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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 |
| 8100744 | Corner sander A corner sander base including a sanding surface, the corner sander base for sanding proximate interior wallboard corners, the corner sander base including a first member and a second member connected together at a longitudinally oriented juncture where they form a ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8038513 | Manual power sander, and vibration isolation device of a manual power sander The invention emanates from a hand-held grinder, in particular an orbital grinder, with at least one handle (10) in or on a housing part (19) and with a drive unit (12) to drive a grinding disc (14) in or on a disc-shaped tool carrier ( | 10/18/2011 |
| 7997961 | Tool for elevating a sander A tool for elevating a sander includes a shaft having an upper end and a lower end. The lower end includes an internally-threaded portion for coupling with the externally-threaded end of a conventional painter's pole, or an accompanying extension pole. Pivotally fas... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7740524 | Drywall corner sanding tool A sanding tool for sanding drywall corner joints is provided. The tool has an elongated mounting plate with a swivel handle attached to one side, and to the other side is attached one or more circular sanding disk holders to which disks of sanding medium are removab... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7635293 | Grinding machine with a length-adjustable dust collecting structure A grinding machine with a length-adjustable dust collecting structure includes a dust collecting structure, and the dust collecting structure includes a dust collecting pipe and a moving element, and the moving element is installed at a front end of the dust collect... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7604528 | Electric grinding gun An electric grinding gun has a body, a gear reduction device, a holding cap, and an actuating device. The body has a casing, a rechargeable battery, a protective circuit board, a switch, a trigger, a motor, a cooling fin and a mounting barrel. The gear reduction dev... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7597611 | Sandpaper loading system and apparatus A hand sander for attaching sandpaper thereto, the hand sander including a base having clamp ends; a handle for holding the sander in the hand; a clamping mechanism for clamping a sheet of sandpaper to each clamp end of the base wherein the clamping mechanism includ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7591715 | Sanding tool with sheet loading feature A hand-held, manually-operated sanding tool including a base member, a clamping mechanism, and a tab. The clamping mechanism is pivotally mounted to the base member, in alignment with a contact surface thereof such that the clamping mechanism pivots between a closed... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7473165 | Vacuum-assisted sanding block A vacuum-assisted sanding block having a swiveling connection tube for connecting the dust removal channels of the sanding block top and bottom plates to a vacuum system. The manual sanding block also includes a plate system for suctioning away dust and other partic... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7416477 | Sander tool with pivoting handle and attachable pol Disclosed is a sander tool suited for sanding planar surfaces, and mechanisms enabling the pivoting of an ergonomic handle. Also disclosed is a sander tool having a detachable pole for use in reaching areas located outside the user's normal reach. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7396276 | Composite support structure for use in sanding and sanders formed therefom A composite support structure for use in sanding includes a rigid member having a front surface and a back surface for connection to a handle, and a polyfoam layer having a front surface and a back surface, wherein the back surface of the polyfoam is bonded to the f... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387564 | Grinding apparatus The present invention concerns a grinding apparatus (1) including a number of grinding units (3), a number of drive units (11) and a number of screen units (2), where a number of the grinding units (3) are enclosed by at least one ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384328 | Sanding device, and sanding assembly including the same A sanding device including a base plate, an evacuating tube, an articulated joint, and a sealing member. The base plate has a sanding surface and an opposite supporting surface, with an orifice extending therethrough for allowing the passage of particles sanded by t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364500 | Sanding apparatus and method of manufacture An improved resilient sanding block of the type comprising a core having a plurality of exterior surfaces, including a first major surface and a second major surface and side surfaces, and having a layer of abrasive material disposed thereon. The resilient sanding b... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363673 | Hand held scrubbing tool A hand-held motorized household cleaning apparatus that includes a housing, a battery located in the housing, a motor located in the housing and connected to the battery, an output drive shaft connected to the motor, a cleaning attachment coupled for movement with t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338348 | Dust collection system for a belt sander An electrically powered belt sander comprising a housing, a dust flow path defined by the housing, a motor mounted in the housing at a first location and having an output shaft, a fan connectable to the motor output shaft and rotateably mounted in the housing at a s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320634 | Sanding tool and dust collection system therefor A hand-held manually-operated sanding tool includes a base having a lower surface including a plurality of attachment posts extending outwardly therefrom and a handle opposite the base lower surface for a user to grasp and maneuver the tool. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316604 | Aircraft transparency polisher and/or surface refinisher A machine for polishing aircraft windows including a window positioner device securable to the side of an aircraft, a frame for holding a polishing system attachable to the window positioner device, a robot seat frame system attachable to the frame, and a robot secu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311587 | Polishing machine with a brake device A polishing machine includes a body. A driving motor is installed in the body. The driving motor has an eccentric shaft mounted at a bottom of the motor, and a polishing wheel connector mounted under the eccentric shaft. A dust shield is mounted on the body and outs... