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 |
| 5246375 | Memory aiding device A memory aiding device for aiding in remembering a predetermined personal identification number. A substrate has sequence representing integers predisposed on it in rows and columns for representing a personal identification number. Each respective sequen... | 09/21/1993 |
| 4119890 | Method and equipment for measuring the distance between two points Displays of first and second points are generated on a fluorescent screen. A first mark, which coincides with the display of said first point, is displayed on said fluorescent screen. A linear second mark is displayed on said fluorescent screen. A paramet... | 10/10/1978 |