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 |
| 7921677 | Vehicular upholstery polypropyleneterephthalate fiber fabric and method for producing of fabric A vehicular upholstery fabric is made from a raw tricot fabric which is knitted by using a PPT-multifilament yarn whose single fiber fineness is about 0.5˜6.0 dtex and whose total fineness is about 30˜180 dtex for the ground yarn and the pile yarn. The raw tricot ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7874184 | Thermal protection sleeve with knit thermal protection features and method of construction thereof A knit protective sleeve and method of construction thereof provides a continuous and seamless sleeve wall knit from one or more yarns extending between opposite open ends of the sleeve. At least one heat vent opening is integrally knit within the wall between the e... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7823420 | Textile protection element for a plastic support The invention relates to a textile protection element (30) for a plastic support (33) of knitted embodiment, comprising at least one section (31, 32) with a thermosealing textile thread (2). The above is particularly of use for protection... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7757517 | Protective sleeve with knitted opening and method on construction A knit tubular protective sleeve and method of construction thereof provides a continuous and seamless tubular wall knit from one or more yarns extending between opposite open ends of the sleeve. At least one opening is integrally knit within the tubular wall betwee... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7712336 | Subassembly for industrial fabrics A method of manufacturing an industrial fabric comprising the steps of knitting a first fabric strip portion having two widthwise edges and a width that is narrower than the industrial fabric to the desired length of the industrial fabric, forming the first fabric s... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690225 | Flexible protective corrugated tube The invention relates to a flexible protective corrugated tube (1) comprising at least two different yarns and a plurality of larger-diameter zones (2) and a plurality of smaller-diameter zones (3) which are alternated along the length of the tu... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7497097 | Sweat blocking and ventilating sweatband for headwear A spacer-fabric sweatband, for, and incorporated into headwear which has an inner, skin-contact fabric layer, and an outer, headwear-facing fabric layer connected by a multiplicity of hydrophobic monofilament-pile spacing elements. The pile spacing elements function... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7481079 | Circular knit fabric and method A circular knitted fabric and a method for making such a fabric is disclosed. The fabric employs a multifilament elastomeric yarn as a ground yarn and a polyester yarn as a pile yarn. The fabric is comprised of a plurality of knitted regions arranged in a pre-define... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478545 | Spherical crocheted object A spherical crocheted object includes a portion that contains high quality embroidery and is made beginning with a fabric piece called an initial disc. By initially knitting the spherical crocheted object into a flat, round disc of specific and limited dimensions, t... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7430882 | Method of knitting tubular knitted fabric having stripe pattern, and tubular knitted fabric having stripe pattern In a tubular knitted fabric with a stripe pattern knitted by a flat knitting machine, to cause cross-over yarns to appear inside the tubular knitted fabric so as to eliminate cutting operation of the cross-over yarns. For each knitting of a plurality of courses, a f... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7418837 | Warpknitted spacer fabric with tearable threads Warpknitted spacer fabric knitwear 11 consisting of two knitwear layers 12, 13 which are positioned parallel relative to one another and which are connected to one another by pile yarns 14 which extend to and fro, wherein the knitwear layers ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415845 | Window shade A non-laminated window shade having simultaneously formed and interconnected layers is provided. Pattern is produced by revealing portions of an intermediate layer. An intermediate layer comprises solution dyed yarns of a dark color. Pad dyeing and yarn selection pr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7395680 | Self-curling knitted sleeve and method of fabrication A warp knit self-curling fabric and methods of construction thereof provides an elongate sleeve having overlapping edges for protecting elongate members. The fabric includes warp stitches and a plurality of weft stitches. The fabric comprises at least three yarns wa... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7383705 | Method of knitting tubular knitted fabric When knitting a tubular knitted fabric having a difference in the number of wales between a front knitted fabric and a back knitted fabric, knitted fabrics are knitted alternately while turning the tubular knitted fabric and jointing the front section having a large... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377133 | Knitted sensor A sensor having a three layer construction comprising a first knitted conductive textile plane, a second conductive textile plane and an intermediate separating plane penetrable by the first knitted conductive textile plane to allow the first conductive textile plan... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7363778 | Seamless three-dimensional toe section for prosthetic socks and prosthetic shrinkers A stretchable fabric sleeve is configured for use as a prosthetic shrinker or as a prosthetic sock and broadly comprises a unitary receptacle broadly including a tubular section and a rounded end section. In particular, the rounded end section includes opposite pane... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350861 | Textile component A textile component includes a pocket or channel woven directly into the textile using a jacquard weaving method. The textile component may be used in a variety of applications for attachment to an article. A pattern may be woven into the textile, and a pocket may b... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347011 | Article of footwear having a textile upper An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void fo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331989 | Insert for a conduit There is disclosed an insert (2) for a conduit (4) adapted to effect helical flow in the conduit (4) comprising a longitudinally extending member having a helical formation. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331199 | Adhering prosthetic knitting fabric, method for making same and reinforcement implant for treating parietal deficiencies A prosthetic knit for medical or surgical use which has a structure made of monofilament and/or multifilament yarn which is biocompatible and optionally partially bicabsorbable. According to the invention, this knit comprises a monofilament sheet forming, on ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331363 | Textile weave of inelastic and elastic fiber forming an elastic weave with one or more rigid loops Procedure consisting of the of textile weaving of inelastic and elastic fiber forming an elastic weave with one or more rigid loops. Field of application: clothing, footwear, headgear, haberdashery, costume jewelry, items for personal use, travel items, cases, leath... