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 |
| 7063337 | Child carrier assembly for a shopping cart A child seat assembly for use in a shopping cart and secured to the hinged rear gate of the shopping cart that is configured for lifting to expose a rear opening for nesting like carts. The child seat is secured in a lower portion of the shopping cart basket by hing... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6821184 | Steering alignment system for a toy car A steering alignment system for a toy car is disclosed. The system has a variable resistor for providing a resistance in response to a received signal, which variable resistor has a neutral position. There is a steering alignment element capable of changing the neut... | 11/23/2004 |
| D533408 | Portion of an outer body of a beverage coaster | 12/12/2006 |
| D530602 | Top center panel of a cup lid | 10/24/2006 |
| D527946 | Rim for cookware | 09/12/2006 |
| D525486 | Covered casserole | 07/25/2006 |
| D524605 | Outer surface of a bowl | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074123 | Cabinet for computer devices with air distribution device A cabinet for housing computer devices with an internal air distribution system is disclosed. The cabinet includes an internal chamber defined by a side wall arrangement having at least a front wall. The cabinet includes a support structure for computer devices, whe... | 07/11/2006 |
| D524603 | Preparation bowl | 07/11/2006 |
| D524099 | Rim for cookware | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070211 | Integrated tilt/sash lock assembly An integrated sash lock and tilt latch assembly for a sash window slidable within a master frame, including a handle movable among a first, a second and a third position to adjust the assembly among a respective locked, unlocked and tiltable position. The integrated... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7071593 | Claw-pole type stepping motor A claw-pole type stepping motor comprises: a rotor assembly shaped substantially cylindrical, and having a center shaft; and a stator assembly composed of two cup-shaped stator units which are coupled to each other coaxially so as to axially sandwich the rotor assem... | 07/04/2006 |
| D524109 | Plate | 07/04/2006 |
| D524107 | Outer surface of a drinking container | 07/04/2006 |
| D523697 | Serving platter | 06/27/2006 |
| D523696 | Outer surface of a casserole | 06/27/2006 |
| D523695 | Bowl | 06/27/2006 |
| D523694 | Covered casserole | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067988 | Inverter circuit for lighting discharge lamps with reduced power consumption An inverter circuit for lighting discharge lamps with reduced power consumption is disclosed. The inverter circuit comprises: a transformer having a resonant circuit formed by a parasitic capacitance of a discharge lamp; an H-bridge circuit to drive a primary side o... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063224 | Lid with drink opening The present invention provides a lid for a beverage cup. The lid has a generally annular side wall, a rib depending from the side wall, and a top wall extending radially inward from the side wall. The lid further includes a central region positioned radially inward ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059539 | Motorized/manual monitor lift A telescoping waterway for adjusting the height of a firefighting monitor is disclosed. The telescoping waterway includes a hollow outer tube, a hollow inner tube within the hollow outer tube, and an actuator that moves the hollow inner tube relative to the hollow o... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060942 | Cooking apparatus and method therefor An apparatus for cooking a food item therein has a housing defining an interior and includes at least first and second opposed walls. A rotating member is positioned between the first and second walls of the housing, and the rotating member is capable of engaging an... | 06/13/2006 |
| D522811 | Multi-compartment insulative carrying case | 06/13/2006 |
| D522250 | Paint brush for use in corner applications | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055615 | Method of extinguishing fires A method for subduing a fire (70) is disclosed. This method is performed by operating a jet turbine (20), having an exhaust (22), to direct the exhaust (22) into a moving front of the fire (72), generally against the movement of th... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055252 | Laser level with adjustable laser projection line A laser level with adjustable laser projection line comprises a support bracket, a housing, a switch, a laser generator which project a fanned laser beam to the surface of the work piece to form a line, and wherein a rotating mechanism is coupled to rotate the laser... | 06/06/2006 |
| D521319 | Bowl | 05/23/2006 |
| D521311 | Outer surface of a baker | 05/23/2006 |
| D521281 | Transportation seat assembly | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045297 | Rapid prion-detection assay Assays are provided for rapid detection, with high specificity of the pathogenic form of prion protein responsible for neurodegenerative diseases affecting humans and animals, such as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in bovine, sheep, and cats. Also provided ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044506 | Quick connector assembly A connector assembly (10) for releasably connecting a pair of conduits (12, 14) is disclosed. The assembly (10) comprises a first member (20) and a second member (40). The first member (20) has a nozzle (22) and the f... | 05/16/2006 |
| D520341 | Tilt-latch | 05/09/2006 |
| 7043329 | Pressure garment There is disclosed a method for making a pressure garment, comprising the steps of: defining 3D shape and pressure profile characteristics of a garment; specifying a knitting pattern for the garment; | 05/09/2006 |
| D520232 | Key chain design | 05/09/2006 |
| D519751 | Dispenser display | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036151 | Face guard for a sports helmet The present invention provides a face guard for a sports helmet having at least two ear holes. The face guard includes a main body having an arrangement of elongated members. The face guard also includes a pair of quadrilateral projections for securing the face guar... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035716 | Active-constraint robots An active-constraint robot (4), particularly for surgical use, is controlled by means of a series of motorized joints to provide a surgeon with real-time tactile feedback of an operation in progress. The robot system holds, in memory, a series of constraint s... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7020940 | Texturing yarn There is disclosed a method of texturing yarn products wherein the yarn product is passed along a predetermined yarn path through a liquid jet device applying a force to the yarn transversely to the axis thereof, comprising directing the liquid as it passes through ... | 04/04/2006 |
