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 |
| 6048640 | Electrode package and method for sealing same An electrode package includes a pouch having pouch walls forming a sealed pouch enclosure. At least one electrode is within the pouch enclosure and includes an electrode wire having one end connected to the electrode within the pouch, an intermediate port... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5984102 | Medical electrode packaging technology The invention provides a sealed package system for housing at least two medical electrode devices and for enabling the periodic testing thereof, comprising a thin, generally flat flexible envelope constructed and arranged to form an interior cavity for en... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5641941 | Method and apparatus for electrical connections to encased electronic devices A method and apparatus for operably connecting electronic devices through a closed container is achieved by securing one end of a laminate connector (28) to a first electronic device, e.g., a fireset circuit (22). Device (22) is placed in a housing (12) w... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5579919 | Medical electrode packaging technology The invention provides a sealed package system for housing at least one medical electrode apparatus and for enabling the periodic testing thereof, comprising a thin, generally flat flexible envelope constructed and arranged to form an interior cavity for ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5050732 | Packaging for components having flexible leads Components such as fiber optic devices which have elongate, flexible leads subject to damage if kinked or otherwise mishandled are packaged in a container of molded plastic construction having a first recess in which the body portion of the component is r... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4243139 | Apparatus and process for the manufacture of electronic components In an apparatus and process for transport and support of electronic components, the leads of the components are mounted transversely and parallel to each other on a support strip adapted for being moved in a longitudinal direction. The leads are mounted s... | 01/06/1981 |
