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 |
| 8177247 | Pullout step for vehicles A movable pullout step attachable to a vehicle and which has a spring actuated latching mechanism that selectively allows and restrains positioning of the pullout step in either a retracted position under the vehicle or a step position wherein a tread extends away f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8109251 | LPG fueled internal combustion engine powered devices A gas phase of LPG such as propane is used to power a small internal combustion engine driving or powering a preselected device such as a powered lawnmower, weed whacker, string trimmer, leaf blower or the like and the fuel system is provided with heating arrangemen... | 02/07/2012 |
| D634376 | Hand grip exercise device | 03/15/2011 |
| 7878170 | LPG fueled internal combustion engine powered devices A gas phase of LPG such as propane is used to power a small internal combustion engine driving or powering a preselected device such as a powered lawnmower, weed whacker, string trimmer, leaf blower or the like and the fuel system is provided with heating arrangemen... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874275 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7854219 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7823538 | Hydration system for animals A water hydration system for providing clean, fresh drinking water for animals and emptying the old water from which the animals had been drinking on a predetermined sequence and schedule. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7748365 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7743755 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7739996 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7735464 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7730868 | Portable gas powered internal-combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712255 | Nesting planter arrangement A nesting planter arrangement having a plurality of open planting units each of a successive smaller size from the bottom planter unit to the top planter unit and in which each planter unit other than the base planter unit rests on a portion of the planter unit belo... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7703430 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690347 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7655116 | Anti-electrolysis system inhibiting the erosion metal objects A system for preventing erosion of metal objects in a swimming pool having chemicals therein includes a metal piece sacrificial anode, which may be of zinc. This metal piece sacrificial anode is contained within a tubular container and placed in a location along the... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7631636 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 12/15/2009 |
| D602959 | Gas powered internal combustion engine for use in a leaf blower | 10/27/2009 |
| D602958 | Gas powered internal combustion engine for use in a leaf blower | 10/27/2009 |
| D602957 | Gas powered internal combustion engine for a string trimmer | 10/27/2009 |
| D602956 | Gas powered internal combustion engine for use in a leaf blower | 10/27/2009 |
| D602955 | Gas powered internal combustion engine for use in a leaf blower | 10/27/2009 |
| D602954 | Gas powered internal combustion engine for use in a string trimmer | 10/27/2009 |
| D602953 | Gas powered internal combustion engine for use in a leaf blower | 10/27/2009 |
| D602952 | Gas powered internal combustion engine for a string trimmer | 10/27/2009 |
| D598470 | Gas powered internal combustion engine for use in a leaf blower | 08/18/2009 |
| 7424886 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfe... | 09/16/2008 |
| D560861 | Dog collar with feathers | 01/29/2008 |
| 7073497 | Candle arrangement A candle arrangement having a main candle body having a relatively high melting point and the main candle body has an aperture therethrough and a plurality of burning candles having a candle wax with a lower melting point than the main candle body are slidably mount... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040256 | Animal control arrangement An animal control arrangement in which there is provided a plurality of leashes which may be attached to the collars of animals to be controlled while walking, exercising, training or the like and which reduces the likelihood of the leashes becoming tangled. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| D518842 | Rear view camera | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019212 | Cover plate arrangement A cover plate for use in replacing recessed lighting fixtures with pendalier or external mounted lighting fixtures and provided with matching interconnection mounting members for cooperative engagement with a variety of mounting structure assemblies heretofore utili... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001310 | Adjustable weight exercise device This invention is an adjustable weight exercise device such as a bar bell or a dumbbell in which a handle is provided with fixed weights permanently coupled to each end of the handle and a collar is provided having a first portion for detachable threading engagement... | 02/21/2006 |
| D499777 | Golf club putter | 12/14/2004 |
| D495812 | Combined vehicle rear brake light and camera | 09/07/2004 |
| 6752134 | Ignition arrangement An improved electronic ignition arrangement for an internal combustion engine having an output drive shaft, a rotary shaft drivingly coupled to the output drive shaft, a plurality of spark plugs, an ignition coil, and a rotor and distributor arrangement to effect se... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6609507 | Second strike ignition system A supplementary ignition system in an internal combustion engine having an induction coil ignition systems of the type in which a first spark signal is generated to provide a single second spark signal a predetermined time after the start of the first spa... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6223567 | Door lock with clutch arrangement A lock arrangement having a driver element which has two outer surface sections. The first section has a first geometrical cross-section configuration which engages an outer lever spindle in both the locked and unlocked condition. In the unlocked conditio... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6206134 | Cover for stethoscope head A cover for a stethoscope head having a discontinuous layer of peelable adhesive in a predetermined pattern for detachable affixing to the head of the stethoscope including the diaphragm and the preselected pattern has a plurality of spaced apart adhesive... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6108835 | Camping mat arrangement A camping mat in which the upper surface has a plurality of air insulating chambers to provide a reduction in body heat loss of the user. The mat may be configured as either a sleeping mat or a camping chair, or combination thereof, and may be of the self... | 08/29/2000 |