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7264541 | Drywall corner sander An improved drywall corner sander is provided with an elongated body having opposite sides, and a pair of spaced apart braces extending between the sides. An axle is pivotally mounted between the braces so as to define a first longitudinal pivot axis. A tab on the a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249996 | Vacuum sander A vacuum-assisted pole sander includes a sanding means attached at the end of the main pole, which in turn is supported in its middle section by a support pole. Both the support pole and the main pole are hollow and adjustable in length. The vacuum is transmitted fr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7223161 | Cutting apparatus with dust discharging In a cutting apparatus having a circular blade with a dust discharging unit for, during cutting, discharging chips (dust) within a dust cover covering the circular blade, a pulley is fixed to an output shaft of a power source, and a flat belt for transmitting power ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220174 | Drywall sander The present invention provides an adjustable drywall sander capable of imparting more than one type of motion. In an exemplary embodiment, the sander includes a power unit with a motor and a sanding assembly coupled to the power unit. A telescopic support arm assemb... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207872 | Bearing arrangement for vibrationally mounting a grinding disk in a grinder The invention is based on a bearing arrangement for vibratingly supporting a grinding disk (24) on a grinding apparatus (10), in particular in a vibrating grinder, having a plurality of elastic vibration bodies (48), which can be connected on th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7156728 | Adjustable support for a sander An adjustable moveable support for an existing drywall sander. A plurality of legs are centrally mounted and extend from a collar to rotating caster wheels which rest on a floor. The caster wheels allow for movement of the moveable support. Extending through the col... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144300 | Sanding tool with clamping mechanism A hand-held, manually-operated sanding tool for use with a replaceable sheet of abrasive material includes a base member and a clamping mechanism. The base member defines first and second ends, a bottom surface extending between the first and second ends, a contact ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118609 | Motorized tool with suction and dust collection capacity The present invention refers to a motorized tool with suction and dust collection capacity. The tool comprises: means for extracting dust suitable for producing a flow of air; means for collecting dust having a first duct for the entrance of the air, that can be con... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112127 | Joint compound sander A joint compound sanding device (10) comprises a hand held housing (12) and a bottom plate (66) coupled to the hand held housing (12). The bottom plate (66) includes a plurality of dust collection apertures (74) extending th... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104877 | Dust containment apparatus for drywall sanding Drywall sanding apparatus employing a spring tensioned frame surround about its sanding component to capture substantially all generated dust within a collecting bag secured with said frame, to be thereafter emptied. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7077736 | Angle attachment for power tool An angle attachment for a rotary power tool includes a first assembly including a first shaft and a first gear and a second assembly including a second shaft and a second gear. The second gear engages the first gear and the central longitudinal axis of the second sh... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074111 | Surface preparation device and method To prepare a surface with a surface preparation device, an apparatus including a mount, a platform, and a suspension system is utilized. The mount supports and positions the surface preparation device. The platform moves the apparatus. The suspension system is dispo... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052383 | Manual orbital sander A hand-operated orbital sander (10) with a housing (12) on which a tool (18) capable of being moved in an oscillating manner is mounted, whereby the orbital path of the tool (18) is limited by longitudinal, elastic oscillating elements th... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048618 | Tool having an adjustable curved working surface and a method for using the tool A tool for supporting an abrasive material is disclosed. The tool may be used to abrade a surface, for example, for sanding. The tool includes a flexible base plate, a base plate curvature-adjusting device, a resilient pad with recesses, and clamps for mounting an a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040972 | Power tool A power tool with a housing (12) and a tool (18, 22) located thereon such that it is capable of being driven in a rotating and/or oscillating manner, the tool being operable as directed using vacuum flow, in particular using a vacuum cleaner. The power... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033259 | Hand sander vacuum attachment A manual sander vacuum attachment, providing edge sanding and multiple positioning capabilities, having a lower sanding backer plate member, which carries a soft sanding pad and secures the sandpaper sheet, and an upper housing portion, having a generally horizontal... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014546 | Extendable remote motored sander and method therefor A remote powered extendable sander has a sanding unit having a sanding surface. A drive system is coupled to the sanding unit. The drive system is used to move the sanding surface. A drive transfer unit is provided for transferring rotational motion from a small mot... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011570 | Set of profiled sanding pads A set of profiled sanding pads for doing bodywork on vehicles and the like where specific areas require sanding attachments that conform to the unique contours encountered. The set of profiled sanding pads includes a plurality of elongate members, each having a dist... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6988940 | Dustless sander This manual, vacuum-enabled dustless sander provides complete debris collection from both the working surface and area extending peripherally beyond the sander head while overcoming other deficiencies of prior art by projecting an abrasive screen above the sander he... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6976909 | Extended sanding support An extended sanding support tool, consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention has an elongated metal housing having first and second ends. A first bearing is coupled to the housing adjacent the first end and a second bearing is within the housing cl... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966825 | Wall/roof polisher This invention discloses a large-scale wall polisher that is operated by a single operator and applicable to polish different rooms, external walls, and ceilings and with dust absorption and positioning functions; in addition, as a complement to the large-scale mach... | 11/22/2005 |
