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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 |
| 5501899 | Static eliminator and method A low profile ionizing surface (LPIS) for use as a static eliminator or charging means in an apparatus within which insulative material is contacted by apparatus surfaces. The LPIS includes a low profile fibrous network of randomly disposed, electrically ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501895 | Floor covering underlayment A flooring installation is characterized by installing an underlayment between the flooring material and the subfloor. The underlayment includes (from the subfloor up) a foamed polymeric layer and a glass fiber mat. The foamed polymer interpenetrates at l... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5498467 | Process for preparing selectively conductive materials by electroless metal deposition and product made therefrom There is provided a process for producing conductive areas through selected portions of the Z axis of a porous planar material. In the process, the planar material is sensitized to the reception of electroless metal with an electroless metal deposition so... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494724 | Washable, water and dirt binding service mat A washable, water and dust binding service mat having a nap and a rubber or plastics backing layer, whereby the nap and a woven ground fabric for the tufting is fastened in the backing layer material, the ground fabric for the tufting comprising a layer o... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5494723 | Tufting carpet A tufting carpet is described which comprises a tufting base, a pile material and a carpet back and essentially consists exclusively of polyamide 6. Through the use of a chemically uniform material in all components of the tufting carpet, the latter can b... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5486387 | Impact modified medical film An impact resistant film suitable for medical solution pouches and the packaging of parenteral materials generally includes an interior layer of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and outer layers of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer blended with a st... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5486412 | Flame retardant high-temperature-resistant polyimide fibers and molded articles manufactured therefrom The present disclosure describes flame-retardant, high-temperature resistant polyimide fibers, nonwovens made from said fibers, as well as the fibers and molded articles obtained after a heat treatment. A composite of such fibers is heated to a temperatur... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5486419 | Resilient, high strinkage propylene polymer yarn and articles made therefrom Disclosed is a polyolefin yarn capable of increased resiliency and shrinkage comprising continuous strands of multiple monofilament fibers or staple fibers of propylene polymer material, optionally blended with polypropylene homopolymer, said propylene po... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5484639 | Carpet and carpet backing with directional guide A novel carpet and fabric carpet backing are disclosed which include a guide for orienting the carpet with respect to machine direction. The carpet comprises a face portion and a fabric backing with an exposed surface visible from the back side of the car... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5482773 | Activated carbon-containing fibrids Polymeric fibrids containing embedded activated carbon are useful as adsorbents.... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5480699 | Pad for applying liquid or semi-solid material The pad, of round or polygonal shape, has two compressed outer surfaces, and an entirely or nearly uncompressed body. The more highly compressed the surfaces, the less permeable the pad becomes to liquids and substances having the consistency of a salve. ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5480697 | Structural part based on a sandwich fabric A structural part having as its basis a sandwich fabric, in particular a velour fabric, having at least a first layer (a) and a second layer (b) and intermediate links connecting said layers (a, b), in which connection the fabric consists of a technical y... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5474829 | Variable density motor vehicles carpet The invention is directed to a molded carpet module which is sized and shaped to fit the interior of a motor vehicle to form its floor carpeting. The module is tufted with pile yarn in such a manner that selected areas have pile tufts arranged at a higher... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5466505 | Napped fabric and process for its production Provided are napped fabrics with naps comprising a tapered fiber of a sheath-core polyester fiber with the sheath component having larger alkali hydrolysis rate than the core component, the core of the tapered fiber being exposed at its end part and havin... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464677 | Process for manufacturing substantially 100% nylon 6 carpet A process for manufacturing substantially 100% nylon 6 carpet provides a nylon 6 face yarn to a nylon 6 support means so that the yarn and the support means form a carpet having a face side which is displayed when the carpet is installed and a back that b... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5462778 | Artificial turf, pile yarn for artificial turf and process and spinneret for producing pile yarn An artificial turf with high water rentivity. A cut pile is formed over the surface of a backing structure by implanting a multiplicity of tufts. Each tuft comprises one or a plurality of pile yarns. Each of the pile yarns is composed of one flat filament... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5458944 | Stretchable tufted carpet and stretchable nonwoven carpet backing therefor Tufted carpets which are conformable and stretchable make use of a stretchable carpet backing formed from a composite fabric. The stretchable carpet backing fabric is formed of a stretchable elastic net and at least one nonwoven fibrous layer overlying th... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5447771 | Fiber bilobal cross-sections and carpets prepared therefrom having a silk-like luster and soft hand The present invention relates to synthetic filaments having a distinctive bilobal cross-sectional shape. The cross-section includes a rectangular-shaped segment, wherein lobes having a curved tip portion extend from each end of the segment. The filaments ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5447770 | Kit and method for making decorative articles A kit for making a decorative article includes a fabric backing having a grid thereon. The grid is sized in predetermined segments to facilitate making a decorative article therefrom. A plurality of differently colored yarn segments and a liquid adhesive ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5443881 | Heat stabilized pile fabric A bonded pile fabric is provided which comprises a base layer and a pile forming yarn adjacent to the base layer. The pile forming yarn is tacked to the base layer preferably by the introduction of heat prior to the application of adhesive which is prefer... