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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 |
| 7681618 | System for operating a plain blind System for operating a plain blind within a glass-enclosed chamber having a first end fixed to a blind-roller by means of devices that pull on said blind-roller and on the second end of the blind. ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7537039 | Window blind driven by a window lifter A window blind for motor vehicle doors including a winding shaft arranged underneath the window's lower edge is provided. One edge of the blind sheet is fastened to the winding shaft and its other edge is attached to a pull bar. The pull bar is connected to at least... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7320637 | Filter window adapter unit A filter window adapter unit adapted for use with a main split-sash window of school buses is provided. The adapter unit includes a mounting frame adapted to be installed over the main split-sash window of the school buses. An inner sash is disposed fixedly in a low... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7281561 | Multi-layered film window system A high R-rating window assembly storing multiple, reciprocating reflective flexible film layers in a sealed housing between rigid (e.g. glazed) layers. The glazed layers are separated on the order of 3 to 5-inches and are secured to low thermal conductivity framewor... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261139 | Manual operating mechanism for upward acting door An upward acting door, such as a flexible curtain rollup door, is moveable between open and closed positions by an electric motor drive unit wherein the motor has a drive shaft with an external drive tang for engagement with a hand crank member. The crank member is ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234501 | External blind actuator for sealed double glazed window An actuating mechanism (10) is taught that is used for externally operating a mini-blind (20) or a shade (20′) in a sealed double glazed window (22) which includes a window frame (24) with a side opening (26) and a roll bo... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228797 | Cordless blind A cordless blind includes a headrail, a bottom rail suspended from the headrail by a first cord and a second cord, a wall covering disposed between the headrail and the bottom rail, and a drive actuator. The drive actuator includes a spring motor, a spool coupled to... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7191817 | Simplified device for magnetically operating blinds within a glass-enclosed chamber System for operating a blind in a glass-enclosed chamber the ends of said blind being respectively fitted to a fixed upper box (40) and to a movable box (60), subjected both to a guide device for translation, parallel to itself, when opening and closin... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165595 | Security door apparatus The entrance security door apparatus has the object of providing security for the receiver in a condominium, etc., when the receiver must confirm an unexpected visitor, etc., by opening and closing a door such as entrance door. A locking tool is provided so that the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152653 | Roll-up curtain assembly A multi-section roll-up curtain is raised and lowered by plural support/rotational drive mechanisms disposed in a spaced manner along the length of the curtain. Each drive mechanism is symmetrically loaded with a curtain section attached to opposed sides of each dri... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137429 | Modular framed covering for architectural openings A modular covering for architectural openings includes a peripheral frame that supports a plurality of rotatable elements that might support strips or sheets of flexible material or rigid slats. The peripheral frame includes a drive system for rotating the members a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7091682 | Frequency stabilizer circuit for window covering control chip clock A logic chip that controls the motor of a motorized window covering or other object includes a clock. A frequency stabilizer circuit is provided to receive input voltage and to output to the clock a current that is a function of the voltage and temperature over a ra... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086682 | Device for obturation of an aperture for an automotive vehicle An embodiment of the invention concerns an obturating device for a vehicle, comprising two panels superposed and united to one another, defining an at least partially closed internal space, and movable occulting means which may extend in the said closed space. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082981 | Retractable pet guard The retractable pet guard has a screen or net extending retractably from a housing which is temporarily secured to either the latch edge of a door or to the latch side of a door frame. The extension edge of the net secures removably to the opposite member of the doo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059376 | Roller blind device A roller blind device including a fabric, which can be wound on a rotationally drivable fabric shaft that is mounted on a frame, and including a pull rod that is placed on the free edge of the fabric. Prior art roller blind devices reduce the window surface area. Th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7029055 | Slidable window assembly with vent screen A window assembly for a motor vehicle includes an opening defined by a pair of spaced apart stationary windows. Above and below the opening are a pair of opposing horizontal guide rails within which a moveable window slides allowing the opening to be selectively cov... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6988525 | Light shelf blind The Invention is a window blind with an integral, adjustable light shelf to control the entry of light into a room through a window. The blind may be a roller blind or any other suitable blind and controls entry of light through a lower portion of the window. The li... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6973952 | Anti-reverse transmission apparatus and window blind using the same An anti-reverse transmission for use in a window blind includes a fixed axle, a rotatable input shaft, an output shaft sleeved onto the fixed axle, a transmission shaft sleeved onto the output shaft and coupled to a linking rod of a window blind, the transmission sh... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960717 | Adjustable solar panel A nonrotating adjustable solar panel for optimizing cell charging of a portable message sign, comprising a movable frame, a message sign, a solar panel, a support post attached to the underside of the solar panel by a universal joint, and a mechanism for adjusting t... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6942001 | Magnetic sealing apparatus for portal covering An apparatus comprising a magnetic sealing system for urging opposing sides of a cover toward the lateral margins of a portal to promote sealing of the sides of the cover to the lateral margins of the portal. The magnetic sealing system biases the opposing ends of a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938666 | Screening arrangement The screening arrangement is meant for screening of a window which is built into a roof surface and comprises a flexible screening body with a bottom bar in connection with the free end of the bar. A top casing for the screening arrangement is placed at the top fram... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6918623 | Protective device for a motor vehicle A protective device for a motor vehicle comprising a flat sheet which is movably supported between a compactly rolled-up rest position and a pulled-out deployed position, which flat sheet is supported over its pull-out path in guideways in the sides of the vehicle. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915988 | Matrix window Windows, including windows for an aircraft. The windows include a shade. The shade has variable light transmissive characteristics. The shade is entrained upon rollers so that it may roll across the lens window. The parts of the shade are nearly opaque and other par... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6901987 | Furled decorative covering apparatus and method A decorative covering apparatus and method. A frame with an opening formed into it has a first roller that rotates about an axis. A flexible cover is arranged to loop between a first edge that is fixed relative to the frame and a second edge that is affixed to the f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892783 | Multiple panel track system for a window covering assembly A nested multiple panel track system supporting a desired window covering provides for a window covering assembly capable of holding even an extremely heavy window covering, and providing an efficient operation therefor. ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6779581 | Secondary physical/visual barrier A physical barrier system for barring entry for a vehicle having a clearance height through a door opening having a roll-up door has a physical barrier positionable in a first position visible to a driver of the vehicle and at least partially barring passage by the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6705378 | Retractable garage screen A retractable garage screen that can be installed inside a garage at a garage door opening where an existing overhead garage door is already installed without interfering with the operation of the existing garage door. The present invention installs just above an ex... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6691761 | Roll up screen edge control A rolled screen for a screen opening which may be part of a casement window frame unwinds to close the screen opening. The extended lateral edges of said screen pass through lateral slots and the screen is shaped or treated to prevent the movement of edge... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6557613 | Insulating glass arrangement with a foil shade The invention involves an insulating glass arrangement with at least one area between the panes, sealed up by glass panes (1, 1') and an edge layer connection (2), and with a foil shade located in the area between the panes consisting of a sun-blocking fo... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6547307 | Windup window shade with warping compensation A windup window shade has a windup shaft and a window shade web fastened on it. The window shade web is provided with a traction rod, which is moved at both ends by means of drive members along the guide rails. A compensating device is provided to compens... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6530414 | Insulating glass pane comprising an integrated roller blind device In an insulating glass window comprising two spaced glass panels which are sealingly joined at their circumference to form a sealed space in which a roller blind device is enclosed, the roller blind device includes a windup drum with a blind wound thereon... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6470949 | Closing system for refrigerating chambers This system is comprised of an insulated access door (6), which makes for the closure of the cold room (4) in coming into contact with the door frame (1) fixed onto the entrance (2) of said cold room (4), and a quick opening door made up of a moveable she... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6354354 | Film for blinds and production process A film for blinds may be located either in front of a window pane in the conventional configuration or in the space between the panes in the case of a window with multiple glazing in order to provide decoration or shade. The film for blinds has creases wh... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6257302 | Solar-energy siding system and assembly A solar-energy siding system is employed by affixing it to an exterior building surface. The system has a transparent siding element, a laminate having at least two spaced-apart ply members, a reflective member having a first orientation substantially bet... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6223803 | Window with a screening device A window with a substantially rectangular main frame structure with an openable sash structure comprises a built-in roller screening device comprising a flexible screening web having one end secured to a spring-loaded roller member and an opposite end con... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6206076 | Skylight shade A roof window having an upper edge and a lower edge is provided with a shade assembly that has a flexible shade having a pair of opposite ends, a rotatable shaft attached to one of the shade ends, and a mount rotatably supporting the shaft at the lower wi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6173754 | Window covering system A doorlight shade assembly including a housing, a roller shade within the housing, and a pair of mounting clips. The clips each include a secured leg and a supporting leg perpendicular to each other. The secured leg of each clip fits between the door and ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6138738 | External screening device for a pivotable skylight window An external screening mechanism for a pivotable skylight window comprises a web of a screening material which is wound on a spring-biased roller and is connected with a bottom bar which is guided in side guide rails and connected via a cord drive with an ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6089302 | Extensible doorway barrier A safety gate attached to a door and its associated jamb, for preventing passage through the doorway of children, pets, or the like. The gate comprises a net attached to the door and to the jamb. At the jamb, the net is attached to a spring loaded return ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6053235 | Convertible panel door-screen door closure A convertible panel door-screen door closure for residential garage doors or commercial doors having a torsion spring mechanism for balancing the panel door and a roll-up mechanism for the screen door. The roll-up mechanism is mounted beneath the torsion ... | 04/25/2000 |
