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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 |
| 7434533 | Gasket for supporting and sealing a curved object A self-sealing gasket is suitable for sealing a curved object to a surface. The gasket includes a pair of side rails and a support panel between the side rails. Respective top portions of the side rails extend above the support panel to define an object receiving ch... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7413424 | Gear pump and holding element therefor The gear pump unit (100) comprises a pump cover (1), an internal rotor (16) mounted rotatably in a recess (9) of the pump cover (1) and formed in a rotationally fixed manner on a driven plug-in shaft (11), and an external ro... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7341210 | Nozzle cap for sealing nozzle particularly used to charge with high pressurized fluid A nozzle cap is disclosed which is threadedly engaged with a distal end of a nozzle through which a compressed fluid is passed. The nozzle cap includes a terminal wall opposed to a distal end face of the nozzle axially with respect to the nozzle, a sealing member pl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338050 | Expansion joint gasket An expansion gasket 10 positionable between similar or dissimilar materials having an exterior exposure to the elements. In the preferred embodiment, the expansion gasket of the present invention 10 provides means to seal a space occurring between mate... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7228971 | Vibratory screening machine and vibratory screen and screen tensioning structure A vibratory screening machine having opposite sides with a plurality of stationary aligned tensioning members mounted on one side and a plurality of nut actuated movable tensioning members mounted on the opposite side and a vibratory screening screen mounted on the ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7188477 | High temperature dynamic seal for scramjet variable geometry A seal assembly for use in an engine, such as a scramjet engine, having a movable element, such as inlet cowl flap, is provided. The movable element has an outboard structural member which requires thermal protection. The seal assembly includes a sealing element and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175183 | Arrangement for the gas-tight fixing of an inlet manifold with a connector flange to the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine Arrangement for the gas-tight fixing of an inlet manifold (1) with a connector flange to the cylinder head (2) of an internal combustion engine, with a sealing plate (3), arranged between the connector flange of the inlet manifold (1) and... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7124540 | Sealing device A sealing device includes an elongated sealing member and a plurality of fasteners spacedly mounted along the sealing member. The sealing member includes a tubular heat sealing layer and a tubular supporting frame, having a flexible ability, coaxially received in th... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104546 | Clip gasket termination A hollow oven gasket has a flexible tubular member with tubular wall and fasteners in the form of clips that are captured within and extend through the wall. First and second free ends of a length of the gasket material are brought together in a termination to form ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093838 | Gaskets and gasket-like devices including fasteners for gaskets and a method of making and using the same A gasket for sealing between a wall and a gasket support surface, such as between an oven housing and an oven door. The gasket includes a clip, the clip typically being made from a single strand of wire. The wire is bent into a head and a base, the base for engaging... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7040488 | Screens and seals for vibratory separators A vibratory separator having a basket for supporting screen assembly apparatus, the basket having an interior surface, vibrator apparatus connected to the basket to vibrate it and the screen assembly apparatus releasably secured thereto, seal apparatus connected to ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7004751 | Gas burner assemblies, methods for assembling, and gas fired appliances employing same A gas burner assembly includes in one embodiment a top plate having at least one port for discharging fuel and a downwardly-depending, peripheral edge having a plurality of spaced-apart slots, and a bottom base having a peripheral edge disposed within the downwardly... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6962350 | Insertable wear strip for glass run seals An insertable wear strip assembly is dimensioned for insertion into an associated cavity of an associated weatherseal. The wear strip assembly includes a generally U-shaped base portion having a base wall, and first and second sidewalls extending from the base wall ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6953195 | Sealing device A sealing device for a gap between two adjacent machine parts, including at least one inflatable, elastically stretchable tube, which is fitted into a groove in the sidewall of one of the machine parts, and which, when inflated, may, be positioned against a surface ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945539 | Seal retainer The present invention relates to a seal comprising an annular sealing body comprising a radially outer peripheral groove, an upper load concentrating projection, a lower load concentrating projection, a compression relief region extending from the center of the load... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932354 | Valve seal assembly The present invention is directed to a valve seal assembly for use in multi-chamber vacuum devices. The seal assembly comprises a door and a deformable seal ring running along the periphery of the door, wherein the seal ring is held in place by a reversibly mounted ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918492 | Baffle assembly for a sealed shaft on a vibratory apparatus A sealed wheel case for use on a vibrating aggregate processing device comprises a housing sized to hold a rotatable wheel supported on a shaft, the housing having a base, a peripheral sidewall, and a cover. The cover includes an aperture adapted to receive therethr... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6893025 | Gaskets and gasket-like devices including fasteners for gaskets and a method of making and using the same A gasket for sealing between a wall and a gasket support surface, such as between an oven housing and an oven door. The gasket includes a clip, the clip typically being made from a single strand of wire. The wire is bent into a head and a base, the base for engaging... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6846125 | Assemblies of panels with a sealing spring fastener comprising a closed cavity This invention relates to a sealing spring fastener, which comprises a U-shaped structure, on which an elastic body has been incorporated. The elastic body has a closed cavity within the U-shaped structure. The sealing spring fastener can form an assembly with an ex... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6804872 | Method of forming a roll pin compression limiter A compression limiter formed by a roll forming process includes a substantially cylindrical body portion and a plurality of feet. A plurality of notches are stamped along a lower edge of a flat sheet of stock and bent to form the plurality of feet. The flat sheet of... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6752399 | Vat seal The invention is directed to a wine vat having a metal hoop forming the top, end walls and bottom, and with wooden side walls pressed in sealing engagement with the side edges of the metal hoop. The seal is a compressible seal attached to the side edges of metal hoo... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6719268 | Solenoid-operated valve A solenoid-operated valve comprises first and second elastic ring members each of which is made of an elastic material such as rubber, which retain a peripheral edge of a diaphragm, and which are flexibly bent in accordance with displacement of the diaphragm. A pair... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6685197 | Silicone rubber gasket with perforated metal core and method A valve cover gasket has a perforated central core of metal including protrusions extending from planar sides of the core. Silk screened on each side of the core is a silicone foam rubber layer adapted to replace traditional cork gasket structures used fo... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6648542 | Vehicles having parts connected with a sealing spring fastener comprising a closed cavity This invention relates to a sealing spring fastener, which comprises a U-shaped structure, on which an elastic body has been incorporated. The elastic body has a closed cavity within the U-shaped structure. The sealing spring fastener can form an assembly... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6592128 | Integrated pneumatic o-ring gasket for mems devices A gasket for sealing interfaces between a micro-machined device and a macroscopic connection to the device. The gasket can include an o-ring, a frame, a tool post and a notch. Alignment of the tool post with a dimple formed in or through a surface of a co... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588768 | Device for sealing A device for sealing the contact zone between two apparatus parts which are movable relative to one another. The device includes a sealing element which extends along the contact zone and is fixed on the first apparatus part and also a mating surface whic... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6533287 | Bolt retention mechanism for MLS gasket A bolt retainer mechanism in one layer of a multiple-layered steel (MLS) gasket, includes an aperture defining a radially inwardly extending tabs. In one embodiment, each tab is formed to define an inverted U-shaped tang positioned adjacent to, and in sym... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6527471 | Sealing spring fastener with closed cavity This invention relates to a sealing spring fastener, which comprises a U-shaped structure, on which an elastic body has been incorporated. The elastic body has a closed cavity within the U-shaped structure. The sealing spring fastener can form an assembly... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6513813 | Gel slab sealing strip for an electrophoresis tank A gel slab sealing strip adapted for use in an electrophoresis tank is provided according to the invention. The sealing strip includes a body having a height, at least one flap extending outwardly from the body and having a height substantially equal to t... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6406033 | Sealing element A sealing element particularly for sealing two parallel planar surfaces, which sealing element includes a supporting element with two or more catch or snap-fastening elements for connecting the support element to one of the planar surfaces by engaging mat... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6347021 | Component sealing system Method for the removable sealing of a component housing, and apparatus to practice the method using an elastic or conformable sealing band. The present invention teaches a sealing band, preferably elastic, to apply a horizontal seal to the horizontal seam... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6298908 | Heat exchange assembly and seal therefor A heat exchanger assembly suitable for use in a heating, ventilating and air conditioning system of a vehicle comprising a housing, a heat exchanger core disposed in the housing and spaced from the housing to provide a peripheral spacing between the core ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6116614 | Sealing member A sealing member is provided which can be spirally wrapped around an elongate article (e.g., a cable) comprises a strip of sealing material (e.g., gel sealing material), and at least one series of gripping elements situated adjacent to the strip of sealin... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6086763 | Disk, in particular the front disk of a filter element A combination disc and sealing ring for a filter assembly is provided. The disc is an annular thermoplastic disc having a central aperture. The disc includes an upper side and a lower side and the upper side of the disc includes an annular thickened area ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6073936 | Vehicle seal A vehicle seal (1) comprises an elastic molded sealing member (19) with holes through which clips (16) on a fastening rail (11) made of plastics material extend into anchoring holes in a vehicle body. The molded sealing member (19) is made in a molding to... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5961128 | Expansion seal Expansion seal ring with an essentially torus shaped expansion seal (1) which is provided between two concentric positionable connection pieces (2, 3) to be sealed or the like, which include a sealing section (1a) which is pulled over the edge (3a) of one... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5918885 | Tubular articles with externally installed attachment clips A tubular article useful for bundling wire or cables or for creating a seal between two surfaces, such as an oven and an oven door, is provided with externally applied attachment clips. The clips are formed from separate pieces of wire, each of which is b... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5851387 | Filter plate feed port clamp A feed port clamp member is disclosed for placement through and about the feed port of a filter plate to provide an abrasion-resistant surface through the feed port of the filter plate to prevent degradation of the underlying filter media and filter plate... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5803465 | Gasket insert A gasket insert including a carrier having at least two retaining arms. The retaining arms are adapted to contact opposing faces of a gasket material to form a mechanical means of fastening the gasket insert to a gasket body. Also disclosed is a method of... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5603304 | Fuel pump seal and insulator assembly A fuel pump insulator assembly is mounted on a fuel pump. The fuel pump insulator assembly comprises insulating fasteners, an insulating gasket and a seal. The insulating gasket provides a thermal barrier between an engine and a fuel pump, whereby heat fr... | 02/18/1997 |
