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 |
| D655950 | Glass table | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133458 | Reactor and the use thereof for producing cyanides A reactor for converting methane, ammonia and oxygen and alkaline or alkaline earth hydroxides into alkaline or alkaline earth cyanides by two-stage reactions comprising a first stage with a gas inlet, wherein the first stage is formed by a cone with distribution pl... | 03/13/2012 |
| D655532 | Articulated support arm attachment for a table leg | 03/13/2012 |
| D653444 | Cell phone holster with belt | 02/07/2012 |
| 8073328 | Use of polarization for differentiation of information The present invention discloses a system for signalling within optical or combined optical/electronic networks wherein a first transmission node executes polarization multiplexing on transmitted traffic, and at one or more intermediate nodes one or more of the follo... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8028887 | Portable, self-contained soldering system A portable soldering system has a caddy collar atop the rim of a bucket and a torch, the flame end of which may heat the tip of a soldering iron. A gas canister, connected to the torch, protrudes from the bucket through a seating opening in the side wall of the buck... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8015759 | Structural mounting for equipment on a rooftop A structural support for supporting equipment on a rooftop, which is connected to a frame and to equipment to be supported, comprises a mechanism connecting a base cap and a base connector of the structural support. One of the base cap and the base connector include... | 09/13/2011 |
| D643042 | Articulated laptop support attachment for a table leg | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988096 | Space manufacturing module system and method A space based manufacturing system including a control module and a manufacturing module. The manufacturing module contains the tools required for automated processing of materials into finalized components. The control module allows command and control of the manuf... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985111 | Sport boards with carbon fiber stringers One or more tubular carbon fiber stringers are axially aligned with the lengthwise dimension of a water sport board, such as a surfboard. A tubular carbon fiber stringer may have vertical shaping tabs reaching opposed major surfaces of the board and laterally extend... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7977576 | Nail deflector An improved pipe and utility protector comprising a rectangular piece of material composition featuring a down piece having a V-shaped cross-section along a longitudinal centerline, including an angular transition, to an offset mounting flange protruding slightly ou... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971366 | Alignment tool An alignment tool removably attachable to a bit (e.g. a drill bit) for aligning a workpiece to the bit. The tool has a bit grip or a bit clamp which may have a pair of bit grippers, an aligner, which may be a pointer supported by a pointer mount, a stylus or a laser... | 07/05/2011 |
| D640531 | Attachment for a table leg | 06/28/2011 |
| D640486 | Table | 06/28/2011 |
| D633727 | Sofa | 03/08/2011 |
| D633726 | Sofa | 03/08/2011 |
| D633691 | Reflective jacket | 03/08/2011 |
| D633690 | Reflective jacket | 03/08/2011 |
| D633417 | Unitary towing hook | 03/01/2011 |
| D633312 | Sofa | 03/01/2011 |
| 7847938 | Alignment system for optical lithography An alignment system for optical lithography uses cameras fixed to a movable stage and to a lithography unit to view unique microscopic non-uniformities that are inherent to the surface of a work piece, e.g., metal or ceramic microcrystalline grains, for position ref... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7832689 | Element for generating a fluid dynamic force This invention relates to an element (11) for generating a fluid dynamic force, the element (11) comprising first (13) and second (15) surfaces extending in opposite directions from a leading edge (17) of the element (11) an... | 11/16/2010 |
| D623949 | Bottle | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796572 | Virtual device A Virtual Device is described which is composed of at least one Open device, e.g. a PDA, laptop or mobile phone that can be programmed, at least one Closed device, e.g. a camcorder or digital camera with a closed inner structure, and a number of Primitive devices, e... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7783597 | Email filtering using recipient reputation The present invention is an adaptive method for filtering spam by using the reputations associated with recipients of email messages to determine the reputations of message and content attributes, then using the attribute reputations to determine whether or not the ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775690 | Gas cooled reflector structure for axial lamp tubes A light weight reflector structure for an axial UV lamp wherein a shell-like channel housing supporting spaced apart ribs that in turn support flexed reflective spars that take the shape of the ribs. A preferred shape for the ribs and spars is parabolic about the ax... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7752692 | Pillow convertible to a baby changing pad A baby changing apparatus in a pillow is disclosed. A flexible pad unfolds lengthwise from a pocket. The pad has a plurality of parallel, joined folding sections. A pillow-forming section is one of the sections, at a first end of the pad. The pillow-forming section ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736108 | Structural blind anchor bolt An anchor assembly having a nut which is pivotably connected to a sleeve which is slideable along a rod housing. The nut is pivotable to and from a position in vertical alignment with rod housing and a position perpendicular to the rod housing in which a threaded nu... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731379 | Hand held, high power UV lamp A hand held UV lamp and beam generator has resistive ballast provided by a glowing wire and thermal ballast provided by heated air coming via the same hot wire. A detachable reflector housing has curved symmetric spars in a generally parabolic shape defining an axis... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731074 | Portable, self-contained soldering system A portable soldering system has a caddy collar atop the rim of a bucket and a torch, the flame end of which may heat the tip of a soldering iron. A gas canister, connected to the torch, protrudes from the bucket through a seating opening in the side wall of the buck... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7723649 | Vacuum thermal annealer A vacuum thermal annealing device is provided having temperature control for use with various materials, such as semiconductor substrates. A vacuum is used to remove air and outgas residual materials. Heated gas is injected planar to a substrate as pressure is quick... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712837 | Padding for furniture The present invention concerns a padding for a cushion (1), such as a cushion for a seat, comprising foam material (100), with modified resilience provided by recesses (101), in at least one section of the cushion, the size and/or density of the... | 05/11/2010 |
| D614893 | Backrest stanchion for a child's chair | 05/04/2010 |
| 7701242 | Method and apparatus for array-based electrical device characterization An electronic circuit to determine current-voltage characteristics of a plurality of electronic devices under test. The electronic circuit is comprised of a plurality of individual test cells, each of the plurality of test cells is configured to electrically couple ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7691316 | Devices and methods for the synthesis of nucleic acids Cylindrical devices (frits) are prepared by embedding aminoalkyl- or mercaptoalkyl-modified Controlled Pore Glass (CPG) in high-density polyethylene. Methods and devices pertaining to their use in the synthesis of nucleic acids are described. A reusable synthesis co... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690027 | Method for registering and enabling PKI functionalities The present invention discloses a method of registering and activation of PKI functionalities in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards by preprinting a number of sealed envelopes each containing an activation code hidden when unopened and a reference number or code... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7681784 | Container with integral foldable locking closure A container with an integrated foldable closure system containing a secure locking mechanism. The container is provided with an upper edge divided by a series of mountain and valley folds into a set of triangular and quadrilateral panels. When the panels are folded ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677592 | Bicycle pod transport system A trailer with interchangeable cargo specific pods positionable into alignment with a flatbed of the trailer and including fasteners in vertical alignment with fasteners of the trailer. The cargo specific pods may carry cargo such as bicycles, kayaks, canoes, skis, ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7645343 | Uniform cavitation for particle removal Systems and methods for promoting a substantially uniform cavitation field. With system (100) including a diaphragm (109) dividing a container (103), a second energy pulse corresponding to a first energy pulse arising from collapse of a cavity C... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7634895 | Gift display box A device for display and mailing of a gift. The device includes an inner gift holding box having a transparent top surface through which a display item could be viewed. This inner gift box is inserted into an outer mailing box. When the gift holding box is nested in... | 12/22/2009 |
