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 |
| 6739061 | Automatic can opener A can opener that automatically opens a can and then signals when the can has been opened, upon the insertion of a can into the can opener and pressing a start button. The automatic can opener is useful for physically challenged individuals and/or individuals who ar... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6098293 | Can opener with rotating bottom support A can opener is provided including a housing and an elevator mounted on the housing. Next provided is a blade assembly having a rotating blade. The blade assembly is coupled to the elevator for being moved downwardly upon a can such that the blade engages... | 08/08/2000 |
| 4979308 | Can opener and night light appliance An under-the-cabinet kitchen appliance functions as an automatic electric can opener and an automatic night light. The appliance includes a housing for the automatic electric can opener integral with a night light bulb housing. The electric circuit for th... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4860455 | Single hand operation can opener An automatic can opener is described which is operable using a single hand to complete the opening of a can merely by positioning the can in an opening position. Particularly, the can opener senses when a can has been placed in a position to be opened, an... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4734985 | Portable can opener A battery powered can opener includes a cutter assembly that is pivotally mounted at the front of a housing for a motor, batteries for powering same, a speed reducing gear train and a switch for controlling energization of the motor. The clutch assembly i... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4028805 | Can opener An electric motor-driven can opener having a push button-operated switch to close the energization circuit for the motor is disclosed. The can-opening mechanism includes a cutter blade and can-turning gear combination, a vertically reciprocatable slide me... | 06/14/1977 |
