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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| 20080127403 | Ventilating fan with grill having high static pressure resistance A bathroom-ventilating fan with grille having a fan hosing, fan scroll, inlet ring, outlet collar, fan grille, sound insulation and electrical box. The external motorized assembly backwardly inclined type impeller is used. The bathroom-ventilating fan with grille has mu... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080109950 | Air filtration device for removing toilet bowl odor air An air filtration device for intake of toilet bowl air, removal of contaminants from the toilet bowl air. The device consisting of an air intake body, conduit and Air Filtration housing that contains the impeller, motor, filter. A motion sensor on the air intake body or... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080086799 | Ultra fresh way toilet Ultra Fresh Way Toilet consists of a toilet seat having an inner seat rim with a plurality of vents located on the inner seat rim, a vent fan attached to the toilet seat via a vent hose and a toilet bowl having inner bowl rim with at least one bowl vent located on the i... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080083056 | BATHROOM ODOR REMOVAL APPARATUS AND SYSTEM A bathroom odor removal system comprising: a toilet bowl; a toilet seat located adjacent to the toilet bowl; flush holes located in the toilet bowl; a fluid channel located in the toilet bowl and in fluid communication with the flush holes; a flush valve in fluid commun... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080066219 | Toilet vacuum ventilator This is how the Toilet Ventilator works. First turn on switch. It's located next to the light switch. Once you do that the 12 volts vacuum comes on. It will start pulling the odor through a 7 air chamber that is located inside the seat. The odor will travel through two ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080040842 | Toilet ventilation system The toilet ventilation system includes at least one toilet seat having an interior air channel disposed through the entire circumference of the seat and a plurality of apertures disposed through the bottom surface communicating with the interior channel. A vacuum pump i... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080034482 | Ventilated toilet A ventilated toilet with ventilation orifices, ventilation channel terminating in a ventilation port, ventilation duct, exhaust duct and exhaust device, all in fluid communication. Ventilation orifices are at an elevation above the toilet rim. The exhaust device is exte... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080022444 | Odorless Toilet A toilet is provided which transports malodorous air from the bowl to the sewer line. The tank of the toilet is equipped with a fan which draws air from the bowl through the flush holes, located in the rim of the bowl, into a sealed fan box. An intake tube is used to ch... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080010731 | Toilet Tank Water Purifier Electrically energized apparatus mounted within the water tank of a conventional flush toilet draws air from the toilet bowl into a plenum to expose the air to UV radiation to produce ozone molecules that have an oxidizing effect on organic matter and to serve as a germ... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080000017 | Adjustably sizable ventilator assembly for variously sized toilets Methods and apparatus are disclosed for adjustably sizing a ventilator assembly to toilets of various size to remove malodorous air during use. The assembly includes three modular components fitted with one another about the toilet bowl, neck and water tank. The first c... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070294809 | Bathroom ventilating device A bathroom ventilating device includes one or more air inlet openings formed in a ceiling of a bathroom for introducing an air into the bathroom, and an air evacuating device disposed on a floor of the bathroom for evacuating odour and moisture from the bathroom. An air... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070289052 | Odor dispersal system This subject apparatus is an odor dispersal unit structured primarily for toilets to function to capture odors emanating from the vicinity of the toilet bowl for purposes of eliminating obnoxious odors during and after usage, comprising in general an intake member for d... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070289053 | Toilet odor removal system Various embodiments of a toilet odor removal system are disclosed. In general, the toilet odor removal system includes a sealed seat that forms a substantial seal between the user and the rim of the toilet bowl. A gas removal system is in fluid communication with the bo... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070261157 | Adjustable, maintenance-free toilet bowl air vacuum system The invention is called Adaptable, Maintenance Free Toilet Bowl Air Vacuum System. It addresses the need of people for smell-free toilet experience and for conserving water by providing an effective way to remove contaminated air inside the toilet bowl without changing ... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070256219 | Toilet odor exhaust device A toilet odor exhaust device for a toilet having a toilet bowl with a rim portion and a hinged seat. The device comprises an air intake nozzle and a vacuum filtering unit. A conduit connects the air intake nozzle to the vacuum filtering unit. A structure is for removabl... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070240250 | Toilet odor removal system, assembly containing the same, and methods for odor removal A toilet odor removal system mountable on and detachable from a toilet is provided. The system features a collection mouthpiece having an air intake port, a vent duct in communication with the collection mouthpiece, an aspiration unit operatively connected to the vent d... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070234469 | TOILET TANK MOUNTED ODOR ELIMINATOR A self contained battery energized apparatus is mounted within the water tank of a conventional flush toilet to eliminate malodorous gases. Air from the toilet bowl is drawn through the stand pipe in the toilet tank into a housing to expose the air to UV radiation to pr... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070186333 | Deodorizing system A deodorizing system includes a first main conduit, a suction generating device, a first terminal conduit, a first odor generating source, a second terminal conduit, a second odor generating source and a first adjusting damper. The suction generating device is disposed ... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070186334 | Ventilating apparatus for a toilet Ventilating apparatuses for a toilet remove objectionable odors. Instead of allowing toilet odors to diffuse into the bathroom atmosphere, the ventilating apparatus for a toilet draws toilet odors out of the toilet bowl and exhausts them outside of the house. The ventil... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070143909 | Multifunctional odor-free, water-saving, clog-free, environmentally friendly toilet A toilet having improved flush capabilities, an electrical system for foul air evacuation including bacterial filtration, a storage compartment, a night light, improved waste disposal, and optional accessories for converting the toilet into a medical work-station for ea... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070113327 | Toilet bowl odor eliminator Battery energized apparatus mounted within the water tank for conventional flush toilet operates in any or all of three phases of operation to eliminate odors. During the initial phase, air from the toilet bowl is drawn from the toilet tank into a plenum to expose the a... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070107115 | Non-wobbling toilet seat A retainer system and method of preventing lateral movement of a toilet seat in relation to a toilet bowl are disclosed. A retainer article having a base portion and an extender portion extending from the base portion is fastened to the underside of a toilet seat with a... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070056083 | Ventilation system The present invention provides in one aspect a ventilation system for removal of foul air from a toilet bowl, where the toilet is of the flush down type having a cistern storing water for flushing the toilet bowl and with a flushing pipe feeding from the cistern to the ... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070028373 | oGo The oGo is a self-contained plastic device that can be added under the seat of any toilet. It does not significantly change the appearance of the toilet. The oGo removes unwanted odors from the toilet by drawing them through the main housing and into the activated charc... | 02/08/2007 |
