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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 |
| 7168482 | Heat exchanger of ventilating system A heat exchanger of a ventilating system includes: heat exchange plates laminated with regular intervals so that a first air passage through which indoor air being discharged to outside of a building passes and a second air passage through which outdoor air being in... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7149600 | Pipe storage and inventory control chest A materials storage chest system stores and selectively dispenses pipe in response to a controller which selectively limits access thereto. A material dispensing opening prevents access to the chest other than through the controller. A communication system provides ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6946101 | Burner for producing carbon black A burner for producing carbon black, includes a combustion chamber which can be supplied with fuel gas and an oxidizing gas in such a way that a diffusion flame producing carbon black particles is generated in the combustion chamber. The burner is also provided with... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6695611 | Safety candle Candles without conventional wicks have a long-life wick assembly mounted upon them, consisting of a supporting metallic dish that carries a permanent short wick. The wick includes heat conducting elements, which convey heat downwardly from the candle fla... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6447286 | Candle extinguishing apparatus The apparatus includes a flame extinguishing member having an opening extending therethrough for freely receiving the wick of a candle and a stop for stopping downward movement of the member at a selected level for extinguishing the flame as it burns belo... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6428311 | Candle device for burning candle without a cotton wick The present invention proposes a candle device for burning a candle without a cotton wick. The candle device is directly placed on a candle without a cotton wick so that the candle can be lighted and burned successfully. The candle device comprises a heat... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6152728 | Combined drip preventing and fragrance dispensing candle holder A fragrance dispensing device has a candle follower with an annular shoulder portion for sitting on a shoulder of the candle to descend under gravity during consumption thereof maintaining the reservoir at a constant distance from the candle flame through... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5927964 | Candle with embedded metal particulates A candle embedded with metal particulates is provided that includes a candle body, one or more wick wells, and one or more wicks. The candle body is formed of a moldable and combustible material, such as paraffin or wax. Additionally, the candle body incl... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5879152 | Socketless drip preventing candle holder A candle holder includes a drip preventing and stabilizing cap member of transparent glass descending on the candle throughout consumption with an annular shoulder portion, a central, wick receiving aperture with a lip for melted wax and a depending skirt... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5193994 | Candle with a floating wick support A candle is disclosed which comprises at least one body, which is composed of a material which is solid at room temperature such as wax or paraffin, and a wick. The body which is composed of a combustible material which is solid at room temperature, has, ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 4234303 | Combustion apparatus The present invention is directed to an improved combustion apparatus particularly adapted for use with fuels which are solid at ambient temperatures and readily meltable at temperatures exceeding ambient, an example of such fuel being paraffin. The appar... | 11/18/1980 |
