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 |
| 4848242 | Linear induction propelled track guided runner A transport apparatus is provided with a track including a predetermined transport path, a first runner adapted to travel on the transport path when subjected to an external impelling force, and a plurality of stators arranged at predetermined intervals a... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4727813 | Linear induction propelled track guided runner A transport apparatus is provided with a track including a predetermined transport path, a first runner adapted to travel on the transport path when subjected to an external impelling force, and a plurality of stators arranged at predetermined intervals a... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4357875 | Conveyor system with access way The conveyor track of a conveyor system is provided with an access way so that persons or vehicles may traverse the tracks without interfering with movement of driverless vehicles along the conveyor. A shuttle is suspended from above and supported for rec... | 11/09/1982 |
