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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 |
| 5524461 | Control system for yarn feed gearbox A yarn feed gearbox control system for controlling the let-off speed of a yarn feed gearbox. The control system is adapted for use with a warp knitting machine having a main shaft and a gearbox operative to control the feed rate of yarn delivery from a ya... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5341851 | Loom having at least two sectional warp beams A loom with two or more sectional warp beam, each associated with a measuring device for detecting the length of at least one of the warp threads, which runs off the sectional beam in question during a given advance of warp thread. Each measuring device h... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5176010 | Apparatus for measuring the amount of yarn withdrawn from a warp beam of a warp knitting machine An apparatus for measuring the amount of yarn withdrawn from a warp beam mounted on the frame of the warp beam knitting machine is disclosed. A support arm is mounted on the frame and a lever arm is pivotally mounted on the support arm. A pressure roll is... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5163307 | Apparatus for controlling the warp beam of a warp knitting machine An apparatus for controlling the drive mechanism of the warp beam of a warp knitting machine is disclosed. A pressure roll is carried by a support arm biased toward the warp beam so that the pressure roll engages the warp beam. The pressure roll is operat... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5152158 | Apparatus for measuring and controlling the amount of yarn withdrawn from a warp beam of a warp knitting machine An apparatus for measuring and controlling the amount of yarn withdrawn from the warp beam of a warp knitting machine is disclosed. A pressure roll engages the yarn wound on the warp beam. The pressure roll drives a second drive roll connected to a signal... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4487039 | Weft magazine arrangement for warp knitting machines In a weft thread magazine arrangement for a warp knitting machine there are provided a pair of transport arrangements positioned on each side of the machine. Also included is a carriage which lays threads in a continual manner from the transport arrangeme... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4426856 | Measuring arrangement for determining a process variable of a winding arrangement A measuring arrangement for a machine winding arrangement can determine a process variable related to the length of a wound-up or let-off material. A rotational angle signal is extracted from a rotatable winding carrier. In addition this angle signal can ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 3968663 | Knitting machine tension control Method and apparatus to measure an amount of yarn delivered from a warp beam for a knitting machine to periodically trigger a comparison device to compare the theoretical number of courses to the actual number of courses knit from the measured length of y... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3930523 | Control mechanism for automatically operated warp beams with automatic setting In a control mechanism for automatically operating a warp beam in a loom, a comparison regulator is associated with a thread guide roller over which the warp passes and the regulator, through a cam arrangement, operates micro-switches for controlling the ... | 01/06/1976 |
