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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 |
| 8127951 | Telescopic crane boom A telescopic crane boom including a plurality of telescopically assembled tubular box sections including a base box section and an innermost box section having an open cross-section, and a boom head with a frame fixed to the outside circumference of the innermost bo... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7878349 | Profile shape for a crane boom The invention relates to a crane jib for a crane, having a longitudinal axis and an imaginary contour line that extends in a transversal plane relative to an axis of symmetry in an at least approximately mirror-symmetric manner. The contour line has an at least appr... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7578402 | Telescopic crane jib part with cross sectional segments of varying curvature A telescopic crane jib part has a top profiled part and a bottom profiled part joined together at joining points. The top profiled part and the bottom profiled part, on a side of the cross-section defining one-half of the cross section that is symmetrical with respe... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7413093 | Upper chord cross-section for telescopic parts of a crane An upper cross-sectional part for a telescopic part of a crane comprises a central flat cross-sectional element and, connected to the central flat cross-sectional element on each side thereof, a first outwardly curved cross-sectional element; a second flat cross-sec... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7322484 | Moisture shedding system A moisture shedding system for hollow boom (30) is disclosed. The system has at least one drainage aperture (38) in or adjacent a lower wall of the boom and a fluid director (45) is associated with the aperture for directing fluid on the inner s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309080 | Extendable arm for a motor vehicle An extendable arm that extends from a police vehicle towards a pulled over vehicle. The arm allows for two-way communication or document transfer. The police officer can position the extendable arm while seated in the vehicle. The extendable arm includes a main shaf... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7213717 | Telescopic boom The within invention concerns a telescopic boom of a crane with a pivot section, telescopic sections that can telescope out of the pivot section, and a guying that has at least one guy stand housed to pivot on one of the sections, and at least one guy cable supporte... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213715 | Hoisting apparatus for use at a manhole A hoisting apparatus (10) for use at a manhole (1), comprising a supporting mast and a jib crane (14) connected at an angle to an upper end portion (16) of the supporting mast (12). The jib crane (14) has a front member (... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185868 | Telescopic display stand A telescopic display stand includes a base and a fixed tube secured on the base. A first telescopic tube and a second telescopic tube are in turn telescopically received in the fixed tube. A gear box is mounted in the first telescopic tube, and a plug is mounted in ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172082 | Mobile crane with a telescopic main boom A mobile crane includes an under carriage, a superstructure that is rotatably mounted on the superstructure, and a main boom, which is composed of a base body and several telescopic lengths up to a predetermined maximum number, which slide into one another and can b... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7137518 | Telescopic crane A telescopic crane, includes a substructure, a superstructure rotatably mounted onto the substructure, a counterweight and a telescoping boom structure which includes a main boom slewable about a luffing plane. The main boom has a boom base and at least one telescop... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7048257 | Winch with telescoping mast A portable winch suitable for use in underground pipe bursting and replacement includes a mounting frame positionable at a top opening of a hole such as a receiving pit or manhole. A telescoping mast having a series of nested, top and bottom mast sections is mounted... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7004417 | Tape cartridge This tape cartridge is provided with a tape reel being rotatable and having a reel teeth portion; and a brake-locking member having a brake teeth portion in which mating operation and mate-releasing operation can be performed with respect to the reel teeth portion. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978907 | Telescopic jib for a vehicular crane A telescopic jib for a crane, such as a vehicular crane, comprises an upper profile part and a lower profile part joined together. The lower profile part consists of several shell segments, each having an outwardly curved shape, and the upper profile part comprises ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6928774 | Enveloping body The invention relates to a covering body for masts of construction cranes, electricity lines, or the like with an outer covering which is designed to partially or totally encase a mast in the direction of extension and/or peripheral direction and which furthermore h... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6881021 | Telescopic jib for a motor vehicle or a crane A telescopic boom (1) for a vehicle (25) or a hoist with a storage rack (6) for at least two box girders (2, 3) guided displaceably in one another in the direction of their longitudinal axes, which are mounted to pivot about a horizontal ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6842119 | Detecting damage to a structural member A method of detecting damage to a structural member which is part of a working arm of a working apparatus, which arm is moveable relative to a body of the apparatus by an actuator. In use, the arm carries a load at another end thereof. The method including the steps... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6586084 | Composite material jib At least one section of a jib of a crane, such as a mobile crane, includes a composite cross-section incorporating a layer of steel covered by one or more fiber composite layers. In a preferred embodiment, more than one fiber composite layer is included a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6575318 | Locking unit for a telescopic jib of a crane and telescopic jib A locking unit for a telescopic system of a hydraulically actuated telescopic jib of a crane, having a jib box frame and a plurality of telescopic sections which are guided inside one another and can be moved out of a starting position into in each case a... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6561368 | Telescoping tube assembly with a cabling system A telescoping tube assembly includes a frame and a first longitudinal tube section mounted on the frame. A second longitudinal tube section is disposed within the first longitudinal tube section and adapted for telescoping motion into and out of the first... