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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 |
| 8096794 | Compressor with oil separation and storage A compressor comprises an oil separator for separating oil from a refrigerant compressed by a compression mechanism unit, and a high-pressure oil storage chamber for storing the oil separated by the oil separator. At least a portion of the oil separator is provided ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092200 | Gas compressor with a pressure bypass valve being formed in a compressed gas passage or an oil separation space In a gas compressor, a cyclone block is configured to include a substantially cylindrical space into which a compressed gas is introduced to separate refrigeration oil from the gas. A pressure bypass is formed in the substantially cylindrical space defined by an out... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7438539 | Hermetic type scroll compressor and refrigerating and air-conditioning apparatus A hermetic type scroll compressor according to the invention includes a scroll compressor element in which an end plate of a orbiting scroll and an end plate of a fixed scroll are assembled such that they slide against each other, an electric motor element which dri... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413422 | Compressor including pressure relief mechanism A scroll compressor is provided with a housing having a discharge chamber to which a high-pressure refrigerant is discharged from a scroll unit, a discharge path connecting the discharge chamber and an outlet port 78 of the housing, a separating device arrang... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7361005 | Rotary compressor having discharge muffling A high inner pressure type multistage compression rotary compressor having a support member blocking an opening of a cylinder constituting the rotary compression element and having a bearing of a rotary shaft. The surface of the support member on a side opposite to ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7320578 | Compressor A compressor includes a housing for accommodating a compression mechanism, and an oil separator including a cylindrical body having inner and outer cylinders defining therebetween an annular oil separating chamber and fixed in a communication passage of the housing.... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314355 | Compressor including deviated separation chamber A compressor is provided with an oil separator disposed in between a discharge chamber of a refrigerant and a discharge port connected to a circulating path for the refrigerant. The oil separator has a separating chamber into which the refrigerant flows from the dis... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7281912 | Compressor having a safety device being built in at least one of the screw plugs of the oil-separator A compressor is provided with an oil separator for separating part of the lubricating oil contained in the compressed refrigerant, path arrangement for connecting a separation chamber of the separator and a delivery port of the compressed refrigerant, the path arran... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281913 | Compressor including integrally formed separation tube and seal bolt A compressor includes an insertion hole which is formed separately from a discharge port in order to insert a separation tube for separating lubricating oil from compressed working fluid into a separation chamber, and a seal bolt which is screwed into the insertion ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272894 | Drum dryer A drum dryer provided with a liquid splash and scatter preventing equipment, which enables continuous operation by preventing a scattering liquid from making dry powder in the case in which the equipment is provided above a neighborhood of a liquid concentration sec... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261522 | Fluid manifold for a welder A fluid manifold usable with a welder and air compressor combination. The manifold is constructed of a single unitary manifold block and which is divided into two separate fluid communication systems that are isolated from each other by the manifold block itself. Ea... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234926 | Air compressor assembly A compressor assembly comprising first and second housing structures connected to one another. A compression chamber is formed integrally within the first and second housing structures. A separation chamber is formed integrally within the first and second housing st... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220110 | Compressor having a throttled-return passage connecting an oil accumulator to a seal container A refrigerant cycling device is provided, wherein a compressor comprises an electric motor element, a first and a second rotary compression elements in a sealed container. The first and the second rotary compression elements are driven by the electric motor element.... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7186095 | Compressor mounting bracket and method of making A mounting bracket for a compressor. The mounting bracket includes a mounting member and an elongate bracing member. The mounting member is secured to the housing of the compressor has a central support section in substantial registry with the housing. The mounting ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186099 | Inclined scroll machine having a special oil sump A scroll-type compressor is provided in an inclined or inverted position with an oil sump disposed adjacent to a gas inlet of the scroll wraps to allow droplets of oil to be entrained in the gas being compressed so that the oil droplets in the gas can cool the scrol... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7163383 | Compressor having alignment bushings and assembly method A compressor assembly including a compression mechanism having a main bearing and a plurality of first pilot holes, and an electric motor comprising a rotor disposed within a stator. The stator has a plurality of second and third pilot holes. Each of the first pilot... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7150610 | Gas compressor To reduce an excessively high vane back pressure to an appropriate pressure to thereby relieve operational load, and to improve the vane projectability at the start and during low speed operation to thereby prevent chattering; There are provided back pressure spaces... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140852 | Scroll compressor having an oil reservoir surrounding the discharge chamber and an oil separator in the rear housing A scroll compressor includes a housing, a discharge passage, a rotary shaft, a fixed scroll, a movable scroll, an oil separator and an oil reservoir for compressing refrigerant gas containing lubricating oil. The housing has a rear housing which has a partition wall... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134854 | Oil recycling apparatus for compressor An oil recycling apparatus for compressor includes an oil baffle plate around a scroll unit of the compressor. A working gas flowed back to the scroll unit will impinge the oil baffle plate and is condensed. The condensed oil gas is attached to the oil baffle plate ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7072408 | Method and system for using power lines for signaling, telephony and data communications The present invention provides a burst mode power line data network system having at least one burst mode power line transmitter (BMPLT) and at least one burst mode power line receiver (BMPLR) for enabling signaling, telephony and data communications via power lines... