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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 |
| 7421258 | Compact temperature transmitter with improved lead connections A compact industrial process transmitter is provided having an electronics module that includes a top surface with a plurality of lead attachment points thereon. At least one of the lead attachment points disposed on the top surface of the compact temperature transm... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7367363 | Sanitary conduit support systems Apparatus for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair of opposing s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364321 | Backlight module and lamp holder thereof A backlight module and a lamp holder thereof. The backlight module includes a plurality of lamps and a lamp holder. The lamp holder includes a plurality of supporting portions and a plurality of holding portions. Each lamp is disposed on the corresponding supporting... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7320450 | Configurable mounting apparatus A multiply configurable mounting apparatus having an elongated permanently bendable support leg with a support base coupled to a first end of the support leg, the support base being structured for securing the mounting apparatus relative to an external surface; and ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7229051 | Support device for guidewires and catheters and method of use thereof A support device for supporting at least one medical wire adjacent a supporting surface. The support device comprises a plate-shaped holder portion defining a peripheral edge, the holder portion comprising a support slot defining a loading opening made in the periph... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7195038 | Conduit supports Apparatus and methods for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7167219 | Illumination module receptacle with elastic light source holders, illumination module with same, and liquid crystal display with same An illumination module (40) for emitting light beams includes a substrate (20) having a main inner surface (21), a plurality of pairs of holders (30) integrally formed on the surface and a plurality of linear light sources (40). Ea... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7025309 | Line hanger A line hanger for securing lines, such as transmission, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical and other types of lines, to a support structure and a method of mounting and supporting one or more lines from a support structure. The line hanger includes an attachment suppo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004943 | Devices, systems, and methods for placing and positioning fixation elements in external fixation systems Methods, systems, and devices according to this invention provide drill guides for optimal placement of fixation elements, such as half pins, into a patient's bone. According to one embodiment, a collar frame with a collar adapted to receive a bar of an orthopedic e... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6921053 | Pivotal cable support A two-component pivotal cable support includes a stationary clamp and a movable cradle mounted on the clamp for supporting a cable wherein the clamp is detachably connected to a stanchion of a boat. The movable cradle, which is pivotally mounted on the clamp, is for... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913229 | Wire management system A management system for wiring and/or cabling is disclosed. The wire management system comprises a base socket, a cable guide assembly, and a base pivot. The cable guide assembly may include a base member and a guide member that may be removably mounted to the base ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6752359 | Device for flexibly fastening a thermally stressed component The invention relates to a device (1) for flexibly fastening a thermally stressed component (2), especially in an internal combustion engine, with a fastening member (12) for receiving the component (2). In order ensure both a secure fast... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6346675 | Coupling and method for its manufacture A coupling (1) has a coupling receiver (2) and a coupling counterpart (3) connectable with it, which in the coupling position is held in a receiver depression (6) of the coupling receiver. The receiver depression (6) is arranged in a layer stack (4) with ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6082697 | Outdoor goal anchor device and method of installing A soccer goal anchor device used for securing a soccer goal in place and a method for installing the anchor device. The anchor device is used for engaging a portion of a soccer goal frame and securing the frame on top of a ground surface. The anchor devic... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5797675 | Spring clip for neon bulbs An improved tubular bulb supporting clip is disclosed. This clip allows for multiple modes of movement between the bulb supporting portion and the stationary stem of the clip. This structure allows for proper support of the tubular bulb even if the bulb h... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5575558 | Miniature discharge lamp tube holder A miniature discharge lamp tube holder having clamp, and stake is disclosed. The miniature discharge lamp tube holder snaps to the mid section of a small diameter discharge lamp, and has a stake end that may be inserted into a formed hole in the lamp hous... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5503353 | Tube anchor with tabs The anchor comprises a tubular plastic post having an abutment at one end and a mounting element at the other end. In the post is a pair of deflectable integral tabs that are substantially parallel. Each tab has a shoulder. A spring is disposed in the bas... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5464178 | Neon tube support A tubular plastic body of a neon tubing support has a bore terminating in a lower opening and in an opposite internally shouldered upper opening. A helical spring is installed in the bore through the lower opening and retained by a plug in the lower openi... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5257762 | Neon tube support having molded spring and method of making the support A unitary helical coil spring assembly is inserted in a tubular body to form a neon tube support. The assembly is molded of plastic using a mold comprised of two planar blocks in each of which there are a series of axially spaced apart recesses configured... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5108054 | Tube anchor A tube anchor for supporting a neon tube or the like comprises a base, a spring disposed in the base and a stem secured in the base and surrounded by the spring. The stem includes a shaft, a saddle at one end for snappingly receiving a neon tube, and a pa... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5072351 | Clamping device for retaining a glass neon tube onto a glass tube support One embodiment of the present invention clamping device comprising a clamp made of resilient metal having a pivot portion inserted into a hole on a glass tube support and a clamp portion generally adapted to the size and shape of part of the outer circumf... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5058838 | Support for variably sized electrically energized tubing A supporting assembly for energized tubing includes an elevated post joined to pairs of oppositely facing and laterally spaced apart upper and lower generally C-shaped clamp arms at its top end and to a base at its bottom end. A retainer member is connect... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4997147 | Support for electrically energized tubing A supporting assembly for energized tubing includes an elevated body having a top post section to which is mounted a rotary head having a clamp member base defining a longitudinal axis. A pair of lock arms project upwardly and are axially spaced apart to ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4842535 | Gas tube electrode connector A connector for discharge electrodes of luminous gas tubes includes an insulative barrel receiving a power cable at one end for attachment to a fixed end of a resilient contact member. The opposite end of the barrel is open and threaded, to receive the cr... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4666109 | Tube support assembly An assembly for adjustably supporting a luminous tube of a neon sign comprising a clamp post having a C-shaped end portion for frictionally engaging and retaining an outer surface of a luminous tube therein, a tubular column telescopically receiving the c... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4464648 | Display panel for aircraft parking Visual displays for aircraft parking, particularly a composite signal light display having red, yellow and green lights and an adjacent parking light display for signalling aircraft alignment or misalignment with respect to an aircraft terminal passenger ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4395619 | Hand held hair dryer with shock mounted quartz tube heater A hair dryer having a quartz glass tube heater to produce radiant heat has a shock mount sub-assembly to resist breakage of the tube when the hairdryer is subjected to drop tests or other selected concussions. The shock mounts include spring members which... | 07/26/1983 |
