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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 |
| 5360016 | Force transducer for a joint prosthesis A force transducer for a joint prosthesis is disclosed. The transducer includes A f5RUw,V,central body having a plurality of cavities formed therein from a lower surface. Each cavity defines a flexure member. A plate is located on the side opposite the ca... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5289826 | Tension sensor A force sensor is used to determine tension forces present in a portion of tissue adjacent a body joint. A support plate is inserted under a tissue portion through two spaced apart incisions. The ends of the support plate are exposed and are mounted to a ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5197488 | Knee joint load measuring instrument and joint prosthesis A system is disclosed for measuring dynamically forces applied to a prosthetic joint. The system comprises a first support member attached to an outer surface of a first bone, a second support member attached to an outer surface of a second bone and a tra... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5170663 | Grip sensor A dynamic grip sensor is formed from a unitary block having upper and lower covers. The sensor, being of a size so that it can be gripped by a human hand, comprises two sets of parallel flexure beams connected between outer end blocks and a center block a... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5158095 | Machine and method for testing exerted effort without patient malingering effects An apparatus and method for insuring that the evaluation of forces generated from an injured human limb or hand are accurately determined without malingering factors. The apparatus includes a sensor for determining forces generated by a hand which provide... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5125270 | Load sensor for a human hand A human hand load sensor is a strain gauge based force measurement instrument that has two platforms or handles that can be moved together with parts of the human hand, for example, a thumb and finger, or the handles can be grasped between the heel of the... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5027828 | Sensory discriminator having body-contacting prongs A sensing device for determining the sensory responses of the human skin to evaluate the fiber-receptor nervous system of the human body, primarily in connection with the measurement of the ability to discriminate separate points of touch of the hand. The... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5020357 | Calibration stand for sensor A calibration stand for multiforce component sensors is capable of providing six components of force and moment to such sensors, using support and loading apparatus on the calibration stand. The stand is a compact, portable unit that provides for holding ... | 06/04/1991 |
