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 |
| 8118911 | Air drying arrangement An air drying arrangement for a commercial vehicle is provided having two or more desiccant canisters arranged in parallel on a single air dryer body. The arrangement may include a coupling device that attaches to the body and allows the two or more desiccant contai... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7537642 | Method and device for discharging and dehumidifying air in a cooking area A method and a device for discharging air current from a cooking area. The method and the device guide the air current through a sorption agent for absorbing water or water vapor contained in the air current. The sorption agent is regenerated preferably when the air... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7431900 | Hydrogen peroxide vapor system with replaceable desiccant cartridge A hydrogen peroxide vapor generation unit (10) receives hydrogen peroxide and water solution at an interface (20) and interconnects with an air dryer (14) by way of nipples (72, 92). In one embodiment, the dryer includes a clamping assemb... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7323035 | Dehumidifying device A dehumidifying device for absorbing water vapour from ambient air comprising a container having an opening to permit water vapour to enter the container, the container having a water-absorbing agent disposed therein for absorbing water vapour, wherein a first porti... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306650 | Using liquid desiccant as a regenerable filter for capturing and deactivating contaminants A method, and systems for implementing such method, for purifying and conditioning air of weaponized contaminants. The method includes wetting a filter packing media with a salt-based liquid desiccant, such as water with a high concentration of lithium chloride. Air... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7211123 | Apparatus for venting a transmission Device for the ventilation of a transmission case (11) that is normally intended to hold liquid lubricant for transmission components and includes a residual internal volume of air inside the transmission case that is connected to the atmospheric pressure by ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7087331 | Energy efficient gas separation for fuel cells An electrical current generating system is disclosed that includes a fuel cell operating at a temperature of at least about 250° C. (for example, a molten carbonate fuel cell or a solid oxide fuel cell), a hydrogen gas separation system or oxygen gas delivery syste... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078088 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for Processing food items thereon includes a cut-resistant layer including a thermoplastic material ply and an absorbent ply, wherein the first layer has a surface area and wherein the thermoplastic material of the first layer includes a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063880 | Sheet material and manufacturing method and apparatus therefor A method of manufacturing a single use processing substrate includes the step of extruding a first layer having ridges and troughs between the ridges. The method further includes the steps of placing a second layer into the troughs while the first layer is pliant an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063879 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for processing food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including a first absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply. The cutting sheet further includes a second layer having a second surf... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056569 | Disposable cutting sheet A cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon comprises a first cut-resistant layer having a width and including a first absorbent ply and a first thermoplastic material ply. The thermoplastic material ply of the first layer includes a plurality ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7026034 | Processing substrate and method of manufacturing same A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first section having a plurality of apertures therethrough and a cut resistant surface, a second liquid impermeable section disposed adjacent the first section, and a fold line d... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022395 | Disposable cutting sheet A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the first layer includes a plurality of non-circular aperture... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008464 | Dehydration of wet gas utilizing intimate contact with a recirculating deliquescent brine A system for removing moisture from a wet gas stream including a vessel having a contact area containing deliquescing salts that produces brine as water is absorbed, the brine flowing to a collection area in the bottom of the vessel. A venturi positioned in a wet ga... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994743 | Two stage air filter A two stage air purification system is provided for the removal of airborne impurities from an airflow prior to the airflow entering a building's ductwork. In particular, a primary air filter is mounted within the hood of, for example, a cooking area and operable to... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979485 | Processing substrate and/or support surface A disposable cutting sheet for cutting and preparation of food items thereon includes a first cut-resistant layer having a first surface area and including an absorbent ply and a thermoplastic material ply, wherein the thermoplastic ply includes a plurality of apert... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6929678 | Purge and trap concentrator with improved drying A purge and trap concentrator and a method for drying a stream of sample gas in a gas analysis instrument. A dryer tube has an inlet that receives a stream of sample gas during a drying interval and receives a stream of dry gas during a regeneration interval. The dr... