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 |
| 7270362 | Seat module A seat module including at least one vehicle seat and a transverse guide is disclosed. The vehicle seat is connected through a vehicle body through a seat base, and is displaceable through a guide element along a transverse guide. When the vehicle seat is on a first... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7100718 | Adjustable wheelchair A self-propelled wheelchair (1, 101) comprising a frame (2, 102) supporting a seat (3, 103), two drive wheels (5, 105) mounted to the front of the frame, a prime mover mounted to the frame so as to drive the two drive wheels. The wheelcha... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6371896 | Exercise apparatus and process of adjusting same Exercise apparatus and process of adjusting the exercise apparatus. The exercise apparatus includes a basic frame, a bench unit, including a back part and a seat part, which is vertically adjustable on the basic frame between a sitting position and a lyin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5707103 | Storable and removable seat assembly A rear seat assembly (10) for providing additional cargo space capable of being moved from a seating position to a stored position or removed from a vehicle. The seat assembly (10) is comprised of a seat bottom (12) and a seat back (14) interconnected by ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5328231 | Equal access seating A compactible, storable seating apparatus of the type which yields way to accommodate a wheelchair user. The apparatus has a seat bottom and seat back which rotate about a common axis to compact in a vertical position. The seat bottom and back are mounted... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5299852 | Storable seating unit A storable seating unit for access by an individual in a wheelchair to seating in a stadium or arena which includes a pedestal, a seat bottom pivotally connected to the pedestal, a seat back pivotally mounted to one of the seat back and the pedestal, the ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5201567 | Storable seating unit A storable seating unit for access by an individual in a wheelchair to seating in a stadium or arena. The storable seating unit includes a pedestal, a seat bottom pivotally connected to the pedestal, and a seat back pivotally mounted to one of the seat ba... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5083836 | Storable seating unit A storable seating unit for access by an individual in a wheelchair to seating in a stadium or arena. The storable seating unit includes a pedestal, a seat bottom pivotally connected to the pedestal, and a seat back pivotally mounted to one end of the sea... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4993666 | Pivotable seat, especially for a flight attendant In a pivotable seat especially for a flight attendant in an aircraft, the backrest and the seat part are constructed to be pivotable together about an approximately vertical axis when the seat part is pivoted about an approximately horizontal axis into an... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4740030 | Jump seat assembly and seat with improved safety belt array The improved assembly includes a jump seat with a raised back portion and a seat portion hinged thereto and spring raised automatic movement from a horizontal operative position to a raised stored position. The seat back portion holds such spring and is h... | 04/26/1988 |