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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 |
| 6972026 | Surgical access device Surgical device (1) is for use in minimally invasive surgery using an inflated body cavity (2) accessible to a surgeon through an access port defined by a sleeve (4) passing through an incision in a patient's abdominal wall (3). The devic... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945932 | Surgical access device Surgical device (1) is for use in minimally invasive surgery using an inflated body cavity (2) accessible to a surgeon through an access port defined by a sleeve (4) passing through an incision in a patient's abdominal wall (3). The devic... | 09/20/2005 |
| 5899208 | Hand access port The hand access port 10 comprises a sleeve 12, having a proximal end 13 and a distal end 14. A flange 15 is located towards the distal end and is used to secure the device to a patient's body. Above the flange 15 is an inflatable chamber 16 having an entr... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5803921 | Access port device for use in surgery An access port device (40) for use in surgery is provided which comprises a sleeve (41,42) having an exit opening located at a distal end thereof for insertion into an incision made in a patient's body, the exit opening allowing access to the patient's bo... | 09/08/1998 |
