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...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 |
| 7412796 | Stinger rig with second ring eye bait hook A bait hook for constructing a stinger rig includes a hook proximal end including a primary leader engaging first ring eye; a hook shank including a shank connecting segment extending distally from the first ring eye and a shank hook segment arching laterally from t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406797 | Super high floating line Fly fishing lines and methods for manufacturing fly fishing lines entail the use of polymer microspheres within the fly line coating to produce lines with very low specific gravities. The fly lines have single or multiple coatings. In fly lines having multiple coati... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7347607 | Fishing rod illumination system A fishing rod illumination system for fishing lures that utilize fiber-optics to attract fish. The fishing rod illumination system includes a fishing reel, a light source within the fishing reel, a control pad in communication with the light source to control the li... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7117629 | Bottom fish rig The bottom fish rig 12 has a strong leader 13 with a removable sliding c-weight 25 and a horizontal unilateral three-pronged hook 41 that resists snagging and reduces possible injuries. A horizontal unilateral three-pronged hook 41... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7081298 | Specific gravity-adjustable yarns with low elongation rate and excellent abrasion resistance This invention is to provide yarns including fishing lines which contain ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene filaments with low elongation rate, adjustable specific gravity and excellent abrasion resistance, and to provide a method for manufacturing the same. | 07/25/2006 |
| 7076939 | Method of making furniture with synthetic woven material An article of furniture is made from elongated polymer filaments. The polymer filaments may be monofilaments or plural filaments which are twisted together and heat set to prevent their untwisting during the subsequent weaving process. The heat setting of the polyme... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7003911 | Fly-fishing strike indicator A fishing line strike indicator and improved hook setter. This device utilizing a body having a hole there through for allowing a fishing line to be inserted and affixed thereto. A water deflector extends from this body and faces the attached lure. When a fish strik... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6910296 | Line splice using barb and receiver A splice system and method for linear connection of fishing lines include a female connector and a male connector. Each connector has first and second opposite ends and a longitudinal axis, about which the connector is symmetric. The first end of the female connecto... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6880289 | Line connector Disclosed is an apparatus for the knotless connecting and disconnecting of sections of fly line or fly line and leader line comprising complimentary female and male interlocking portions. Each portion permanently attached in the core of different sections of fly lin... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6862838 | Fishing leader apparatus and method of making same Non-trolling fishing leader apparatus comprised of a single braided steel cable having a first end portion coupled to a fishing line supplied from a rod and real and having a second end portion coupled to a baited hook or lure such that leader apparatus is devoid of... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6758007 | Twisted fly line leader A fly line leader made from a single length of monofilament line that is folded upon itself to provide at least four strand portions that are twisted together. The leader has a loop at each of opposite ends thereof provided by the single length of monofilament line ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6725596 | Fishing line with enhanced properties An enhanced fishing line has a unique combination of breaking strength and elongation properties to provide a high level of flexibility, a high ultimate knot breaking strength, and a high level of breaking toughness that is defined as the actual work per unit volume... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6694665 | Illuminatable fishing line system A illuminatable fishing line system for enhancing visibility of the fishing line during low light or night-time hours. The illuminatable fishing line system includes comprises a line member having a core portion providing tensile strength, an outer portio... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6671997 | Heavy monofilament fishing line A heavy fishing line useful in fishing to reduce the environmental impact on marine birds has a high specific gravity and a high sink rate in water. The composite line has a central core of heavy metal and metal salt particles surrounded by a polymeric mo... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6655076 | Long lines Longline comprises at least one polyamide monofil A) with at least one cylindrical hollow body (stopper) B) secured on the polyamide monofil surface, wherein said stopper B) consists essentially of a thermoplastic elastomer having a Shore D hardness (as d... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6564495 | Method and apparatus for identifying fishing line specifications A method and apparatus for identifying fishing line specification comprises providing a fishing rod and reel assembly. The fishing rod and reel assembly comprises a fishing rod and a fishing reel. The method includes placing a fishing line having a partic... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6421950 | Strike indicator fly line A fly fishing line with a plurality of spaced apart bands along a section of the line visible to an angler. The bands and the spacing between the bands is such that they can be discerned in use by the angler. The bands do not interfere with casting of the... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6418660 | Fly line The length of a non-tapered portion formed between tapered portions of a weight portion formed along a fly line is made to be sufficiently shorter than the front tapered portion and back tapered portion thereof, thus forming this non-tapered portion as th... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6321483 | Fly fishing line and method for manufacturing of same A fly fishing line and a method for the manufacture of the line is described. The line comprises a core and an outer coating disposed around the core, the coating comprising polyvinyl chloride polymer, polytetrafluoroethylene and optionally polyacrylate d... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6185858 | Leader attachment tool and method A leader attachment tool for use securing a wire leader within a fishing rig that includes a bent wire member including a handle portion, a right angle offset portion, an axis portion, a connecting hook with a tapered insertion end, an attachment eyelet, ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6171697 | Cutting line or fishing line made of synthetic material The line (1) comprises a body (2) made of a polyamide or copolyamide, into which aramid or para-aramid polymer particles (3) of are inserted. This composition applies especially to cutting lines for brushcutters and trimmers, in order to avoid the phenome... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170192 | Leader for fly fishing A leader for fly fishing which has a high knot strength and a high tensile tenacity, is free from the formation of a shape-unstable portion (constriction) having a smaller diameter than an average thread diameter of the tippet section and the occurrence o... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6167650 | Coated fly fishing line and a method and apparatus for coating a fly fishing line A fly fishing line having an acrylic resin bonded polytetrafluorethylene coating is described. A process for creating this coating including application of the coating and layers with removal of the carrier between layer application steps and a final cure... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6148597 | Manufacture of polyolefin fishing line Yarns and fishing lines are made by a process that includes the step of exposing an opaque yarn made from ultrahigh molecular weight, gel spun polyolefin filaments to a temperature within the melting point range of the filaments for a time sufficient to a... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6132869 | Vinylidene fluoride resin monofilament and fishing line prepared therefrom A monofilament prepared from a vinylidene fluoride resin and satisfying the following relationship between the elastic modulus at a tensile elongation of 15% (Y15) and the initial elastic modulus (Y0): 0.85ࣘ(Y15/Y0)ࣘ1.3, and a Y15 value ranging from 2... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6101755 | Fishing rig and method Brightly colored translucent monofilament fishing leader line that only permits light in the range of around 500 to around 750 nanometers to pass through the line may appear to glow or shine in the water. When the length of such line is within the range o... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5960581 | Twisted fly line leader A fly line leader made from a single length of monofilament line that is folded upon itself to provide at least four strand portions that are twisted together. The leader has a loop at each of opposite ends thereof provided by the single length of monofil... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5881492 | Fishing line A fishing line comprising a wadding comprising a substantially paralleled multifilament yarn or multifilament yarn twisted so that the twist coefficient K of the formula K=(TÝa; d)/73T=count of twist (t/in), d=fineness (den)! becomes not more than 0.5, a... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5875585 | Kink-free fishing leader A kink resistant fishing leader. The fishing leader is comprised of a super elastic metal alloy, such as nickel-titanium, which minimizes kinks in the fishing leader.... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5845430 | Leader for fly fishing and process for producing the same Provided in the present invention are a leader for fly fishing comprising a monofilament of a vinylidene fluoride resin, said leader consisting of a butt section, a taper section and a tippet section, a diametral unevenness of the tippet section being les... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5718077 | Leader for fly fishing A leader for connecting a fishing hook to a fishing line, including an elongate member having a diminishing cross-section formed of a single material and having a thick end and a thin end. The member has a butt section encompassing the thick end and conne... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5711105 | Kink-free fishing leader A kink resistant fishing leader. The fishing leader is comprised of a super elastic metal alloy, such as nickel-titanium, which minimizes kinks in the fishing leader.... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5659994 | Braided flyline Composite flylines made with a core line, a polymeric coating over the core line for adjusting the line profile and density, and a braided layer over the polymeric coating. The braided layer provides strength without sacrifice in flexibility and provides ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5625976 | Fly lines Improved fishing lines, and specifically fly lines, and methods of manufacture and use thereof are disclosed. The line includes a core line portion and a coating portion, the coating including a copolymer of olefin and acrylic material, the olefin prefera... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5596832 | Knotless line splicers A combination line splicer and line connection wherein the splicer includes a relatively straight and relatively rigid shank, formed with a pair of open eyes, one at each of two opposite ends thereof. A pair of lines are securely fastened to the splicer b... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5594076 | Hydrodegradable polyesters Hydrodegradable polyesters based upon the random copolymerization of aromatic and absorbable aliphatic polyesters are disclosed. The hydrodegradable polyesters are useful in preparing a variety of products including disposable containers, disposable diape... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5546695 | Fishing line and reel A fishing reel for receiving signals from an underwater sensor assembly includes a housing having a receiver disposed therein. The fishing reel receiver is adapted to recieve signals from under water sensors which provide data related to fish catching con... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5540990 | Polyolefin line Monofilament lines are made from twisted gel spun polyolefin yarns that are heated and stretched under conditions sufficient to fuse adjacent filaments into a line having monofilament characteristics and high tenacity.... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5469652 | Fishing leader and connector Disclosed is a leader or line used for fishing. The leader or line, which may be a monofilament line, has a threaded portion on one end thereof that allows it to be attached to a threaded connector attached to a separate line. The leader of this invention... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5437900 | Surface modified porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and process for making Porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene material having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils wherein a surface of the material has been modified to have increased hydrophobicity as indicated by having a water droplet roll-off angle of less ... | 08/01/1995 |