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441789 | Attachable type beach towel for universal use A attachable type beach towel and chair cover combination for being attached to virtually all types of outdoor seating apparatus, comprising: a elongated substantially rectangularly shaped main body portion of textile fabric beach towel (10) having a pair... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5439725 | Floor mat for an overland vehicle A floor mat for an overland vehicle which includes, in a first form, a pair of polymeric based sheets which are joined together and which have individually unique filler contents, as well as predetermined thickness dimensions; in a second form, the invent... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5436050 | Tufted geosynthetic clay liner and method of manufacture thereof A geosynthetic clay liner is disclosed for providing barriers in landfills that substantially preclude the migration of liquids. The geosynthetic clay liner includes a layer of bentonite disposed between a primary carrier sheet and a cover sheet. The prim... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5424110 | Decking suspension fabric and method A decking suspension material and method of application to a furniture frame is provided whereby in one embodiment a fabric is knitted from a plurality of polymeric yarns and at least one of the yarns has a relatively high denier. More specifically, a non... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5419951 | Cut and abrasion resistant webbing and multifilament bicomponent yarn used in the manufacturing thereof Sling or tie-down webbing in the form of a strap provided with protective warp yarn structure made up of bicomponent fibers that include a polyester core with a sheath of a polymer with a lower melting point than the polyester, which webbing has been subj... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5415907 | Inhibitor parcel and method for preserving electronic devices or electronic parts Disclosed are an inhibitor parcel including (a) a composition including an unsaturated fatty acid compound as its main ingredient and (b) a permeable diffusing-parcelling material prepared by laminating and bonding an oxygen-permeable resin layer onto one... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5415063 | Rotatable machine component with device for reducing acoustic vibrations A rotatable machine component with a ring of resilient material secured to it in the vicinity of at least one axially projecting collar. The collar has a continuous annular groove around it that cuts into its contour radially, and the ring is secured in t... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5413832 | Tufted pile fabric formed from spun and filament space-dyed yarn The fabric of the present invention includes a pile portion comprising spun yarn tufted in alternating arrangement with bulk continuous filament yarn through a base layer. The spun yarn includes a space-dyed component and a stock-dyed component. The bulk ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5409774 | HCFC resistant ABS composite Disclosed herein is a composite structure comprising a layer of a gas filled cellular insulation material combined with a layer of impact resistant thermoplastic sheet material wherein an ABS sheet having a substantial number of rubber particles in range ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5399409 | Tacking device for attaching to textured surfaces A sheet having one side with a multiplicity of outwardly-extending small, resilient hooks, such as are now commonly employed in "Velcro" styled hook tape for engaging upholstery threads and similar textured surfaces. On the sheet side opposite the hooks i... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5395671 | Protective fabric A composite fabric, capable of stopping the penetration of a 44 Magnum, made up of layers of non-woven and woven fabrics of Kevlar, and/or Spectra, or the like high molecular weight polymer filaments, wherein the layers of woven fabric are quilted togethe... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5393596 | Decking suspension fabric and method A decking suspension material and method of application to a furniture frame is provided whereby in one embodiment a fabric is knitted from a plurality of polymeric yarns and at least one of the yarns has a relatively high gauge. More specifically, an ela... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5393598 | Multi-layered insulating composite fabric Insulating composite fabrics for use with livestock containment facilities in providing protection from the weather. The composites are a foldable construction of opposite side layers each of which includes a water-proof synthetic polymeric resin fabric. ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5389421 | Fringed wilton-type carpet and method of making the same A Wilton-type carpet and methods of making integral fringes on it, of affixing a decorative border around the periphery of the carpet and of inlaying decorative strands within the design of the carpet. The method creates integral fringes by the one way lo... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5380574 | Mats and rugs and process for producing the same A mat or rug having a laminate structure is described composed of (A) a reverse side mat layer including (a) a laminated mat composed of (a1) base fabric and (a2) nonwoven fabric made of a thermoplastic resin fibrous binder, the base... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5378146 | Polyurethane biomedical devices & method of making same A polyurethane article and method of making same wherein the surface of the article had been subjected to a high energetic treatment wherein the surface characteristics has been modified.... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5376429 | Laminated waterstop using bentonite and bentones A laminated waterstop strip used in the construction of buildings that is placed on the top of a surface of a hardened concrete layer of footing, prior to pouring of an additional layer, and is made to have a number of granular layers held with adhesive b... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5368925 | Bulk recoverable nonwoven fabric, process for producing the same and method for recovering the bulk thereof A bulk-recoverable nonwoven fabric comprising a nonwoven fabric of which constituting fiber is bonded to each other by an adhesive agent to bond fibers and which is fixed in a compressed state by a temporary adhesive agent having a melting temperature low... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366799 | Printing blanket having smooth nontextured base surface A printing blanket which requires no packing when installed and which has a nontextured, substantially smooth and low abrasion base surface contacting the blanket cylinder so that the pressures to which the blanket is subjected are spread substantially ov... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5366780 | Article decorated with light emitting diodes using stranded conductive wire An article decorated with light emitting diodes which uses stranded conductive wire. Two lengths of thin, flexible stranded conductive wire are sewn to a piece of material, and a light emitting diode has one of its conductors connected to one of the condu... | 11/22/1994 |
