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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 |
| 7748066 | Mattress center ridge compensator A mattress includes reduced-firmness materials along a central region thereof in order to mitigate the occurrence of a central ridge following repeated use of the mattress as a sleeping surface. An associated box spring may also, or instead, present a central region... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7251845 | Patient bed, and method for reproducibly positioning and supporting a patient therewith A patient bed and a method for reproducibly positioning and supporting a patient in a medical diagnosis or therapy apparatus, such as a CT apparatus or an MRI apparatus, involve supporting at least regions of the patient body in a desired position on the patient bed... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6955527 | Two-way mounting air pump with an inflation mode and a deflation mode A two-way mounting mode air pump is constructed to include a housing affixed to an inflatable object, a battery case mounted in the housing, the battery case having a female coupling device and power output contacts in the female coupling device, and a motor pump se... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6952852 | Mattress structure A mattress (900) provides a user with three-dimensional firmness zoning, the mattress (900) cooperating with a mattress shell (720). The mattress (900) includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely extending resilient blocks... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6907633 | Zoning of inflatable bladders The present invention is directed to diminish the material's creep problem found in inflatable bladders. This is accomplished by positioning an anti-creep zone within a bladder. The anti-creep zone is separated from the remainder of the bladder by a fluid barrier. T... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6793289 | Seat back or seat base of an automobile seat A seat back or a seat base of an automobile seat with a frame includes a spring system extending between two opposing cross braces consisting of meander-shaped shaped spring wires and upholstery in a seat surface. The level determined by the supporting surface of th... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6686711 | Air mattress control system and method A method and system for controlling the firmness of an inflatable air mattress wherein an air blower supplies pressurized air to the inflatable chamber(s) of the mattress through a port containing a valve in response to a target fullness selected by the u... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6483264 | Air control system for an air bed An automatic control system for controlling the firmness of a fluid supported mattress of a bed assembly. The control system includes a motorized fluid pump, a control unit for operating the pump to adjust the firmness of the air mattress, a hand held rem... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6378152 | Mattress structure A variable firmness mattress structure includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart, transversely extending air bladders and an air supply for filling each bladder to a respective desired air pressure to support a user at a desired mattress firmnes... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6253401 | Air mattress system An air mattress system includes a plurality of inflatable air chambers operatively connected to form an air mattress, a reversible air pump operatively connected to the air chambers, and a manually operable control operatively connected to the air pump fo... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6243899 | Mattress device A mattress includes a bag in which an amount of fluid is sealed. A portion of the bag is provided with an adjuster which adjust an inner volume of the bag. Adjusting the inner volume changes a pressure of the fluid in the bag which is regarded as a softne... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6037723 | Air control system for an air bed An automatic control system for controlling the firmness of a fluid supported mattress of a bed assembly. The control system includes a motorized fluid pump, a control unit for operating the pump to adjust the firmness of the air mattress, a hand held rem... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5652484 | Air control system for an air bed An automatic control system for controlling the firmness of a fluid supported mattress of a bed assembly. The control system includes a motorized fluid pump, a control unit for operating the pump to adjust the firmness of the air mattress, a hand held rem... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5547253 | Sit/stand adjustable, tower chair An adjustable, tower chair includes a five spoke rolling base having a central portion; and a tower including a lower portion mounted to the central portion of the base, and an upper portion extending upwardly with respect to the lower portion and off-cen... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5526543 | Method and apparatus for treating or preventing bed sores A method and apparatus for preventing or treating bed sores is disclosed which includes a mattress arrangement having a mattress and depressing means for depressing from underneath the mattress at least one area in the mattress to relieve pressure on at l... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5509154 | Air control system for an air bed An automatic control system for controlling the firmness of a fluid supported mattress of a bed assembly. The control system includes a motorized fluid pump, a control unit for operating the pump to adjust the firmness of the air mattress, a hand held rem... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5283735 | Feedback system for load bearing surface An electronic system for adjusting a load bearing surface such as a chair or bed to provide a desired level of comfort includes an array of pressure sensors located within the load bearing surface. The pressure sensors generate data indicating the actual ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 4945591 | Cushionlike item with projections attached thereto by strings A bed pad, an automobile seat pad, a pillow or a similar cushionlike item having therapeutic effects similar to those of finger pressure therapy, a good airing function and an improved adaptability to the head or waist of the user is provided. A cushionli... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4754511 | Support cushions A cushioning apparatus having exterior surface means which form a desired shape and define an internal cavity therein, and a plurality of spherical pellets which substantially fill the internal cavity. External prestressing means, internal tension members... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4547918 | Body supporting network The present invention relates to a body supporting network suitable for use with a load supporting system. The network includes at least first and second pluralities of elongate support members securable with the system for supporting a load. The first an... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4222137 | Internal pressure adjustable bed A bed adjustable in hardness distribution of its surface. An elastic member is interposed between a surface side member and a bottom plate of the bed, and the bottom plate is divided in the direction of its plane and each of the bottom plates thus divided... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4094025 | Water mattress A water mattress which can be adjusted to all intermediate degrees of softness between hard and completely soft. The water mattress consisting of water container, open upwards and with a bottom shaped to contain a minimum of water. A flexible elastic wate... | 06/13/1978 |
