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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 |
| 7021694 | Vehicle tent assembly A tent assembly includes an awning including a plurality of tubular support members having rectilinear longitudinal lengths and a plurality of couplings for interchangeably conjoining the tubular support members such that the tubular support members define a rigid f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6899662 | Contoured pad for supporting a weight-lifter on a bench A weight-lifter bench is equipped with a removable body support pad having a multiplicity of body support cavities in the pad upper surface. These cavities mate with rear surfaces of the person's head and torso when the person is in a lithotomy position, e.g. when t... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6041459 | Convoluted foam cushion An elongate convoluted cushion supports a recumbent human body. The cushion comprises an elongate rectangular body defined by seven rectangular, longitudinally spaced zones comprising alternating support zones and comfort zones. The support zones provide ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5966755 | Air/water mattress for a truck bed A custom fit, inflatable air mattress, having a unitary, or one piece structure, that can be used in a variety situations such as in the flatbed of a pickup truck, station wagon, van or the like, and is designed to accurately and snugly conform around the... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5706533 | Quadrantal crib with canopy and sliding gate A foldable quadrantal corner baby crib including five wheeled posts, a crib floor and top interconnecting frame pieces. The quadrantal crib has the versatility to be placed in a corner of the baby room and is safe in use. Another attribute is the facility... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5692256 | Mattress for a hospital bed A mattress is provided for use with a step deck having an upper deck, and a lower deck coupled to the upper deck by a deck side wall so that the lower deck is spaced apart from the upper deck to define a recess of the step deck. The mattress includes a lo... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5544373 | Air cushion for sleeping in a car An air cushion for sleeping in a car includes a plastic lower layer, a plastic intermediate layer, a plastic upper layer, a plastic mattress, and a flannel cloth, having their edge portions fastened together so as to provide an enlarged and comfortable fl... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5494725 | Load bearing pad A load bearing structure with a base and an array of load bearing members, each load bearing member having the general form of a cantilevered beam and made of a resilient material, and having a tip, generally front and back faces, and a bottom, the bottom... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5303435 | Self-inflating camping mattress having a tapered profile Camping mattress having a head section and a foot section adapted to be rolled up for carrying, and being tapered in plan view such that at least one of the sections decreases in lateral dimension toward its outer end and the mattress is wider toward the ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5133098 | Inflatable baby support pillow A baby supporter and positioner that can be used by nursing mothers and any other person who wants to hold and interact with a baby on their lap while seated. The baby support pillow is wedge shaped to provide for a slightly inclined positioning of the ba... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5088136 | Patient transfer mattress surface A mattress for use on a hospital stretcher has an upwardly facing support surface which can support a patient. The top surface of the mattress has a plurality of small, parallel ribs which extend transversely of the mattress, and which resist sliding move... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4860395 | Water-cooled lounging pad A water-cooled lounging pad having circular top and bottom sheets of flexible plastic material to be lain upon by a person obtaining a suntan, a heat seal joining the top and bottom sheets at their peripheries to form a flattened circular waterproof closu... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4067077 | Circular waterbed A self supporting circular waterbed comprising a circular inflatable bag installed within a soft endless flexible band. Pressure from within the inflated bag against the soft flexible band, stiffens and rigidifies the band which then functions as a conven... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4046421 | Modular article of furniture A modular article of furniture capable of assuming a variety of shapes and configurations and having at least one body support structure having at least one seatrest unit and at least one releasably associated upper body support. The seatrest unit is form... | 09/06/1977 |
