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 |
| 8052502 | Illuminated artificial eye structures for toys, mannequins and the like Simulated eye structure for plush toys, dolls, mannequins or other simulated or fanciful inanimate articles, sculptures, figurines and the like including at least one receptacle housing for a light source such as a light emitting diode. The receptacle housing has an... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7503827 | Artificial glass eye and methods of manufacture therefor Provided are an artificial glass eye and methods of manufacturing such an artificial glass eye, wherein the methods comprise fusing together at least two pre-formed glass components. The eye is prepared from components including representations of the sclera, pupil,... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7395621 | Flat folding promotional structure The invention is a promotional structure, such as a greeting card, which is collapsible to fit into a flat envelope for mailing, and which unfolds into the shape of a recognizable type of building, such as a house. Some of the panels are flexibly joined to one anoth... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371069 | Manikin and eye device apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for installing an artificial eye in a realistic, life-like sculpture, comprising an artificial eye of partially hemispherical shape, as well as a manikin with an eye-mounting area adapted to mate with such... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7311397 | Prosthetic eye with polarized dilating pupil and cooperating polarized eyeglass lens A prosthetic eye has a white scleral portion with a simulated iris painted on the front and a horizontal polarized disc at the center of the iris. The center of the polarized disc is darkened with paint to simulate a pupil having a fairly small diameter. The back of... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291016 | Ophthalmic surgery simulation device This invention relates to a device for simulating life-like conditions during eye surgery. The device includes a prosthetic head which includes an eye socket coupled to a fluid line adapted to create negative pressure or a vacuum in the eye socket. An eye for practi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284933 | Square embossed roof and rib plate Disclosed is a mine roof and rib support system generally including a square bearing plate. A through hole is positioned near a center portion of the square bearing plate. A peripheral section at least partially circumscribes the bearing plate. In between the throug... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7234989 | Method and apparatus for attaching plush to an artificial eye An artificial eye for use in animated plush toys has a one-piece eyeball and lid that are integrally molded. The eye further includes a shaped member and a retaining post. A crossplate of the shaped member is preferably curved to correspond to the curvature of the e... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7198539 | Artificial eye for doll or the like An improved artificial eye for use in dolls, stuffed animals, other toys, and the like, and for use as a prosthetic eye for human beings. The improved artificial eye consists of a sclera, a lens, and a lamina. The lens can be made of any of a variety of materials su... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7025655 | Dynamic eye simulation mechanism A dynamic eye simulation mechanism in which an eye orb having a spherical surface has one area of that surface of a color simulating an eyelid and another area having a representation of an eye iris and surrounding sclera applied thereto wherein the orb is mounted f... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6923654 | Manikin and eye device apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for installing an artificial eye in a realistic, life-like sculpture, comprising an artificial eye of partially hemispherical shape, as well as a manikin with an eye-mounting area adapted to mate with such... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6902404 | Visual aid using contact lenses A visual aid for using contact lenses comprises an eyeball and a cover that contains the eyeball, and a model contact lens. The eyeball includes a sclera, an iris and a pupil. The cover includes an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid that can be opened and closed. The v... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6786794 | Simulated eye for toys Disclosed is a simulated eye for toys having a line of sight which follows a viewer's eye even when an angle with which the viewer views the simulated eye changes. The simulated eye has a body which comprises a side-wall portion and a disc portion formed integrally ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6500045 | Artificial blank and eye What is disclosed herein is an artificial eye blank comprised of a transparent artificial eyepiece segment and a moveable artificial nictitating membrane which is slidably mounted on the bottom outside circumferential edge of the artificial eyepiece segme... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6391057 | Dilating ocular prosthesis An ocular prosthetic device is provided which includes a simulated pupil that does not interfere with the intended appearance of the iris image, and further which adapts to a range of ambient lighting environments to simulate the appearance of a natural e... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6153311 | Soft sculpted article and method of making same A soft sculpted article includes a first substantially flat surface and a soft sculpted face affixed to the first substantially flat surface. The face includes at least a muzzle portion extending outwardly of the first substantially flat surface.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6139577 | Dilating ocular prosthesis An ocular prosthetic device is provided which includes a simulated pupil that does not interfere with the intended appearance of the iris image, and further which adapts to a range of ambient lighting environments to simulate the appearance of a natural e... