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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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Examiner: Hayes, John W.


Primary examiner statistics: 208 patents; average approval time: 215 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 75 patents; average approval time: 1115 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7536308 Methods for providing communications services
7509262 Weight based upselling
7505913 Method and system for customizing marketing services on networks ...
7499864 Integrated travel industry system
7493262 Method for valuing intellectual property
7493286 Filter module for a transaction processing system
7464037 Method for object delivery
7461019 System and method for integration of material costs of a product
7461031 System and method for meter enabled payment functionality
7457783 Import and export expense calculation apparatus
7457761 Delivery management system
7457760 Programmable radio-frequency identification (RFID) postage stamps
7451118 System and method for automated response piece
7451119 System and method of identifying and sorting international mail p...
7447642 Location based services revenue sharing and cost offsetting
7437333 Method and system for providing an energy cost estimation for a w...
7437332 Mailing machine including methods and systems to reduce weighing ...
7433849 System and method for controlling a postage metering system using...
7430544 Output image generating operation service using network
7430545 Power supply/demand control system
7428513 Information-processing apparatus, information-processing method, ...
7424436 Mailing system having flexible printing of messages
7421413 Delicate metering of computer usage
7421397 System and method for providing a price quotation for a transport...
7415431 System and method for trusted self-billing and payment for utilit...
7409353 Methods and systems for producing shipping labels
7406448 Dynamic location based cost minimization
RE40443 System and method for accounting for postage for mail
7401055 System and method for setting special wholesale pricing for resel...
7398254 Component cost estimation system, component cost estimation metho...
7395212 Online reactivation of an account or service
7395247 Method and device for promoting book recycling and their program ...
7392227 Prepaid available number-of-times-of-unitary-use storage medium f...
7392228 Revenue management system
7389274 Integrated payment for international business reply mail
7389276 Method of determining pricing to ensure profitability
7386477 Location-based filtering for a shopping agent in the physical wor...
7383192 Method for displaying product value chain flow diagram and produc...
7383191 Method and system for predicting causes of network service outage...
7383194 Software based stamp dispenser

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6604088 Automatic barcode printing supply price quote system and method
6601036 System and method for dynamic assembly of packages in retail envi...
6598024 Method and system for processing supplementary product sales at a...
6510418 Method and apparatus for detecting and deterring the submission o...
6505165 Method and apparatus for locating facilities through an automotiv...
6505177 Automated banking machine apparatus and system
6499017 Method for provisioning communications devices and system for pro...
6496809 Electronic ticketing system and method
6477506 Terminal apparatus, information service center, transmitting syst...
6477513 Method and apparatus for executing cryptographically-enabled lett...
6477511 Method and postal apparatus with a chip card write/read unit for ...
6473743 Postage meter having delayed generation of cryptographic security...
6470326 Automated banking machine apparatus and system
6446043 Communication parameter search apparatus and communication suppor...
6415267 System for monitoring increasing income financial products
6405174 Method and apparatus for defining routing of customers between me...
6405179 System and method for data collection, evaluation, information ge...
6401081 Modular object-based architecture for extensible master station s...
6397193 Method and apparatus for automatically vending a combination of p...
6397198 Tokenless biometric electronic transactions using an audio signat...
6385597 Arrangement and method for data exchange between a postage meter ...
6370516 Computer based device to report the results of codified methodolo...
6366893 System, a method and an apparatus for performing an electric paym...
6363355 Method and apparatus for operating a self-service checkout system...
6338046 System and method for determining charges for usage of a network ...
6336098 Method for electronic distribution and redemption of coupons on t...
6334117 Automated banking machine and system
6332125 Providing termination benefits for employees
6330543 Method and system for distributing and reconciling electronic pro...
6324522 Electronic information network for inventory control and transfer
6324520 Method and apparatus for collecting and applying vending machine ...
6324519 Advertisement auction system
6298328 Apparatus, method, and system for sizing markets
6285984 Internet-audiotext electronic advertising system with anonymous ...
6269340 Infusion pump with an electronically loadable drug library and a ...
6269348 Tokenless biometric electronic debit and credit transactions
6263313 Method and apparatus to create encoded digital content
6247000 Method and system for confirmation and settlement for financial ...
6240401 System and method for movie transaction processing
6240396 Conditional purchase offer management system for event tickets
 
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