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 |
| 7076913 | Infrared sensing for locating and aiding destruction of moles A system for detecting and eliminating subterranean animals is disclosed. The system includes an infrared detector device adapted to detect animals below the ground surface from above the ground surface. A lethal event device is operatively coupled to the infrared d... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7042562 | Systems and methods for inspecting an optical interface A system enables inspection of an optical connector. The system includes a positioning subassembly, an electronic sensor (e.g., a scanner, a camera, etc.), and a controller coupled to the positioning subassembly and the electronic sensor. The controller is configure... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6950301 | Alignment docking system A system for connecting a first electrical connector on a printed circuit card with a second electrical connector. The system includes a support member having the printed circuit board connected thereto; a movement device allowing the support member to move in a fir... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6802152 | Mole trap A trap for exterminating moles has a support adapted for placement on the ground to support the trap in an upright position generally above the ground. An impingement device is operatively connected to the support for motion relative to the support for capturing the... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6205700 | Module for electrically connecting a daughter card to a back plane An electrical connector for connecting a daughter card to a back plane. The back plane has a male electrical connector which has a grouping of a plurality of parallel protruding electrical connecting pins. Mounted on these pins is a daughter card alignmen... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5109626 | Animal trap An animal trap apparatus has a frame having a base portion with an upright frame member extending generally perpendicular to the base and a top frame portion extending from the upright frame member over the base. A movable floor is attached to the frame b... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4858373 | Small animal trap A small animal trap formed as a walled enclosure having an opening for rodent entry, a plunger in the enclosure parallel to the bottom, and a spring for urging the plunger toward the bottom. A bottom trigger pedal is inside the enclosure, a pivotally moun... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4703583 | Baitless rodent trap A baitless rodent trap is provided with a removable cartridge and disposable sleeve. A trap member with spring means, trigger, and striker means has a flat base, the base including, on the trigger end, means to receive a removable cartridge. The elongated... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4653221 | Animal trap A compact industrial animal trap is provided to effectively, continually and rapidly exterminate rodents and other animal pests in a reliable, efficient and safe manner. The animal trap has a disposal chamber and an elongated killing chamber with a kill p... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4612724 | Rodent control apparatus Rodent control apparatus comprises an injection chamber having an injector for shooting a lethal spear into a rodent. The injector is actuated when the rodent's body breaks two parallel beams of energy (e.g., infrared radiation) which span the injection c... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4596087 | Animal trap An industrial animal trap is provided to effectively, continually, and rapidly exterminate rodents, pigeons, and other animal pests in an efficient and safe manner. The animal trap has a feeding chamber, a killing chamber, and an optional discharge chambe... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4450648 | Industrial rodent killing device A rodent killing device is provided with a plurality of units of feeding and killing chambers, with each feeding chamber positioned directly above a killing chamber, so that the floor of the feeding chamber also forms the ceiling of the killing chamber. T... | 05/29/1984 |
