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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| 20090178366 | GUTTER FILTER A rain gutter filter apparatus and method utilize a filter element of a reticulated foam material adapted for insertion into a gutter having an open top defining a top width of the gutter. The filter element has a flat top surface with a width substantially matching the... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090155436 | Fluid container with a disposable filter Embodiments of a fluid container with a disposable filter have been presented. In some embodiments, the filter includes a housing having a top and a bottom, a first integral strainer coupled to the top, a second integral strainer coupled to the bottom, and some filtrati... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090107053 | CORNER GUTTER SCREEN ASSEMBLY A rain gutter screen assembly for use at the inside corner of a rain gutter. The assembly includes a screen having portions sized to overlie intersecting ends of the rain gutter sections, to allow water cascading down the roof corner to flow into the intersecting ends w... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090057219 | Replaceable filter elements including unique interfaces and filtration systems including same One embodiment is a replaceable filter element including a filter media having a first end, a second end and an interior cavity, and an endplate coupled to the first end of the filter media, the endplate including a projection extending from the endplate, the projection... | 03/05/2009 |
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| 20080073255 | Filtering device for filtering water and liquids in general A filtering device for filtering water and liquids in general comprises a first reservoir for collecting the water to be filtered, a second reservoir for collecting the filtered water, which reservoir is supplied by falling from the first reservoir, a conduit which exte... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080041796 | High back pressure filter for removing non-water component(s) from water A system, and method of use, for entering a mixture of a non-water component and water thereinto, which develops a high back pressure, and via causing said mixture to pass through a mixture of polypropylene and beads in an upper approximately ⅔ thereof, and polypropyl... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080041781 | Container for storing a liquid such as cooking oil A cooking oil container has a filter cup retained at the upper end thereof. The filter cup retains a planar circular filter at the lower end and a seal between the filter holder and the bottom of the filter cup prevents oil from overflowing around the circumference of t... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20070262030 | Cmp Slurry Strainer A slurry strainer for tungsten CMP. It is made of PVDF and has a lower, plug portion for close fitting into the top of a drain and an upper, convex portion that sits on top of the drain, with a larger diameter than the drain itself. Debris rolls off the top of the strai... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070227984 | Injector fuel filter with built-in orifice for flow restriction Apparatus and method for substantially reducing or eliminating pressure pulsations caused by the opening and closing of fuel injectors. A preferred embodiment provides a restriction orifice adjacent the inlet end of a fuel injector filter of a respective fuel injector. ... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070209981 | Replaceable Cartridge Filtering Jug Replaceable cartridge filtering jug including a for containing water requiring filtration and a vessel for the collection of filtered water in which the vessels are connected through the cartridge together with a device for counting the filtering cycles performed by the... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070199888 | Water filter device for beverage brew baskets A water filter device for use with a brew basket associated with a coffee maker or other brewed beverage device including a water filter member and a filter holder member adaptable for holding the water filter member. The filter holder member includes one or more suppor... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20060249442 | Water filtration system with improved performance A portable water container includes a body defining a reservoir, a replaceable filter housed in a storage compartment of the body, and a connection assembly. The assembly connects a water supply source to the filter. Pressurized water from the water supply source flows ... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060226064 | Multiple cartridge carafe filtration The invention is an improved carafe or water pitcher for the treatment of drinking and cooking water which uses multiple filters to treat the water to remove heavy metals, organics (especially VOC's), taste and odor. ... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060201872 | HIGH CAPACITY DEPTH FILTER BAG A filter element for hydrocarbon emissions in, e.g., marine diesel engine applications, comprises a wound mat received within a filter bag. An annular end cap is bonded to one end of the wound mat, and is sealed around its periphery to a bag ring at the open end of the ... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060102550 | Liquid supply and filter assembly A liquid supply and filter assembly is disclosed. The liquid supply and filter assembly may be used in combination with a spray device or gun to apply liquid to a substrate. ... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20050224503 | Lid with a filter and the filter therefor The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lid with a filter which filters solid objects, such as tea leaves, mixed into the beverages so that pure beverage can be drunk, and a filter therefore. A lid with a filter 10 to c... | 10/13/2005 |
| 20050155920 | Gutter screen termination trim with water tension breaker The present invention provides a gutter screen attachment for minimizing water film runoff and debris collection adjacent a screened gutter. The screen attachment comprises a superior breaker edge, an inferior breaker edge, and a screen-receiving region. The screen-rece... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050109683 | Water contaminant indicators A filtering device for a gravity-flow liquid treatment system includes a first filter component that can be either exposed or adjacent to a substantially transparent region in at least a portion of a filter housing. The first filter component is capable of providing a v... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050072729 | Water purification cartridge The water purification cartridge treats water with a halogen liberated from halogenated hydantoinyl resins and polymers, resulting in the safe, complete, and economical purification of non-potable water at low flow rates typically found in gravity feed filtration system... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050051478 | Beverage filter cartridge A beverage filter cartridge has an impermeable cup-shaped out container internally subdivided by a generally cup-shaped filter element into a first chamber inside the filter and a second chamber located between the filter bottom and the container bottom. The upper rim o... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050035036 | Water-purification jug, for domestic use A filter jug for purifying water for domestic use comprises a container (2) divided at least into a first compartment (8) and a second compartment (9) intercommunicating through a filter cartridge (11), and a first duct (12) and a seco... | 02/17/2005 |
