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 |
| 7533710 | Linear stamp applicator machine and method of operating the same Apparatus for applying tax stamps to individual cigarette packages of different cigarette cartons, having different height dimensions, comprises a cigarette carton height determination station, a cigarette carton opening station, a cigarette package tax stamp applic... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7383952 | Corner or edge protector exhibiting improved flexural strength and resistance properties A new and improved external corner protector is fabricated from predetermined materials and comprises a vertex portion, and a pair of leg members which diverge outwardly at a predetermined included angle with respect to each other from the vertex portion. The vertex... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371298 | Linear stamp applicator machine and method of operating the same A method for applying tax stamps to individual cigarette packages of different cigarette cartons, having different height dimensions, comprises the provision of a cigarette carton height determination station, a cigarette carton opening station, a cigarette package ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370398 | Method of calibrating a clamping mechanism A new and improved method for calibrating workpiece clamping mechanisms such that once a particular clamping mechanism is calibrated with respect to a particular workpiece to be clamped upon a support surface, the clamping mechanism will always clamp the workpiece w... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361214 | Disposable cartridge for air/gas dryer A disposable dryer cartridge for an air/gas dryer apparatus for installation in an air/gas line delivering compressed air or gas to an air/gas-driven tool. The cartridge includes a flexible elongated casing having a drying composition therein. The casing has an air/... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351937 | Control circuits for hot melt adhesive heater circuits and applicator heads An electronic control circuit, for use in connection a hot melt adhesive dispensing system having a relatively large applicator head, has a plurality of heater circuits and a plurality of temperature sensors disposed upon different regions of the relatively large ap... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343672 | Fastening system for attaching metal studs to metal track A new and improved fastening system for attaching relatively thin-gauge sheet metal members, such as, for example 14-25 gauge sheet metal members, wherein the power output parameters of the power tool are controlled such that when the driver blade member of the powe... | 03/18/2008 |
| 4507011 | Reinforced elastomer attachment joint A reinforced elastomer attachment joint includes an elastomer section (304) butt bonded to a FIBERGLAS section (332), a boundary line (340) being defined therebetween. One or more fabric plies (338) are embedded within the elastomer (304) and FIBERGLAS (3... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4448372 | Aircraft vertical fin-fuselage structural integration system An aircraft vertical fin-fuselage structural integration system wherein a plurality of vertical tail fin spars, extending transversely across the fin and fuselage and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fin, are integrally connected dir... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4437629 | Seat structure having an adjustable seat back and support shelf especially for accommodating parachute packs A seat structure includes a flexible canvas seat bottom portion (14) and a flexible canvas seat back portion (12). A horizontally disposed, transversely extending beam member (58) is rotatably disposed above the seat bottom portion (14) and is operatively... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4437627 | Integrated power plant installation system An integrated power plant installation system for underwing high-bypass mid-length fan air duct core-mounted engines readily permits disconnection of the entire powerplant at the wing thereby virtually eliminating the necessity of disconnecting the engine... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4256442 | Improved pressure plate movement system for a peristaltic pump An improved peristaltic pump includes a pivotably mounted pressure plate which, together with the pump roller elements, defines the pump chamber. The pivotal mounting of the pressure plate facilitates accessibility to the pump chamber in order to simplify... | 03/17/1981 |
