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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 |
| 6991747 | Radical scavenger A new chromotropic compound, compositions containing such a compound and methods of using such compound, such as in a test method for identifying the presence of free radicals, are disclosed. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6752622 | Lamp and candle with a colored flame The present invention provides various embodiments for a colored flame lamp and a colored flame candle. The lamps and candles may burn with a flame of a characteristic color such as green, red, blue, purple, orange, or silver-white. The lamp fuel composition may inc... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6488726 | Lamp fuel composition for colored flames and manufacturing method thereof This invention relates to lamp fuel composition for colored flames and manufacturing method thereof, comprising solvents, coloring agents, capillary linkers, supporters, and flavors. The lamp fuel composition for colored flames presented by this invention... | 12/03/2002 |
| 5888926 | Process for forming a sorbent-metal complex by employing a sorbent precursor This invention is directed to a process for forming a sorbent-metal complex. The process includes oxidizing a sorbent precursor and contacting the sorbent precursor with a metallic species. The process further includes chemically reacting the sorbent prec... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5858031 | Isopropanol blended with aqueous ethanol for flame coloration without use of salts or hazardous solvents A method for enhancing the visibility of a flame produced during free-burning of an aqueous alcohol-based fuel composition in air. The fuel composition is substantially free of skin-irritants, corrosive salts and agents which, when burned in air, produce ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5266080 | Methanol fuel containing flame luminosity agent The flame luminosity of a methanol fuel is appreciably enhanced by the addition thereto of at least one flame luminosity enhancing agent selected from the group consisting of azine dye, triarylmethane dye, fluorescein dye, imine dye and anthraquinone dye,... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5147413 | Methanol fuel containing flame luminosity agent The flame luminosity of a methanol fuel is appreciably enhanced by the addition thereto of at least one azo dye flame luminosity enhancing agent.... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4997457 | Colored flame solid fuel and method A solid gelled fuel for producing a visible flame of various colors, which contains methyl alcohol as a primary ingredient in a solid gel with the addition of dibenzylidene sorbitol, cellulose ester and ethylene glycol, with a flame coloring compound bein... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4822380 | Coated carbonaceous material A clean and attractive carbonaceous fuel product is provided for improved convenience and marketability. Coal or charcoal can be coated with a clean and durable coating for cleanliness in handling; and, the coating can be colored as desired. Further, a me... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4732574 | Luminosity enhancement of trioxane fuels Trioxane based fuels have incorporated therein a sodium salt to enhance the luminosity of the flame. The mixture of trioxane and sodium provide a yellow flame compared to the substantially nonluminous blue flame of pure trioxane. Nontoxic sodium salts suc... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4309189 | Method and means for producing sustained colored flames A chemical compound and the method for using it to produce and prolong colored flames. The compound contains a metallic salt and a matrix. The metallic salt produces the color and the matrix prolongs the life of that color.... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4179269 | Synthetic log production A method of making synthetic fireplace logs or the like, and the logs so produced. Approximately 55-80% by weight of ground coal is mixed with approximately 0-10% by weight of wood fiber material at room temperature, and approximately 20-35% of melted sla... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4169709 | Artificial fireplace logs An artificial fireplace log containing a metallic perchlorate provides a colored flame shortly after ignition of the log. In a preferred embodiment the metallic perchlorate is of a certain particle size which provides, in addition to the colored flame, a ... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4062655 | Artificial fire place logs which burn with colored flame and process for making same An artificial fireplace log containing pyrogenic coloring matter which produces colored flames upon ignition of the log continuously until the log is consumed. The log is composed of combustible materials, preferably sawdust and wax, and contains pyrogeni... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4042313 | Method of imparting color to fires An improved method of imparting colors to fires in home fireplaces is described as well as the preparation of the materials used to provide said color. Metal salts which impart color to flames are granulated using hydrated alkali metal silicate as a binde... | 08/16/1977 |
