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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 |
| 4860422 | Rebuilding of the stack, bosh and hearth of a blast furnace using a remote controlled refractory gunning device The disclosed process uses a vertical remote controlled refractory gunning apparatus to repair damages to the stack, bosh, or hearth of a blast furnace. In the disclosed method, a reusable opening is created in the side of the blast furnace and a gantry, ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4843044 | Refractory composition A refractory composition is disclosed which contains from about 0.5 to about 0.5% of an alkali metal phosphate, for example, monosodium phosphate, from about 1.7 to about 5% of an alkali metal polyphosphate, from about 0.1 to about 0.35% of a lime aggrega... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4837279 | Bone cement There is disclosed a bone cement composition comprising (a) a liquid component comprising a monomer of an acrylic ester and (b) a powdered component comprising, based on the weight of the powdered component, (i) from 0 to about 20 percent of a methyl methacryl... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4821802 | Aqueous sulfomethylated melamine gel-forming compositions and methods of use Aqueous gel-forming compositions are prepared by reacting for 1-10 hours at 50°-95° C., melamine, formaldehyde and a sulfurous acid salt with the optional addition of a gel-modifying agent and/or a gelling agent which is added to the composition immedia... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4788196 | Phenyl piperazine anti-arrhythmia agents A series of pyridyl or imidazolyl substituted phenyl piperazines having utility as anti-arrhythmic agents is disclosed.... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4772641 | Aqueous sulfomethylated melamine gel-forming compositions Aqueous gel-forming compositions are prepared by reacting for 1-10 hours at 50°-95° C., melamine, formaldehyde and a sulfurous acid salt with the optional addition of a gel-modifying agent and/or a gelling agent which is added to the composition immedia... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4766141 | Spiro-succinimides for treatment of diabetes complications Spiro-succinimides are disclosed which are useful as aldose reductase inhibitors and as therapeutic agents for the treatment of complications arising from diabetes. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the spiro- compounds and a method of treating diabe... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4736059 | Process for the preparation of meso 2,5-dihaloadipates The present process produces the meso dialkyl 2,5-dihaloadipate from a mixture of the racemic dialkyl 2,5-dihaloadipate and meso 2,5-dihaloadipate. In the disclosed process, a 2,5-dihaloadipoyl halide is formed under conditions which result in the formati... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4708974 | Enhanced hydrocarbon recovery by permeability modification with phenolic gels Hydrocarbon recovery from subterranean reservoirs that are penetrated by either injector or producer wells is enhanced by selective permeability modification of the strata of the reservoir with gel-forming phenolic compositions. The injection of the pheno... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4680306 | Sprio-imidazolones for treatment of diabetes complications Spiro-imidazolones are disclosed which are useful as aldose reductase inhibitors and as therapeutic agents for the treatment of complications arising from diabetes. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the spiro compounds and a method of treating diabet... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4677246 | Protogyny in Zea mays Novel protogynous Zea mays plants are disclosed, including a novel protogynous inbred line, LALGI. Also disclosed are a process to produce such Zea mays plants and hybrids resulting from crossing such plants with other inbred lines such as Iowa Stiff Stal... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4649920 | Coated suture There is disclosed an improved absorbable surgical suture. The suture is coated with an absorbable composition consisting essentially of a high molecular weight poly(alkylene oxide).... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4639322 | Biopolymer compositions having enhanced filterability Biopolymers comprising xanthomonas and methylene bis (thiocyanate) are disclosed.... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4617312 | Aldose reductase inhibiting 5-(2-alkoxyphenyl) thiazolidinediones A series of 5-(2-alkoxyphenyl)thiazolidinediones and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof useful as hypoglycemic agents, aldose reductase inhibitors and as therapeutic agents for the treatment of chronic diabetic complications; intermediates therefor... | 10/14/1986 |
