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 |
| 7384006 | Power sprayer The present invention is a dispenser adapted to be coupled to a fluid container. The dispenser comprises a dispensing head, an energy source, and a fluid pathway. The dispensing head includes a fluid pump, a motor adapted to power the pump, a trigger adapted to cont... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7328859 | Power sprayer The present invention is a dispenser adapted to be coupled to a fluid container. The dispenser comprises a dispensing head, an energy source, and a fluid pathway. The dispensing head includes a fluid pump, a motor adapted to power the pump, a trigger adapted to cont... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7255294 | Battery operated spray head having an improved housing A three part housing for a battery powered spray head includes a left half shell, a right half shell and a hinged top. The batteries are located in the upper portion of the housing below the hinged top (battery cover). The inner front of the top is provided with a d... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7147172 | Personal decontamination apparatus and method A personal decontamination apparatus includes an adapter valve attachable to a water source for mixing water with a concentrated decontamination fluid for rapid detoxifying washing of the skin of a user exposed to toxic chemical, biological or nuclear radioactive su... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7097119 | Power sprayer The present invention is a dispenser adapted to couple to a fluid container having an opening surrounded by a neck. The dispenser comprises a cap, a dispensing head, an energy source, and a conduit. The cap is adapted to seal the opening fluid tight when the dispens... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7036751 | Pump operated spraying device A water gun and a watering container using an electrically operated peristaltic pump for pumping water through a nozzle located at the end of a tube connecting a reservoir with an outlet opening. The pump is electrically controlled by a trigger mechanism in a handle... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6194470 | Sparkle linen spray A sprayable composition in a pump spray bottle includes a fragrance oil and reflective material. The reflective material is sized to pass through the atomizer of the pump spray bottle. Linens or clothing can be sprayed with the composition to provide a pl... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5975423 | Portable fully self-contained pressure wash-down system and method A portable, fully self-contained pressure wash-down system operates in a storage mode for storing and hermetically sealing system components when the system is not in use, and works in an operation mode for allowing portable operation of the system. The s... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5431312 | Container for the dispensing of liquid A container (1) for the dispensing of liquid (2), in particular for dispensing in spray or foam form, with dispensing nozzle (D) arranged on the top side of the container (1) and a pump handle (15) for a pump (P) which is associated with the container and... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5348198 | Refillable aerosol container A device for the spraying of liquids includes an air compressor or pump driven by a weight activated by shaking the device in an essentially vertical direction. The device consists of a resuable liquid module containing a liquid to be sprayed; a pump modu... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5348190 | Insert module aerosol container The present invention includes an improved apparatus for discharging liquids in a spray, including a separable housing, a recyclable liquid module containing liquid to be sprayed and a weight activated air compressor or pump which supplies compressed air ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5267674 | Container for the spray-dispensing of liquid A invention relates to a container (1) for the spray-dispensing of liquid (2), having spray nozzle (D) arranged on the head side of the container (1) and a handle (14) for a pump (P) associated with the container, which pump has pump cylinder (6), piston ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 3955720 | Low pressure dispensing apparatus with air pump A reuseable dispensing apparatus for dispensing a flowable product by pressurized air, comprising a refillable container for the product to be dispensed and an air pump operable by the user to pressurize the container after filling. The air pump has a con... | 05/11/1976 |