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6550624 | Telescopic crane A telescopic crane, includes a substructure, a superstructure rotatably mounted onto the substructure, a counterweight and a telescoping boom structure which includes a main boom slewable about a luffing plane. The main boom has a boom base and at least o... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6530742 | Telescopic boom routing assembly for transmission lines A telescopic boom arrangement of a vehicle is provided with a fixed, tubular outer boom and an inner boom which is mounted for sliding within the outer boom. Transmission lines for coupling various functions, carried at the end of the inner boom, with a p... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6520359 | Lateral boom locking and actuating unit A locking mechanism for telescoping sections, in particular for a mobile crane boom, includes a linearly shiftable locking bolt for connecting and releasing an inner telescoping section with respect to an outer telescoping section, said locking bolt being... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6516962 | Telescopic boom for cranes A telescopic boom for crane, in particular mobile cranes, includes a base section and a plurality of boom sections received in the base section and telescopically extendible and retractable. The base section and the boom sections are each made of a profil... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6481587 | Pendant-supported telescoping boom crane A telescoping boom crane having a multi-sectioned, telescopically extending boom and an extensible pendant support system. The extending boom includes boom sections that are extensibly receivable within the adjacent boom section. The boom sections are mad... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6379104 | Single side entry container lifting device A lifting apparatus including a horizontal framework having a connector connected to a bridge crane trolley and a motor mounted on the horizontal framework, a telescoping mast unit coupled to one side of the horizontal framework and having upper, middle, ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6234453 | Rolling door winch apparatus Winch apparatus for raising and holding a rolling steel door includes a wheeled base with telescoping members extending upwardly from the base. A hand cranked winch raises and lowers the telescoping members, while a reversible electric motor is used to po... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216895 | Lateral jib locking device A locking assembly for the telescopic jib of a crane, or mobile crane, includes a plurality of telescopic sections wherein locking pins are supported in an inner telescopic section and are biased outwardly by means of a spring for engagement within receiv... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6186347 | Mobile crane with a telescopic jib A mobile crane including an inclinable telescopic jib having a base case, a plurality of telescoping segments which can be extended and retracted, at least an inner-most one of the telescoping segments being pivotable in a direction of the inclinable jib ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6164468 | Jib positioning with hydraulic adjustment cylinder Apparatus for fixing the angular position of two telescopic parts relative to each other, comprising a stopper arranged on the first telescopic part and an adjuster provided with a shiftable element arranged on the second telescopic part. The adjuster com... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6108985 | Slide mount for telescopic parts The invention relates to a slide mount for telescopic parts, more particularly for crane jibs, including a slipper arranged between the sliding surface areas of the telescopic parts, the slipper being configured so that it is held in place by a wedge effe... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6026970 | Telescoping tube assembly A telescoping tube assembly includes a first longitudinal tube section and a second longitudinal tube section disposed within the first longitudinal tube section and adapted for telescoping motion into and out of the first longitudinal tube section. A thi... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5884791 | Telescopic jib for vehicular cranes A telescopic jib includes a base part, and at least one telescopic part telescoped in the base part. A shift mechanism extends and retracts each telescopic part. The base part and each telescopic part includes an upper semi-box shaped section part, and at... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5865328 | Telescopic boom The present invention relates to a telescopic boom with at least one outer structure and at least one inner structure, each of which is designed as a hollow section with upper flange and lower flange, the upper flange having a half-basket profile with two... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5743149 | Articulated telescopic boom having slide-through knuckle An articulated telescopic boom assembly for a lifting device includes a first elongated boom having a central longitudinal axis and an opening in one end; a second elongated boom having a first end normally telescopically received by and extensible from t... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5733096 | Multi-stage telescoping structure A multi-stage telescoping tube structure and a robot including a multi-stage telescoping tube structure. The multi-stage telescoping tube structure includes an outer tube, an intermediate tube, and an inner tube. The intermediate tube is slidably received... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5731987 | Telescopic booms An operating system for telescoping a telescopic boom for a crane, particularly a boom having three or more telescoping sections, enabling the boom to be extended and retracted automatically under load according to a predetermined sequence which optimises... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5673805 | Jib pin alignment jack assembly A jib pin alignment jack assembly for aligning the apertures on the proximate end of a jib with apertures on the nose assembly of a boom section to facilitate the manual insertion of pins therein for holding the jib in the operative position relative to t... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5615785 | In-vehicle device for moving and storing objects An in-vehicle device for lifting objects into and out of the storage areas of the vehicle in which it is installed. The device is attached to the inside wall, floor, or ceiling area of the vehicle in which it is installed. It is fixedly attached to the ve... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5597078 | Mobile crane The invention relates to a mobile crane comprising a lower vehicle and an upper vehicle turningly mounted thereon and bearing a telescoping boom with a luffing cylinder for the pivoting thereof. The telescoping boom comprises two parts able to be bolted t... | 01/28/1997 |
