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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 |
| 7526813 | Goggles Goggles include a goggle body, a frame of the goggle body with a face-side surface, and a cushion member attached to the face-side surface. The cushion member has a shape extending along all or almost all around area on the face-side surface of the frame and is deta... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526814 | Pot holder/mitt A pot holder/mitt is characterized by formation from a single layer of Z-folded fabric which is formed from hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials which extend from opposite surfaces of the fabric. The front surface of the holder/mitt is formed of hydrophobic materia... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526815 | Baby bib with protective neckline A baby bib with a protective neckline is disclosed. The bib protects the baby's clothes and skin from spilled food. A protective neck strap scrunches under a child's neck to ensure that the neckline is adequately covered and protected from food and liquid spilled or... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526816 | Bathrobe having an arm access in the form of an openable seam A bathrobe that has an arm access in the form of an openable seam such that a user with an IV may put the bathrobe on without the need of substantially moving his or her arm inserted with the IV. The bathrobe comprises a main body having a first shoulder portion, a ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526817 | Hand-wear with varied insulation The present invention relates generally to an article of apparel in the form of a hand-worn article, such as a mitten or glove. The hand-worn article has an inner lining into which the wearer's hand is inserted, an insulating layer covering the inner lining, and an ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526818 | Spear shield The aqua sport shield is used while spear fishing. The shield distributes the force of loading a spear gun over a body area such as a chest area or the thigh area of a person's leg, greater than the butt end of the spear gun. The shield is comprised of a waterproof ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526819 | Dual flush system for toilet The conservation of water is an issue that preoccupies an increasing number of people. Among all domestic appliances, toilet is an appliance that consumes an appreciable quantity of water. The present invention provides a dual flush system that allows to select the ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526820 | Swimming machine The Invention is a swimming machine operated by a hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor. A first and a second tubular rail support the swimming machine in a swimming pool and are configured to resemble a swimming pool ladder and thus disguise the swimming machine. The ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526821 | System and method of assembling a nursery device for supporting a baby occupant A fastener system is implemented to assemble a fabric element with a frame structure of a nursery device for supporting a baby occupant. The fastener system includes a first connecting structure joined with the fabric element and configured to complementarily mate w... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526822 | Holders for beds Set of attachments, including one or more attachments are attached to a portion of bedding for storing an item, such that someone lying in bed may comfortably reach the item while in bed. The set of attachments may include various sorts of holders for holding person... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526823 | Patient bed system In a patient bed system, comprising a patient bed, a support column for supporting the bed and a trolley for transporting the bed, the bed having arranged on it first coupling elements (22) which are intended for selective connection to second or third coupli... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526824 | Seat cushion A seat cushion is disclosed for use as a display surface and as a temperature regulated seating surface, the seating cushion comprising a first flexible sheet having a first outer periphery; a second flexible sheet having a second outer periphery; and a first connec... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526825 | Cap for securing interconnected linear members of a frame structure Described herein is a cap for securing the interlocking members of a bed frame with flush rail support surfaces which includes a main body portion; a connection member protruding from the main body portion; and a slot within the connection member sized to accept a p... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526826 | Folding ramp A folding ramp (20) generally includes at least first and second ramp sections (24 and 26), and a first hinge assembly (22) coupling the first and second ramp sections. The first hinge assembly includes adjacent first and second collars (... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526827 | Drain pipe cleaning apparatus A drain pipe cleaning apparatus includes a drive apparatus that includes a housing having a front end, a back end and a peripheral wall extending between the front and back ends. A drive shaft extends outwardly of the front end of the housing. The drive shaft is rot... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526828 | Toothbrush A toothbrush with a cleaning zone on which tooth-cleaning elements are arranged, which are pressed against the teeth during cleaning with a cleaning force, and with a deformable element by which the cleaning zone is can be adapted to the shape of the tooth surface b... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526829 | Self-cleaning comfort hair brush and roller and system for selecting a brush from a plurality of brushes according to hair type A hair brush includes a body, a cushion pad, and a plurality of bristles. The body includes at least a partial cavity at a first end, and the cavity includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a plurality of apertures. A cushion pad having a first surface is dispo... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526830 | Three sided swab A cleaning swab is for wet or dry use. The swab includes a handle defining a longitudinal axis. The handle is elongated and has a cleaning head end having a tip, and a grasping end. A cleaning head is mounted to the handle. The cleaning head is formed from a strip o... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526831 | Ice scraper A hand tool adapted to mechanically remove materials such as ice, frost, and/or snow from surfaces such as automobile window glass comprises a longitudinally-extending handle having a front end and a rear end, a scraper disposed adjacent the front end of the handle,... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526832 | Wiper blade having a lever connected to wiper arm A connecting arrangement of a lever is rotatably connected to a wiper arm. Arms of the lever are located on longitudinal sides, respectively, of the connecting arrangement and extend in the longitudinal direction of a wiper strip. Each arm of the lever includes a ho... