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 |
| 8022712 | Testing adapter The invention relates to a testing adapter suitable for testing a wireless telecommunication device. The testing adapter comprises a first contact member and a second contact member, the first contact member and the second contact member having at least one degree o... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7208680 | Rock-n-lock non-metallic snap-on electrical box A bracket assembly for supporting an electrical enclosure. The bracket assembly includes a bracket extending from an electrical enclosure and a flange extending from the bracket. The flange is designed to support one or more biasing structures which engage the suppo... | 04/24/2007 |
| 5797997 | Oxygen producing thermophotovoltaic systems A thermophotovoltaic (TPV) system converts thermal or radiant heat into oxygen and electricity for use in a variety of applications. The TPV system and method for efficiently generating-oxygen and electric power through the combustion of fossil fuels with... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5789921 | Magnetic resonance imaging using hyperpolarized noble gases A method of imaging a spatial distribution of a noble gas by nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry includes detecting a spatial distribution of at least one noble gas by NMR spectrometry and generating a representation of said spatial distribution of th... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5776973 | Palladium complexes and methods for using same in the treatment of psoriasis Novel palladium complexes and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same are provided. Such complexes comprise (palladium)m (lipoic acid)n, wherein m and n are each independently 1 or 2. A process for preparing such complexes is... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5750272 | Active and adaptive damping devices for shock and noise suppression Active and adaptive vibration damping devices are provided. The damping devices include heterostructures having a layer of ferroelastic or SME material coupled with a first and second layer of ferroelectric material having a layer of dielectric material t... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5738661 | Medical device for holding a feeding tube and use thereof A medical device for holding a feeding tube providing substantially rigid fastening of the tube to the patient. The device includes a drainage bag cooperatively disposed about the tube for containing any drainage that may occur through a body opening in w... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5679697 | Palladium complexes and methods for using same in the treatment of tumors Novel palladium complexes and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same are provided. Such complexes comprise (palladium)m (lipoic acid)n, wherein m and n are each independently 1 or 2. A process for preparing such complexes is... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5679719 | Method of preparing fiber/resin composites Resin compositions useful for filament winding applications comprising an epoxy component including at least one polyepoxide resin curable by heat, an olefinicially unsaturated monomer component including at least one polyolefinically unsaturated monomer ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5676951 | Bovine herpesvirus type 1 deletion mutants and vaccines A deletion mutant of bovine herpesvirus type 1 which has a deletion in the glycoprotein gE-gene and which may further have a deletion in the thymidine kinase gene and/or the glycoprotein gI-gene, or have an insertion of a heterologous gene is disclosed. R... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5667963 | Anticoagulant solution for use in blood chemistry-related techniques and apparatus An anticoagulant solution of sodium citrate for use in blood chemistry-related techniques and apparatus is disclosed. The anticoagulant solution should include an effective concentration of sodium citrate sufficient for preventing the coagulation of a sam... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5666994 | Valve arrangement A valve arrangement having a base plate with valve ducts, a main valve a pilot valve with actuating units. In order to obtain a compact design, the base plate constitutes the housing of the main valve and contains a valve spool receiving space with an ass... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5667973 | System to detect protein-protein interactions A method is provided for detecting the interaction between a first test protein and a second test protein, in vivo, using reconstitution of the activity of a transcriptional activator. This reconstitution makes use of chimeric genes which express hybrid p... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5667698 | Reversible flow supercritical reactor and method for operating same A supercritical water oxidation reactor is described having first and second reaction zones connected in series and through which an aqueous feed stream to be oxidized can be passed in either direction. A self-contained heat exchange fluid system allows s... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5664375 | Exterior building product device An exterior ventilation device having a main body with an upstanding perimeter wall and an attachment flange extending outwardly from the upstanding perimeter wall. A plurality of louvers extend across the body adjacent to the other end of the perimeter w... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5665079 | Eye drop dispenser including slide A slide for an eye drop dispenser. The slide, which may be secured to a container, is formed with a longitudinally extending channel and a distal end configured to rest against the lower eyelid of an individual during administration of a drop to the eye. ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5662849 | Method and apparatus for forming compression dosage units within the product package The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a compression dosage unit such as a tablet. The method of the present invention includes dispensing a premeasured volume of tableting feedstock into a product tray. The feedstock is compact... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5663269 | Organosiloxane fluids prepared using organo-lithium reagents The present invention relates to a process for preparing an alkoxy silyl-terminated material, which has at least two alkoxy groups on both terminal ends, said process comprising reacting in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of an organo-lit... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5658130 | Oscillating window fan A window mounted oscillating fan. The fan has two blower modules each having a motor, fan blade, and diffuser. The diffuser is fixed in a stationary position relative to its fan blade. The window fan oscillates by pivoting all blower modules simultaneousl... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5654003 | Process and apparatus for making tablets and tablets made therefrom The present invention is a process for making edible units from compression and the products resulting therefrom. The method of the present invention includes compression of shearform matrix mass sufficiently to form a comestible compression unit such as ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5655055 | Omnidirectional space heater having adjustable, arcuate baffles A portable forced air space heater having a three hundred sixty degree peripheral dispersion pattern. The heater has a tubular housing and a fan forcing air past a heating element upwardly within the housing. The air encounters a conical deflector which r... