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 |
| 7617026 | Programmable trim control system for marine applications A programmable trim control system for marine applications preferably includes a controller, a control panel, a display device and a plurality of sensors. The controller receives input from the control panel and the plurality of sensors. The display device acts as a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 5456345 | Self-adjusting clutch mechanism A self-adjusting mechanism compensates for wear of over-center clutches and the like and is adapted to mechanically sense clutch wear or slack when the clutch is engaged and to compensate for such wear or slack upon disengagement of the clutch. The self-a... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5429220 | Torque transfer system employing resilient drive ring A torque transfer system is provided for transferring torque from an input element such as a flywheel of an internal combustion engine to an output element such as a PTO shaft. The torque transfer system includes the input and output elements and a drive ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5400862 | Power takeoff straddle bearing A straddle bearing incorporates a U-shaped frame receiving bearings which support an output shaft of a PTO assembly. The bearings flank or straddle a sheave or other drive member which is fixed to the output shaft. Radial loads imposed on the drive member... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5388473 | Bearing arrangement for heavy duty marine transmission A bearing arrangement for the drive pinion of a marine transmission or the like reduces deflections of the shaft on which the pinion is mounted. The bearing arrangement mounts the pinion in part on the shaft and in part directly on the transmission housin... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5127858 | Control means for marine engines and transmissions A marine vessel propulsion system includes one or more drive systems, each including an engine, an engine throttle, and a shiftable transmission. A control system for each drive system comprises a manually operable control lever assembly for electrically ... | 07/07/1992 |
