Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4615055 | Accessory for a toilet receptacle The invention relates to an accessory for a toilet receptacle which includes an auxiliary seat adapted to be positioned on the existing ring seat of a toilet receptacle and act as a toilet seat for small children. The auxiliary seat is mechanically connec... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4587678 | Toilet seat booster A boosting device is disclosed for a toilet seat. The boosting device includes a stationary frame having handrails. A seat frame assembly is pivotally coupled to the stationary frame by pivot pins. A single, ball screw motor and a lift arm are provided fo... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4578829 | Elevated toilet seat including clamping means A toilet seat is disposed in an elevated position relative to the bowl of a conventional toilet. The toilet seat has a plurality of clamps disposed around its underside. Each of the clamps engages the toilet bowl, whereby the toilet seat is securely maint... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4574401 | Toilet bowl A toilet bowl having a bowl body, a seat mounted on the bowl body, and a lid mounted on the seat. The seat and the lid are hinged to the rear of the bowl body. A handle is removably attached to the underside of the seat and/or lid to swing them open.... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4536899 | Toilet with flushing device and self-cleaning seat A toilet is constructed such that the toilet seat is rotatably arranged with respect to its circumferential direction. The toilet seat comprises a stationary part and a rotating part. The rotating part forms the seating surface of the toilet seat and is i... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4534072 | W.C. Seat for children A structure is provided to enable small children to sit safely on top of a water closet (W.C.) bowl, such structure comprising two legs between which--at a height slightly above the height of a standard W.C. bowl--there is provided a seat with an aperture... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4477932 | Raised superimposed toilet seat and securing clamp A raised toilet seal is superimposed upon the bowl of a conventional toilet. A clamp has a section which fits into a space provided when the lid and the seat of the conventional toilet are lifted and has another section which engages the back of the raise... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4457029 | Toilet seat structure An annular toilet seat having a top surface that includes a raised forward segment and a raised rear segment in which the rear segment is raised to a higher level than the forward segment. Inclined segments referred to as intermediate segments bridge the ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4451940 | Toilet seat and cover assembly This invention related to solid and/or cushioned toilet seat assemblies. More specifically this invention is directed to a toilet seat assembly wherein the seat and cover have magnetic elements to prevent the seat from falling down while in use of while t... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4446584 | Heated toilet seat An apparatus for accommodating an electrical cord in a heated toilet seat having a toilet seat body and a base cover pivotally connected to each other, wherein an electrical cord adapted for electrical connection between a heater mounted within the toilet... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4368551 | Commode enclosure for forming a utility cabinet A decorative enclosure for conventional toilets to form a utility cabinet is disclosed. The enclosure provides an adjustable structure which fits over and conceals the conventional toilet and tank. The structure has a bottom closure cabinet with a hinged ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4353137 | Toilet seat A seat for a toilet pan comprises a disposable and interchangeable annular member arranged to be used in place of the customary flap-seat. The member has means for positioning it relative to the holes provided, in customary manner, in the rear top area of... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4254514 | Attachable toilet bowl seat and footrest A horizontal seat member defining a central vertical opening therethrough is provided for stationary support from the open upper end of a toilet bowl. The seat member includes front, rear and opposite side portions and defines an upper seat surface which ... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4248646 | Method of making foam filled cushion toilet seat A cushioned toilet seat, and a method for its manufacture, are disclosed, wherein the cushion material is itself formed and shaped during the process of manufacture. The cushion material comprises polyurethane foam which is formed from a reaction mixture ... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4244764 | Cushioned toilet seat with inner tube A cushioned toilet seat is made by first forming a sealed air-and-water tight annular inner tube having a configuration corresponding to that of the end product, then vacuum forming an annular recess or cavity in a first sheet of a cover material, then pl... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4244063 | Therapeutic toilet seat A toilet seat for inducing bowel movements including an elongated buttock supporting member having a general curvature to overlie a portion of a toilet bowl upper surface, said buttock supporting member having a buttock contacting upper surface including ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4234974 | Pillow for colostomy A seating device is disclosed for use with a water closet to aid a patient in recovering from a rectum operation such as a colostomy operation or the like. The device is suitable for use with a conventional water closet comprising a bowl having an upper t... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4233696 | Toilet seat A semi-squat toilet seat: The toilet seat has enlarged inward sloping opposite middle portions for the supportive engagement of the user's thighs and an opening including enlarged front and rear portions and a relatively narrow middle portion. The lack of... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4214323 | Raised toilet seat apparatus A raised toilet seat apparatus includes anti-tipping structure which is compatible with a wide variety of conventional commodes. The anti-tipping structure comprises a pair of L-shaped brackets connected to the raised toilet seat and a locking bar held in... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4189794 | Toilet seat A toilet seat incorporating two pairs of moldings of which: (a) the first pair consists of two ridges of reciprocally symmetric form, each of them taking an elongated configuration with slight curvature of internal concavity and of variable contour; (b) the se... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4186450 | Bidet arrangement The invention relates to a bidet arrangement for restrooms and solves most of the problems experienced by disabled persons wishing to visit a restroom without having to be assisted by another person. The bidet is of the type having no bowl, the water bein... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4181988 | Adjustable size toilet seat An adjustable size toilet seat is provided having a primary seat and an auxiliary seat structure which is relatively adjustable to reduce the effective seat opening. The primary seat includes longitudinally extending but laterally spaced side elements hav... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4175294 | Toilet construction An improved toilet construction uses a bulbous upwardly rounded portion at the forward end of a toilet seat to raise the user's thighs angularly upward from a horizontal position and an angled foot engaging means at the lower forward portion of the toilet... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4168552 | Adjustable toilet seat A toilet seat to be raised or lowered over a conventional toilet bowl by a power control operated by the user. A pair of jacks, each having a rotary drive shaft, are disposed on each side of the bowl and are connected to a mounting plate which support the... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4155127 | Cushioned toilet seat assembly A cushioned toilet seat assembly wherein the seat and cover members are each fabricated with a pair of upper and lower base members upholstered about the respective tops and bottoms thereof, and wherein the covering material overlaps and is affixed to rel... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4153957 | Convertible adult and infant toilet seat A convertible toilet seat which includes a main seat and a built-in infant seat of smaller diameter in three segments sandwiched therein in slots in the main seat and an actuating rod for moving the infant seat in and out of position. The segments are mou... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4145767 | Combination water closet and bidet A composite water closet and bidet includes a bowl defining a water basin having a rear edge portion on which a storage tank is positioned, in fluid communication with the water basin. A toilet seat having an opening therein is pivotally mounted on the bo... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4129907 | Toilet seat handle A toilet seat operating assembly for protecting the hands of a user of the toilet against bacteria. The operating assembly is adapted to be attached to a toilet seat and includes a spherical hand-engaging portion which can be readily removed for cleaning ... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4085468 | Cushioned toilet seat assembly A cushioned toilet seat assembly wherein the seat and cover members are each fabricated with a pair of upper and lower base members upholstered about the respective tops and bottoms thereof, and wherein the covering material overlaps and is affixed to rel... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4051560 | Bowel movement energizer system A system adapted to energize bowel movement of a person sitting on a toilet bowl and including a pair of exerciser units operatively mountable on the opposite side of the toilet bowl and to require lateral rocking movement of the user for actuation. Each ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4048679 | Toilet seat A toilet seat of the type having a central opening located over a toilet bowl. The toilet seat employs means for the support of the ischial tuberosities as well as the sacrum of a person situated thereon to promote the comfort of the user and in particula... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3983582 | Integral contoured seat and flushing rim for toilet bowls and method for making same An improved toilet seat and flushing rim joined as an integral part of the toilet bowl, comprising a hollow, disc-shaped annulus with an egg-shaped perforation therein for the passage of human excrement and having an upper wall sloping downwardly from its... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3982288 | Night light toilet seat An improved toilet seat which additionally serves as a night light and which aids a person in finding a toilet seat in a darkened bathroom during a night time, the toilet seat being made of resins or plastics that is clear or colored-tinted and the toilet... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3949432 | Cushioned toilet seat A cushioned toilet seat has a lightweight yet strong, relatively thin, annular base member of molded plastic having inner and outer narrow annular vertical flanges and narrow vertical reinforcing ribs forming wide channels therebetween. Supported on the a... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3935601 | Sanitary toilet seat ring lift A sanitary lift for a toilet seat ring pivoted to a toilet bowl with the under surface of the toilet seat ring being spaced above the top of the bowl includes a base member secured to the under surface of the toilet seat ring with an outer edge adjacent t... | 02/03/1976 |
