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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 |
| 4737400 | Method for making elastic bandaging material A method of producing breathable, conformable, elastic, pressure-sensitive, permanently tacky, adhesive bandaging material from a fabric which has been formed by interweaving essentially non-stretch filling yarns with stretch and non-stretch warp yarns, s... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4705355 | Motion picture screen assembly A motion picture screen assembly having a horizontal support beam and having a motion picture viewing screen which is detachably fastened at its upper edge to the support beam. Preferably two lifting rams are located near the ends of the support beam. The... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4677658 | Remote dictating apparatus A dictating apparatus for a remotely controlled central record/playback system, the dictating apparatus being connected to the record/playback system via a telephone network. The dictating apparatus has a handset with a plurality of motion control and fun... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676577 | Connector for coaxial cable A coaxial cable connector having a body assembly and a cap assembly which are adapted to be secured together. The body assembly has a front body with a front body cavity formed therein, an electrically conductive collet affixed at least partially within t... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676010 | Vulcanized composite sole for footwear A lightweight, flexible, resilient sole adapted for athletic footwear including a relatively soft midsole made of a synthetic such as ethylene vinyl acetate, the midsole being wedge-shaped and including a relatively thick heel section and a relatively thi... | 06/30/1987 |
