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 |
| 5921734 | Lock nut device A lock nut device having a nut setting member fitted loosely to an outer circumferential part of a threaded shaft; split nuts divided in two in axial direction and fitted to envelope the outside of the nut setting member and fitted to the threaded shaft, ... | 07/13/1999 |