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...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 |
| 8041126 | Intelligent document scanning A method, apparatus, and system, for scanning a first portion of a data to generate a second portion of data is provided. A control parameter relating to a level of detail associated with filtering a first portion of data is received. The filtering of the first port... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7428535 | Automatic relevance filtering A technique for use in a computer is disclosed. The method includes determining a context and a data requirement for a candidate action to be selected, the selection specifying an action in a workflow; and filtering the candidate actions for relevance in light of th... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7375804 | Single detector receiver for multi-beam LADAR systems A LADAR apparatus and a method for use in receiving a LADAR signal are disclosed. The apparatus includes an optical pickup capable of picking up a plurality of optical signals; a timing synchronization reference; a time domain multiplexer capable of multiplexing the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7325250 | Method and apparatus for preventing radio communication system access by an unauthorized modem A method and apparatus for preventing radio communication system access by an unauthorized modem. The apparatus comprises a signal detector that determines if an authorization signal has been received from the base station within a specified period of time. The auth... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7292179 | Instantaneous passive range finding A method and apparatus for use in determining the range in a single time sample from a platform to a target are disclosed. The method includes receiving radiation emanating from the target at two points on the platform in a common time sample; detecting the received... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7097515 | Subsea electrical connector The present invention is directed to various embodiments of a connector. In one illustrative embodiment, the connector includes a first connector half and a second connector half adapted to be coupled to a power supply source, wherein the first and second connector ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7087577 | Method of promoting natural bypass An angiogenic factor comprising a mixture of proteins derived from bone. The angiogenic protein mixture is produced by a series of steps that allow the proteins to be kept in solution. The angiogenic mixture of bone proteins is produced by a multi-step process that ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6346426 | Method and apparatus for characterizing semiconductor device performance variations based on independent critical dimension measurements A method for characterizing semiconductor device performance variations includes processing a wafer in a processing line to form a feature on the wafer; measuring a physical critical dimension of the feature in a first metrology tool to generate a first c... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6046977 | Method and apparatus for detecting signal misalignment A signal detector includes a transform unit and a signal alignment unit. The transform unit is adapted to receive a plurality of frames of time domain input samples and generate a plurality of energy values based on the frames of time domain input samples... | 04/04/2000 |
