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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20100206415 | HEATED FLUID CONDUIT END COVERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS A fluid conduit body having a semi-conductive material disposed therein and at least one wire coupling an electrical power supply to the conduit to provide an electrical current therethrough to heat the fluid conduit also has an end cover molded over a fitting fitted to... | 08/19/2010 |
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| 20100126986 | Flexible, Electrically Heatable Hose A flexible, electrically heatable hose having an elongated electrical conductor which extends in the helical shape in the hose direction is illustrated and described. The object of providing a flexible, electrically heatable hose in which uniform heating over the hose l... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100101663 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIPELINE HEATING A fluid flow within a transportation pipeline is heated with low voltage, high current electrical energy induced into a conductive closed loop structure by one or more transformers. The closed loop structure is preferably a fluid transportation pipeline constructed of e... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100032042 | Duct Optimization to Prevent Freezing In a device for conveying liquids or moist gases through a closed duct in a vehicle fuel cell power systems, freezing of the duct is prevented by providing a part of its internal wall flow passages or flow chambers with a nonwoven material. The nonwoven material, absorb... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090266435 | Grounding system for a heated hose A sturdy electrical power circuit and grounding circuit for an electrically-heated hose is formed by electrically connecting a grounding wire extending along the length of the hose to a pair of fluid couplings fitted on opposite ends of the hose. The grounding wire is m... | 10/29/2009 |
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| 20090217999 | MULTILAYER HEAT TRACING INSULATION DEVICE AND METHOD A heat tracing device has one or more heating elements positioned adjacent to a heatable surface, an aerogel high temperature insulation layer adjacent to the one or more heating elements, a low temperature insulation layer adjacent to the aerogel high temperature insul... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090159144 | FLEXIBLE PIPES The invention relates to flexible pipes for transporting cryogenic gas in liquefied form. The pipe is of composite form and comprises an inner pipe adapted to withstand pressure loads and cryogenic temperatures, an outer pipe adapted to withstand tensile axial forces, a... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090126817 | LIMB FOR BREATHING CIRCUIT A limb for a breathing circuit manufactured from very thin walled polymer materials has an elongate axial reinforcing spine lying freely inside the conduit and fixed to each end connector. The spine is laterally compliant but axially stiff. The spine provides resistance... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20080271801 | Heated Coupling Cabling for a motor vehicle includes at least one fluid hose, a first cable for heating the fluid hose and at least one electrical connector for connecting the cable to an electrical supply, and at least one hose connector for connecting the fluid hose to a cooperating ... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080202616 | Fluid Transporting Tube A fluid transport tube comprising at least an inner layer, an outer protective layer, and an intermediate temperature regulator device connected to a source of voltage and suitable for heating the transported fluid towards an equilibrium or reference temperature by usin... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080092964 | THREE-IN-ONE WATER-SUPPLY PIPE SYSTEM WITH ACCESSORIES This invention provides a three-in-one water-supply pipe with accessories for quality-distinguished distribution of domestic water. This pipe contains three pipes arranged in a triangular combination to supply drinkable water, service water and recycled water at the sam... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20060289471 | Covering body for heating pipe and heating structure for heating pipe The present invention provides a covering body for heating a pipe to be attached to the pipe so as to surround the pipe and to conduct external heat to heat the pipe, the covering body having: a pair of half-cylinder parts each having a halved shape of a cylindrical bod... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060249212 | Respiratory gas hose system for supplying a respiratory gas A respiratory gas hose system for supplying a respiratory gas, particularly for use in the framework of CPAP therapy, includes a flexible hose line and a flexible sheathing body which surrounds the flexible hose line and extends along the flexible hose line. This result... | 11/09/2006 |