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923850 | Dehumidifying agent of coating film delaminating type A dehumidifying agent of coating film delamination type, characterized in that it comprises a package formed by using, at least partly, a sheet having a double layer structure, wherein a film unsusceptible to moisture permeation is arranged on the surface side and a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6899749 | Apparatus for moisture absorption A moisture absorption apparatus comprises a desiccant container with a side wall and optionally a bottom and a desiccant solution container with a side wall and a bottom. The desiccant container receives particulate desiccant which forms a desiccant solution on cont... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890373 | Adsorbents, process for producing the same, and applications thereof An adsorbent includes core particles containing an adsorbing material; a porous coating layer including a polymer material that coats the core particles; and an underlying layer containing a metal compound and disposed between the core particles and the porous coati... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6833022 | Method and device for filtering contaminated air A method and a device for filtering polluted air, in which the air is successively subjected to the processes of extracting grease/fat and water, drying air still containing residual humidity, and adsorbing smells/odors. The filter device includes, in a direction of... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6776821 | Fixing material for gaseous hydrocarbon and use thereof, and method for solidifying hydrocarbon A material for fixing gaseous hydrocarbon containing fibrous crystal aggregates formed by precipitating by making a metal aliphatic carboxylate dissolve completely in pure water to give a solution, stirring and gradually cooling the resulting solution; a method of p... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6767521 | System for hanging a dehumidifying and deodorizing pouch A system for dehumidifying and deodorizing, the system comprising a hanging, dehumidifying and deodorizing pouch comprising a housing having a impermeable membrane and a semi-permeable securely attached to the impermeable membrane. The housing enclosing moisture-abs... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6506233 | Desiccant tablets for gas drying Desiccant tablets including solid potassium formate are used to dry gas, especially in natural gas transmission lines. Preferred tablets comprise 1-4% potassium formate (most preferably 2-3%), up to 1% of a surfactant as a lubricant, and the balance desic... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6432169 | Method and process for drying gas The invention is concerned with a device and a process for drying air in ventilation devices for fuel tanks and gas drying in fuel tanks via vapor permeable membranes and sorbents.... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6368384 | Desiccant tablets for gas drying Desiccant tablets including solid potassium formate are used to dry gas, especially in natural gas transmission lines. The most preferred tablets comprise 5-15% potassium formate, up to 1% of a surfactant as a lubricant, and the balance desiccant salts, p... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6358300 | Lithium chloride desiccant for trailer air dryer and pressure swing dehydration A drying material disposed in the passage of a compressed air system for removing moisture from air or gas includes a plurality of semi-rigid porous substrates impregnated with lithium chloride. The drying material is formed by preparing a saturated solut... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5816438 | Canister with porous plastic ends A canister including an elongated hollow plastic body having a wall with inner and outer surfaces, an edge portion on the wall defining an open end, an end on the edge portion extending transversely to the inner and outer surfaces, a porous plastic member... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5766309 | Eutectic drying composition and method Solid gas-drying forms are made by heating drying salts with a polar solvent to form a saturated solution, then cooling, freezing and forming. Preferred salts are combinations of calcium and lithium bromides and chlorides in particularly effective molar r... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5641088 | Canister with porous plastic ends A canister including an elongated hollow plastic body having a wall with inner and outer surfaces, an edge portion on the wall defining an open end, an end on the edge portion extending transversely to the inner and outer surfaces, a porous plastic member... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5575832 | Regenerative hygroscopic filter and method A regenerative hygroscopic filter having a housing containing an inlet port and an outlet port, and, a hydrophilic filter element positioned within the housing and disposed between the inlet and outlet ports, and operatively arranged to filter solid parti... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5135548 | Oxygen selective desiccants Composite oxygen selective desiccants comprising a carbon molecular sieve which is kinetically selective for the adsorption of oxygen over nitrogen and an agent for the sorption of water such as lithium chloride, lithium bromide, calcium chloride, magnesi... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5089035 | Dehumidifier A dehumidifier for removing moisture contained in air upon discharging the air which has been introducing from outside, comprises a container body, a meshed receptacle which is suspended through a receiving mouth formed on top of the container body and ac... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4749388 | Device for drying moist air Device for drying moist air, comprising, in an enclosure (1) provided with openings (5, 6) for the admission and removal of air, a receptacle (10) for a solid desiccant and, under the latter, a layered structure (19) of superposed mats of a filter medium.... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4492593 | Sequential liquid solid desiccation of supercritical and nearcritical CO.sub. 2 The drying of moist CO2, at conditions above or near its critical point, is improved by contacting the CO2 first with an aqueous liquid desiccant and then with a permeable solid desiccant.... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492592 | Combined desiccation of substantially supercritical CO2 The drying of moist CO2 at conditions above or near the critical point of CO2 is improved by contacting the CO2 with an electrolyte desiccant adsorbed on a permeable solid desiccant.... | 01/08/1985 |