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526833 | System having a power tool and an AC/DC hand portable wet/dry vacuum that share a battery pack A tool set with a battery pack, a power tool and a utility vacuum. The power tool includes a receptacle assembly for detachably coupling the battery pack to the power tool. The utility vacuum has a canister, a powerhead assembly, which is coupled to the canister and... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526834 | Vacuum cleaning head A vacuum cleaning head includes a housing having an agitator in the form of a brush bar rotatably arranged in a chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet and also includes an air turbine for driving the brush bar is provided. The air turbine has its own air inle... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526835 | Stable hinge A stable hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electrical appliance and has a rotating bracket, two shaft assemblies, a stationary bracket, a stationary bracket and a positioning assembly. The shaft assemblies are mounted respectively on two sides of the... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526836 | Hinge with an improved box-fastening arrangement A hinge for furniture comprises a fastening box designed to be received with a central portion thereof into a hole in a piece of furniture. The box comprises two axially rotatable pins designed to be fitted into the hole together with the central portion of the box.... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526837 | Method for treating flax fibre The method of treating the flax fiber consists of cleaning, cottonisation, retting and drying of the raw material, which could be short flax fiber No 2, combing wastes and other wastes. The opening of the flax fiber is carried out 3 times: first before the cleaning,... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526838 | Camel-back fleece laying machine In a camel-back fleece laying machine with a laying arm attached to a joint, two endless card web transport belts are guided along this arm, and the bottom end of the laying arm carries a discharge gap, which is moved by an upper carriage transversely to the transpo... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526839 | Structure of an outer button An improved button structure which includes a pillar element and a zinc casting body. The pillar element is provided with a hollow cylinder at the bottom and an expanding disk, which is provided with pluralities of through holes, on the top. The zinc casting body is... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526840 | Strap attachment assembly An assembly is disclosed for mounting a strap to a sports instrument, the assembly includes a mounting element situated in the strap, a slot situated in the sports instrument for accommodating the mounting element and fixing member for securing the mounting element ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526841 | Indented female blow-molded connector and male connector and method A device and method for forming an indented female connector where the dimension of the indented female connector provides for removing a male molding component without damaging a set of internal ribs formed inside the female connector. A structure comprising an ind... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526842 | Quick-mount flexible interlocking attaching system An interlocking attaching system comprises a substrate adapter, an accessory adapter and a discrete locking member. The substrate adapter includes a base for affixing to a substrate object and a plurality of spaced apart raised regions disposed along a first longitu... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526843 | Snap hook A snap hook has a body, a sliding latch, a resilient element, a swivel and a connector. The body has a shaft and a hook. The shaft is tubular and has an upper end and a lower end. The hook is connected to and extends from the upper end of the shaft. A guide slot is ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526844 | Representative storage device for a deceased animal A container for housing an urn. The container comprises a body section and a representative covering which is disposed over the body section. There is an opening in the body section wherein there is a cavity disposed in the body section. This cavity is for receiving... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526845 | Nozzle beam in a device for generating liquid jets Nozzle beam on device for generating liquid jets for jet interweaving of the fibers of a fiber path, comprising an upper part that extends over the operational width of the fiber path, and a lower part that is attached to it in liquid-sealed fashion, wherein ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526846 | Forming piezoelectric actuators Microelectromechanical systems with structures having piezoelectric actuators are described. The structures each have a body that supports piezoelectric islands. The piezoelectric islands have a first surface and a second opposite surface. The piezoelectric islands ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526847 | Crankshaft oil seal installation device An automated crankshaft oil seal installation device and method of installing a crankshaft oil seal therewith. The device and method of the present invention allows an oil seal to be quickly and accurately installed to and around an exposed portion of a crankshaft i... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526848 | Process for vertically extracting diffusers from a wastewater treatment tank A device and process for vertically extracting diffusers from a wastewater treatment tank where the diffusers are attached to a device having a lifting point and a pivot extraction point. The device and diffusers are lifted from the bottom of the tank until there is... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526849 | Stent loader A stent loading device may comprise a stent crimping device, a fluid source and a support device arranged to support and move a stent delivery device. The fluid source may provide chilled fluid capable of placing a shape memory material into a martensitic state. Aft... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526850 | Rivet driving anvil retention method A driving anvil washer retaining apparatus (12) for a rivet gun (14) includes a magnetized element (21). The magnetized element (21) is coupled to the rivet gun (14) and retains an anvil washer (52) during installation of a ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526851 | Conformal vacuum cup apparatus and method During the manufacture an aircraft, a tool-carrying rail is removably attached to a rail-side surface of the aircraft with a vacuum cup. The tool-carrying rail includes a longitudinal axis to mount a tool. The vacuum cup is stiffened along a first axis transverse to... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526852 | Method of manufacturing a tuning fork vibrator A tuning fork vibrator includes a long plate-shaped vibration unit having a first principal surface and a second principal surface, a base disposed at one end of the second principal surface of the vibration unit in the longitudinal direction, and a slit for dividin... | 05/05/2009 |
