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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 |
| H2173 | Hydroplaning unmanned surface vehicle An unmanned hydroplaning water surface vehicle having a gondola housing with external midway lift and control foils that allow the unmanned surface vehicle to provide lift and control in water at sufficient speed. A superstructure trimaran hull serves as a stable op... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6776116 | Swivel/quick release device for tow rope A swivel/quick release device having a shaft adapted to receive a load at one end operated associated with a bearing means at its other end; a housing in which said shaft is slidably mounted. A release and attachment means is disposed in the housing around th... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6672238 | Towrope retriever for watercraft A towrope retriever system for a watercraft for simplifying and improving the safety of the towrope handling, storage, reeling out, and reeling in of a towrope, in which the towrope retriever is connected to or integrated into a support unit such as a tow... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6112691 | Damper device for mooring watercraft A damper device for mooring watercraft, of the type comprising at least two rigid elements (1, 2), to one end of each of which there can be secured a mooring rope or chain, said elements being able to move coaxially in opposition to each other against the... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5937782 | Underwater device with a sacrificial latch mechanism A device connected to an underwater cable by means of a sacrificial latch mechanism that breaks to protect the housing of the device from irreparable damage due to collisions with jetsam or other objects. The underwater device is connected to a cable havi... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5601046 | Means and method for dynamically monitoring the stretch of a seismic streamer cable A variable-gap, distributed-capacitance sensor provides an output signal that is a function of its instantaneous elongation. The sensor is integrally associated with a seismic isolator section for measuring the instantaneous stretch thereof.... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5568447 | Interface module for a towed array An interface module assembly for disposition between a marine tow cable and n array of acoustic receivers includes a plurality of bodies interconnected in series by flexible tethers. A proximal one of the bodies is adapted for connection to the tow cable a... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5148762 | Safety line harness A safety line harness for restraining and arresting the snap-back of a pad line to prevent casualty or injury, the safety line harness having at least one restraining line, with first and second ends, each restraining line attached to an attachment point... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5102063 | Aerodynamically braked towed vehicle deployment device This invention relates to an aerodynamically braked vehicle deployment device. The deployment device system generally comprises a spool member. A tow line is bifilar wound about the spool member in a manner wherein one end of the tow line is attached to a... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5094405 | Mechanically braked towed vehicle deployment device This invention relates to a mechanically braked vehicle deployment device. The deployment device comprises a spool member having a guide member rigidly connected thereto. A tow line is bifilar wound about the spool member in a manner wherein one end of th... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4733625 | Quick release coupling device for anchor ropes Presented is a coupling device designed to release two members that are connected together when more than a predetermined force is exerted to separate the two members. The coupling device is adjustable to increase or decrease the amount of force to which ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4697522 | Drawn mine-removing apparatus A mine-removing apparatus to be drawn behind a mine-sweeping boat and comprising a pulling cable pulling a sound generator for igniting acoustic mines, and electrode-carrying floating cables or an electrically-conductive floating cable loop for igniting m... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4674427 | Propulsion system for sailing crafts and ships A propulsion system for crafts and ships, notably sailing ships, includes at least one flexible or rigid sail, to which are attached one or several foils, eventually provided with small floats, whereby the foils can be eventually articulated relative to t... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4597689 | Latching means A means for use in providing a connection between a cable and a movable body, more especially for R.A.S. systems, comprises a latching unit having means for attachment to said body and a recess associated with a latch, the arrangement also comprising a te... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4317185 | Streamer cable towing link A towing link consists of spaced-apart head and tailpieces. The headpiece includes a towing eye and a pair of lugs for receiving the stress members of a streamer and a lead-in cable. The tailpiece defines a pair of bores through which the stress member an... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4307678 | Hydraulic quick release system for tub/barge connections A hydraulic quick release system for tightening and releasing tug and barge cable connections in the event of a breakage of a cable. The system comprises a novel hydraulic circuit comprising a pair of hydraulic cylinders mounted on the stern of the tug wi... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4223628 | Apparatus for pushing a barge with a push boat An improved apparatus for controlling the relative course of travel between a barge and a push boat wherein the stern of the barge and the bow of the push boat are directly connected together by a connecting mechanism which permits relative freedom of mov... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4200052 | Systems for controlling the position of a moored floating vessel This invention provides a system which includes winding apparatus for haug in and paying out a substantially inextensible steel rope tethering a floating vessel to a moorage or towing vessel, and a control system responsive to signals indicative of the t... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4134634 | Explosion-proof automatic release helicopter tow connector Connector for tow cable which carries tow tension and electrical circuits permits release of both the tension and the circuits. Electrical connectors in high current circuits are arranged so that the male connector is pulled out of the female electric soc... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4072122 | Mooring and release device A hydro-pneumatic device secures and releases a mooring or towing hawser to a vessel. A carriage reciprocates on a frame on the vessel and moves a bollard between one position securing a hawser to the towing or moored vessel and another position releasing... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4031843 | Device for connecting a barge and a pusher A pusher tug and barge in combination joined rigidly yet separately in tandem to form a single pusher type seagoing unit in which the two vessels are interconnected via hydraulic compression members combined with pressure accumulators.... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4023519 | Coupling for marine vessels A thrust coupling connects the stern of a pushed vessel with the bow of a pushing vessel, allowing relative movement of the vessels about a vertical axis. A pair of elongated flexible ropes extend between the vessels, one on each side, and they each have ... | 05/17/1977 |
