Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6672426 | Sound-insulating floor structures, sound-insulating floor members and method for constructing said sound-insulating floor structures A sound-insulating floor structure, which can conspicuously reduce heavy floor impact sounds, is provided. The sound-insulating floor structure includes a floor base and an underfloor member. A plurality of sound-insulating floor members are arranged betw... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6602586 | Elastic blocks and process for producing the same An elastic block, which is adapted to be paved on an underlying base for absorbing impacts, includes a laminate composed of a powdery rubber-containing layer and a vulcanized rubber layer underlying the powdery rubber-containing layer, the powdery rubber-... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6001301 | Method of molding a lamina into a protective member A pre-shaped protective member has, on one side or both sides thereof, a uniform adhesive layer covered with a release film. This protective member is produced by vacuum-molding or pressure-molding a molding laminate comprising a thermoplastic sheet with ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 4449713 | Aqueously-swelling water stopper and a process of stopping water thereby The disclosed water stopper and water stopping process use an aqueously-swelling water-stopping composition consisting of 10 to 40 weight % of rubber whose main ingredient is reclaimed rubber, 10 to 20 weight % of silicic compound, 10 to 60 weight % of be... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4443019 | Aqueously-swelling water stopper and a process of stopping water thereby The disclosed water stopper and water stopping process use an aqueously-swelling water-stopping composition consisting of 10 to 40 weight % of rubber whose main ingredient is reclaimed rubber, 10 to 20 weight % of silicic compound, 10 to 60 weight % of be... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4366284 | Aqueously-swelling water stopper and a process of stopping water thereby The disclosed water stopper and water stopping process use an aqueously-swelling water-stopping composition consisting of 10 to 40 weight % of rubber whose main ingredient is reclaimed rubber, 10 to 20 weight % of silicic compound, 10 to 60 weight % of be... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4193831 | Water proofing compositions for cement mortar or concrete and method employing same Water proofing compositions containing a reclaimed butyl rubber of used inner tube scraps as the active component have a high adhesion to cement mortar or concrete and are used for water proofing materials in buildings and civil engineering works.... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4174993 | Water proofing compositions for cement mortar or concrete and methods of application therefor Water proofing compositions containing a Reclaimed butyl rubber of used inner tube scraps as the active component have a high adhesion to cement mortar or concrete and are used for water proofing materials in buildings and civil engineering works.... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4174992 | Water proofing compositions for cement mortar or concrete and methods of application therefor Water proofing compositions containing a Reclaimed butyl rubber of used inner tube scraps as the active component have a high adhesion to cement mortar or concrete and are used for water proofing materials in buildings and civil engineering works.... | 11/20/1979 |
