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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 |
| 7222730 | Conveyor with nonskid support surface and manufacturing method for same Method for manufacture of links designed to be interconnected to form a conveyor and including the following steps; mold a body of the link of rigid low-friction material with said body being provided with projections protruding fr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222731 | Laterally adjustable conveyor A laterally adjustable conveyor utilizes a belt support assembly consisting of a plurality of pivoting support plates connected by pivots for sliding support of a flexible belt. A plurality of support stands provide support for the pivot plates from the floor or oth... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222732 | Merchandise display system for identifying disposable absorbent article configurations for wearers An array of disposable absorbent article configurations is provided comprising a sequence of designs corresponding to a wearer's stages of development. A merchandising system facilitates consumers' selection of an absorbent article configuration by appropriately mat... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222733 | Golf club travel bag A golf travel bag is disclosed which protects the golf clubs during travel and storage and which can be used in playing a round of golf. The golf bag includes a shell which is generally of parallelpiped shape. The top of the golf bag slants upwardly and is provided ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222734 | Welding wire package with lifting strap A package for containing a coil of wire having an outer cylindrical surface extending about a coil axis, a top and an oppositely facing bottom has a base for supporting the bottom of a wire coil when the wire coil is in the package. At least one side wall extends up... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222735 | Rail packaging A packaging (10) for a component (12) can be attached by means of at least one attachment element (14) to a mounting surface of a superordinate component, whereby the component (12) has an upper surface (12a), a bottom surfa... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222736 | Device and method for indicating scheduled doses A reminder device can be attached to the bottom of a medicine container that has a cap. The reminder device has an indicator rotatably mounted on a base in order to rotate and indicate a scheduled event. The base adhesively or frictionally engages the bottom of the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222737 | Die sorter with reduced mean time to convert An adapter frame has channels that hold multiple die carriers in each channel. The die carriers, such as 2″×2″ or 4″×4″ waffle packs or GEL-PAK die carriers, slide into the channels and are secured by a spring clip retention mechanism. In other embodiments... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222738 | Sorting system for multiple conveyor belts An apparatus and a method for sorting workpieces (204) includes multiple conveyors (201, 202), a scanner (208), an offloading device (216), a workpiece processor (218), and a computer (210). The computer has instructions for... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222739 | Rotatable display holder for VCR tapes, DVD's and video games A rotatable display holder system includes one or more rotatable display holders constructed for stacking upon other rotatable display holders to store and display media items for easy access. The holders are preferably formed by injection molding by common material... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222740 | Freight enclosure An apparatus including an open box structure having a top, a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, an inner chamber bound by the top, first, second, third, and fourth sides, and an opening leading to the inner chamber, is disclosed. The first s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222741 | Tamper evident cap A tamper evident cover is provided for engaging a container cap or drum bung, which cover has a plurality of locking teeth that snap under and engage a lip of the container cap. A frangible strip permits severing the cover to facilitate removal of the cover, and a s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222742 | Cap structure for a radiator used in vehicle A cap structure for a radiator used in vehicle is disclosed. The cap includes a main cap body, a connector shaft, and a leak-seal seat. The main cap body includes a metallic cap body and a heat-isolation covering body joined together using screw as a body. The conne... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222743 | Floating apparatus for supporting fishing accessories A floating apparatus for supporting fishing accessories includes a base member having a plurality of apertures. The apparatus further has a mechanism for floating the base member and a tether line including a plurality of spring clamps having opposed end portions re... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222744 | Reinforced tank The invention pertains to a tank having a partially cylindrical body extended by a cylindrical extension of smaller section by the intermediary of a tapered junction extension, and at least one internal reinforcement ring integral with the internal surface of the tu... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222745 | Plastic boxes and methods for making same A box includes a base having a substantially rectangular perimeter. A pair of side walls and a pair of end walls extend upward from the perimeter of the base to form a box bottom having rounded corners and vertices. The box bottom includes a mouth at the top thereof... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222746 | Soda can safety screen A device having a screen, like that of a strainer, used to provide protection to beverage cans internally. The safety screen is located inside the can, attached to the underside of a beverage can opening about its periphery. It is meant to protect the entry of forei... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222747 | Multi-function sanitization system A sanitization system (10) for storing and dispensing a variety of sanitizing and cleaning supplies such as paper towels (70), tissues (80), anti-bacterial liquids (60) and spray bottle cleaners (90) wherein, the system (10)... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222748 | Clear door vending machine Vending machine product is moved by the use of an “X-Y mechanism” having two stationary electronically controlled drive “motors”. These motors drive (directly or indirectly) tension elements (belt, chain, cable, etc.) that position horizontally and verticall... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222749 | Clear door vending machine Vending machine product is moved by an “X-Y mechanism” having two stationary electronically controlled drive “motors,” which drive tension elements that position horizontally and vertically sliding components. A separation and selection system uses a “rota... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222750 | Transfer and dosing device of pulverulent or granular material contained in a hopper A dosing device of a pulverulent material uses an oscillating drive mechanism with straight to-and-fro movement to extract and dose a pulverulent material contained in a hopper with a calibrated outlet aperture, and then to transfer the extracted mass to a removal p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222751 | Collapsible tube with a distributor head without air return Collapsible tube head (100, 200, 300, 400) comprising a neck (103, 203, 303, 403) which is fitted, with a port (180, 280, 380, 480) and a shoulder (102, 202, 302, 402). The aforementioned head is fitted with a valve (110, 210, 310, 410... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222752 | Dispenser device including means that enable two substances to be dispensed in varying proportions A dispenser device includes reservoirs for containing respective substances, pumps associated with respective reservoirs, and a pushbutton. The device allows two substances to be dispensed in varying proportions by actuating the pushbutton. In embodiments, each pump... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222753 | Dispensing system with mixing module mount and method of using same A foam chemical dispenser device that includes a dispenser housing having a body portion defining a mixing module reception area, and a mixing module positioner adjustably supported by the dispenser housing between a mixing module hold position and a mixing module a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222754 | Aerosol system having lockable cap A dispense system such as an aerosol or pump system includes a container having an upper rim, a collar secured to the upper rim, and a cap removably attached to the collar. The collar may be rotatably secured to the container such that when the cap is rotated, the c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222755 | Metered dose squeeze dispenser with flexible-T dip tube A liquid metered dispensing squeeze bottle includes: (a.) a squeezable container having an opening for dispensing liquid therefrom at one end and a bottom at the other end; (b.) a nonflexible trap chamber of a predetermined volume, connected to the opening of the co... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222756 | Self-contained, portable and automatic fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser includes a housing, a sleeve reservoir and a container. The housing has a nozzle for dispensing the fluid and contains a power source, an infrared sensor, an integrated circuit chip and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a motor, at least ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222757 | Pressure relief device for aerosol can A pressure relief device for venting an internally pressurized container such as an aerosol can has three sections, a concave annular outer area, a circular central area and an annular intermediate area connecting the concave annular area to the circular area. The t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222758 | Valve stem stability in pressurized dispensing containers A standard stem and nozzle arrangement for a pressurized dispensing container which dispenses product such as caulk, has an engagement that holds the stem to the sealing boot so that when the nozzle is rotated, the stem will stay in place. Thus, any binding between ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222759 | Beverage container with one-way valve assembly Disclosed is a container for containing a beverage and a grommet for use with a container, and a method of retaining liquid in a container and preventing reverse flow out of the container. The container is of the type for retaining a quantity of beverage including a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222760 | Driving mechanism for fragrance dispenser A driving mechanism for fragrance dispenser is disclosed. The driving mechanism comprises a press mechanism and a control circuit characterized in that the press mechanism is provided with a base seat having a protruded circular recess at the lower section thereof f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222761 | Hanger apparatus A hanger apparatus for allowing garments of various sizes to be hung up with out being stretched. The hanger apparatus includes a hook member being designed for selectively engaging a hanging member whereby the hook member is suspended from the hanging member. A pai... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222762 | Mobile canister A mobile container includes a container, lid, and belt clip. The belt clip is adapted to be coupled to a belt worn by a person. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222763 | Pivoting support arrangement for maintaining a bicycle wheel in an upright position A ride ready vehicle-mounted bicycle carrier includes a pair of spaced apart wheel supports and a stabilizing member which is engageable with the bicycle, preferably with one of the bicycle wheels, at a location above the wheel supports. One of the wheel supports is... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222764 | Method of operating an apparatus for an intermittent feeding of a strip shaped blank to a press A adjusting nut is arranged on a threaded spindle. The adjusting nut supports a first double arm lever unit with a first and a second arm. A second double arm lever unit is pivotally mounted at its first arm through a connecting strip to the second arm of the first ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222765 | Fuel cell adapter for a latch An insert seal for an adapter connectable to a fuel cell which is engageable upon a combustion tool fuel metering valve, the fuel cell having a stem and the metering valve having a nipple, includes a body defining a central passageway and having a first end sealable... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222766 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222767 | Nail gun with an adjustable clip assembly A pneumatic tool has a body, a handle, a clip, a biasing member and a cap. The handle is formed on and extends from the body and has a free end and an annular shank extending from the free end. The clip is rotatably and slidably mounted on the shank and has a collar... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222768 | Spring energized desktop stapler A desktop stapler includes an automatic opening staple track whereby when the stapler is opened by pivoting the body about the base, the track is de-latched by ribs of the base, and the track slides out from a chamber within the body. The stapler includes a track al... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222769 | Electric stapler Two slide bases (106) synchronizingly traveled on linear guides (105) arranged upwardly and downwardly in parallel with each other are rotatably attached with a clincher unit (107) and a driver unit (104) and provided with a click stop me... | 05/29/2007 |
