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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 |
| 7337509 | Slide fastener The invention provides a fastener slider, wherein the fastener element comprising an element main body constituted of a base portion attached to a fastener tape, a neck portion and an engaging head portion continuous from the neck portion and expanding in a tape len... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337506 | Waterproof slide fastener and apparatus for manufacturing the same A waterproof slide fastener and a manufacturing apparatus thereof, wherein each fastener element has a coupling head, a neck portion, a body portion, and leg portions which are continuously fused and integrated, a terminal end is projected from a gap between upper/l... | 03/04/2008 |
| 6958563 | Riser commutators Rotary switches, and in particular riser-style commutators, are detailed together with featured strips from which they are made. Segments formed from the strips may include anchor notches and slots for receiving reinforcing rings. The structure of the strip addition... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6105214 | Water resistant slide fastener and process for preparing same A water resistant slide fastener, including a pair of stringer tapes each having first and second opposed surfaces and each having a series of gripper elements positioned along edges of said first surface; and a water resistant layer on said second surfac... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5671510 | Slide fastener elements In manufacturing slide fasteners, especially fastener elements, an elongated wire of a generally Y-shape cross section with attaching legs shaped into a generally C form by rolling, is supplied intermittently at a predetermined pitch and is then cut into ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5297319 | Slide fastener A slide fastener comprising: a pair of woven or knitted stringer tapes having a pair of core threads extending in and along their confronting inner longitudinal edges; a pair of rows of die-cast coupling elements mounted on and along the confronting inner... | 03/29/1994 |
| 4891867 | Slide fastener A slide fastener comprising a fastener tape and a continuous synthetic resin fastener element row produced by extruding means having a series of cavities and secured to one side edge of the fastener tape by means of element securing threads is disclosed. ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4675951 | Slide fastener stringer A slide fastener stringer has a continuous strip of spaced thermoplastic molded coupling elements interconnected by a pair of embedded connector threads and attached to a stringer tape along a longitudinal edge thereof, each of the connector threads being... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4639981 | Slide fastener stringer having continuous thermo-plastic molded coupling element strip A slide fastener stringer having a continuous zigzag-shaped thermoplastic molded coupling element strip. The strip includes a succession of spaced coupling elements, each having a pair of first and second legs extending from a head in a common direction, ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4562621 | Slide fastener stringer A slide fastener stringer comprises an elongate molded coupling element strip woven into a stringer tape along a longitudinal edge thereof. The strip includes a succession of laterally spaced coupling elements each having a pair of first and second legs, ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4510655 | Slide fastener assembly for case or folder A slide fastener assembly, for a case or folder having a pair of outer walls and at least one intermediate wall or partition, comprises a pair of laterally spaced outer tapes carrying on their inner longitudinal edges a pair of coupling element rows and a... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4510656 | Slide fastener assembly A slide fastener assembly has a net joining structure which includes a pair of warp-knitted adapters having a number of rectangular meshes defined by a plurality of warp cords and a plurality of weft threads. Each adapter has a net transition region inclu... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4505008 | Adjustable fastener An adjustable fastener which comprises a rail having a plurality of spaced-apart stop elements affixed thereto along the length thereof, and a slider fit on the rail for adjustable sliding movement therealong. The rail is manufactured by affixing the stop... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4488338 | Sealing slide fastener stringer A water-tight, air-tight or otherwise sealing slide fastener has a series of discrete coupling elements secured to a support tape, a connecting cord extending longitudinally through and interconnecting the series of individual elements in equally spaced r... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4418449 | Slide fastener A slide fastener has a pair of tapes along confronting edges of which are provided respective rows of coupling elements in a ladder configuration with individual members being affixed together by a continuous textile strand, as one-arm rungs of the ladder... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4331493 | Method of manufacturing welded thermoplastic stringer Heels of leg portions of thermoplastic coupling elements are welded to the opposite sides of a polymer film tape leaving an edge portion of the tape between diverging inside surfaces of the leg portions spaced from the welds.... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4313244 | Woven slide fastener stringer with molded reinforcing projections on upper connecting threads A woven stringer for a slide fastener has reinforcing projections integral with molded coupling elements. The reinforcing projections extend only along upper connecting threads of four spaced connecting threads upon which the coupling elements are molded ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4297770 | Slide fastener and method of making same A slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes and respective rows of slide-fastener elements individually secured to the tapes. The slide-fastener elements are each bent over an edge of the tape and welded together thermally or ultrasonically. The arms of t... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4291440 | Molded coupling element assembly A coupling element assembly for slide fasteners includes a row of laterally spaced coupling elements made of synthetic resin. A pair of warp-knit elongate webs extend transversely of the coupling elements and are embedded respectively in a pair of leg por... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4290176 | Slide fastener and method of making same A method of and an apparatus for the formation of slide-fastener stringers wherein coupling members of a thermoplastic synthetic resin are bent into a U configuration to straddle the edges of respective fabric support tapes also composed of thermoplastic ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4290175 | Slide fastener with molded elements and method of manufacture In a woven slide fastener employing spaced coupling elements molded on connecting threads wherein the weft thread loops around the connecting threads between each element to secure the coupling elements to the edge of the tape, the connecting threads are ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4250598 | Woven slide fastener stringer with molded fastening elements A woven slide fastener stringer includes spaced coupling elements molded on spaced parallel connecting threads with reinforcing projections extending from respective leg portions of the coupling elements along upper connecting threads. The reinforcing pro... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4210985 | Slide fastener stringer with folded and bonded continuous molded coupling element and method and apparatus for manufacturing The leg portions of a continuous molded coupling element are bonded together to reinforce the attachment of connecting threads embedded in the leg portions.... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4186467 | Welded thermoplastic stringer for slide fastener and method of manufacture Heels of leg portions of thermoplastic coupling elements are welded to the opposite sides of a polymer film tape leaving an edge portion of the tape between diverging inside surfaces of the leg portions spaced from the welds.... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4171556 | Slide fastener with molded elements and method of manufacture In a woven slide fastener employing spaced coupling elements molded on connecting threads wherein the weft thread loops around the connecting threads between each element to secure the coupling elements to the edge of the tape, the connecting threads are ... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4157603 | Fastening element train and method and apparatus of manufacture A plurality of spaced fastener elements are molded onto parallel filaments. A pair of leg portions of each fastening element have, respectively, a projection and an opening, the projection and opening mating to interlock the leg portions. The fastening el... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4140157 | Molded coupling element for woven slide fastener with twist preventing projection Coupling elements molded on connecting threads have projections or fins extending in a direction from the connecting threads toward heels of the elements; the projections are engaged within weft or filler thread loops on the inner edges of woven tapes sup... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4123830 | Slide fastener stringer A slide fastener stringer includes a reinforcing cord on and along one edge of a stringer tape, the reinforcing cord having a central core and a warp-knit tube surrounding the core and extending longitudinally therewith. The warp-knit tube is made on a ci... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4084296 | Method of manufacture of oriented slide fastening element An interlocking element for a slide fastener is provided by substantially laminar flow of synthetic polymer resin through one of a pair of leg portions extending from opposite sides of a head portion of the element, through the head portion, and through t... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4080691 | Molded element tape support for invisible slide fastener and method of manufacture Each stringer of a slide fastener includes a plurality of spaced coupling elements, molded on continuous connecting threads, with wing portions extending into the spaces between the legs of coupling elements on the upper side thereof. The stringer tape we... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4067089 | Interconnectible prefabrication elements An element for use with others of a like kind in the prefabrication of structures such as sliding clasp fasteners, comprising a hexahedral body of rectangular cross-section, the two faces of one of the two pairs of parallel faces defining said cross-secti... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4033014 | Continuous molded slide fastener stringer and method and apparatus for manufacture Interconnecting threads for continuous molded coupling elements are used as load bearing members securing the coupling elements to a support tape. The strength of the union of the connecting threads with the molded coupling elements is increased such as b... | 07/05/1977 |
