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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 |
| 6830416 | System and method for securing workpieces to a worktable of a CNC machining system utilizing a low level vacuum source A system and method for operating a machine whereby a workpiece is held on a worktable of the machine with a suction force. When the work piece has a surface area insufficient to receive a full cut from a tool mounted in a tool head of the machine, the machine autom... | 12/14/2004 |
| 5590700 | Vacuum flitch table with self-cleaning vacuum valve A vacuum valve includes a valve body with a cylindrical sidewall having a vacuum inlet coupled to a vacuum source and a vacuum outlet. A piston is disposed within the valve body for movement between an open position and a closed position and provides a va... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5385184 | Vacuum holding device for a veneer slicer A vacuum holding device is provided for a veneer slicer, comprising a vacuum source, a platen having a flat surface comprising a plurality of vacuum compartments, wherein each compartment contains at least one port connected through a vacuum line to the v... | 01/31/1995 |
| 4340234 | Flow regulating valve and fluid feeding apparatus using same A flow regulating valve comprising a cylinder and a valve rod telescopically fitted within said cylinder, and a flow passage of small sectional area being formed therebetween so as to control flow of the fluid by adjusting depth of the fitting of the valv... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4290179 | Cable harness assembly machine An improved machine is disclosed for forming cable harnesses by simultaneously terminating all conductors at one or both ends of a cable formed of a plurality of flat conductors embedded within a web of insulating material. The subject machine incorporate... | 09/22/1981 |
