Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6473912 | Siphon flush apparatus A siphon flush apparatus is described which by means of a sliding conduct coupled to a discharge conduct allows the formation of a siphon during the flush operation of a cistern without the need of a jet stream of water, valve means or a piston to initiat... | 11/05/2002 |
| 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 |
| 4114203 | Water closet tank drain valve A self-contained, recirculating flush liquid, type of water closet for passenger aircraft; wherein, the means for periodically draining the contents of the waste holding tank, comprises an inverted U-shaped tube which is separated at the bend of the U-sha... | 09/19/1978 |