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6099379 | Eye article for taxidermy form An eye article (10) for a taxidermy form (21). The eye article includes a generally convex first surface (16) and a general concave second surface (14). The eye article is preferably injection molded of a thermoplastic material like polycarbonate and the ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5919227 | Moving artificial eye An artificial eye that appears to look back at a plurality of observers simultaneously even while either change position.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5735895 | Artificial animal eye with nictitating membrane An artificial animal eye for use in taxidermy and including a nictitating membrane integrally formed thereon is provided. The artificial animal eye is formed on a transparent eyepiece blank, such as a clear glass eyepiece, having a concave inner surface a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5733333 | Artificial eye A device and method for making artificial eyes. The device uses either photographs of a patient's eye, or, the patient's eye is digitally scanned. This digital image can then be read, manipulated and changed on a computer screen using common software. Onc... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5681040 | Game timer A game timer is constructed in a form resembling an eye with a movable eye lid. The lid is positionable to cover the eye and to uncover the eye in accordance with an objective of the game in the timing of events in the game. Because the eye is an icon of ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5108427 | Active pupillary prosthesis An ocular prothesis is provided in which a prosthesis housing has a bore therein for receiving elements to simulate the iris and pupil of an eye. A black disc is received within the bore and covered by an active disc having a central aperture therethrough... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4900287 | Tearing eye doll A tearing eye doll having a pair of synthetic eyes, each formed by an eye-shaped porous block whose face simulates the white of a human eye, and an impermeable disc seated in a recess in the face and colored to simulate an iris and a pupil therein. Receiv... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4875888 | Eye construction for toy doll An eye construction includes substantially circlar, concentric pupil and iris portions, a white portion which encircles said iris portion and a transparent cover portion on the white portion. The white portion includes a white portion surface which extend... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4828531 | Synthetic eye simulating eyeball movement A toy figure having artificial eyes which when viewed by an observer, create, as a result of an optical illusion, apparent eyeball movement as the observer changes his orientation relative to the figure. Each artificial eye is constituted by a case formed... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4639235 | Attachable eye for dolls An eye for adhesive attachment to a doll head comprises a backing sheet of a flexible waterproof white fabric. There is a generally annular deposit on the fabric of a waterproof coloring material such as an acrylic having the shape and color of the iris o... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4637159 | Artificial eye A simulated eye construction includes a generally cup-shaped member including a protruding transparent first lens portion having a convex outer face and, preferably, a concave inner face which can be provided with a recessed portion. A transparent second ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4629442 | Artificial eye for doll A plastic eye having an appearance closely resembling a glass-blown eye is formed of two generally spherical halves, secured together by solvent or cement at confronting flanges. The spherical halves are formed of clear glass or plastic and the front half... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4601673 | Artificial eye An artificial eye including a sclera for insertion into an eye socket, the sclera having a cavity therein for forming the pupil of the eye, the sclera being made from a soft, elastic material, and a transparent cornea connected to the sclera. The sclera a... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4507099 | Toy eye construction A toy having an eye construction which is formed as a sealed container having a supply of a fluid medium confined within the container and having a plurality of particles suspended or dispersed throughout the fluid medium so that said particles move in th... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4332039 | Ocular prosthesis which simulates change in pupil diameter An improved ocular prosthesis is provided in which the diameter of the pupil of the prosthesis can readily be varied to correspond to the diameter of the pupil of a person's natural eye when same is exposed to either direct or indirect light. The ocular p... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4324066 | Artificial eye having double convex magnifying lens A realistic, durable, and easy to mount artificial eye comprises an opaque, bulbous base and a convex, rigid, substantially transparent lens secured to the base. Between the lens and the base is an image of an eye, the image being visible through the lens... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4277911 | Changing the color of a doll's eyes A device permitting to change the color of the iris in a doll's eyes. In said device, the eye is constituted by a transparent iris provided in its center with a dark and opaque area forming the pupil, and behind said iris is mounted a cylinder comprising refle... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4272910 | Ocular prosthetic or the like The invention contemplates an artificial eye which in its preferred form is completely self-contained and embodies a simulated iris, with the appearance of a pupil which will dilate in response to a photoelectrically detected reduction in environmental li... | 06/16/1981 |
| 3952445 | Simulated eye construction A simulated eye construction for use on fishing lures or the like has a flat wafer imbedded near the apex of a cup-shaped transparent body. The face of the wafer opposite the flat surface of the body has a distinctive color and the inner face of the flat ... | 04/27/1976 |
