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 |
| D621159 | Toothbrush | 08/10/2010 |
| 7459107 | Two-pack urethane foam composition, and two-pack urethane foam composition injecting apparatus and method A process of reinforcing a closed sectional portion of a vehicle body with a two-pack urethane foam composition. The process including the operations of injecting a two-pack urethane foam composition into the closed sectional portion of a vehicular body member; foam... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7386482 | Server system for distributing an electromotive power assisted bicycle To realize a unit sales system of an electromotive power assisted bicycle that provides a broad range of flexibility in conformity with requirements of a user, a server computer 1-1 for distributing an electromotive power assisted bicycle according to ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370720 | Electromotive power assisted bicycle An electromotive power assisted bicycle includes a drive shaft rotated by a pedal effort a primary sprocket fixed to the drive shaft for transmitting the pedal effort to a drive wheel; a secondary sprocket fixed to the drive shaft coaxially with the primary sprocket... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357209 | Electrically assisted bicycle which enables aerobic exercise To provide an electromotive power assisted bicycle enabling an aerobic exercise with a light weight and simple mechanism, an electromotive power assisted bicycle 1 comprises a pedal effort detection means for detecting a pedal effort (99, 126), a drive... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338980 | Method and apparatus for mixing a high-viscosity material into a gas A piston pump has a piston and cylinder. A gas is supplied into the cylinder during and/or after a suction stroke of the piston pump, and a high-viscosity material is supplied into the cylinder after the suction stroke. A discharge stroke of the piston pump is effec... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332539 | Plastisol composition The present invention provides a plastisol composition which combines low temperature baking property and storage stability which are comparable to those of the prior polyvinyl chloride plastisols and has a low-temperature flexibility. The plastisol compositi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7258216 | One-way clutch and torque detection apparatus using same A power-assisted bicycle is provided with a one-way clutch that can also be used as a torque detection apparatus. The one-way clutch has a tooth part (112) mounted on a driven means and a piece part (100) mounted slidably yet non-rotatably on a drive s... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7211567 | Composition for preventing and treating type I allergy A food composition for preventing type I allergy, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating type I allergy and an external preparation for skin for preventing or treating type I allergy. ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211162 | Method and apparatus for molding bead A hollow bead of high quality is applied and molded into a shape corresponding to and following a shape of an applying position onto which the bead is to be applied. A bead-molding apparatus includes a discharging device of a double nozzle structure comprised of an ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6889809 | One-way clutch and torque detection apparatus using same A power-assisted bicycle is provided with a one-way clutch that can also be used as a torque detection apparatus. The one-way clutch has a tooth part (112) mounted on a driven means and a piece part (100) mounted slidably yet non-rotatably on a drive s... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6881591 | Underfilling material for semiconductor package An underfilling material for a semiconductor package holding semiconductor elements on a carrier substrate mounted on a circuit board, containing a one-pack type thermosetting urethane composition which preferably comprises a urethane prepolymer having a terminal is... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6866804 | Two-pack urethane foam composition, and two-pack urethane foam composition injecting apparatus and method An apparatus is disclosed for injecting an expandable or foaming material in a closed sectional structure of a body. The apparatus is suitable for mass-producing vehicles, such as automobiles efficiently. This apparatus is provided with a manipulator (38) mov... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6851497 | Power-assisted bicycle A power-assisted bicycle includes a torque detection mechanism system that is simple in structure, saves space, and is lightweight. A one-way clutch (72) for transmitting only rotation of the drive shaft (4) to the sprocket (70) in the direction... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6809147 | Thermosetting composition The present invention provides a thermosetting composition which is excellent especially in storage stability and solid physical properties and can be used as automotive body sealers or undercoats. The thermosetting composition according to the present invent... | 10/26/2004 |
