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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110174208 | THREE-LAYER ROTOMOULDED MOTORBOATS This invention discloses three-layer rotomoulded motorboats having excellent floatability prepared from foamed polyethylene.... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20100122651 | LIFT APPARATUS FOR A WATERCRAFT A lift apparatus for a watercraft having a plurality of components positioned below the platform at the aft end of a boat. The lift apparatus is configured to lift and deploy a watercraft from an undeployed orientation overlaying a platform to a deployed orientation awa... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100089302 | LOWERABLE PLATFORM WITH FLOAT FOR A WATERCRAFT The invention relates to a lowerable platform (1) for a water craft (10), which can be also horizontally extended and to which a float (2) is fastened that comprises a closed hollow space (43) or an open hollow space (43), a buoyancy (... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100000459 | LCAC lander, launcher and lifter Presented is an advance naval ship's stern appendage called an LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion) Lander, Launcher and Lifter (L4 system) to provide for landing and launching of amphibious hovercraft and increase the delivery capacity of amphibious hovercraft b... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090056611 | Apparatus and method for drop-down/lift-up boat mounted on marine vessel The present invention provides an apparatus and method of a dock system for launch and recovery of a stowed boat, which is capable of launching and recovering the boat during navigation of a marine vessel at a high headway speed. The launch and recovery apparatus has a ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080202405 | Launch and Recovery Devices for Water Vehicles and Methods of Use An embodiment of a launch/recovery device for both surface and underwater vehicles includes a plurality of driven wet-traction members arranged to form a low drag (e.g., water flow-through) ramp design. The wet-traction members provide traction even when wet between the... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080105186 | Boat Lifting Apparatus and Method A lifting apparatus for raising and lowering a vessel such as personal watercraft, jet skis, inflatables may be mounted to a transom on boats, to bulkheads and to docks for raising and lowering vessels. A single actuator is used for raising and lowering a cradle that su... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20070151499 | Marine Vessel Transfer System A vessel transfer system utilizes a larger, surface effect vessel with a hull and a cargo deck, having a pressurized volume of air under its hull. The larger vessel cargo deck is lowered relative to a water surface in order to receive a smaller vessel. Lowering is achie... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20060086304 | Rescue ship for disabled vessels, vessels rescue method, and use of a rescue ship A rescue ship for a disabled vessel includes a hull which delimits an elongated dock (12) which is at least 150 m long and preferably at least 250 m long and at least 30 m wide and preferably at least 45 m wide, and including a ballasting device enabling draught ... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20050166821 | WATERCRAFT LIFT ASSEMBLY An apparatus for securing a watercraft to another vessel or platform with a rack assembly. The rack assembly is adapted to lift and carry a watercraft out of the water. The rack assembly has a pair of rails adapted to support the watercraft. The pair of rails pivot wher... | 08/04/2005 |
