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 |
| 5259303 | Rice cleaning machine A rice-cleaning machine has a flowing-down friction type rice-cleaning chamber (18) formed around the lower portion of a main vertical rotary shaft (10) a grain sending chamber (79) formed around an upper portion of the main shaft (10) for forcibly sendin... | 11/09/1993 |