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 |
| 7510599 | Device for purification of a gas flow containing condensable vapours A device for purification of a gas flow containing condensable vapors including a shell (7) defining a sealed volume, a cooler to quench the gas flow, a rotating assembly (42) having a rotor (44) and a cylindrical separation and filtration skirt... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7404935 | Air treatment apparatus having an electrode cleaning element An air conditioner device includes a first electrode array and a second electrode array. A mechanism, that cleans the electrode(s) in a first electrode array, includes a length of flexible insulating material that projects from a base of the second electrode array t... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7368002 | Ionic air conditioning system The air conditioning system includes a housing having a vent portion and an ion generating unit positioned in the housing. The ion generating unit includes a first electrode, at least one second electrode, and a voltage generator that provides a constant potential d... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7244289 | Air purifier with detachable ionizer unit An air purifier includes an outer casing and an ionizer module. The outer casing has a top portion, a bottom portion having an electrode opening, an air purifying cavity defining between the top and bottom portion, and a peripheral opening communicating with the air... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7220295 | Electrode self-cleaning mechanisms with anti-arc guard for electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner devices An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner with a bead member having a bore, through which a wire-like electrode passes. The bead is moved along the wire to frictionally clean the wire-like electrode when an electrode array is removed. A bead lifting arm is m... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7179301 | Dyeing compositions for keratinous fibers containing paraphenylenediamine derivatives with pyrrolidinyl group The invention concerns novel dyeing compositions for keratinous fibers comprising at least a paraphenylenediamine derivative with pyrrolidinyl group as oxidation base, a dyeing method and a dyeing kit using said composition. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7097695 | Ion emitting air-conditioning devices with electrode cleaning features An air conditioner device includes a housing, a first electrode disposed in the housing, and a second electrode removably disposed in the housing. The second electrode can be manually removed from the housing and then manually returned to a resting position within t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7056346 | Direct dye composition for the hair, comprising a crosslinked polymer containing acrylic units and C10-C30 alkyl acrylate units The present invention relates to a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable support suitable for dyeing the hair, at least one direct dye and at least one crosslinked polymer containing acrylic residue units of the structure | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056370 | Electrode self-cleaning mechanism for air conditioner devices An air conditioner with a cleaning member having an opening, through which a wire-like electrode passes. The member is moved along the wire to frictionally clean the wire-like electrode when a collector electrode array is moved. A lifting arm is mounted to the colle... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6977008 | Cleaning mechanism for ion emitting air conditioning device A cleaning mechanism for a wire electrode of an air purifier device includes a base, a post having a first end attached to the base and a second end accessible from a location external the housing, a cleaning plate assembly attached to the base, wherein the cleaning... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6946232 | Image-receiving element An image-receiving element for use in photographic and photothermographic diffusion transfer film units of the type where the image-receiving element is designed to be removed, or “peeled-apart” from a photosensitive element following exposure and photographic p... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923835 | Bis-para-phenylenediamine derivatives comprising a pyrrolidyl group and use of these derivatives for dyeing keratin fibres The invention relates to novel bis-para-phenylenediamine derivatives containing a pyrrolidyl group substituted with a cationic radical, to dye compositions containing them and to the process of dyeing keratin fibres using these compositions. The present inven... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908501 | Electrode self-cleaning mechanism for air conditioner devices An air conditioner with a cleaning member having an opening, through which a wire-like electrode passes. The member is moved along the wire to frictionally clean the wire-like electrode when a collector electrode array is moved. A lifting arm is mounted to the colle... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6899748 | Method and apparatus for removing contaminants from gas streams A method and apparatus for removing contaminants from gas streams. A first step involves selecting a contaminant to be removed from a gas stream and determining a characteristic ionizing energy value required to selectively ionize the selected contaminant with minim... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6821320 | Dust collector for collecting fine dust in air A dust collector for collecting fine dust in air and for cleaning the air is provided. A first friction disk is produced from a first substance. A second friction disk is produced from a second substance that is chargeable triboelectrically in a polarity different f... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6749667 | Electrode self-cleaning mechanism for electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner devices An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner with a bead member having a bore, through which a wire-like electrode passes. The bead is moved along the wire to frictionally clean the wire-like electrode when an electrode array is removed. A bead lifting arm is m... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6709484 | Electrode self-cleaning mechanism for electro-kinetic air transporter conditioner devices An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner includes a mechanism to clean the wire-like electrodes in the first electrode array. A length of flexible Mylar type sheet material projects from the base of the second electrode array towards and beyond the first el... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6656248 | Method and apparatus to clean air The invention relates to a method to clean air for separating materials in the form of particles and/or droplets from a gas flow. The gas flow is directed through a collection in which the outer walls are grounded, and in which high voltage is supplied to... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6635105 | Electrostatic precipitator The invention relates to an electrostatic precipitator for collecting liquid or solid particles from a gas stream. The electrostatic precipitator consists of a tube (1), through which the gas to be cleaned flows longitudinally, the internal wall (1A) of t... | 10/21/2003 |
| 5639359 | Electrostatic precipitator discharge rapper anvil An anvil arrangement for receiving rapper impacts and transmitting them to a discharge electrode of a precipitator has an electrode tube made of deformable material, having an open end and forming part of the discharge electrode. An anvil having a head an... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5225089 | Method and apparatus for separating particles Method and apparatus for separating particles (1) which are dispersed in a dispersion medium, whereby an ultrasonic standing wave (3) is generated by means of a composite resonator in a vessel (8) containing dispersion (2), the frequency of said wave pref... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5183480 | Apparatus and method for collecting particulates by electrostatic precipitation An electrostatic precipitator apparatus and method which minimizes reentrainment of collected particles during their removal from the collecting electrode by use of a collecting system including concentric semi-tubes which are configurable from a position... | 02/02/1993 |
