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 |
| 6945868 | Outdoor fan system A camouflaged outdoor fan system includes a housing, a fan inserted into the housing, and a camouflaged lid removably connected to the housing. The housing is buried in the ground, or in alternative embodiment, mounted to the underside of a deck, the fan is inserted... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6557596 | Leak fuel gas discharging structure of automobile A leak fuel gas discharging structure for an automobile includes a hollow reinforcement member extending between a floor panel and a wheel house and interconnecting an underfloor space and an internal space of the wheel house. The wheel house has a portio... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6431610 | Tube assembly for communicating water to a fixture A tube assembly for communicating water under pressure from a water supply valve and a water fixture inlet tube assembled at a job site, having an elongate corrugated tube with alternating grooves and ridges and cut to length to extend between a water fix... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6095491 | In-line flow rate control device A readily adjustable flow rate control device having a movable flow control member which includes a plurality of spaced-apart flow restrictors which are adapted to be selectively positioned intermediate a fluid flow path extending between a fluid supply l... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5730177 | Tire air-injection device The present invention is a tire air-injection device provided in the car for easily and rapidly injecting air into a tire to maintain the tire pressure at an optimal level when tire pressure drops below a reference value. A compressor provided in the car ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 4582108 | Tire inflation/deflation system An automatic tire inflation-pressure regulating system for wheeled vehicles with pneumatic tires. The system has a system control assembly in the vehicle operator's compartment, control signal transmitter assemblies on the vehicle body in close proximity ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4505354 | Front brake tube retaining structure for automotive vehicle A front brake tube is arranged to pass under an arch portion of a hood ledge for thereby extending between the inside and outside of an engine compartment. A support is provided which has an upper end attached to the hood ledge at a location adjacent the ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4380272 | Oil reservoir particularly for hydraulic steering system The intake fitting of a vehicle engine driven pump mounted on the engine block is connected to one end of an elongated, flexible conduit section acting as a fluid storing reservoir. The other open end of the conduit remote from the pump is anchored at a l... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4139020 | Modular dash control valve manifold A modular control valve manifold assembly is designed for installation in the dashboard of a vehicle equipped with air brakes. The manifold houses the valving required to control the air brake system, and includes a base which provides a plurality of boss... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4064901 | Gasoline supply accessory An accessory device attachable to a vehicle for pumping gasoline from the attached vehicle into a portable tank or into the gasoline tank of a disabled vehicle. The device includes a flexible hose permanently connected by a valve to the supply tube in the... | 12/27/1977 |
