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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 |
| 7281396 | Medium- or large-diameter single-cylinder circular knitting machine with radially compact sinker ring A medium- or large-diameter single-cylinder circular knitting machine with a radially compact sinker ring, comprising a needle cylinder that has a vertical axis and a sinker ring that is connected coaxially to the needle cylinder proximate to the upper end of the ne... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7047769 | Loop-forming system and sinker for such a system In an improved loop-forming system (1), in particular for compound needles (2), the compound needle during the knitting operation is moved along a nonlinear path. Depending on the embodiment, this path may be a loop, may include a loop, or maybe embodi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6920767 | Method and device for producing automatically shaped tubular knitwear items and products obtained thereby The invention relates to tubular knitwear items (1) suitably shaped or modeled without the usual cutting and sewing operations and preferably without using elastic yarns. According to the jacquard design and/or to the work cycle of the textile machine, the in... | 07/26/2005 |
| 5133196 | Circular weft knitting machine In a circular knitting machine of the type in which the needles are selectively moved into and out of operative relationship with needle cam tracks, flexure of the lower portion of the needle shanks properly locates the lower end portions of the needle sh... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4763492 | Circular weft knitting machine Methods for circular weft knitting of variegated articles and selectively programmable circular weft knitting machine apparatus for carrying out such methods including means for effecting selective, controlled two dimensional displacement of compound need... | 08/16/1988 |
