Magician Harry Houdini patented a "Diver's Suit" enabling the wearer to "quickly divest himself of the suit while being submerged and to safely escape and reach the surface of the water."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4976292 | Weft end tensioning and detecting devices for shuttleless loom A weft end treating device for a shuttleless loom comprises a yarn holding device which holds the free end of an inserted weft and tensions the weft in synchronism with the beating motion, and pushing dents for pushing the free end of the weft into the ya... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4009737 | Filling thread stop motion device for a loop A filling thread stop motion device for a loom which, upon failure of delivery of a filling thread during the weaving operation, the device shuts down the loom.... | 03/01/1977 |