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 |
| 7941507 | High-availability network appliances and methods The invention provides apparatus and systems for high availability execution of applications executing on one or more digital data processor platforms. For example, a system according to one aspect of the invention includes a first set digital data processors, each ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938559 | Multiple optical assembly for a LED lighting device, and red lighting device comprising such an optical assembly A LED lighting device has a number of LED's, and a multiple optical assembly defined by a number of modular units; each modular unit has a total-internal-reflection lens associated with a LED, and the modular units are connected to one another so as the lenses have ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936475 | Image display system An image display system for reading and displaying an image includes an image display device and a scanner device that is connected to the image display device through a network. The image display device, when receiving instructions to read and display an image moun... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935333 | Method and compositions for modifying target receptor function associated with neurological disorders A method of treating or preventing development of a neurological disorder has been developed wherein a subject with the disorder, or at risk of developing a disorder, is vaccinated against a brain protein or antigen. Alternatively, the antibodies can be directly adm... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935137 | Locking bone screw and spinal plate system A bone plate system including a bone plate and a bone screw with an integrated locking mechanism is disclosed. The bone screw includes an elongate member having a threaded shank and a bone screw head that is radially deformable. The integrated locking mechanism sits... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935079 | Troubleshooting accelerator system for implantable drug delivery pumps An implantable pump and methods for detecting leaks in an implantable pump are provided. In one embodiment, the implantable drug pump includes a housing having at least one inlet port and an outlet port formed therein. The outlet port is adapted to communicate with ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935070 | Systems and methods for dextrose containing peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions with neutral pH and reduced glucose degradation product The invention provides container systems, kits and methods for peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions. Such a system, for example, includes a first compartment that contains a PD osmotic agent and a second compartment that contains a PD buffer agent. The compartments ma... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933887 | File search apparatus, printer and file search method When a process of searching for assets stored in a memory card is selected, a controller of a printer sets searching icons associated with previously set searching-keywords as current searching icons (S110), and each time a memory card is installed in a reade... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933362 | Multilevel QAM symbol timing detector and multilevel QAM communication signal receiver A multilevel symbol timing signal detector is provided, which is used for reliably detecting the symbol timing of a multilevel QAM signal. When an oversampling I signal is inputted to I-Signal Histogram Generator 610, the signal is subjected to 1-symbol lengt... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933043 | Printer colorimetry control device, print colorimetry control method and printer A print and colorimetry control device includes a print control section which controls so that an image for which colorimetry is to be carried out is printed on a printing medium, based on predetermined image data, a determining section which determines a position w... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931910 | Pesticidal compositions and methods The present invention provides an environmentally compatible, pesticidal composition and method for the control of insect pests. The composition includes two components. The first component is a chelating agent, a metal complex of a chelating agent, and mixtures the... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931743 | Yellow ink composition, ink set, recording method using them, and record A yellow ink composition includes C.I. Pigment Yellow and C.I. Pigment Yellow 74 as coloring agents. The ratio of a C.I. Pigment Yellow 185 content (percent by weight) to a C.I. Pigment Yellow 74 content (percent by weight) is in the range of 0.5 to 15. The yellow i... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931678 | Hybrid spinal plates Various spinal plating systems for use in treating spinal pathologies are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, the spinal plating systems can be configured to allow a surgeon to select a bone screw construct having a particular range of motion for attaching a... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931355 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and platen unit There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including: a liquid ejecting head that has a conductive nozzle plate and discharges liquid from openings of the nozzle plate to recording material; an absorbing member that is arranged opposite the nozzle plate in a dire... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931349 | Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a record head having nozzles that discharge liquid; a transporting path along which a medium is transported; a transporting mechanism that transports the medium along the transporting path; a sensor including a light-emitting ele... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926644 | Three-dimensional motion using single-pathway based actuators The invention provides novel mechanisms and methods for effecting rotational and translational motion in three dimensions of objects carried by, or coupled to, actuators that move along a pathway. Vehicles or other conveyances (collectively, “vehicles”) that uti... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925105 | Image transfer and motion picture clipping process using outline of image An image transmission apparatus comprises an outline extraction processor, a selector, and a transmission module. The outline extraction processor extracts an outline of a specific-type image element in each of the image frames and to create outline data, based on i... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924462 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing program Input unit inputs RAW data. Print data generating unit generates print data from an image to be printed. The print data allows a print unit to print the image to be printed. Correct unit sets a color balance operation value or a luminance operation value based on th... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922685 | Self adjusting hydrocephalus valve A self adjusting hydrocephalus valve that continuously drains cerebrospinal fluid at a rate which is proportional to the average pressure difference across the valve. The valve employs a ball-in-cone mechanism having an associated biasing element that is insensitive... