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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 |
| 7341500 | Garment with lifting feature A garment with a seat area, a waist area and a crotch area, has a rear portion for defining the seat area and part of the waist and crotch areas, a front portion connected to the rear portion and defining part of the waist and crotch areas and an elastic panel assem... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7143453 | Reinforced undergarment A reinforced undergarment at least including underpants and, in certain embodiments, a pair of hose or stockings permanently or removably secured to the underpants so as to define a pair of pantyhose, wherein the undergarment, and particularly the underpants are for... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131146 | Stay-put slip A garment including a skirt has at least one ribbon or ring that attaches to the inside surface of the skirt and is appropriately sized and situated to encircle the leg of a person who is wearing the skirt in order to make the garment stay put. The garment may be, f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7087032 | Controlling undergarment The present invention provides a controlling undergarment covering a wearer's abdomen, lumbar, and thigh capable of stabilizing the pelvis, tightening the swelling of the center of the abdomen, and performing a correction to stabilize the lower buttocks without disc... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074204 | Garment A garment comprising a stretch fabric wherein the garment covers at least a part of the lower body of a wearer, has a crotch part, and is worn by being fitted to the wearer's body, wherein the garment in part has a first portion with a strong straining force; first ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6408445 | Panty leg attachment device and garments incorporating same A panty leg attachment device, a panty garment combined with the device, and a panty/combination leg covering garment utilizing the device enables the securement of the open end of a tubular leg covering garment to a leg opening of a panty garment. The de... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6115847 | Active wear garments The process friendly garments include a waste containment structure that has an absorbent core which is positioned between a wearer and a backsheet, and a cover joined to the pant structure.... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6074274 | Undergarment A new undergarment for eliminating panty lines and panty bulges while wearing shorts or skirts. The inventive device includes a torso portion that has a front, a back, a top, a bottom, an interior, and an upper waist opening into the interior of the torso... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6000993 | Lady's under undergarment A lady's undergarment is provided which has a front neck hole seam that is generally W-shaped and has a raised middle section which falls in between the user's breasts. The undergarment has a lower opening that is defined by a generally straight back hem ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5978963 | Slenderizing swimsuit A slenderizing swimsuit including a body covering that has an upper torso portion and a lower torso portion. The lower torso portion has a front portion, a rear portion and side portions that are interconnected. The lower torso portion has a pair of leg o... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5888118 | Garment with an inner lining for body shape adjustment A garment having provided with an inner lining for adjusting body shape of the buttocks and the abdomen. The garment is formed by combining woven fabrics together, each of which has a modulus of expansibility depending on a stretch direction from the weav... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5784723 | Figure enhancing garment A figure enhancing garment, which outlines and defines a wearer's body contours in a comfortable manner, includes a pair of pants having first and second pant leg portions, a front panel portion, and a waistband with a tunnel formed therein. The first and... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5399150 | Back support system with interchangeable and positionally adjustable orthotic supports A lumbosacral back support system with interchangeable and positionally adjustable lumbosacral orthopedic support members for supporting the spine of a user during physical activity, specifically for athletes and industrial workers. A back support band is... | 03/21/1995 |
| 4184494 | Feminine performance costume garment A feminine performance costume garment for wearer use primarily in dance or competitive athletic activities such as gymnastic events and the like, and method of making the same, structurally comprising in combination an exterior costume garment and a pant... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4106514 | Article of wearing apparel providing an undergarment A leg portion has at its upper end a first upper thigh, hip and abdomen covering section to the upper portion of which is connected a second upper thigh, abdomen and hip covering section for the opposite side of the wearer's body. A waistband is attached ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4069513 | Form-fitting trousers There is provided an outer garment including an outer portion intended to embrace the lower torso, an internal body hugging portion made of power net having front and rear sections, means securing the outer portion to the internal portion approximately ab... | 01/24/1978 |
