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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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20100136168 | SUPPLEMENTED FRUIT OR VEGETABLE PRODUCT Compositions of supplemented fruit and/or vegetable products as well as methods for making the same are provided. Certain embodiments include supplements of macronutrients and/or micronutrients. Also provided are processes of manufacture and business methods relating to... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100034952 | NOVEL MELON PLANTS The present invention relates to novel plants, in particular to melon plants capable of producing fruits with a new pleasant taste and to seeds thereof. The present invention further relates to fruits of melon plants of the present invention, wherein such fruits have or... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090258111 | HIGHLY BIOAVAILABLE ORAL ADMINISTRATION COMPOSITION OF CRYPTOXANTHIN A composition having improved bioavailability, of cryptoxanthin derived from a natural product, particularly that derived from Citrus unshiu Marc known to be rich in cryptoxanthin, and a method for economically and conveniently producing the same are provided. As... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090148586 | CITRUS JUICE SACS WITH AROMA ADDITION Described is a mixture comprising or consisting of intact, separated citrus juice sacs with aroma addition, wherein these citrus juice sacs have based on their total weight an aroma content of 50 ppm (0.005% by weight) or more.... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090130291 | Dried Citrus Peels as an Absorbent Carrier for Commercial Animal Feed Additives Particles of untreated citrus byproduct consisting of dried citrus peels and pulp can be used to absorb certain useful liquid animal feed additives up to 125% of the dried peel's weight, thereby acting as an effective and efficient absorbent carrier. Stated another way,... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090022877 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS STEAM INJECTED CITRUS PEEL CELLULAR EXPANSION A system and method for processing citrus peel treating by injecting steam into citrus peel.... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080254196 | Fruit product containing sugar alcohol A processed fruit product, for example a citrus fruit product, including a packing liquid, containing little or no sugar, and optionally containing one or more artificial sweeteners, further comprising an amount of a sugar alcohol effective to maintain integrity and/or ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080248185 | Base Composition Base compositions, methods of manufacturing base compositions and frozen food products including a base composition are described. According to one or more embodiments, a base composition for a frozen food product includes at least one insoluble fiber, at least one solu... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080233239 | Method of manufacturing an edible product comprising fruit, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and iron The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing microbiologically stable edible products containing fruit a source of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 PUFA) such as fish-oil, and a source of iron, which method allows for these products to be easily m... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080226773 | Beverage Sweetened with Rebaudioside A A reduced calorie beverage comprising rebaudioside A as a sweetener; including reduced calorie beverages, diet beverages, and near waters, and corresponding concentrates.... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080226806 | Health Food The object of the present invention is to consume raw food cultivated in appropriate soil. The constitution of the health food is: consuming cereals including rices and wheats with or without husk, millets, pulses, tubers, leaf vegetables, ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080226786 | Health Bars and Compositions for Improving Mental and Physical Energy The invention provides, in one aspect, a health bar or composition having high levels of a cacao-based product, and with correspondingly high levels of cocoa anti-oxidants, that are shelf stable, heat-resistant, and have good taste and mouthfeel properties. The energy b... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080113079 | FOOD MATERIAL AND FOOD PRODUCT USING THE SAME Provided is a food material which contains, as its main ingredients, a wheat protein and at least one of a fusuma bran and a nuka bran, and which eliminates a poor texture peculiar to the fusuma bran, the nuka bran, and a mixture of the fusuma bran and the nuka bran. Fo... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080075804 | Composition and process for cleaning and disinfecting food products A composition and process for improving the quality of raw food product such as seafood, meat and fowl including a treatment of a bath, rinse, ice blend, steam or spray for preparing the raw food product, such as fresh fish, meat or poultry or produce. Before the treatm... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20060115564 | Process of extracting citrus fiber from citrus vesicles Citrus fiber is recovered from citrus vesicles to obtain a food additive for beverages, baked goods, meat or meat emulsions, confectionary, jams and jellies, dairy products, dressings, energy bars, and the like. Citrus vesicles optionally are washed with water, and wate... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060003081 | High fiber and ready-to-serve, ambient stable fruit-based composition High fiber and ambient stable fruit-based compositions are described. The compositions are ready-to-eat, low in fat and suitable to be beverages, fillings, dips, sauces, spreads or dressings. The compositions have less than 20.0 ppm of extracellular terminal unsaturated... | 01/05/2006 |