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5653746 | Radially expandable tubular prosthesis A radially expandable tubular prosthesis which allows for controlled expansion in a circumferential direction following implantation while limiting expansion in a longitudinal direction. The prosthesis is particularly suited to intraluminal implantation v... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5653926 | Method and apparatus for forming compression dosage units A method and apparatus provides for the formation of compression dosage units from tableting feedstock. A feedstock dossiter is provided including an open ended chamber for insertion into a reservoir containing the tableting feedstock. The dossiter includ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5651987 | Ulcer prevention and treatment composition Anti-ulcer compositions are disclosed having therapeutic agents dispersed in a soluble matrix formed by melt spinning the therapeutic agent with a carrier and hydrogel. Methods of treating ulcer-bearing tissue and preparing the matrix are also disclosed. ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5651615 | Security label A security device for identifying products includes a printing medium in which luminescent agents are dispersed and having at least one opaque part disposed on at least one luminescent part of the medium. The opaque part is the same color as the luminesce... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5652347 | Method for making functionalized derivatives of hyaluronic acid Hyaluronate functionalized with dihydrazide is provided and may be cross-linked. A method for producing hyaluronate functionalized with dihydrazide includes mixing hyaluronate and dihydrazide in aqueous solution, then adding carbodiimide so that the hyalu... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5650399 | Reactive anthraquinone derivatives and conjugates thereof Anthraquinone derivatives are constructed for alkylation of target molecules. The anthraquinone derivative includes an anthraquinone ring system which has been modified by the addition of inducibly reactive substituents at positions on the ring system. Th... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5648033 | Method and apparatus for retaining a formed compression dosage unit within a die cavity A method and apparatus is provided for the formation of a tablet from tableting feedstock. An elongate die is provided which has a cavity defined by an inner wall. A pair of die punches are insertably positioned within the cavity. The die punches include ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647848 | High strength low compliance composite balloon for balloon catheters An improved dilation balloon for securement to a catheter. The balloon includes an elastomeric skin having a constraining structure affixed thereto. The constraining structure allows radial expansion between an uninflated diameter DdefL and an ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5646812 | Telephone line surge protector module with fast-acting, high resistance heat coil assembly A telephone line surge protector module with fast-acting, high resistance heat coil assembly includes a plurality of turns of resistive heating wire having a conductive core, a heat-resisting insulative coating, and a relatively high tensile-strength serv... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5645384 | Receptacle for quick-release fastener A one-part, front mounted receptacle 1 for a quick release fastener has a first element 11 which provides a retention mechanism 12 for engaging and retaining a stud of the fastener. A second element 16 having a pair of flexible elongate components 17 is s... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5642625 | High volume hyperpolarizer for spin-polarized noble gas A method and apparatus for hyperpolarization of flowing noble gases is disclosed, including means for hyperpolarization of noble gases in a continuous flow arrangement. Noble gases such as xenon-129 and helium-3 can be hyperpolarized using the disclosed m... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5643982 | Non-ozone depleting co-solvent compositions A non-ozone depleting, non-flammable co-solvent composition useful as a carrier for actives such as accelerators, catalysts, initiators, activators and other primer materials for use as adhesive promoter compositions in combination with adhesive compositi... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642825 | Container closure having peripheral tamper-indicator In combination, a container having an opening and a cap adapted for closing the opening and having a tamper-indicating ring frangibly connected thereto for denying removal of the cap while the ring is connected thereto, wherein the ring comprises a plural... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642066 | Linear ramp generator having two voltage controlled current sources An ultra-linear chirp generator includes a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) having a tuning characteristic which is naturally nonlinear, a linear ramp generator which generates a linearly ramping output signal having a linear slope characteristic with ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5641667 | Fructosyltransferase enzyme, method for its production and DNA encoding the enzyme Extracellular fructosyltransferase of Acetobacter diazotrophicus was isolated and purified and its enzymatic properties were established. Cloning, sequencing and genetic manipulation of the fructosyltransferase gene so as to produce high levels of the enz... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5638765 | Hydrofoil assembly for marine use, and method for mounting the same A method and an assembly are provided for mounting a pair of hydrofoils to an outboard engine without drilling holes or otherwise defacing the anticavitation plate of the engine. The assembly includes a mounting plate, an adaptor, and a pair of hydrofoils... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638676 | Fluid power cylinder The fluid power cylinder possesses a housing, wherein a piston space is defined to accommodate a piston. In or on the housing a pressurized fluid receiver is arranged which possesses at least one receiver chamber connected with the piston space and which ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5636386 | Pleated tennis skirt with pocket and method for manufacturing the same A tennis skirt having a pocket hidden within a pleated, partially tacked down, knife edge tennis skirt is disclosed. The pocket is hidden within the upper, tacked down portion of the pleat. Due to the unique manufacturing process of the present invention,... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5638281 | Target prediction and collision warning system A device for target prediction and collision warning for tracking objects in a region proximate to a vehicle includes a signal transmitter which provides first and second detection signals for at least partial reflection by an object located in a spatial ... | 06/10/1997 |
