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 |
| 7110020 | Film digitizer A method for producing electronic signals representative of images on a source film includes the following steps: illuminating the film with a light source to obtain an illuminated frame; providing an electronic image sensor; providing a lens array for projecting th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110019 | Image reading apparatus A head of a spliced film is transported to downstream side along a path by feed roller pairs, nip roller pairs and transport roller pairs; while the head of the spliced film is detected by a sensor located before a transport merging portion, the nip roller pairs are... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7071931 | Image capture device with projected display An image capture device includes provision for projecting indicia onto an object surface. For a scanned beam image capture device, the image may be projected from the scan engine. The light source includes provision for modulating the intensity of its output. A cont... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6963184 | Adaptable spatial notch filter A spatial notch filter is described that adapts in accordance with changes to an angular velocity of a rotating component within a manufacturing system. In a manufacturing system, noise may appear in feedback signals due to spatially distributed physical features in... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6894803 | Filing system and reproduction apparatus In an arrangement in which an image captured by photography is recorded on new-type photographic film having an information recording zone for magnetically recording information relating to the film or frames on the film, information concerning the aspect ratio of t... | 05/17/2005 |
| 5666158 | Image pick-up apparatus having vibration correcting circuitry An image pick-up apparatus includes a detection circuit for detecting vibration of the apparatus body, a correction system for correcting the vibration by shifting an image, and a control circuit for controlling driving of the correction system in accorda... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5519826 | Stop motion animation system A system for developing stop motion animation sequences including a lighting system, an image capture system and a video processing system. An object is positioned on a stage in a desired pose and is illuminated. A camera records the illuminated object an... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5179581 | Automatic threat detection based on illumination by penetrating radiant energy Automatic threat detection in association with imaging which relies on a backscatter detector and illumination by a flying spot source of penetrating radiation. The digital backscatter image is processed to produce a histogram. The histogram is compared t... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4956713 | Image pick-up apparatus using photo-to-photo conversion element An image pickup apparatus comprising a circuit for forming an electric charge image corresponding to an optical image of an object to be image-picked up in a photo-photo conversion element constructed of two transparent electrodes with at least a photocon... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4920417 | Photo-to-photo conversion element and its applied system A photo-to-photo conversion element is disclosed. The element has, in an arranged sequence in line; a first optical member having a wavelength selectivity permitting to pass a write light having a first wavelength range, and to block an erase light; a fir... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4755956 | Freeze frame apparatus for moving map display system Apparatus for use with a moving map display system for freezing the moving map at a predetermined position. Analog video signals corresponding to the predetermined map position are digitized and stored in memory. The digitized signals are retrieved and co... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4727427 | Electronic imaging camera system with phosphor image receiving and storing device An electronic image camera system including an image receiving and storing device therefor comprises a stimulable phosphor, and a multiple electrode configuration associated therewith for storing a plurality of images therein in accordance with the select... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4442455 | Optical system for observation in real time with scanning An optical observation system in accordance with the invention comprises illumination means by scanning the object and means for detecting the radiation diffracted by the object. It also comprises an interaction medium in which the wave emerging from the ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 3953764 | Method and means for selectively positioning a light source for illuminating film transparencies A light source for illuminating film transparencies is in the form of a cathode-ray tube provided with electronic circuitry which causes the beam of the tube to trace a raster on the screen. The circuitry is such that the area of the raster and its positi... | 04/27/1976 |
