...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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070069951 | Remote object locator and method A device for locating an object such as a vehicle in a parking lot by remotely actuating playback circuitry in communication with a loudspeaker disposed with the object. The device is capable of recording and playing back audio signals from any number of sources. A port... | 03/29/2007 |