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 |
| 4023898 | Electrostatic developing apparatus This apparatus is disclosed for developing electrostatic latent images, comprising a developer supply unit having a first liquid repellent layer with a thickness in the range of 3 - 400μ(preferably 5 - 330μ). The first layer is disposed on a surface of ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3941312 | Ink jet nozzle for use in a recording unit A recording unit is disclosed which is provided with a hollow, very small nozzle supplied with a liquid imaging material, an electrode plate having formed therein a through hole coaxial with the nozzle and disposed opposite to the tip of the nozzle and a ... | 03/02/1976 |
