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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 |
| 8113762 | Horizontal pipe storage and handling system This application relates to a pipe storage and handling system having a stationary frame, a tilting frame moveably coupled to the stationary frame, a pipe rack moveably coupled to the tilting frame and an arm. The pipe rack includes a storage end configured to suppo... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7837426 | Teeter beam assembly A teeter beam assembly is provided for attachment to a pipe launcher that can be tilted towards or away from the pipe launcher to move joints of drilling pipe on to or off of the pipe launcher by rolling pipes with the assistance of gravity. The teeter beams assembl... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7544036 | Column selector for pipe section magazine of directional drill A handling assembly for pipe sections for a horizontal directional drill includes a thrust frame and a pipe handler assembly track that is attached to the thrust frame so as to define a pipe section transfer location. The handling assembly also includes a pipe handl... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7364397 | Method and machine for separating profiled elements A method and machine separates profiled elements from a plurality of profiled elements. The machine includes a structure having opposed first and second ends and opposed sides, the structure receiving profiled elements extending between the first and second ends. A ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7303776 | Automated food processing system and method An automated food processing system and method that allows food to be dispensed, fried and packaged in a suitable container, such as an individual portion-sized container. The system includes separate automated modules for dispensing, frying and packaging the food. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7234911 | Method and machine for separating profiled elements A method and machine separates profiled elements from a plurality of profiled elements. The machine includes a structure having opposed first and second ends and opposed sides, the structure receiving profiled elements extending between the first and second ends. A ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7156605 | Substrate transport and marking assembly An apparatus for transporting and marking a substrate, such as a collapsed corrugated cardboard carton. A feeder station is configured to receive a substantially vertically aligned stack of substrates. An advancement assembly of the feeder station successively moves... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7149600 | Pipe storage and inventory control chest A materials storage chest system stores and selectively dispenses pipe in response to a controller which selectively limits access thereto. A material dispensing opening prevents access to the chest other than through the controller. A communication system provides ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7111754 | Coin roll dispenser and system incorporating same An apparatus for use in dispensing coin rolls is disclosed. The apparatus includes a receptacle, to hold the coin rolls in a vertically stacked array, a dispensed, to dispense the coin rolls from a bottom of the receptacle, and a controller, to control the dispensin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6588329 | Bundler method and apparatus An improved bundling method and apparatus is provided for receiving, forming, and holding a desired shape for the bundling of cylindrical objects of various materials through the use of a set of movable links. The method and apparatus use a series of inte... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6568895 | Feeder system for feeding object-carriers with objects, in particular for printing machines, and a printing machine equipped with the system A feeder system for feeding objects to object-carriers of a machine for processing the objects, in particular a printing machine, includes a reciprocating finger for pushing each object directly towards an object-carrier to place the object on the object-... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6547511 | Process of loading rolls of roofing material onto a pallet An apparatus and process of loading rolls of roofing material onto a stationary pallet, wherein the process performs a series of operations, in accordance with the present invention. Each operation includes the steps of: (a) loading rolls of roofing mater... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6374927 | Pipe retention and cartridge locking system for a horizontal directional drill A dual purpose bracket assembly for a horizontal directional drill that retains pipes within a cartridge when the cartridge is detached from the drill and locks the cartridge to the drill when it is attached. The bracket assembly includes side plates that... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6357995 | Device for handling rod-like articles, such as rebar and the like A device (20) is adapted to move an elongated object (21), such as rebar, from a first location (22) to a second location (23). The device includes an object-supporting surface (24), such as a conveyor; a plurality of stops (25) extending in a direction a... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6267544 | Log positioning and securing device A log positioning and securing device is described in which a frame supports a log receiving trough with sides positioned to receive and support a log along a longitudinal plane. A log clamp including a pair of log clamp members is movably mounted to the ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6092977 | Rod-shaped article supplying apparatus A rod-shaped article supplying apparatus includes a hopper for reserving rod-shaped articles such as cigarettes and for permitting a rod-shaped article to be discharged through a lower opening thereof, and a supply cylinder formed at its outer peripheral ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6012893 | Device for transferring a bar from a supporting surface into the guiding channel of a bar feeder A device for transferring a bar from an inclined supporting surface into the guiding channel of a bar feeder, comprising multiple elements which are articulated below the supporting surface, each element being composed of a bar abutment and follower lever... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5865596 | Separating and picking out device The present invention is a device for picking out individual rods from an unordered bundle independent of the position of the rods in the bundle and their positions relative to each other. The device makes it possible to handle the rods and the picking ou... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5816384 | Cut type wire receiver The present invention relates to a wires receiver, and particularly to a cut type wires receiver mounted on the rear section of output wheel set of cutting stripper; said wires receiver comprising a spline shaft with equal-divided circumference between th... