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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 |
| 6995098 | Wallboard containing scrim and matt Cement wallboards and methods for their preparation are disclosed. The wallboards comprise two scrim layers and one mat layer. The wallboards have a smooth surface, are strong, lightweight, and easy to score and snap. Tiles can be readily adhered to the boards. The ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986367 | Faced mineral fiber insulation board with integral glass fabric layer A method of insulating ducts is described including laminating a reinforcement fabric to a fibrous insulation board, lifting at least a portion of the reinforcement fabric from the fibrous insulation board, applying a first layer of a mastic coating to the fibrous i... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6787486 | Backerboard sheet including aerated concrete core A backerboard sheet is for moist areas and includes a core having opposing first and second major surfaces, at least one moisture-resistant face layer on at least one of the first and second major surfaces of the core; and wherein the core includes aerated concrete.... | 09/07/2004 |
| 5605748 | Fiber beds for fiber bed mist eliminators There is provided a fiber bed for removing liquid aerosols and soluble solids from a gas stream in a fiber bed mist eliminator. The fiber bed is in the form of a flexible mat having a void fraction of greater than about 0.89 and greater than about 700 net... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5108831 | Roofing material Method to produce a roofing membrane for use in the construction of roofs which comprises mating of at least two plys of fiberglass scrim fabric to form a substrate for the roofing membrane. At least one of the plys of the substrate is a triaxially wound ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4749609 | Flexible sealing membrane, particularly for roofs, which comprises a thermoplastic material reinforced with a mesh of synthetic fibres and with a mesh of glass fibres The sealing membrane comprises a thermoplastic resin and a reinforcing system consisting of a mesh of glass fibres and a mesh of synthetic fibres, the reinforcing meshes being so selected that if the membrane is subjected to a progressive tensile load the... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4706430 | Concrete reinforcing unit A concrete reinforcing unit adapted to be embedded in the concrete for concrete construction. The concrete reinforcing unit includes: first parallel textile elements; second parallel textile elements crossing the first parallel textile elements at first c... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4657795 | Tubular material based on a fabric-reinforced resin, and a bicycle or similar vehicle frame constructed with such a material A tubular material based on a fabric reinforced resin, said material comprising layed up fabric layers, the inside and outside layers consisting of bidirectional braided sheaths, said latter two layers sandwiching an intermediate, unidirectional braid con... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4578302 | Reinforced tape laminates Fiber reinforced tape laminates characterized by superior strength properties are prepared utilizing a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive comprising a styrene-butadiene block or multi-block copolymer, a tackifying resin and an oil.... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4569878 | Laminated composites using bonding material from reaction of metal oxide, calcium silicate and phosphoric acid The present invention relates to laminated materials which are constructed using layers of reinforcing and/or non-reinforcing materials in combination with layers of a composition which is known in the art to provide water-resistant phosphate ceramic mate... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4438174 | Polyester antistatic laminate materials An anti-static laminate material comprising a glass-reinforced panel having an electrically conductive mesh disposed at or just below its operational surface. The mesh is positioned near enough to the surface to impart a predetermined surface conductivity... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4379553 | Bowling lane with fire retardant decorative surface An improvement in a bowling lane having a decorative laminate surface which improvement comprises incorporating into the core of the laminate a plurality of alternating layers of glass cloth and crepe paper, each core layer being impregnated with a thermo... | 04/12/1983 |
