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 |
| 8151512 | Flying bird replica A flying bird replica comprising a body and a pair of wing members. The body is elongated having a configuration resembling that of a bird body. The body has a top surface, two sides, and a transverse slot extending between the sides. The wing members are interconne... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8123031 | Hang tag system An improved merchandise display system comprises a display tag, one or more product flaps each for attachment to an item of merchandise, and a detachable fastener. The fastener comprises a screw and a nut, the screw having a post for threaded engagement with the nut... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8020822 | Shelf assembly for customizable furniture An adjustable shelf assembly having a plurality of ribs, a rib cam associated with each rib, and a support beam having a substantially I-shaped profile. The rib cam has a transversely extending slot including a floor. Each rib has a shelf-retaining surface, a T-shap... | 09/20/2011 |
| D636447 | Toy ark | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921644 | Power transmission for a thermal elastic wire A power transmission for a thermal elastic wire including a frame for supporting a pair of anchor posts which stretch said wire there between. One of the posts being pivoted in the frame and having an extension arm projecting therefrom towards the other post. A spri... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7762760 | Method of operating a cargo container scanning crane A mobile cargo container handling buffer crane having a bridge crane mounted thereon for transferring cargo containers between a ship and land transportation with nonintrusive inspection apparatus located at an intermediate transfer position past which a container c... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7744302 | Cross-key rotational alignment locking device for VSI mineral breaker A cross-key rotational alignment locking device for a VSI-type mineral breaker comprises a generally annular keyway 102 in the top edge portion of the main shaft 12 of the breaker, the annular keyway defining an upwardly extending pilot key 104,... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740069 | Process for two-step fracturing of subsurface formations A process for in situ production of shale oil comprises fracturing the target zone 10 of an shale oil formation using a two step approach. First, an initial set of fractures 18 is developed in the formation by using high pressure gas pulses. Second, a ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731151 | Pendulum vacuum gate valve A pendulum vacuum gate valve comprised of a housing for enclosing a valve plate assembly having a pair of air pressure actuated floating seal plates disposed on opposite sides of the valve plate assembly which is actuated by a gate arm to reciprocate between open an... | 06/08/2010 |
| D613641 | Flying bird replica | 04/13/2010 |
| 7691831 | Pharmaceutical combination and method for treatment of reactive arthritis or bursitis A method for treatment for conditions in human beings associated with either or both reactive arthritis or bursitis comprising administering a combination of a member from each of the following groups of medications: (1) synthetic purine nucleoside analog antiviral ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677857 | Mobile cargo container scanning buffer crane A mobile cargo container handling buffer crane having a bridge crane mounted thereon for transferring cargo containers between a ship and land transportation with an intermediate transfer position at which a suspended container can be noninvasively inspected by a lo... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7607601 | Wear tip for rotary mineral breaker A wear tip for a rotor of a centrifugal mineral breaker, comprises a carrier 80 having at least two wear edges 82, 84 each disposed transversely to the path of mineral material being ejected from the rotor. A longitudinally extending groove 122 ... | 10/27/2009 |
| D588668 | Skateboard wheel | 03/17/2009 |
| 7489254 | System and method for monitoring a vertical shaft impact crusher A system and method for monitoring a vertical shaft impact crusher comprises a plurality of sensors which continuously monitor the current status of a plurality of crusher component parts, a computer in communication with the sensors, and a graphical user interface ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7427042 | Wear tip for rotary mineral breaker A wear tip for a rotary mineral breaker comprises a carrier 12 having at least one wear edge 40 having a recess 50. An insert 14 of abrasion resistant material disposed in the recess 50 has an outer wear surface 52 in genera... | 09/23/2008 |
| D577312 | Greeting vase | 09/23/2008 |
| D572371 | Hunting blind | 07/01/2008 |
| D571968 | Handle for a squeegee or the like | 06/24/2008 |
| D567892 | Golf short game training device and mounting clip | 04/29/2008 |
| D564161 | Squeegee | 03/11/2008 |
| D562516 | Grip of a handle for a squeegee or the like | 02/19/2008 |
| D561961 | Handle for a squeegee or the like | 02/12/2008 |
| D561962 | Handle for a squeegee or the like | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303063 | Sequential stepped movement staging device A sequential stepped movement staging device comprises six legs 70 of equal length extending radially from a central sphere 46 in an X-Y-Z orthogonal relationship. The sphere 46 and legs 70 are held in a horizontally fixed position relati... | 12/04/2007 |
| D555855 | Handle for a squeegee or the like | 11/20/2007 |
| D554817 | Portion of a handle for a squeegee or the like | 11/06/2007 |
| D554313 | Handle for a squeegee or the like | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278616 | Flexible, multi-gauge attachment device A flexible, multi-gauge attachment device for mounting pinwheels, flags and other objects supported by posts onto various parts of the frames of bicycles, bicycle trailers, scooters, strollers, wheelchairs and other vehicles and products with tubular components.... | 10/09/2007 |
| D542478 | Dog bed | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194861 | Two stroke steam-to-vacuum engine A two stroke steam-to-vacuum engine comprises a plurality of cylinders (500, 502) each cylinder having a piston (504, 510), a piston rod (506, 512), and a steam chamber (508, 514), the piston rods connected for synchronous movement such t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188471 | Submersible power plant A submersible power plant 10 comprises a submersible enclosure 12 having at least one intake valve 16 for admitting water at high pressure from the surrounding sea into and air space in the enclosure. An air shaft from the air space 96 is... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7071460 | Optical non-contact measuring probe An optical non-contact measuring probe for measuring small changes in distance to a target comprises a laser diode (12) coupled to a projecting fiber (14), a receiving fiber (32) spaced a fixed distance from the projecting fiber, and a linear ar... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7004623 | Disposable sheath for data logger probe and method for measuring and recording temperature in a closed container A disposable sheath for a data logger probe comprises a mounting plate 12 and an elongated sheath 14 attached perpendicularly to the mounting plate for insertion through the wall or top cover and into the interior of a container, the mounting plate hav... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000282 | Spring-biased pivoting squeegee A spring-biased pivoting squeegee 10 provides a head 12 pivotally attached to a handle 16. The head 12 is movable between a rest position, in which the head 12 is angularly displaced from the handle 16, and a biased position... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6951107 | Two stroke steam-to-vacuum engine A two stroke steam-to-vacuum engine comprises a first cylinder (12) having a first piston (16), a first piston rod (18), and a first steam chamber (24), and a second cylinder (14) having a second piston (30), a second piston... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6931690 | Spring-biased pivoting squeegee A spring-biased pivoting squeegee 10 provides a head 12 pivotally attached to a handle 16. The head 12 is movable between a rest position, in which the head 12 is angularly displaced from the handle 16, and a biased position... | 08/23/2005 |
| D507394 | Headband | 07/19/2005 |
| 6765000 | Treatment for reactive arthritis or bursitis A treatment for conditions in human beings associated with either or both reactive arthritis or bursitis comprising a combination of acyclovir, minocycline hydrochloride, and metronidazole. An alternate treatment comprises the combination of valacyclovir hydrochlori... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6719178 | Chest-mounted paint carrier A chest-mounted paint carrier and method for painting comprises a low profile paint receptacle depending from a mounting plate positioned at a painter's chest level, the paint receptacle hinged and pivoted from the mounting plate such that it is maintained in an upr... | 04/13/2004 |
