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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 |
| 7143290 | Trusted and secure techniques, systems and methods for item delivery and execution Documents and other items can be delivered electronically from sender to recipient with a level of trustedness approaching or exceeding that provided by a personal document courier. A trusted electronic go-between can validate, witness and/or archive transactions wh... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6184504 | Temperature control system for electronic devices An apparatus 10 for controlling a temperature of an electronic device 40, comprising a temperature regulated surface 100 and an actuator 105 adapted to alternately pulse the temperature regulated surface 100 and electronic device 40 between thermally coup... | 02/06/2001 |
| 4300037 | Electronic control system for a radiant furnace A control system for operating a radiant furnace for curing ceramic products, the furnace having a furnace chamber, heating elements for applying radiant energy to the chamber, and movable platform means for supporting the ceramic product to be cured in t... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4186295 | Control system for a chromatography apparatus oven door In a gas chromatography system of the type including an oven for the GC column, and an electric heater for controllably heating the oven; an improved system is disclosed for controllably opening and closing the oven door to enable a fully controlled heat ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4170073 | Wide dynamic range multi-zone drying method and apparatus for controlling product moisture A method and apparatus is described for drying a product to a controlled moisture content. The apparatus comprising a first drying zone for receiving the product, a first regulating means for regulating the temperature within said first zone, a second dry... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4081963 | Control circuit for a servo-motor The invention relates to a control circuit for a servomotor of the type having a piston displaceable to selectable positions in one direction by an expansible substance heatable by an electric heating element and in the other direction by a return spring.... | 04/04/1978 |
