembly, a magazine ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6161474 | Removable end cover for food rolls An end cover for detachable connection on the end of a cylindrical shaped food roll. The end cover has an end plate with an external side that displays information such as advertising or marketing indicia. A retaining member extends from the end plate and... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6135016 | Chocolate plant A plant for producing foodstuffs is particularly suited for use as a chocolate plant, and permits facilitated tailoring thereof for a particular production purpose by including at least two sections, at least a portion of which are mechanically independen... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6044757 | Removable end cover for cylinder shaped food rolls An end cover for detachable connection on the end of a cylindrical shaped food roll. The end cover has an end plate with an external side that displays information such as advertising or marketing indicia. A retaining member extends from the end plate and... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5996479 | Cutting board with air directing member An improved cutting board having a fan or similar member for drawing air across the surface of the cutting board. A housing at one side of the board contains a fan in connection with an air filter that removes airborne particles commonly associated with f... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5943950 | Utensils for table use and cooking use It is the object of the present invention to provide utensils for table use or cooking use, which can easily improve the taste of food and drink and make them tasty without using particular energy in a short time. The utensils for table use or cooking use... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5865105 | Cutting board tray A generally planar rectangular base plate supports a quartet of upwardly extending outwardly angled support members each terminating in a receptacle end. The receptacle ends receive and support a rectangular generally planar cutting board at the four corn... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5850784 | Kitchen caddy with cutting board A kitchen caddy that includes a main housing block formed of component parts in a manner to define a solid block having a series of grooves formed therein for stowing a variety of knives having blades of varying widths, and having connected to either side... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5842689 | Chopping board system A chopping board system including a chopping board member having a first surface defined by a first perimeter edge and formed from a non-skid material and a second surface defined by a second perimeter edge and formed from a chopping board material, the c... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5713414 | Defrosting plate An improved defrosting plate includes a defrosting mesh plate and a tray. The defrosting mesh plate is made from aluminum laminae processed into a plate with a plurality of polygonal meshes, appearing like a honeycomb. The meshes effectively enlarge the h... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5697704 | Method and apparatus for separating clumps of dried fruit Clumps of dried fruit are separated into individual fruit pieces with reduced damage to the fruit itself by passing the clumps through an apparatus containing a rotating shaft from which robber-like resilient fingers protrude. As they rotate, the fingers ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5671659 | Food skewer tool A food skewering tool is used to insert a skewer into a food item, such as an apple. The tool includes a barrel having an axial bore for receiving and guiding the skewer, and a striker element which applies force to the skewer to drive it into the food it... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5606908 | Cutting board with fan An improved cutting board having a fan, or other means for directing air, in connection with the board. The fan may be mounted in a housing that pivots upward so that the housing and the fan are at an angle of, approximately, 115 degrees to the cutting su... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5595110 | Sanitary chopping plate structure An improvement of a sanitary chopping plate of the Ser. No. 08/284,854 application now U.S. Pat. No. 5,485,937, wherein it comprises at least a bottom disk having a plain plane and at least a chopping plate, and is characterized by that: the bottom of the... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5560081 | Joining sleeve assembly for joining metal cookware with a cookware handle The present invention concerns a joining sleeve assembly for joining a metal cookware with a cookware handle. Principally, when a metal cookware piece is bent to form a hollow joining sleeve assembly, a pair of protruding pieces and a pair of correspondin... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5485937 | Sanitary chopping plate structure The chopping plate structure has a bottom disk and at least one chopping plate, wherein several feet are provided around the lower edge of the disk, an inclining surface is formed between each foot and the top edge of and a plain plane is formed by the to... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5363755 | Combination of utensils A combination of utensils including a table defining an upperside and an underside. The upperside of the table defines a first recess, a second recess, a cutout being in communication with the first and second recesses, a third recess and two shaft-receiv... