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 |
| D647305 | Handbag protector | 10/25/2011 |
| 7728216 | Controller for multiple circuits of display lighting A method for controlling a plurality of light sources. Control signals corresponding to notes of a music file are generated to enable selected ones of a plurality of receptacles to be powered. The plurality of receptacles comprises a first plurality of receptacles a... | 06/01/2010 |
| D611086 | Illuminating eyeglasses | 03/02/2010 |
| D605218 | Temple pieces for illuminating eyeglasses | 12/01/2009 |
| 7607775 | Illuminating eyeglasses and eyeglasses frame structure Illuminating eyeglasses and an eyeglass frame structure include a frame adapted to hold lenses, a pair of earpieces pivotally connected to the frame by hinges, and a pair of light sources, such as light emitting diodes, mounted on said eyeglasses. Battery compartmen... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7600336 | Sound device for enhancing gift packages, and method and system for marketing such device A sound device includes a sound module including a switch electrically connected to the sound module such that when the switch is “on” the sound module produces a sound and when the switch is “off” the sound module is silent. The sound device also includes a... | 10/13/2009 |
| D596507 | Clock | 07/21/2009 |
| D586550 | Staff member and rib assembly for an umbrella | 02/17/2009 |
| D586549 | Staff member and rib assembly for an umbrella | 02/17/2009 |
| D568040 | Staff member and rib assembly for an umbrella | 05/06/2008 |
| D566382 | Staff member and rib assembly for an umbrella | 04/15/2008 |
| 7321090 | Automatic musical instrument An automatic musical instrument includes a tine, a rotor, an actuatable arm, and a rotatable cam. The tine emits an audible sound when vibrated. The rotor has plural picks extending radially outwardly therefrom, and the actuatable arm is disposed to displace the rot... | 01/22/2008 |
| D506820 | Fan structure for an animated candle apparatus | 06/28/2005 |
| 6783356 | Candle structure having a decorative animated sculpture A candle structure comprises a fan, wherein the heated air generated by a candle may propel the fan. The candle is housed in a container having a bottom wall and a side wall. The side wall is formed with vents located above the candle so that adequate air needed to ... | 08/31/2004 |
