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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 |
| 7166739 | Esters of monomethyl branched alcohols and process for preparing and using same in cosmetics and personal care products Novel benzoate, octanoate, and maleate esters of branched monomethyl C16–C17 alcohols, their process of manufacture and their use as a cosmetic ingredient for toiletry and cosmetic formulations is disclosed. The esters are useful for cosmetics and personal care cl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6261713 | Delivery system for inorganic sunscreens A novel delivery system for physical, inorganic sunscreens for use in sunscreen preparations is disclosed. One or more inorganic sunscreen agents, such as micronized zinc oxide and micronized titanium dioxide, is dispersed in a solid dispersion vehicle pr... | 07/17/2001 |
| 4275222 | Benzoate ester compositions A composition of matter, comprising the benzoic acid esters of a mixture of C12, C13, C14 and C15 linear primary alcohols. The alcohol mixture may comprise by weight from about 13 to 31% of said C12 a... | 06/23/1981 |
