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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 |
| 7256590 | Capacitance sensor type measuring apparatus A measuring apparatus having a probe that faces a surface of a target and is configured to supply AC current to the surface, measuring a voltage drop through a space between the probe and the surface, and obtaining a distance between the probe and the surface in acc... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7212015 | Capacitance sensor type measuring apparatus A measuring apparatus having a probe that faces a surface of a target and is configured to supply AC current to the surface, measuring a voltage drop through a space between the probe and the surface, and obtaining a distance between the probe and the surface in acc... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7048546 | Bicycle hub dynamo assembly A bicycle hub dynamo assembly is configured with a hub and a releasable electrical connector. The hub has a generator mechanism housed in a hub shell that generates electricity by rotation of the hub shell relative to a hub axle. The generator mechanism includes a f... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6909302 | Real-time in-line testing of semiconductor wafers An apparatus and method for the real-time, in-line testing of semiconductor wafers during the manufacturing process. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a probe assembly within a semiconductor wafer processing line. As each wafer passes adjacent the probe assem... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6670880 | Downhole data transmission system A system for transmitting data through a string of downhole components. In one aspect, the system includes first and second magnetically conductive, electrically insulating elements at both ends of the component. Each element includes a first U-shaped tro... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6548003 | Method for the manufacture of a housing for an electrical connection system between parts that can be rotated with respect to each other A method for the manufacture of a housing (1) for an electrical connection system between parts that can be rotated with respect to each other, in particular between a steering wheel and a steering column, comprising a stationary housing part (3) and a ho... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6315574 | Method for real-time in-line testing of semiconductor wafers An apparatus and method for the real-time, in-line testing of semiconductor wafers during the manufacturing process. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a probe assembly within a semiconductor wafer processing line. As each wafer passes adjacent the ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6286638 | Anti-lock brake sensor bracket An ABS sensor bracket made up of two mounting wing plates engaged to a sensor receiver. The sensor receiver is generally cylindrical and is mounted between the wing plates such that the sensor receiver is asymmetric axially relative to the caliper anchor ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5924871 | Grounding contact The invention relates to a lightweight grounding contact for the transfer of currents between fixed vehicle elements of a rail vehicle and its rotating wheel axle, consisting of a plurality of contact elements (12), acted upon by a pressure in the directi... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5530630 | Apparatus for lighting a vehicle wheel An apparatus for lighting a wheel rotatably mounted on a frame of a vehicle includes a source of current mounted on the frame of the vehicle, a commutator mounted to the wheel for rotation therewith, at least one light bulb connected to the commutator and... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5125845 | Electrical plug-in connection for sensor on bearings An electrical connection, preferably for ALS sensors incorporated in wheel bearings, is installed coaxially on the wheel bearing and its side surface. It is equipped, for example, with slip rings which operate in conjunction with the electrical contacts o... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5122673 | Apparatus for conveying electrical power to dual-tandem vehicle wheels An electrical brush contact apparatus for conveying electrical power from a vehicle power source to the wheels of vehicles having dual-tandem pairs of wheels includes a brush ring positioned at the juncture between the inner and outer rims of the front pa... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5069624 | Contact arrangement for electrical interrogation of the data of a wheel revolution counter A contact arrangement for interrogating the data and counting values of a wheel revolution counter. The contact arrangement is accessible from the outside at an otherwise hermetically closed housing. The wheel revolution counter is conventionally fastened... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5024307 | Free wheel hub system A free wheel hub system comprises a free wheel hub mechanism disposed between a drive shaft and an axle hub supported by a spindle, an electric motor mounted on a hub body accommodating the free wheel hub mechanism, a brush case mounted on the hub body an... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4881153 | Vehicle wheel lighting system The invention relates to a lighting system for vehicle wheels and comprises a disk assembly which facilitates the electrical attachment of a rotating light with a stationary electrical power source of a vehicle. Further, the invention includes a mounting ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4823036 | Disc commutator and brush apparatus for bicycle Electrical commutator and brush apparatus for a bicycle lighting system includes a dielectric disc having a conductive layer secured thereto and adapted to be secured to the spokes of a bicycle. Electrical contact with the commutator disc to supply electr... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4813878 | Device for transferring current between two contact points which are movable relative to each other The invention relates to a device for transferring current between two contact points which are movable relative to each other. Between the two contact points there is arranged a ribbon cable (10) which is wound in the manner of a spring housing and which... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4657326 | Current conduction connector for the electrical connection of gas bag collision protection installation Current conducting connector for the electric connection of a gas bag collision protection device located in the bowl of a steering wheel of an automotive vehicle. A current conductor having a conducting strip, arranged in several concentric windings in a... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4451105 | Electrical connector device An electrical connector device for use in an electrical system requiring electrical connection between rotatable members. The device comprises a first insulator having at least one first terminal affixed thereto, a first shaft member projecting from the f... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4383148 | Steering wheel switch and electrical interconnection assembly A steering mechanism for a steerable vehicle such as an automotive vehicle, including a steering column tube fixed to the body structure of the vehicle, a steering shaft extending through and rotatable with respect to the column tube, and a steering wheel... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4282508 | Electrical signal interconnection coupler A conductor for transmitting an electrical signal from a signal generator on a rotating member to a signal detector on a relatively stationary member across the motion interface between the two members comprises at least one solid carbon graphite ring mou... | 08/04/1981 |
| 3937542 | Electrical brush contact An electrical brush contact for use in an electrical circuit requiring the conduction of electrical energy between relatively moving objects, said contact having a contactor block mounted on one of said objects and a block engaging brush mounted on the ot... | 02/10/1976 |
