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 |
| 7303100 | Kettle having movable spout lid and actuator A kettle for heating water or other liquid has a lid and lid actuator to move the lid between open and closed positions. The lid actuator may be connected to the container and movable relative to the opening about a pivot that is below a pivot about which the lid ma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7186416 | Foamable pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating a disorder Novel compositions of matter comprising a foamable delivery system are provided. Novel methods for treating a disease, disorder, or condition using the novel compositions are further provided. Novel methods for making and delivering a foamable pharmaceutical composi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6699035 | Detonation flame arrestor including a spiral wound wedge wire screen for gases having a low MESG A detonation flame arrestor including an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, and fill media. The outer cylinder and inner cylinder are secured to a canister flange on one end and include a domed face (cap) on the other end. On assembly, the inner cylinder ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6389739 | Adjustable burnable coil container Disclosed herein is a container for holding a burnable coil bearing an active ingredient, such as an insecticide, insect repellant, deodorizer, or fragrance. The container includes a base having a raised coil support for mounting the coil and a spiral rec... | 05/21/2002 |
| 5816333 | Flame barrier device A flame-barrier device has a plurality of openings that are essentially parallel relative to a flow of substance passing therethrough, the device being made up of an assembly of a plurality of pierced disks whose openings co-operate with adjacent correspo... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5507942 | Fuel filter assembly A fuel filter assembly that provides a constant level of least restricted fuel flow through the fuel filter assembly during the useful life of the filter media by utilizing the least possible amount of filter media to provide the least possible pressure d... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5494573 | Reverse osmosis water purification diagnostic system A monitor for a beverage processing system that can sense a characteristic of the system, compare the characteristic to a threshold value to determine if a component of the system is not operating properly, and transmit the characteristic to a remote site... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5454493 | Apparatus for the distribution of particulate material upon a surface An apparatus for the distribution of particulate material including glass beads onto one of freshly applied paint or polymer material applied to a surface, includes a housing having defined therein an upper chamber for the receipt of particulate material ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5156536 | Safety hand pump This invention is a small hand piston type pump design to pump small quanity of flammable liquids safely from a drum. The pump has a grounding clip, and a bonding clip attached and a metal bung adapter to ensure that static build up during the pumping pro... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5145360 | Detonation arrestor A detonation arrestor for a flare line includes a cell housing having a particulate quenching medium composed of stainless steel balls. The stainless steel balls are held in place by wire mesh and steel bars. A flame front diffusor is located on either si... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4892209 | Liquor bottle capping assembly A liquor bottle capping assembly comprising a perforated member fixedly attachable to the liquor bottle in covering relationship with a threaded opening in the liquor bottle for preventing flame propagation into the liquor bottle.... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4767016 | Liquor bottle capping assembly A liquor bottle capping assembly comprising a perforated member fixedly attachable to the liquor bottle in covering relationship with a threaded opening in the liquor bottle for preventing flame propagation into the liquor bottle; a penetration discouragi... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4673098 | Fuel tank vaporization and explosion resistant apparatus There is provided a closed storage vessel having a heat conductive mesh-like interior affixed to the shell of the tank in secure heat conductive contact.... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4489860 | Safety can conversion apparatus A safety dispensing conversion device for converting storage containers of inflammable fluids such as gasoline or the like, such as the well-known "jerry can", into a container with safety dispensing features. A pour spout, a flame arrester extending from... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4483461 | Flash-back arrestor for dissolved acetylene cylinders A flash-back arrestor for dissolved acetylene cylinders wherein a cylinder gas-permeable at both ends thereof is joined to an inner end of a valve body in a dissolved acetylene cylinder in such a manner that said cylinder is communicated with a gas passag... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4394937 | Safety can conversion apparatus A safety dispensing conversion device for converting storage containers of inflammable fluids such as gasoline or the like, such as the well-known "jerry can", into a container with safety dispensing features. A pour spout, a flame arrester extending from... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4273265 | Safety dispensing spout A dispensing spout which may readily be coupled to the opening of a liquid container. The spout has a closure and a venting tube, the latter of which is adapted to be located in the container at a position to allow atmospheric air to flow into the contain... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4265375 | Safety dispensing apparatus for flammable liquids Apparatus for safely dispensing flammable liquids from containers. A reciprocating piston, slidingly positioned within a cylinder, draws flammable liquid from a sealed drum and dispenses the liquid from a spout member extending from the apparatus. A flame... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4141472 | Aerosol container with gas-permeable membrane An aerosol container is provided, especially intended for use with compositions containing liquefied flammable propellants, and having a gas-permeable membrane that is impermeable or at best only slowly permeable by liquefied propellants, and impeding liq... | 02/27/1979 |
| 3933444 | Flash back arrestor A flash back arrestor for use in gas supply lines. The arrestor includes an elongated passageway through which the gases flow in one direction and through which the flash back must pass in the reverse direction. A pressure-actuated valve at the inlet end ... | 01/20/1976 |
