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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 |
| 7258225 | Method and apparatus for diverting material An apparatus for diverting material in a controlled manner comprising a diverter plate attached to a mounting assembly. The diverter plate is shaped for receiving falling material and facilitating the flow of the material onto a conveyance means or into storage. The... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7134543 | Containment apparatus for multi-pass ovens A containment apparatus for a multi-pass oven consisting of guide rails and tapered guide chutes having side rails. A tapered guide chute directs product pieces from one conveyor to the center of a receiving region of an underlying conveyor. Guide rails are placed a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6845862 | Portable sawmill conveyor system A conveyor system for use in combination with a portable sawmill that generally includes an upper frame assembly, a lower frame assembly, an outgoing belt mounted on the upper frame assembly, and an incoming belt mounted on the lower frame assembly. A motor and gear... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6116409 | Conveyor for uniformly distributing parts An apparatus for uniformly distributing parts on a conveyor surface which includes a storage bin for holding randomly oriented parts in bulk, a conveyor adjacent the storage bin for acquiring a fragment of the randomly oriented parts in the storage bin an... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6021887 | Battery plate feeding and handling apparatus A plate feeding and handling apparatus (10) includes a synchronization assembly (30) for temporarily suspending the transport of plates on a conveyor (224). The synchronization assembly includes mini-stack assembly (268) and a perch assembly (270).... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5360316 | Flats pieces singulation apparatus A flats singulation apparatus includes a input buffer section having a substantially horizontal ramp which is adapted to support thereon a stack of flats mailpieces on edge. The buffer section includes a moving belt and ram plate for moving the stack of f... | 11/01/1994 |
| 4702379 | Ore sorting apparatus An apparatus for ore sorting includes a neutron irradiator (12), and a detector assembly (14) for detecting gamma radiation emitted by irradiated lumps (21) of the ore. The irradiated lumps (21) after discharge from the irradiator (12), are divided into t... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4089421 | Method and structure for automatically separating unwanted materials from machine harvested tomatoes Method and means for removing foreign matter and damaged fruit from a continuous supply of machine harvested tomatoes as they are moved through the crop discharge section of the harvester. The element is spaced from the exit end of the first conveyor by a... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4020942 | Entry conveyor apparatus for cooling beds An entry roller way for conveying rolled rods and bars in particular flat or profiled rods and bars to a cooling bed has a transverse conveyor apparatus laterally connected thereto, which comprises a laterally displaceable intermediate slide member dispos... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4020943 | Fruit feeding apparatus Fruit feeding apparatus which is designed to accommodate loose bulk fruit moving upon an endless conveyor belt and to feed such fruit at right angles from said belt in a plurality of spaced single-file lanes. The apparatus includes a side guide wall adjac... | 05/03/1977 |
