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 |
| 7370566 | Complimentary retrograde/prograde satellite constellation A method for sensing and monitoring ICBM threats using a constellation of earth orbiting satellites. The method includes arranging a first and a second plurality of threat sensing satellites in earth orbit. The first plurality is selected to have a first prograde or... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7275976 | Game toy device using remote-controlled traveling toy, remote-controlled traveling toy, and game board The present invention provides a play toy system using a remote-controlled traveling toy, which enables the remote-controlled traveling toy to make a movement that is more unexpected than before, for play. The remote-controlled traveling toy 1 includes one fr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 4368578 | Orbital mission planning indicator An orbital mission planning indicator device provides a visual indication of the relationship between the plane of orbit of an artificial earth satellite and the angle of incidence of solar energy thereon, for all seasons of the year and for arbitrary tim... | 01/18/1983 |