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323189 | Liquid and low melting coatings for stents A method for forming liquid coatings for medical devices such as stents and angioplasty balloons is provided. The liquid coatings can be made from biodegradable materials in liquid, low melting solid, or wax forms, which preferably degrade in the body without produc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293433 | Warp knit fabrics useful for medical articles and methods of making same The present invention provides articles useful in medical applications including the treatment of heart diseases, and methods for producing the articles. Embodiments include warp knitted fabrics, both single and multilayer, medical articles and methods of making the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285505 | Tape having weft-insert warp knit fabric reinforcement The present disclosure relates to a tape that comprises a weft-inserted warp knit fabric, which utilizes a combination stitch to secure the wales of the fabric. The combination stitch comprises a majority of successive chain stitches that are used with a minority of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7269978 | Mesh for bags or packaging The invention relates to a mesh for bags or packaging, produced by knitting technology by warping in a circular loom of simultaneous mesh formation. The mesh constitutes a uniform tubular mesh structure wherein the warp yarns or bands form mesh chains parallel to th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247359 | Meat product casing having a maximum extensible diameter A tubular casing for use with food products which includes knitted stockinette, longitudinal threads and circumferential spiral threads that are held to stockinette by stitches located along the length of the casing. Each thread comprises an elastic thread formed fr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240383 | Woven bed sheet with elastomeric knitted corners A contoured woven bed sheet (30) includes a woven field (12) and side panels (14, 16, 18, 20), and triangular corner inserts (40) connecting adjacent side panels. The corner inserts are knitted of elastomeric (62) and non-elastomer... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225645 | Method of making a single crocheted work-piece with an incorporated meandering pattern A method of planning and fabricating a single crocheted work-piece that incorporates a meandering pattern. A special grid is constructed, the pattern placed in the grid, and the stitch combinations noted on the pattern line forming a “map”. This map of the work-... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219374 | Visor A visor assembly includes a visor portion for blocking sunlight, a front portion coupled to the visor portion, a first elastic band coupled to both sides of the front portion to encircle a head, and second elastic bands coupled to a portion of the first elastic band... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217446 | Decorative wreath In general, the invention is a circular wreath having a solid base with holes extending therethrough so that decorative ornaments can be attached to the wreath and easily released at a later time. In the preferred embodiment, tubes extend through the holes in order ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201024 | Elastic warp-knit fabric A fabric article useful for the cushioning surface of a car seat and like items is formed from thick main elastic yarn which is thicker than main stitch yarn, and main inserted yarn which is more bulky and thicker than the main elastic yarn in apparent thickness, ar... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198638 | Low profile, high stretch, low dilation knit prosthetic device A radially expandable stent-graft endoprosthesis is provided. The graft included in the stent-graft is a knitted tubular structure circumferentially disposed and securably attached to the stent. The knitted tubular structure has a warp knit pattern of interlacing ya... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191621 | Mesh bag A mesh bag including warp and weft thread groups and a closing part, wherein the warp groups are arranged crosswise, and the weft groups are laid out intersecting with the warp groups, starting from the junctions of the warp group, the warp group goes through the pe... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181933 | Tape substrate and tape made therefrom The present disclosure relates to a tape that comprises a weft-inserted warp knit fabric, which utilizes a combination stitch to secure the wales of the fabric. The combination stitch comprises a majority of successive chain stitches that are used with a minority of... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7152750 | Baby bottle cover Covers for baby bottles. A baby bottle cover includes an interior space adapted to conform to a baby bottle, an outer surface conforming to the interior space, and at least one opening adapted to receive the baby bottle. The cover may have two openings such that eac... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143613 | Knitwear garment and method of knitting knitwear Seamless knitwear of mixed set-in and raglan sleeves, and a method of knitting the same seamless knitwear. The knitwear of the present invention comprises a body and sleeves. A front body of the body has armhole parts and shoulder-line parts extending along o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144271 | Sealed tamper resistant terminator A tamper-resistant coaxial terminator includes an inner body rotatably captivated within an outer shield. A deformable portion of the inner body extends within an annular recess formed in the outer shield. An optional RF port, containing a resistor, is press-fit wit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124465 | Multi-layered hanging cleaning sponge The present invention is directed to a cleaning sponge. The cleaning sponge contains a cavity that is cut radially inward through one of the sides of the sponge. The cavity is located closer to the side of the sponge rather than its center. Furthermore, the sponge h... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111753 | Insulating sleeve for a beverage container A beverage container insulating sleeve for insulating a user's hand from a cold or hot beverage container while maintaining the serving temperature of the beverage. The material of the sleeve comprises insulating polyethylene foam. The sleeve is a low cost, lightwei... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105716 | Absorbent articles The present invention provides an improved disposable article for the absorption and containment of urine or other body exudates, for example a diaper, training pants or an adult incontinence article, that has a high fecal fluid intake rate as measured by the Fecal ... | 09/12/2006 |
