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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6934976 | Toilet flusher with novel valves and controls A tank-type flusher includes an intake valve, i.e., a fill valve, a diaphragm-operated flush valve, and a pressure control mechanism. The intake valve is connected to an external water source and is constructed to close water flow to a water storage tank at about a ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6896237 | Control valve for a water closet An improved control valve in combination with a pressurized water closet having a housing, a spool rotatable within the housing, a valve stem threading engaging the spool but fixed from rotating relative to the housing and a needle valve extending from the valve ste... | 05/24/2005 |
| 5864893 | Water discharge assembly for a tank A water discharge assembly includes an outlet having a neck extending from a top thereof and an overflow pipe is connected to the outlet. A control member has a top and a tubular member extending downwardly from an underside of the top, wherein the tubula... | 02/02/1999 |
| 4587679 | Toilet flushing device A flushing device controllable for discharging a desired amount of water after use of a toilet is provided with a cylinder supported within the tank, a piston slidable in the cylinder and divides the inner space thereof into an upper chamber and a lower c... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4412362 | Partial flush apparatus utilizing pneumatic time delay mechanism A partial flush apparatus, for use in conjunction with a conventional flush toilet, utilizes a pneumatic time delay mechanism for partially flushing the contents of the water tank into the toilet bowl. An extension member is secured to the conventional fl... | 11/01/1983 |
