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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20080098603 | SHAVING IMPLEMENT HAVING A MOVING BLADE The present invention is related to a shaving implement that includes at least a razor cartridge and a mechanism. The razor cartridge includes at least one blade that has a sharpened cutting edge and defines a blade plane. The mechanism is disposed in the shaving plane ... | 05/01/2008 |
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| 20070056166 | Electric shaver The electric shaver in accordance with the present invention comprises a hand grip 10 configured to be gripped by a user's hand, and a blade head 20 provided on an upper end of the hand grip. The blade head carries at least one shaving unit 50 compr... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070044315 | Automatic shaving apparatus system A shaving apparatus system includes an electrically actuated and starting and shutting off device for improved shaving comfort. The system can include an electrical device, e.g. a battery, which actuates an operating device, e.g. vibrating, oscillating, heating and wate... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044314 | Inner cutter for a reciprocating type electric shaver An inner cutter of a reciprocating electric shaver, including a plurality of arch-shaped cutter blades 16 that are integrally formed on a side edge part 28 and, while making reciprocating motion, make a sliding contact with the inside surface of an arch-sh... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070044313 | Automatic shaving apparatus system A shaving apparatus system includes an electrically actuated and starting and shutting off device for improved shaving comfort. The system can include an electrical device, e.g. a battery, which actuates an operating device, e.g. vibrating, oscillating, heating and wate... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060218794 | Razor cartridge According to the present invention, a razor cartridge includes at least three parallel razor blades, the three blades including a first blade adjacent a guard that is forward of the blades, a last blade adjacent a cap that is aft of the blades, and at least one middle b... | 10/05/2006 |
| 20060123631 | Shaving razors and razor cartridges Shaving razors and razor cartridges are provided. In one embodiment, a razor is provided including (a) a handle, (b) a head, separable from and pivotally mounted on the handle, the head including a housing that is positioned to contact the user's skin during shaving and... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20050252005 | Device for shaving hair having a cutting member with a periodical motion The invention relates to a device (1) for shaving hair (93) and to a shaving head (9) used therein. The shaving head (9) has at least one cutting member (17, 19) having a cutting edge (23) and a cutting direction (X), and the de... | 11/17/2005 |
