Quotables
"Fooling around with alternating current is just a waste of time. Nobody will use it, ever."
Thomas Edison ; 1889
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7272864 | Flushing flow distributor for a flushing cistern, flushing system having a flushing flow distributor of this type and toilet system having a flushing flow distributor The flushing flow distributor has a first channel (21) which is to be connected to a discharge (45) of the flushing cistern (4), and a second and a third channel (24, 25, 69). The second channel (24) and the third channel (25 | 09/25/2007 |
| 7117905 | System and method for automatically filling a liquid receptacle An automatic liquid filling system including a liquid supply, a liquid-retaining structure, and a filling apparatus in fluid communication with the liquid supply and the liquid-retaining structure. The filling apparatus is configured to automatically supply liquid t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7096898 | System and method for automatically filling a liquid receptacle An automatic liquid filling system including a liquid supply, a liquid-retaining structure, and a filling apparatus in fluid communication with the liquid supply and the liquid-retaining structure. The filling apparatus is configured to automatically supply liquid t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 5761748 | Siphon for tank type toilet A siphon for use with a flush type toilet having a tank with a drain hole at the bottom. The siphon comprises a vertical tubular discharge portion including a vertical tube which is secured within the drain hole in the bottom of the tank. The siphon also ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5685027 | Siphonic flush valve for toilets A siphonic flush valve for a toilet having a toilet tank and toilet bowl. The valve includes a housing supportable in the toilet tank and defines a chamber, an upleg open to the chamber and a downleg open to the upleg. The chamber includes a manually actu... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5586342 | Rotary siphon flusher A rotary siphon flushing device for use inside a water storage tank of a conventional commode or toilet. A siphon exhaust member is secured to the drainage port of the water storage tank. A rotary arm is axially attached to the siphon exhaust member. The ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5421038 | Refilling preventing system for a toilet tank A refilling preventing system for a toilet tank, to prevent refilling of the tank in case of a leak, comprising: a receptacle in the tank in which the buoyant float of the fill valve is placed; a water filling conduit to fill the receptacle after a flush ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5301375 | Primer tank-checkvalve syphon toilet flushing apparatus A toilet flushing apparatus characterized by an inherently leakproof syphon having a bridge substantially spaced above a supply tank water level, a manually discharged primer tank that floods a suction leg of the syphon to initiate flow over the bridge an... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5113536 | Jet activated toilet flushing apparatus A toilet flushing apparatus characterized by an inherently leakproof syphon, primer and flush tube aligned with a flush pipe into the toilet, with a jet opening from the discharge of the syphon to initiate flushing when a charge of water is manually dumpe... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5109552 | Primer tank toilet flushing apparatus A toilet flushing apparatus characterized by an inherently leakproof syphon, a manually discharged primer tank initiating syphoning through a discharge tube and toilet flush tube, and with a floating flush valve and control for complete discharge of prime... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4965892 | Syphonic flush toilet A syphonic flush toilet having a conventional water tank having a drain outlet in its bottom wall. The tank has a lid having a plunger aperture therein. A syphon assembly formed of a floating top housing member and a stationary bottom housing member are l... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4858252 | Trim assembly A trim assembly for a water closet is disclosed. The water closet includes a tank, a bowl, a passage communicating the tank and bowl, a plurality of rim wash ports in the bowl and a trap between the bowl and an outlet. The trim assembly includes a manifol... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4649953 | Siphon assembly for flushing cisterns Siphon assembly for a flushing cistern is in two parts; the first including the down leg of the siphon duct the lower end of which is mounted in the cistern base and the second including the up leg and the inlet chamber in which the flushing piston is rec... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4106136 | Toilet flush flow accelerator A device usable in a toilet flush tank having a bottom wall opening comprises: (a) a tubular body adjustably located in drain communication with said opening and having an inlet spaced above the level of said opening so that only tank water above the leve... | 08/15/1978 |
| 3973751 | Siphon with pressure priming and pneumatic reflux A liquid siphon including a tank and a pair of concentric shells within the tank. One end of the external-most shell has an enlarged bell part formed thereon. A deformable gasket is retained against an interior portion of the bell part to close the same. ... | 08/10/1976 |
