...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 |
| 8074962 | Dust collection blast gate with mount A blast gate assembly for connecting two hoses includes a first cylindrical section for frictionally engaging with a first flexible vacuum hose, a second cylindrical section for frictionally engaging with a second flexible vacuum hose, and a valve section disposed b... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7299799 | Gas manifold assembly with a mounting device in a cooking appliance The gas manifold assembly (1) is adapted to a cooking appliance for supplying the burners (21) thereof, and is equipped with various taps (C1-C4) of the rotary type, installed on a elongated tubular-shaped manifold conduit (2), whi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7201025 | Securing mechanism for golf clubs A golf club securing mechanism includes a rigid member and a flexible member. The flexible member is wovenly engaged with the rigid member to define one or more golf club holding regions between the flexible member and the rigid member. The flexible member can be ma... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6834664 | Device making use of heated fluid to reduce dust products in waste gas pipeline A device making use of heated fluid to reduce dust products in a waste gas pipeline comprises a chamber, a heating pipe placed in the chamber, a gas injection pipe for injecting gas into the chamber, an exhaust pipe for exhausting gas carrying away heat of the heati... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6482190 | Outlet tube device for urinary drainage bag An improved outlet tube device for a urinary drainage bag is disclosed wherein an outlet valve mechanism is contained with a rigid housing fixed securely to the drainage bag, rather than just being clamped to the outlet tubing, and thus cannot become sepa... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6329493 | Plumbing articles from poly(aryl ether sulfones) Plumbing articles made from a thermoplastic resin comprising a poly(biphenyl ether sulfone) and a poly(aryl ether sulfone) comprising bisphenol A residues.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6209560 | Pressure testing assembly and testing method for propane tank systems A method and assembly (kit) are provided for use by propane tank service personnel to detect escaping gas in propane tank systems. The standard connection between the regulator and tank service valve is replaced with a permanent valve assembly including a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5640991 | Siphon freeze drain valve for underground irrigation systems Siphon freeze drain valve for an underground water sprinkling system including a line operating under water pressure, the drain valve being a U-shaped tube, one end of which is passed through a hole in the top of the line, the other end of which is outsid... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5632227 | Milk-line valve A milk line valve comprises a slide, a connector and a saddle. A port in the saddle opens into the milk line through an annular seal and the slide obstructs the seal. When the connector is inserted, it moves the slide into a position in which it unblocks ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5629476 | Modular fluid manifold system A user friendly engine delivery system is provided which employs a wheeled engine pallet assembly for transferring a dressed engine to a dynamometer room where the engine will be subsequently tested. A set of guide rails work in conjunction with a self-ce... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5445357 | Pipe connecting structure to be used for a milk delivery pipe A pipe connecting structure is constituted by a milk tap having an aperture to be aligned with a corresponding opening arranged at the top of a milk delivery pipe, and a slide valve for opening and closing said aperture, and a plug-in metal fitting remova... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5284110 | Bracket connector for a water supply system The present invention is a bracket connector for a water supply system having a ballast pipe supporting a conduit with a plurality of dispenser valves. The three piece bracket connector includes a bottom or saddle receiving portion attached on the conduit... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5123627 | Condensate drain fitting with check valve and stepped diameters to fit different pipe sizes A drain fitting adapted to receive and direct condensate into a drain pipe comprises a cylindrical body with multiple stepped diameters for attaching condensate drain hoses of different sizes, and includes an internal one-way ball check valve to prevent m... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4945950 | Continuous tapping device A continuous output device for liquid or gaseous fluids comprising a rail having channels each opening to a first surface of the rail through a slit sealed by a sealing strip, the fluid being supplied to the channels of the rail, and a coupling having an ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4789003 | Water treatment apparatus Apparatus for selectively introducing an additive into a conduit fluid stream, said apparatus comprising an intake means (29A) for drawing said additive from a supply thereof, a metering device (28) for selectively regulating the amount of said additive i... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4332271 | Throttling device for pipe conduits A throttling device is located in a venting pipe or in a pipe section such as a flue gas pipe or conduit arranged between a boiler and a flue or chimney. The flap is held in a pipe section for removal out of the respective pipe either by tilting or by pul... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4313699 | Quick mount high pressure booster valves An adjustable pneumatic conveyor tube booster valve for banding to the top of a conveyor tube with the booster valve inlet located remotely from the pneumatic conveyor tube. The booster valve is constructed from an annular rubber sleeve which flexes inwar... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4249716 | Valve clamp assembly An inexpensive valve clamp assembly is provided which inhibits removal of a radiator relief valve. The assembly includes a cable for securing the valve to the radiator, a plate which holds the cable in position relative to the valve, and a clamp to mainta... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4218407 | Valved or progressively opening sparger with rigid upper seat A sparger for efficient liberation of air when submerged in a body of liquid comprises a pressure-opened closure biased upwardly to constrict the discharge of air under a rigid annular seat member. Air is thus discharged at an exactly predetermined and co... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4176823 | Butterfly valve A fluid flow controlling butterfly valve assembly is disclosed which comprises a valve body defining a through passage for fluid, a butterfly valving member supported within the body, a shaft extending transversely through the passage and drivingly connec... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4147517 | Three-way-valve Valve for use with a tubular chemical reactor operating at pressures of over 1000 bar and temperatures of more than 250° C. The actual wall thickness of the lower valve part within the area of the inlet/outlet duct is at least 35% less than the wall thic... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4123035 | Conduit coupling means for milking systems and method of making same An improved device for enabling a small diameter milking hose to be removably connected to a larger diameter manifold of a milking system through an opening in the wall thereof and for automatically closing the opening through the wall of the manifold whe... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4107454 | Apparatus for pneumatically communicating with a pressurized cable Apparatus is provided for pneumatically communicating with a pressurized cable provided with a peripheral opening. The apparatus includes a saddle of resilient material having a cross-section defined by a parabola and the arc of a circle. The saddle is ad... | 08/15/1978 |
| 3967810 | Pipeline inlet valve A sanitary milk inlet valve for a pipe line milker includes a two-part valve housing with the valve parts having laterally extending flanges which are secured together by bolts to clamp the valve housing at a selected position on a milk pipeline. One valv... | 07/06/1976 |