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 |
| 7403650 | System for simultaneous projections of multiple phase-shifted patterns for the three-dimensional inspection of an object A three-dimensional image grabber allowing for the simultaneous projection of multiple phase-shifted patterns onto an object, and the simultaneous acquisition of multiple images of these phase-shifted patterns is described herein. The grabber comprises a pattern pro... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7340107 | Shadow-free 3D and 2D measurement system and method A shadow-free 3D and 2D measurement system combining, in one FMI set-up, a Moiré 3D lighting with other simultaneous external illuminations (for example a coaxial one or another). The reconstructed image combines the advantages of these different illuminations. The... | 03/04/2008 |