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056108 | Cooled screw-type vacuum pump A screw-type vacuum pump (1) includes a pump housing (2, 6) with rotors (3, 4). A liquid cooling system cools the rotors and a drive motor (9). In order to improve the cooling of said pump, an external air-flow impelled cooling system is ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040882 | Water-injected screw-type compressor A water-injected screw-type compressor element including a housing limiting a rotor chamber in which two cooperating rotors are arranged which, by means of axle ends, are beared with both extremities in water-lubricated slide bearings provided in the housing. Bearin... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018184 | Compressor assembly having baffle A compressor assembly having a housing with a first inlet. A compressor mechanism within the housing has a second inlet leading to a working space wherein gas is compressed. A baffle surface is extends from proximate the first inlet to proximate the second inlet and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018185 | Liquid recovery method and system for compression mechanism Lubricating liquid fed from a reservoir to a compression mechanism is collected by a circumferential wall that surrounds the drive shaft of the compression mechanism and rotates synchronously with it immediately after liquid is discharged into the space inside the h... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011183 | Suction oil injection for rotary compressor An apparatus and system for immediately lubricating a compressor within a compressor system using a suction oil line apparatus. The compressor system comprises a compressor, a power source for operating the compressor, a tank capable of storing oil therein, a conven... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6991443 | Oil injected screw compressor An oil injected screw compressor has an oil separating mechanism integrated with a compressor and hence is made compact in size. A male rotor and a female rotor are received in a rotor casing. The shafts of these rotors are arranged substantially in a horizontal dir... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6974314 | Rotary compressor, method for manufacturing the same, and defroster for refrigerant circuit An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a multi-stage compression type rotary compressor which can avoid the replacement of parts to be used as much as possible to reduce costs and also which enables easily setting an appropriate ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6964559 | Two shaft vacuum pump with cantilevered rotors A vacuum pump (1) comprising a pump chamber casing (5) accommodating two co-operating rotors (2, 3) which are respectively arranged on a shaft (8, 9). A bearing/gear chamber (6) is disposed adjacent to the pump chamber casing (5... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6896496 | Compressor assembly having crankcase A scroll compressor having crankcase with an integral shroud. The shroud includes an aperture and defines a partial enclosure. A counterweight mounted on the shaft of the compressor is disposed within the partial enclosure defined by the shroud. The aperture is posi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893237 | Horizontal compressor There is provided a horizontal rotary compressor capable of improving performance thereof while an oil supply means smoothly supplies oil. A part of a hermetic shell case at the upper side is partitioned by a baffle into an electric element side and an oil pump side... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6866490 | Water-injected screw compressor The invention relates to a water-injected screw compressor which comprises a compressor element (1) with an interior space (3), a suction conduit (7) which connects to an inlet part (6), situated at the top of this interior space (3 | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860730 | Methods and apparatus for unloading a screw compressor A screw compressor is connected to a motor to be driven by the motor even during periods of low compressed air consumption. During such periods, the screw compressor is at least partially unloaded to make it easier and less costly to drive the compressor. The unload... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851940 | Gas compressor Disclosed is a gas compressor capable of preventing deformation of a filter used for separating oil contained in a compressed gas. The gas compressor includes a suction port, a suction chamber, a gas compressing portion, a compressed gas releasing portion provided i... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6769890 | Gas rotary screw compressor A gas rotary screw compressor (1), in particular, for cooling gas suitable for low-power systems, the compressor having a casing (1a) having an intake conduit (6) and a delivery conduit (7); and the casing (1a) having... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6736623 | Gas compressor having a press-fixed oil separation filter To provide a gas compressor in which fretting wear due to vibration of an oil separation filter is prevented to thereby achieve an improvement in durability. A gas compressor is provided with a press-fixing unit for press-fixing end portions of an oil separation fil... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6719546 | Arrangement for controlling the flow of a coolant fluid in a compressor The invention comprises an arrangement for controlling the flow of a coolant fluid in a compressor, in particular in a rotary compressor, in which a coolant-fluid inlet for coolant fluid discharged from the compressor and a coolant-fluid outlet for returning the coo... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6701220 | Industrial robot device An industrial robot including a manipulator having a control system. The manipulator includes a common gear housing having first and second inner compartments connected with a passage channel. First and second gears are arranged in the first and second in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695602 | Bacterial growth inhibition in a circulation system comprising a compressor The present invention relates to a compressor (1) that has an associated coolant circulation system (1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13), and also to a method of maintaining a low bacteria content in the coolant circulating system (1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13), in which method ga... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6619936 | Scroll compressor with vapor injection A scroll compressor incorporates a vapor injection system where, only one vapor injection port is utilized. The single vapor injection port injects refrigerant vapor into two of the initially formed enclosed spaces. The scrolls of the scroll compressor ar... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612820 | Screw compressor having sealed low and high pressure bearing chambers A method and apparatus for compressing process fluids in a working chamber having a male and a female rotor, each supported by shafts in a first and a second bearing chamber maintained at low and high pressures at least equal to 90% of the low and high pr... | 09/02/2003 |
