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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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4482542 | Antacid material based on magnesium aluminium hydroxide and the preparation thereof The present invention provides a process for the preparation of an antacid material based upon magnesium aluminium hydroxide, wherein magnesium hydroxide and/or magnesium oxide is reacted in an atomic ratio of magnesium to aluminium of 1:1 to 3:1 with an ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4482541 | Water soluble glass articles, their manufacture, and their use in the treatment of ruminant animals A water soluble glass article suitable for treating a diet deficiency in a ruminant animal. Animals are treated by lodging in the reticulo rumen an article containing (a) P2 O5 (b) R2 O where R is chosen from Na, K and Li (c) a... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4443433 | Antacid material based on magnesium aluminum hydroxide and preparation thereof The present invention provides a process for the preparation of an antacid material based upon magnesium aluminium hydroxide, wherein magnesium hydroxide and/or magnesium oxide is reacted in an atomic ratio of magnesium to aluminium of 1:1 to 3:1 with an ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4419341 | Drug for treatment of dental caries A drug for treatment of dental caries, comprising an active principle, namely, a mixture of sodium monofluorophosphate and an anticarious preparation obtained by treating osseous tissue with a diluted mineral acid till a complete dissolution of mineral co... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4415550 | Treatment-and-prophylactic tooth paste possessing anticarious effect A treatment-and-prophylactic tooth paste possessing anticarious effect which comprises an abrasive agent, a gellating agent, a wetting agent, a surfactant, a flavouring agent, 0.5 to 2% by weight of an anticarious substance which is a product obtained by ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4339421 | Synthetic magnesium aluminosilicate, process for the manufacture thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions containing same Synthetic magnesium aluminosilicate consisting essentially by weight of 47-57% SiO2, 9-11% Al2 O3, 3-5% MgO, 1-3% CaO, and less than 5% Na2 O, balance water to total 100% calculated analytically. A process for manufa... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4312806 | Method and compounds for treating inflammatory bowel disease The present invention relates to novel compounds and a method for the prophylaxis and treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) via the administration of an effective amount in a suitable pharmaceutical dosage form of an azobenzene compound of formula... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4304672 | Stored blood and liquid system pH control method and apparatus Method and apparatus for continuous pH control of aqueous liquid systems, particularly biological and biochemical systems such as stored blood, by sorption of H+ andwith a passive ion acceptor material isolated from, but in contact with liquid ... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4287174 | Anti-ulcer composition Zwitterionic surfactant compounds provide effective therapy for ulceration of the gastric mucosa. The tendency of aspirin and other salicylate-based drugs to cause ulceration of the gastric mucosa is also reduced by administration of such drugs in conjunc... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4287183 | Method of killing rodents A rodenticide composition is provided comprising a dry mixture of a first ingredient which is a substance that rodents are fond of eating, and a second ingredient which has the propensity to react with water and thereby transform to a hydrated cementitiou... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4263281 | Oxaalkanoate anti-ulcer composition Certain oxaalkanoate zwitterionic surfactant-type compounds and their esters provide oral therapy for ulceration of the gastric mucosa. The oxaalkanoate zwitterionic compounds are especially preferred compositions used in the management of both gastric an... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4005191 | Topical ointment composition A topical ointment composition is provided which includes a mixture of non-systemic bases comprising calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, and aluminum hydroxide. The composition also includes an anhydrous lanolin base carrier material and a hydrophilic... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3995030 | Composition and method for treating arthritis This invention relates to usage of the ignition residue of anthracite coal to treat arthritis.... | 11/30/1976 |
