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 |
| 5682834 | Earthquake alarm The present invention relates to an earthquake alarm that functions as an awakening and early warning mechanism which provides an audio and visual warning to a possible earthquake. The device is comprised of a free-standing arm which rests against an adju... | 11/04/1997 |
| 4664056 | Irreversible threshold-temperature indicator A temperature-monitoring and -witnessing device has an at least partially transparent container forming a pair of adjacent chambers at least one of which is substantially closed and formed with a passage between the chambers, a valve including a metallic ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4631526 | Theft proof alarm bell assembly An alarm bell assembly wherein the working parts are located beneath and protected by the gong, and preferably also a cover for the assembly, being secured by means comprising a detector such as a micro-switch by which alarm drive is actuable when the bel... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4592301 | Fire extinguisher support mechanism incorporating an audible alarm A mechanism for supporting a conventional portable fire extinguisher wherein the support mechanism is modified or adapted to include an audible warning device such as a siren, whistle or bell. When a person removes the extinguisher from the support mechan... | 06/03/1986 |
