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!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7166617 | Cyclic amide derivatives Novel compounds represented by the following formula (I) that act as a ligand to sigma receptor/binding cite and a medicament comprising the same as an active ingredient: wherein X represents an alkyl group, an a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 5169096 | N-aralkyl-piperidine-methanol derivatives This invention relates to a new class of compounds having important biochemical and pharmacological properties. More particularly, this invention relates to N-aralkyl piperidinemethanol derivatives which are potent and selective inhibitors of the binding ... | 12/08/1992 |
