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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 |
| 6524024 | Cable assembly connector A connection between a tensile element and an object is described having a slotted plate, a connector and a retainer. The slotted plate is attached to or part of the object and the slot has a first part and a second part. The connector has a first end tha... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6234705 | Transconnector for coupling spinal rods The present invention is directed to a transconnector for coupling first and second spinal fixation rods or other elongate fixation elements. The transconnector includes a male member, a female member, and a locking member. The male member has a body with... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5094563 | Spacer for a fixing to a panel of hollow or sandwich construction A device for use in fixing an element to a panel of sandwich or hollow construction comprising two parallel skins, the device acting as a spacer and comprising two bushes each having a plurality of circumferentially spaced fingers extending axially from a... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5000349 | Aseptic package tap A tap for aseptic packages of the type which contain solutions and, in particular, solutions for medical applications. The type has a body, a packaging penetrating tip extending from the body, a liquid passageway extending from the tip and through the bod... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4938624 | Blind edgewise connector A connector body having a body portion insertable through a hole in a base sheet of material and an enlarged head portion so that the head portion will not pass through the hole. The body portion comprises spaced-apart, inflexible arms that project outwar... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4780019 | Blind edgewise connector A connector body having a body portion insertable through a hole in a base sheet of material and an enlarged head portion so that the head portion will not pass through the hole. The body portion comprises spaced-apart, inflexible arms that project outwar... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4545084 | Modular drive arrangement for adjustable beds and the like A modular drive arrangement for adjustable beds, and the like, comprises interchangeable motor drive units, and manual crank units. The motor drive units have an output shaft at one end, with a coupling that releasably connects with the controller shafts ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4248400 | Oil damper fitting apparatus The present invention is directed to an oil damper fitting apparatus mounted in a car with the intervention of upper and lower rubber bushings receiving a load primarily produced by shearing stress and secondarily produced by the compressive stress. The u... | 02/03/1981 |
| 3969031 | Assembly of structural members A coupling assembles structural members at least one of which has an opening and another of which has grooves extending along its outer surface. The coupling has two yieldably spaced body portions inserted within the opening of the one structural member. ... | 07/13/1976 |
