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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 |
| 7406827 | Apparatus for injecting a fuel-air mixture into a combustion chamber In a fuel lance by means of which fuels can be injected, via at least two separate passages, into a combustion chamber alternately or simultaneously at an injection location arranged substantially at the lance tip, reliable operation is achieved, without the risk of... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7108730 | Method for providing controlled heat to a process This invention relates to a method for providing controlled heat to a process utilizing a flameless distributed combustion. The method of the invention comprises providing an oxidation chamber, with an inlet for oxidant, an outlet for combustion products, and a flow... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6824757 | Method and arrangement for generating ultrapure steam The invention relates to a method for generating ultrapure steam by oxidation of hydrogen in a closed torch with separate feed lines for hydrogen and oxygen and a discharge line for discharging the steam which is formed to a process chamber. The invention also relat... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6418724 | Method and apparatus to homogenize fuel and diluent for reducing emissions in combustion systems A method and apparatus for reducing emissions in combustion systems, particularly gas turbines. A mixture of diluent and fuel is created, wherein the diluent and the fuel are at a predetermined diluent-to-fuel ratio. The mixture is homogenized to create a... | 07/16/2002 |
| 4480991 | Process of and apparatus for operating a shaft furnace In a shaft furnace for burning limestone or similar raw materials, gaseous, liquid or solid fuels are supplied through fuel supply pipes to the burning zone of a furnace shaft. To permit the simultaneous supply of at least two different fuels, the fuel su... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4390062 | Downhole steam generator using low pressure fuel and air supply An apparatus for generation of steam in a borehole for penetration into an earth formation wherein a spiral, tubular heat exchanger is used in the combustion chamber to isolate the combustion process from the water being superheated for conversion into st... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4380267 | Downhole steam generator having a downhole oxidant compressor Apparatus and method for generation of steam in a borehole for penetration into an earth formation wherein a downhole oxidant compressor is used to compress relatively low pressure (atmospheric) oxidant, such as air, to a relatively high pressure prior to... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4067682 | Oil burner system Disclosed herein is an oil burner system for burning residual type fuel oils in a high temperature combustion zone or chamber, which includes a method and apparatus for operating the system to maintain the fuel oil at a low viscosity while preventing ther... | 01/10/1978 |
| 3982910 | Hydrogen-rich gas generator A process and apparatus are described for producing hydrogen-rich product gases by mixing a spray of liquid hydrocarbon with a stream of air in a startup procedure and the mixture is ignited for partial oxidation, then the stream of air is heated by the r... | 09/28/1976 |
