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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 |
| 5842227 | Finger protector for surgeons A finger protector, for use by surgical personnel under a surgical glove during a surgical procedure to prevent a finger puncture or cut, includes a puncture- and cut-resistant flexible, thin tube. The tube is open at one end and closed at an opposite end... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842228 | Napkin holder A neck band for holding napkins, bibs and the like on the chest of the user. The neck band is formed of a strip of disposable material, such as paper provided with a tab of self-adhesive material at each end, by which the strip can be attached to the napk... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842229 | Collar system for a firefighter's coat An outer shell is stitched to the lower edge of an outer collar part which has its upper edge stitched to the upper edge of an inner collar part. The inner collar part has a lower edge stitched to a neck facing which carries a quick-disconnect fastening m... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842230 | Halter top and method of making same A halter top made from recycling a pair of pants. The halter top embodies a body strap formed from the waistband of the pair of pants, a right and a left breast cup formed from the back pockets of the pair of pants, and connecting straps for holding the h... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842231 | Head covering used to prevent spitting A head covering for preventing spitting comprises a mesh portion, which provides good ventilation and a fabric patch portion. The fabric portion is positioned on the head covering so that it covers the wearer's mouth. The wearer has good visibility and ve... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842232 | Pad inserts for enhancing the shape of a wearer's buttocks Form-enhancing inserts for use in a garment of the type worn on a wearer's body to cover the lower torso from generally the waistline to the crotch and including the wearer's left and right buttocks. The form-enhancing inserts include first and second but... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842233 | Urine collecting device A device for collecting urine or other organic body fluids includes a flexible bag (1) made of liquid-impervious sheet material, means (2) for receiving urine and conducting urine into the bag, and means for preventing urine from leaving the bag through t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842234 | Child accommodating toilet seat lid A toilet seat lid for accommodating small children, the toilet seat lid comprising a first cover plate, the first cover plate shaped and sized to overlie a common toilet seat, the rearward end of the first cover plate having a first pivotal attachment; th... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842235 | Opening/closing device for opening/closing bodies In order to control the rotational torque of opening/closing bodies, such as seats and lids for Western-styled lavatory stool, allowing them to be easily opened, stopped and held stably in an opened state, and preventing them from dropping abruptly when t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842236 | Device for refilling and emptying lavatory flushing cisterns Device for a lavatory cistern including: a) a flush valve opened by the lowering of a horizontal cam (13) pushing on a horizontal valve (11) which separates a ball (10) from its sealing seat; and b) a dual flushing volume mechanism, with an emptying tube ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842237 | Convertible bed/chair with waste disposal A bed for patient care having a waste disposal system. The bed includes a back, seat and two leg sections for supporting the patient. These sections of the bed may be raised and lowered and tilted. The leg sections may be moved independently for use with ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842238 | Movable washstand and associated folding cart A movable washstand comprises a device for supplying water having a spray nozzle, a head rest, a catch basin, drain and bladder for temporarily holding discharge water and effluent and an electrical outlet, all mounted on a C-shaped frame with wheels that... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842239 | Head and neck supporting device A supporting device is disclosed which is intended to be attached to a hair washing basin or sink commonly employed in beauty salons, and is specifically directed to such a support which will comfortably prop the neck and the head of a person while that p... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842240 | Fitting for an appliance such as a sink A fitting for an appliance such as a sink extends between an anchor means (16,112) on the appliance and another anchor means (32,114) on a worktop. The appliance can be fitted easily to the worktop, and can aslo be removed quickly.... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842241 | Water jet massaging waterbed mattress A water jet massaging mattress is provided including a mattress having an interior formed of a soft material and having a solid rectangular configuration. Such interior is defined by a planar top face, a planar bottom face, and a periphery formed therebet... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842242 | Method for increasing the consistency of pulp using a single roll displacment wash press A single roll wash press comprising a housing and a drum rotatably mounted within the housing. The drum includes a perforated outer wall and a longitudinally extending centerline axis and is rotatable about the axis. The press further comprises a means fo... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842243 | Manually propelled pool cleaner A self-contained, manually propelled pool cleaner moves on wheels positioned inboard of the housing, the wheels being supported by axles that extend laterally across the entire width of the housing and are secured at their ends to the side walls and along... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842244 | Brush section for an electric toothbrush A brush section for an electric toothbrush includes a driver, a mounting tube which receives the driver, where the driver is arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis defined by the mounting tube, a first bristle carrier mounted for rotation about ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842245 | Electric toothbrush assembly An improved electric toothbrush assembly including a handle and a brush portion. The handle has an output shaft which is provided with a vertical positioning rod. The brush portion includes a brushing housing, a brush cover, a brush rod received between t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842246 | Chimney brushing tool A cleaning brush for scraping the interior of circular chimney flues and stove pipes. The brush has a central threaded rod from which blades radially project in a spiralled arrangement. The blades are just greater in length than the radius of the flue or ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842247 | Combination toothbrush and tongue brush A combination toothbrush and tongue brush including a main body portion. A toothbrush portion extends linearly from a first end of the main body portion. The toothbrush portion has a plurality of long bristles extending orthogonally therefrom. A tongue br... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842248 | Toothbrush with a catch basin and drain A toothbrush with a funnel-like catch basin that is coaxial in design and is mounted on the toothbrush's handle for capturing and trafficking excess water, toothpaste, and saliva into a hollow bore in the handle. A cap may be inserted in the hollow bore t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842249 | Toothbrush A toothbrush for efficiently removing plaque, tartar, and calculus from teeth. The toothbrush includes a grip handle and a crown cap mounted on a distal end of the grip handle. The crown cap is provided with a first tooth fitting portion which includes a ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842250 | Cleaning device A cleaning device has a substantially conical outer element having an axis, an axially inner region and an axially outer region and being elastic so that at least the axially outer region is bendable to follow a shape of a surface to be cleaned when press... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842251 | Automobile wiper having an improved washing liquid spray device An automobile wiper has a washing liquid spray device carried by the wiper. The spray device includes a tubular supply pipe (16)! and at least one member (46)! for spraying liquid in the direction of a pane of glass to be wiped. At least one clamp (... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842252 | Pipe wiper system A pipe wiper assembly for stripping fluid from oil and gas well strings which has a pair of rams which can move from a first remote position relative to the pipe forward to a second position contacting and wiping the pipe and forward to a third position w... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842253 | Ladder supported holding tray for a paint roller The ladder supported holding tray of the present invention comprises a tray assembly for releasable attachment to a step ladder or to an extension ladder that typically comprises an open top container including at least a front panel, a back panel, a firs... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842254 | Dual mode vacuum cleaner Disclosed is a dual mode vacuum cleaner which can be used as both a canister mode cleaner and an upright mode cleaner. The cleaner can be easily converted from the canister mode to the upright mode or vice versa by simple handling. The cleaner has a body ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842255 | Door closers with automatic latching or/and delayed action The present invention discloses door closers provided with automatic latching in any position along the stroke, and delayed action mechanism together with a mechanism to switch on and off the automatic latching and the delayed action operation modes. The ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842256 | Modular attachment system for hats, badges and the like A modular attachment system for an object holding system or object displaying system that comprises a base section that engages a cord and an attachment section that secures the object to be held or displayed. The cord may be worn by a person such that th... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842257 | Apparatus for and method of fabricating semiconductor devices A process wherein a lead frame into which a plurality of semiconductor devices are integrated is first supplied to a press unit (21) among three press units (21 to 23) for cutting, to be cut into the respective semiconductor devices. Thereafter the lead f... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842258 | Manufacture of ink jet printheads Ink jet printhead components are formed initially by bonding together a grooved base wafer and a suitable cover wafer, the area of the bonding wafer assembly being sufficient to provide a 14×14 array of components. Using a datum formation, the wafer asse... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842259 | CNC machine tool and toolhead assembly therefor The invention provides a machine tool comprising a base member, a workpiece support means mounted on the base member, a toolhead support means mounted on the base member, a toolhead assembly mounted on the toolhead support means, rotatable about a given a... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842260 | Valve removal tool, gas cylinder recycle kit, and process for removing valves from gas cylinders Compressed gas cylinder valve removal tools and a kit are disclosed. A body portion of the tools mate with a corresponding portion on a compressed gas cylinder valve assembly. A stem portion of the tools is advanced through the body portion and into the v... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842261 | Semiconductor package extractor and method A semiconductor package extractor is provided that extracts a semiconductor package from a socket on a circuit board. The extractor has an outer base and an inner base which are attached via a bolt. Turning the bolt raises or lowers the inner base. The in... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842262 | Machine for making corner posts A machine and method are provided for manufacturing corner posts for protecting products loaded onto pallets, and to provide structural support to permit loaded pallets to be stacked one upon another. The machine includes a continuously moving conveyor wh... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842263 | Method and manufacture of an axial tensioned bolt An axial tensioned bolt and nut for bolting together a turbine or similar piece of equipment. The bolt has parallel threads and the nut has a coil insert. The bolt is stretched and tensioned by a hydraulic tensioner. In one embodiment of the invention, th... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842264 | Chair construction and method of assembly A structural support shell for a tilt-back chair has a back portion, a seat portion, and a flexible compression zone extending between the back and seat portions in an integrally molded, one-piece unit. The chair has a base with a recline control pivoting... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842265 | Process for producing bonded plastic metal parts The invention relates to a process and a device for the production of bonded plastic/metal parts in the cavity of a modified injection-moulding tool by a combination of metal-joining techniques and conventional injection-moulding processes.... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842266 | Apparatus for producing wire harnesses A wire harness producing apparatus has a wire reel supply section (1), a wire inlet section, primary and secondary sections (3, 4), a wire measuring section (5), a wire-cutting section (6), upstream and downstream connector attachment sections (7,8), a wi... | 12/01/1998 |
