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 |
| 6910253 | Method of construction of an insulating air conduit This invention is related to ultra-light conduit for used air and a method for construction of such a conduit with sandwich sheet type of material such as “THERMO-FOIL™” permitting to avoid losses of heat and humid air. The method of construction of a used air... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6637096 | Process for forming striker for glove box A novel striker for locking a glove box comprises a bracket (11) having at least two fastener holes (13), a bracket (11) being attached to an interior wall of crash pad or dashboard by fasteners through fastener holes (13) and a U-shaped latching loop (15... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6571126 | Method of constructing a capacitor stack for a flat capacitor In one aspect, a method of manufacturing a capacitor includes disposing one or more conductive layers of a first electrode stack in a recess of an alignment mechanism, where the recess is positioned relative to two or more alignment elements. The method f... | 05/27/2003 |
| 5187650 | Solid electrolytic capacitors and method for manufacturing the same Solid electrolytic capacitors comprise a valve metal member having a dielectric oxide film and a conductive underlying layer formed on the member in this order, and a conductive polymer film formed on the layer. The conductive polymer film is formed by el... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4912828 | Method of manufacturing belt and buckle assembly A belt designed to simulate the appearance of an expensive leather belt comprises a belt strap to form exclusively of molded plastic and having its front face and edge substantially uniformly machine finished. A fastening means is secured to the belt stra... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4861624 | Method of manufacturing a cylindrical capacitor An end surface (5, 5b) of a cylindrical ceramic body (2, 2b) is dipped into a bath of metal paste (15), so that an opening (10, 10b) formed in the end surface is closed by the metal paste. Then an air pressure difference is provided such that the air pres... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4587703 | Method and apparatus using a multifaceted turret for robotic assembly The robotic assembly of a keyboard using a multiplicity of keys of a plurality of distinct types, such As key caps on a sculptured keyboard, can be substantially increased in speed by the use of a multifacted rotatable turret for picking up and installing... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4549342 | Belt buckle machine A semi-automated machine for use with Spendel type belt buckle dies which are mounted on a horizontally reciprocable table to position selectively either an outer or an inner buckle piece die beneath an upper die, which is adapted with a core and a pressu... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4434843 | Heat exchanger apparatus An improved heat exchanger apparatus that serves alternatively as an evaporator and as a condenser, the heat exchanger apparatus comprising a frame and a heat exchange coil supported by the frame, the coil having a first coil end portion, a coil medial po... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4373236 | One-piece buckle and keeper assembly A method of manufacturing a one-piece buckle and keeper assembly from a flat metal strip by using an automatic progressive tool, wherein the strip is stamped at a series of stations to cut and form the edges and contours of the one-piece buckle and keeper... | 02/15/1983 |
| 3945105 | Automatic grate changing system and methods of utilizing and constructing same An apparatus and method for automatically replacing damaged conveyor grates which can be remotely controlled. The apparatus is disposed slightly above the empty, return side of the conveyor at the cool end, and performs its function in this maintenance ar... | 03/23/1976 |