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922278 | Image printing apparatus and method for calibrating image printing apparatus The invention provides an image printing apparatus including: a printing unit that performs printing on a print target medium; a moving unit that can move in a predetermined main scan direction; an edge-detecting unit that is mounted on the moving unit and outputs, ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918858 | Minimally invasive bone anchor extensions Methods and devices are provided for facilitating delivery and implanting of a bone anchor into bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a bone anchor extension is provided for coupling to a bone anchor to facilitate delivery and implanting of the bone anchor in bone. The... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918857 | Minimally invasive bone anchor extensions Methods and devices are provided for facilitating delivery and implanting of a bone anchor into bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a bone anchor extension is provided for coupling to a bone anchor to facilitate delivery and implanting of the bone anchor in bone. The... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916943 | Image determining apparatus, image determining method, image enhancement apparatus, and image enhancement method Image determining apparatuses, image determining methods, image enhancement apparatuses, and image enhancement methods are provided. An image determining apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: (A) a histogram data generatio... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916942 | Image determining apparatus, image enhancement apparatus, backlight image enhancement apparatus, and backlight image enhancement method Image determining apparatuses, image enhancement apparatuses, backlight image enhancement apparatuses, and backlight image enhancement methods are provided. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916329 | Print job management device, print job management method and recording medium A print job management device includes: a print job receiver, operable to receive a print job including print setting information on a setting of a printing operation to be executed by a printing device from a print job preparing device for preparing the print job; ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7916316 | Printer and printer control method for resuming printing operation following an out of paper error Described are a printer and a method of controlling it, wherein when an out-of-paper error occurs and printing stops, a control unit clears any data in a receive buffer, and reports the out-of-paper error and print stoppage to a host computer. When a clear buffer co... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914561 | Resilient bone plate and screw system allowing bi-directional assembly Bone screws and bone plates are provided that offer the surgeon the ability to either assemble the screws to the plate, or the plate to the screws, depending on the surgeon's preference and the patient's circumstances. The bone screws and bone plates of the present ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914124 | Liquid supplying device and liquid ejection apparatus A valve unit supplies ink supplied from a plurality of ink cartridges to a recording head. The recording head includes a plurality of nozzle rows respectively corresponding to the plurality of ink cartridges. The valve unit includes a plurality of liquid supply pass... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914112 | Printing apparatus with switchover section that switches over patterns of velocity data The invention relates to a printing apparatus that performs printing by scanning a carriage that has a print head in a main scan direction. The printing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a carriage motor that drives the carriage; a ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914100 | Recording apparatus and transport amount correcting method A recording apparatus including: a head for performing recording on a medium, a transport mechanism that includes a roller on an upstream side of the head and transports the medium in the transport direction according to a target transport amount that is targeted, a... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913998 | Recording material guiding device and recording apparatus In a recording material guiding device, a second guide member is comprised of a hopper swinging surface, an edge guide member including a second side end guide member, and a liftup preventing guide. The hopper swinging surface is engaged in an opening provided in a ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912633 | Mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps A method for mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps is provided. In the method, an autonomous mobile data collecting platform is provided with a map identifying one or more GIS features. The platform has at least one data collecting sensor for collecting data for at... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909852 | Adjustable-angle spinal fixation element A spinal fixation device is provided having first and second elongate members that are angularly adjustable relative to one another. Each elongate member can include a connecting feature formed on a terminal end thereof, and each connecting feature can be coupled to... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909848 | Tissue retractor and guide device A tissue retractor and guide device for use in securing a spinal fixation plate to a spine is provided. In general, the device includes an elongate member having a guide member formed thereon or mated thereto with at least one pathway for receiving a tool. The guide... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909829 | Tissue retractor and drill guide A tissue retractor and guide device for use in securing a spinal fixation plate to a spine is provided. In general, the device includes an elongate member having a guide member formed thereon or mated thereto with at least one lumen extending therethrough for receiv... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909826 | Low profile spinal tethering methods Methods and devices for treating spinal deformities are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a low-profile spinal anchoring device is provided for receiving a spinal fixation element, such as a tether, therethrough. The device generally includes a staple body that... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909433 | Liquid ejecting apparatus and raster line forming method A liquid ejecting apparatus including a head unit that has a plurality of heads along a first direction, in which a plurality of nozzles that eject a liquid onto a medium are lined up in the first direction, and that ejects the liquid while moving relative to the me... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7907163 | Lens sheet and printer A lens sheet has an external shape of a rectangle or a square defined by four sheet ends in a vertical direction thereto. The lens sheet includes: a first surface, on which a plurality of lenses extending in a direction inclined to one of the sheet ends are arranged... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905994 | Substrate holder and electroplating system In one embodiment, a substrate holder comprises a base supporting a substrate that includes a surface having a peripheral region. A cover may be assembled with the base and includes at least one opening exposing only a portion of the surface therethrough. A seal ass... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905669 | Media processing device and drive control method for a media processing device A media processing device has a printer error detection unit 40 that detects ink supply errors, such as the ink end, in the label printer, and a media retraction stacker for removing written media from the media drive, the label printer, and the media transpo... | 03/15/2011 |
