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 |
| 7217268 | Method for electrosurgical tissue treatment near a patient's heart An electrosurgical probe (10) comprises a shaft (13) having an electrode array (58) at its distal end and a connector (19) at its proximal end for coupling the electrode array to a high frequency power supply (28). The shaft includ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201750 | System for treating articular cartilage defects An electrosurgical probe (10) comprises a shaft (13) having an electrode array (58) at its distal end and a connector (19) at its proximal end for coupling the electrode array to a high frequency power supply (28). The shaft includ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7070596 | Electrosurgical apparatus having a curved distal section Apparatus and methods for advancing and retracting a medical instrument within an introducer device, wherein the instrument includes a distal tip, a distal linear portion, a first distal curve, a substantially linear inter-curve portion, and a second proximal curve.... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6652560 | Bone anchor The invention describes a bone anchor 76 comprising a head region 94 and supporting legs 78 and a method for soft tissue-bone grafting using the said bone anchor 76. A hole 84 is drilled through cortical bone 82 forming a socket 70 in a cancellous bone 90... | 11/25/2003 |