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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 |
| 5449025 | Method of shed opening of planar warp for high density three dimensional weaving Methods for weaving three-dimensional fabric structures which have a desired cross-sectional shape and devices for such weaving in each of two mutually perpendicular directions allow sheds to be formed in planar warps. The sheds enable the insertion of pa... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5343600 | Worn look carpet weave A worn look carpet weave for an oriental rug consists of a plurality of warp threads that run vertical on two levels, one directly behind the other. A plurality of ground weft threads run horizontal between the two levels of the warp threads, so as to be ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5273080 | Tubular multilayer woven fabric and method for weaving same A tubular multilayer woven fabric composed of at least two layers of a plurality of axial yarns, a circumferential yarn arranged between each layer without being interlaced with the axial yarns, and an interlacing yarn interlacing the axial yarns in diffe... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5255707 | Double reed apparatus for manufacturing a woven slide fastener stringer An apparatus for manufacturing a woven slide fastener stringer includes a first reed for beating a filling yarn through a shed of warp threads against the fell of a tape being woven and a second reed for beating a monofilamentary fastener element having s... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4031922 | Vertically arranged triaxial weaving machine A weaving machine for making triaxial fabrics in which a creel for supplying warp strands is mounted for rotation about a generally vertical axis in timed relation with interweaving of warp strands and wefts. In accordance with this invention, weaving ins... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4022250 | Rapiers with guide means for use in a vertical weaving machine The entry and exit rapiers of a weft inserting mechanism in a vertical weaving machine have guide means for contacting the sheets of warp strands which form a shed during the weaving of fabric so that lateral movement of the rapiers is inhibited while the... | 05/10/1977 |
