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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 |
| 8020329 | Versatile decorative object, named the Paired Image Print, having a unique visual effect and a method of making said versatile decorative object A versatile decorative object having a multidimensional visual effect with a first layer separated from a second layer. The first layer is opaque and has applied on it a decorative image having at least black and white and the second layer (s) is transparent and has... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7810266 | Graphic display panel A graphic design consists of graphic elements such as text, logos, images and texture. On the front surface of transparent substrate, a white translucent copy in the form of chosen graphic elements in the design (such as text) is applied, so when viewed from front i... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7584564 | Internally illuminated sign The invention provides an internally illuminated sign comprising an information display section having at least one flat or curved surface which retroreflects light coming from the front of said sign and transmits light from the interior of said sign; an illuminator... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7422648 | Method of releasably adhering sticker to vehicle windshield A sticker assembly is disclosed and includes an indicia-bearing sticker (30) having an adhesive layer (34). A vinyl film (100) is provided having a first side (102) and a second side (104), the second side (104) having a low... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7369294 | Ornamental display device An ornamental display device having an interferometric modulator for displaying an ornamental image. The ornamental device may have a patterned diffuser formed on a transparent substrate to provide an ornamental image. The ornamental device may also be a piece of je... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7311956 | Laminate and method used for applying a design to a substrate A laminate for use in decorating a receptor surface (e.g., a window) comprising a piece of decorative sheet material with a layer of aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive on its rear surface and a release liner over that layer of adhesive; and a flexible, temporary... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294221 | Translucent artistic medium and method for making A preferred artistic medium comprises a first translucent sheet having at least one first image presented thereon, a second translucent sheet having a least one second image presented thereon, the second image being substantially identical to the first image, wherei... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294300 | Grinding plate for an electric hand grinder, and method of producing the same A grinding plate for an electric hand grinder has a plate member having an upper plate surface with an upper plate edge, a lower plate surface with a lower plate edge for placement of a grinding means and extending at least partially beyond the upper plate edge, and... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293441 | Production of versatile channel letter coil A versatile system for producing channel letter coil of superior reflectivity and durability is described that includes providing a readily formable substrate. A first reflective material is disposed upon a first surface of the substrate. A second reflective materia... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290802 | Second surface micromotion display A second surface micromotion display includes a see-through base having a first surface, defined in the art as a front surface facing a viewer, and a second surface, defined in the art as a rear surface opposite to the front surface and facing away from the viewer, ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7266917 | Image/advertising apparatus and method An advertising system and method in which an advertising mural is segmented and portions of the advertising mural are formed on each one of a plurality of laterally aligned overhead stowage bin doors in a commercial aircraft. Each segment of the advertising mural is... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257929 | Assembling module for floor or wall coverings A module includes at least an associated two-layer structure with one first layer being a polymer base layer highly loaded with mineral fillers contributing to the rigidity of the module, and a second layer made from a printed polymer film defining the decorative pa... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255909 | Security laminate In one aspect, the invention provides a security laminate comprising a retroreflective layer comprising a plurality of retroreflective microbeads partially embedded in and protruding from a beadbond layer and having image receptive material disposed around the protr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7230196 | Lighted switch device A lighted switch device, comprising a substrate, a switch provided on a first surface of the substrate, a light source provided on a second surface of the substrate, a key top to press the switch, and a light guide mechanism to guide light emitted from the light sou... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225761 | Pet product with device for holding information article A device for holding identification information for pets is disclosed. The device is attachable to a collar, harness or leash. The device permits new identification information to be placed within it. Identification information may be placed within a slot located on... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224533 | Optically retro-reflecting sphere An optically retro-reflecting sphere includes an inner sphere and an outer concentric spherical shell, and can be coupled to a reflective surface. Light entering the optically retro-reflecting sphere from an incident direction is reflected by the sphere generally to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215346 | Readability A method of controlling a user interface to display a first graphical element and a second graphical element where the second graphical element, overlays at least a portion of a first graphical element, comprising: determining first color(s) corresponding to the col... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210799 | Method for producing a plate In a process for the production of a plate, in particular a motor vehicle licence plate, in which at least a layer sequence forming an electroluminescence flat capacitor (4, 5, 6, 7) and a reflection film (10; 10′) are applied to a carrier (1)... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7186911 | Methods of scoring for fabricating interconnected photovoltaic cells The invention, in one embodiment, is directed to a method of scoring the coating of a first coated base material at a temperature sufficiently elevated to part the coating and melt at least a portion of the first base material. In a further embodiment, the invention... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185453 | Label having improved aesthetic appearance A label includes indicia disposed on a facestock comprising cellophane. In one embodiment, the indicia are screen printed onto the facestock. In another embodiment, the label may further include layers of tactile coating selectively applied to discrete areas of the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160605 | Decorated panel and process for making the same A decorated panel and a process for manufacturing a decorated panel are disclosed. The decorated panel comprises a multi-layered system of linking, printing and finishing films laminated on opposite sides of a structural core formed of a fiber layer impregnated with... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157133 | Embossed reflective laminates This invention provides an embossed decorative composite laminate interlayer for use in reducing UV and IR energy transmittance through a glass laminate. One interlayer of the present invention comprises an embossed decorative composite disposed between a first and ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152353 | Reflective sign A reflective sign comprises a front face, an image formed by openings in the front face, a back face connected to the front face, and a reflective surface mounted on the back face behind the image, wherein light passing through the openings in the front face is refl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150119 | Honeycomb sign board A weather resistant honeycomb laminated sign board panel for use in sign manufacturing. The honeycomb sign board panel displays a message through a dark vinyl display layer through a novel lamination and routing process in which a message is cut through the vinyl la... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146759 | Two-faced optional mat picture frames This invention discloses composite two faced picture, document and/or other artwork frames, each composed of two separate frames with panes permanently installed on elastomeric pads and fitted to allow pane to pane resilient contact with two sets of displayed materi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132142 | Dry paint transfer laminate for use as wall covering This disclosed invention relates to a laminate for use as a wallcovering comprising: a matte release liner having a flexible polymeric matte release backing liner and a matte release coat bonded to the matte release backing liner, and a flexible multi-layer decorati... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118438 | Methods of making phosphor based light sources having an interference reflector A method of manufacturing a light source includes the steps of providing a first flexible sheet that includes a first multilayer interference reflector, providing a carrier film to carry the reflector, dividing the reflector into individual pieces carried by the car... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108414 | Light emitting panel assemblies Light emitting panel assemblies include one or more light emitting panel members each having at least one pattern of optical deformities that may be varied in size, shape, density, placement, angle, rotation and/or type to obtain at least one light output distributi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101000 | Portable bar with advertising materials A portable bar is provided, the bar comprises a vertical panel having a front side, a back side and opposing ends; at least two vertical support panels, each support panel being connected to the opposing ends of the vertical panel; a counter being connected to and s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063375 | Angularly adjustable illuminated spoiler A spoiler for a vehicle includes at least one support bracket having a first end secured to the vehicle and a substantially transparent spoiler wing secured to the second end. The spoiler may also include at least one support bracket that is adjustable to change the... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063872 | Films having a high transmittance and matt property A film having a high transmittance and matt property is disclosed which has, on a transparent support 1, a hard coat layer 2 incorporated therein particles 4 of a particle size of 1.0 to 10 μm that is larger than the layer thickness thereof, an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044617 | Apparatus and method for minimizing or eliminating shadows in display devices A display device utilizes an acrylic sheet frosted throughout its structure and an opaque surface or panel. The acrylic sheet or panel is placed substantially parallel to the opaque surface or panel such that the acrylic sheet or panel and the opaque surface or pane... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028965 | Method and apparatus for retaining model structural members A method and apparatus for retaining model structural members during construction includes a base member having a plurality of recesses therein, at least one and preferably a plurality of retainers, and advantageously at least one clip having a plurality of edges an... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014910 | Sensual label The invention relates to a sensual pressure sensitive adhesive label comprising an image having at least one overcoat layer over said image wherein said overcoat layer comprises comprising at least one tactile or olfactory feature. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6984283 | Method of making image bearing laminated door/window screen with changeable images There is disclosed a method of constructing a laminated composite bidirectional panel from commercially available transparent/see-through materials, which may be used as shades for openings, such as doors and windows, to advance an aesthetically pleasing appearance ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979145 | Driveway gutter having flexible filler mat An improved driveway gutter having a flexible gutter mat bridging the trough in the gutter for improving driving over driveway gutters. The mat is made of flexible material such as heavy rubber. The mat is placed with its flat bottom bridging the gutter, and fastene... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978566 | Backlit sign The sign adapted to be backlit is provided with a cover element (14) having a front side (18) with at least one symbol field (26,28) adapted to be backlit and a rear side (22) facing away from the front side (18). The front side ( | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976915 | Gaming device display with simulated halftones A panel or reel strip of a gaming device that includes halftones. The panel or reel strip includes a medium and a photographically created multicolor image on one side of the medium. A silkscreen ink layer is provided on the other side of the medium. The ink definin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971196 | Message sign A message sign includes a panel having a plurality of ribs each defining an interior channel. The plurality of ribs are preferably spaced apart in parallel relationship. At least one lamp is secured through an opening in at least one of the ribs. In one preferred em... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6950089 | Moveable magnetic devices for electronic graphic displays In one aspect, the invention includes a fader controller comprised of a longitudinally extending track having a portion thereof extending over an image area of an electronic display, and a fader cap joined to the track for longitudinal sliding translation therealong... | 09/27/2005 |