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5349899 | Natural thawing pan A lower surface of a plate made of material with a well heat transfer characteristics such as pure aluminum or aluminum alloy is provided with a plurality of heat radiation fins and further with legs in order to provide a natural thawing pan capable of sh... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5311813 | Cutting surface having a tent-like cover providing closable access to the cutting surface A covered cutting board assembly for outdoor use includes a cutting board having a cutting surface, a truss structure attachable to the cutting board forming a support structure for a transparent or semi-transparent cover which encloses the truss structur... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5097756 | Device for removing fats from cooked foods A quantity of disposable super absorbent pads of uniform size, stacked one upon the other, and packaged in a disposable tube. The purpose of the pads being the removal of fats from home cooked foods, through absorption into the bottom pad, thereby lowerin... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4632027 | Apparatus and method for compressing pliable articles An apparatus and method are disclosed for a continuous compressing operation involving receiving pliable articles, compressing them along a single axis, and releasing them once compresssed. The apparatus and method each involve the use of a pair of disks ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4627337 | Leak-resistant feeding chamber for chocolate refining machines A lateral end upright for the feeding roll pair in chocolate refining machines is formed by two half-uprights in mutual abutment relationship and individually mounted to one of the feeding rolls. The abutment sides of the half-uprights have a thickness di... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4620476 | Multi-purpose kitchen appliance The combined multi-purpose kitchen appliance includes a bracket unit for attachment beneath a kitchen cabinet and an appliance assembly which is pivotally mounted within the bracket unit to permit movement of electric kitchen appliances mounted on opposit... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4581991 | Pie filling device A pumping apparatus mountable on a mobile cart or shelf for transferring a liquid or slurry pie filling such as is used for pumpkin and custard pie to pre-formed pie crusts within the confines of an oven. The device is used in small 1-3 man bakery in the ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4499820 | Breather bag construction for a sealed storage structure An improved breather system for a sealed storage structure. The roof of the storage structure is provided with an opening and a generally cylindrical, vertically disposed, breather bag is located within the structure with the neck of the bag being sealed ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4450762 | Onion peeling means Apparatus for flame peeling onions comprises a pair of parallel spaced apart rails along which onions are conveyed by a worm conveyor having a central shaft mounted above and parallel to the rails and having a periphery formed by helical teeth positioned ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4411113 | Prefabricated aeration block for silo bases A prefabricated aeration block for silo bases in which at least two aeration blocks are mounted on the top side of a flat plate and shaped, hollow support sections are fixed on the bottom side of the plate, defining air channels for distribution of air to... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4375784 | Diaphragm type breather system for sealed storage structure An improved breather system for a sealed storage structure. An annular flexible diaphragm is located within the upper portion of the storage structure and the inner periphery of the diaphragm is sealed to a central inlet feed tube, while the outer periphe... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4264216 | Apparatus and method for beating an egg within its own shell A relatively low-power egg beating device for scrambling an egg within its shell. The device includes an improved smoothly curved axially offset needle which is rotated by a motor. The configuration of the needle permits effective beating at relatively lo... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4190678 | Method and apparatus for dewatering vegetables and the like A frame structure having a pre-dewatering unit fixedly mounted thereon and a final-dewatering and inspection table unit movably mounted thereon. The pre-dewatering unit includes a vertically extending receiving compartment through which the mixture of wat... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4058052 | Cooking grill and briquettes therefor In a grill for cooking, of the type popularly used for outdoor barbequeing, wherein a gas flame is used as a heat source, a meat support is provided, and a grizzly is positioned between the heat source and the meat support, on which grizzly non-flamable "... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4025032 | Assembly device mounting sticks into food A machine for inserting pliable handles into soft food articles, such as apples, pears, corn cobs, etc. Pliable, nonsplintering handles, made of coiled paper, are used to avoid accidents, especially when the food is eaten by a child. The handle is loaded ... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4011806 | Apparatus for making feed stuff containing bagasse, protein and yeast Disclosed is apparatus for making a feed stuff for cattles, pigs, or poultry by subjecting a mixture of bagasse, Candida utilis or a variety of yeast fungus, var major, and Tichoderma viride to a fermentation treatment, mixing a fermentation product with ... | 03/15/1977 |
