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Vladimir Zworykin, television pioneer ; Talking about an invention in which he played a critical role.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6332229 | Automated flap and cup cleaner water-saving toilet A gravity drop-toilet uses main water via electronically programmed valves to rinse separate areas of a bowl (71) in sequence via appropriately located and pointing jet orifices (136, 138,140) with about 70% less water than siphon toilets. Electronically ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6076200 | Fluid-operated tilting-bowl toilet A toilet including a frame defining a chamber, a toilet bowl disposed within the chamber between an upper and a lower chamber region, and a tilting bowl in the lower chamber region of the frame. The toilet bowl in the lower discharge opening in communicat... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6070276 | Tilting-bowl toilet To eliminate the necessity of a water tank, this invention converts the traditional toilet bowl with siphonic water trap into a toilet basin with a tilting-bowl. The toilet includes a frame, a toilet basin, a tilting bowl and a trigger means. The tilting ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5802627 | Fluid operated tilting bowl toilet A toilet including a frame defining a chamber, a toilet bowl disposed within the chamber between an upper and a lower chamber region, and a tilting bowl in the lower chamber region of the frame. The toilet bowl has a lower discharge opening in communicati... | 09/08/1998 |
| 4710988 | Flush toilet A flush toilet primarily for use in recreational homes and vehicles is described. A swing drop valve mechanism is used to open and close the outlet of the toilet bowl efficiently and without abrading the seal between the valve and bowl outlet. A flush wat... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4185340 | Toilet apparatus Toilet apparatus that has a plurality of improved features including: a sealing mechanism for closing the bottom opening of a toilet bowl so that the effectiveness of the seal is maintained over extended periods of time, a flushing circuit that has a wate... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4155129 | Pan type bottom discharge toilet A bottom discharge toilet in which a trap is formed integrally with the toilet base. While the trap plays no role in the flushing action of the toilet itself, it is adapted to receive the discharge from other plumbing fixtures and thereby to serve as a si... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4142261 | Arrangement in sanitary closet systems An improved sanitary water closet wherein the soil pipe leading to the sludge tank, passes through a flushing container and is formed inside the latter with a bend provided with grid means arranged to allow passage through of liquid into the container and... | 03/06/1979 |
| 3939501 | Toilet A self-contained portable toilet that has a bowl which is mounted on a support bucket or holding tank. The bowl has an outlet port for discharging the contents of the bowl into the bucket, and a closure means for the outlet port is provided which comprise... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3939500 | Water closet A water closet assembly adapted to be mounted on any one of a variety of bases for discharge of waste material into a drainage system, a holding tank, or the like, and which includes features for making optimum use of the flush water. The assembly include... | 02/24/1976 |
