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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 |
| 7905465 | Shimless aligner A shimless aligner for insertion between a machine foot and base to align the foot relative to the base, which foot and base are secured together by a hold-down bolt extending between the foot and base. The aligner includes, a top plate having a slanted bottom surfa... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7810782 | Clothes cleaning device support system A clothes cleaning device support system includes a clothes cleaning device for washing clothes, drying clothes or both washing and drying clothes. A mount for supporting the clothes cleaning device over a floor surface includes a top wall and a perimeter wall is at... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7328879 | Equipment installation support on foundation A bearing washer is inserted into a horizontally elongated recess formed within the top flat surface of an upper tapered wedge of a support assembly through which equipment is adjustably positioned on a foundation. The upper wedge is vertically and horizontally adju... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7301759 | Portable electronic product with a bracket A bracket assembly for a portable unit. The assembly is pivotally mounted to the back of the unit and includes a frame member secured to the pivotally mounted member. A cover assembly is releasably secured to the frame member and can be moved to various positions wi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267319 | Low-friction slide-plates for rotary machines A mounting arrangement for use at an interface between a movable machine component and a stationary foundation includes a substantially planar foundation plate adapted for attachment to the foundation; and a plurality of slide-plate assemblies secured to the foundat... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258313 | Method for leveling an object A device for leveling an object on uneven or sloping floors. The device is comprised of a housing with a substantially hollow portion having a worm gear, a driven gear, and an elevation shaft with threads on at least a portion of the shaft's external surface. The wo... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7028964 | Tubular structure for supporting a product A base pad for supporting and cushioning a product such as a major home appliance. The base pad is made from a tube formed into a desired cross-sectional shape (profile) and folded into a square or rectangular frame-like configuration. V-shaped sections are cut out ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011285 | Modular stand structure The present invention is to provide a modular stand structure being applied to the back panel of a portable electronic device, which comprises a first board and a cover disposed on a second board. The top of one surface of the first board has a movable button, such ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6609687 | Base skirt for a vending machine Apparatus for sealing a gap formed between the floor or other supporting surface and the base of a vending machine, which apparatus prevents the accumulation of debris, etc. under the base of the machine.... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6533238 | Versatile anti-tip bracket for an appliance A bracket for properly positioning and preferably preventing the tipping of an appliance includes first and second, generally perpendicular legs extending from a central bracket portion, with the first leg being longer than the second leg. Each of the leg... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6382584 | Self leveling machine support A self leveling support for a machine includes a top plate, a base, a first supporting structure, and a second supporting structure. The top plate has a surface resting substantially along a first plane before thermal expansion. The first supporting struc... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6354558 | Compressor mounting The base pan of a refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump is overlain by a series of assemblies each serially including a grommet, a compressor foot or base and, optionally, a washer or the like. A stud or bolt extending through each assembly secures... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6176461 | Enclosure apparatus with removable base A method and implementing computer system enclosure is provided which includes a selectively removable base support unit which is designed to stabilize vertical mounting capabilities when the base unit is attached to the enclosure and to allow horizontal ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6029940 | Support plate An apparatus is proposed for supporting a device, the apparatus having at least one foot with an undercut. The apparatus has a depression for accepting the foot and an engaging mechanism with a projection. When the device is moved toward the apparatus, th... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6029942 | Simplified compressor mount with self forming grommet Mourning apparatus for retaining and isolating a machine subject to vibratory forces. A base plate having a series of raised bosses on its top surface is equipped with rubber grommets that are received upon each boss. Each grommet has an expanded foot and... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5624098 | Anti-tip anchor device for an appliance in combination with an interlock switch An anti-tip device is provided for an appliance in the form of a first bracket secured to a floor and having an open-ended slot for receiving a support leg of the appliance. A second bracket is secured to the first bracket and is capable of engaging an in... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5503082 | Load-bearing rail and floor system having slotted rails embedded in concrete for the reception of machine mounts or railcar wheels A concrete-embedded, machinery-anchoring floor system includes parallel, accurately-extruded steel rails each having a unique cross-sectional configuration. Vertical loading of the rails improves the load-bearing strength of the concrete, whether the load... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5153052 | Double-shot molded resin article A double-shot molded resin article comprises a primary molding part and a secondary molding part. The secondary molding part is molded from a thermoplastic resin having a melting point higher than the melting point of the primary molding thermoplastic res... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5110082 | Adjustable apparatus for supporting machinery or other load An adjustable support system for use in anchoring a machine or other load to a foundation is disclosed. The system includes a base chock having a horizontal floor with an open slot formed in the floor to permit retrofitting around an installed anchor bolt... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4784364 | Heat-barrier chock and sole plate system For supporting heat and vibration producing machinery on grouted foundations, high-strength plastic chock halves, which may be glass-polyester laminates, are used beneath machinery conventional steel sole plates resting on conventional plastic grout. The ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4512543 | Universal printer stand A universal printer stand includes a platform having at least two parallel support members, at least two channel-shaped cross members transversely disposed on the support members and means disposed on the cross members for receiving the support legs of a ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4482118 | Adjusting base for geodetic instruments This invention provides an adjusting base for geodetic instruments. By a double function of a clamping ring the adjusting base may be used with both instruments with a standard central single peg and instruments with more pegs arranged around a common center. ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4337022 | Adaptable injection molding installation mounting arrangement An injection molding installation includes a box-like mounting base 1 on which are disposed a molding press 2 and a pressure injection apparatus 3. The press 2 includes fixed opposite end plates 4 and 7 mounted directly on the base 1 and an intermediate m... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4212562 | Method and apparatus for leveling templates for offshore subterranean wells A method and apparatus are disclosed for leveling a relatively massive template structure which is positionable on the ocean bottom in proximity to one or more sites of subterranean wells. Since the template is primarily utilized to mount or guide later a... | 07/15/1980 |