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5641263 | Bundle unscrambler An unscrambler for unscrambling a bundle of elongated tubes comprises a plurality of forward belt-support columns, a plurality of aft support columns, a plurality of flexible belts suspended in parallel between the forward and aft support columns forming ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5584747 | Shot blasting apparatus for polishing and cleaning wheel An aluminum wheel having a side on which an annular groove is formed is stably led to a polishing and cleaning station in a compact shot blasting apparatus in which the aluminum wheel is uniformly polished and cleaned, and in which an inlet guide way and ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5556253 | Automatic pipe-loading device An automatic pipe loading device includes a magazine containing a plurality of pipes which are gravity fed through a discharge opening at a discharge end of the magazine. A pipe transfer member is mounted beneath the magazine and rotates between load and ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5551827 | Device for loading and unloading cops in textile winding apparatus Device for loading and unloading cops in textile apparatus for winding yarn of the type comprising a cop-holder arm suitable for picking up a cop, supporting it during the yarn winding operation and transferring it at the end of the operation of yarn wind... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5522699 | Pipe laying assembly A pipe laying apparatus for assembling segments of pipe into a pipeline, the pipe laying apparatus having a pipe storage assembly supported by a driving assembly. A pipe removing assembly removes individual pipe segments to a queuing area. A pipe orientin... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5501314 | Method for the multiple receipt and discharge of rolled sections onto a cooling plate and device performing such method Method for the multiple receipt and discharge of rolled sections onto a cooling plate, the method being suitable to handle simultaneously groups of two or more rolled sections (11) arriving simultaneously from an intake channel, whereby at least one multi... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5397210 | Safety block A safety block is disclosed which may be attached to the rearward end of the cargo bed of a pipe truck which has a powered pipe lift. The safety block includes a bar which automatically raises when pipe is being unloaded using the powered pipe lift and fo... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5387072 | Apparatus for stacking tube and related method The present invention is directed toward positioning tube (11) from a continuous supply of tube (11), into a preselected stacked configuration in a stack forming assembly (12) by movement of a fork member (22) positionable under selected of the tube (11).... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5367836 | Automatic drill loader An automatic drill loader is used with a drill grinding machine to automatically present drills to the drill grinding machine workhead for being ground thereat and to carry ground drills to a storage receptacle. The automatic drill loader comprises a maga... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5347896 | Automated collet loading for the manufacture of contact lenses An apparatus is provided for automatic, intermittent feed of workpieces into a lathe. The apparatus includes a collet having a side entry for receiving workpieces and a workpiece positioning aperture, in alignment with the lathe spindle, for finally posit... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5314295 | Roll stop and operating method of the same A pneumatically operated roll stop of controllable speed is provided for stopping a roll. A first end of a stop arm is operatively connected to a pivotal joint of a frame. The distal end of the stop arm is provided for making contact with the roll to be s... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5301794 | Bar receiving and discharging device in a siderurgical facility A device (10) for receiving bars (11) incoming along two parallel guides (12) in a siderurgical facility, in order to lay the bars onto a cooling bed (38) includes at least one first element (15) having, at its bottom portion, two channels (16) each of wh... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5259723 | Feeding device for down hole tubulars A feeding device for down hole tubulars includes a frame which defines a support surface. First and second stops are arranged to reciprocate in stop guides between an upper position, in which the stops interrupt movement of a tubular, and a lower position... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5238353 | Device for the input and carrying away of smoking or cooking rods for automatic suspension of a plurality of sausages A process and device for the input and carrying away of smoking rods or cooking rods to and from a station for the automatic suspension of sausages provided with loops on a rod which in turn is tightly chucked at one end works as follows: the rods are fir... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5222859 | Apparatus for stacking tube and related method The present invention is directed toward positioning tube (11) from a continuous supply of tube (11), in a preselected stacked configuration in a stack forming assembly (12) by movement of a fork member (22) positionable under selected of the tube (11). T... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5193966 | Feeding device for bolt blanks in machines for profiling by means of rolling jaws The feeding device (1) comprises two sliding rails (2, 3) arranged in parallel to each other and obliquely to the horizontal. The gap (5) between these rails can be adjusted to the diameter of the bolt blanks to be profiled. In order to be able to perform... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5174351 | Ending apparatus and method An ending apparatus for positioning elongate objects comprising, in combination, object singulating equipment for separating a plurality of elongate objects in an inlet area into single objects while moving the objects in a first direction to an outlet ar... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5119930 | Quadrant log feeder An apparatus for sorting and separating logs allows logs to be fed individually for further processing. The log sorter has a rotating quadrant which is covered and has no gaps or apertures that allows logs or branches to become jammed. Furthermore, the ro... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5096135 | Transport device for laps A transport device serves for the delivery of a plurality of tubes wound with textile material to form laps, between a lap forming machine and a lap processing machine, by means of a transport truck. The transport truck possesses a tiltable receiver in wh... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5083897 | Deck for metering logs to debarking drum infeed chute Apparatus for feeding logs into a feed chute comprising a dead deck extending laterally outwardly and sloping upwardly at least from a feed chute first side top edge; the sloping dead deck being capable of supporting a grapple load pile of side-by-side lo... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4936736 | Apparatus for transfer of rods or rails between a holder cassette and storage racks Transfer between a cassette (8) and a storage region formed by bar elements (10, 10') is obtained by an automatic apparatus which includes lifting blades (4, 5) passing through an interrupted bottom of the cassette, and having inclined upper edges (36, 35... | 06/26/1990 |
