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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 |
| 6935246 | Pre-table for container treatment machines A receiving table for container processing machines having a table top (3) which stands on feet (2) and has transport elements (T) for the containers arranged on it, the table top housing an inclined top plate (3a) and a bottom plate (... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6810636 | Container and spout assembly apparatus and method of assembly A container and spout assembly apparatus for assembling a plurality of flexible containers with corresponding spouts. The container and spout assembly apparatus comprises a plurality of assembly stations, a container introduction station, a spout introduction statio... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6745540 | Spout sealing method and sealing apparatus A spout sealing method and apparatus using a spout insertion and temporary-sealing apparatus, a primary sealing apparatus, a secondary sealing apparatus and a cold-sealing apparatus that are installed in a row; and transfer apparatuses being installed between these ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6718732 | Capping device and method to apply overcaps to aerosol cans A capping device and method for installing overcaps onto a plurality of aerosol cans moving on a manufacturing line is disclosed. The capping device has a pressure plate with a cap contact surface on one side and a bearing surface on an opposite side. The contact su... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6668517 | Spout transfer method, spout transfer apparatus and spout positioning and supplying apparatus With a use of a transfer rotor that has gripping claws on its circumference, spouts are received by the gripping claws and conveyed and transferred to spout holding members of a continuously rotating rotor. The transfer rotor rotates intermittently 60° i... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6453641 | Replaceable cap supply cartridge A self-feeding manual cap crimper, indexing mechanism and replaceable cap cartridge provide benefits related to quickly sealing crimp top vials or bottles. A conventional manually operated cap crimping mechanism may be utilized in conjunction with a cap i... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5426912 | Magnetic cap guide This relates to a guide for guiding a closure cap onto a container neck finish in a machine for automatically applying closure caps to containers. Most particularly this relates to a guide assembly for closure caps which include a metal shell and a plasti... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5241801 | Container lid mounting and sealing system An automated lid mounting and sealing apparatus for containers comprised of a conveyor belt, a lid dispenser to feed lids one at a time as a container passes by on the conveyor belt; a lid mounting press belt, a lid closure section for closing a tear band... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5165215 | Machine for applying tamper evident bands to container The present invention entails a method and apparatus for applying tamper evident bands to a container. In particular, the apparatus of the present invention directs a supply strip of banding material to a cutter which cuts the supply strip into a series o... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5050367 | Automatic on-demand separating and placing of lids An improved apparatus for the feeding and placing of a preformed cover(44) on a linearly advancing preformed container(130), said improved apparatus being automatically operated in response to an "on-demand" condition, said improved apparatus including a ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4959944 | Separating, feeding, and metering of a range of covers without the need for intermediate adjustment An improved apparatus for separating a preformed cover from an inclined nested stack of covers, advancing and simultaneously rotating said cover from a substantially vertical disposition to a substantially horizontal disposition by means of a transfer chu... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4932824 | Cap feeder This invention, as herein illustrated, is for delivering caps in succession, one at a time, to a distributor for application to the tops of containers. There is an end wall at the bottom of a chute against which the bottom cap in the pick-off position abu... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4896480 | Method and apparatus for placing a cover on a box A method and apparatus for placing a cover on a box is provided wherein the box cover is first lowered inclined and placed on the opening of a moving box such that its edge leading in the direction of motion grips across the edge of the opening of the box... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4773204 | Cap applying apparatus An apparatus for applying caps on containers in which a primary cap-applicator applies the majority of caps and a secondary cap-applicator applies caps to the containers which have passed the primary cap-applicator without having been provided with a cap.... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4691501 | Method of feeding and applying ridged container closures A plastic container lid which has a small ridge protruding from the outer periphery of the lid, at the top corner of the lid. The ridge provides a uniform taper in the outside diameter of the lid, enabling containers to be capped at high speeds by a metho... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4624099 | Packaging apparatus for making gas-filled packages from plastic film A packaging machine wherein product-loaded cup-shaped receptacles are advanced with an indexing movement through a series of packaging stations. One station includes a fixed vacuum/gas chamber extending entirely over one set of receptacles. The receptacle... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4494644 | Conveyor system A conveyor system for flanged containers includes downwardly inclined, laterally-spaced rails for supporting the flanges of the containers as the containers move by gravity toward a take-away conveyor. Control means are provided for permitting each contai... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4397133 | Fill and seal machines A fill and seal machine designed to charge liquid products into open-topped containers of predetermined configurations and dimensions and to apply closure members to such containers after the charging operation. An incrementally rotatable carrier disc dis... | 08/09/1983 |
| 3990586 | Article dispensing apparatus An apparatus is described for applying leverlids to filled paint cans so that a later machine may fit the lids onto the cans by downward pressure. The apparatus has an inclined chute onto which the lids are fed and which is arranged to discharge the lids ... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3977161 | Closure cap feed chute with automatic cap stop An improved chute is disclosed for feeding articles such as closure caps from a supply device with a positive cap operated stop or feed control action. A cap stop is positioned on the feed end of the chute which includes a latching means for positively ho... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3938697 | Magazine feeder for circular elements Generally circular articles within a row of similar articles are conveyed and dispensed from the end of the row. When the row of articles is substantially depleted a magazine containing another row of the articles is advanced to bring the additional row o... | 02/17/1976 |
