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 |
| 7338357 | Filter purge control for HVAC fixed air circulation system A fixed air circulation system for the cab enclosure of an off-highway vehicle is disclosed. Fresh air is introduced into the cab through a fresh air inlet having a fresh air filter therein. The air inlet leads, through a manifold or fresh air duct, to the inside of... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7147069 | Wind turbine driven generator system for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a vehicle including a body having a one or more openings. The body is configured, such as through the use of air guides, to receive an airflow through the one or more openings. An electrical generator assembly is mounted inside the vehicle a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140959 | Vent assembly with single piece cover A vent assembly has a base and a single piece cover that is attached to the base to form a housing. A partition inside the housing forms an upper compartment that communicates with an outlet at the rear of the cover and a lower compartment that communicates with an ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6878054 | Ventilation cap for a motor vehicle roof A ventilation cap (3) for a motor vehicle roof (1) for ventilation of the motor vehicle interior (4) and a roof with such a ventilation cap, in which the ventilation cap (3) is formed to be oblong having an air duct with a front air openi... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6749255 | Blow molded multiple function assemblies for vehicle headliners A seamless plastic tubular air duct is formed by a blow molding process. The air duct is attached to upper surface of a vehicle headliner and controls the flow of air between the vehicle air circulation system and vents to the passenger compartment. Attachment point... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6712689 | Cockpit vent for a power boat A ventilation system and method for venting a cockpit of a power boat is disclosed herein. The ventilation system comprises a windshield extending from a foredeck of the powerboat, a cockpit cover at least covering the cockpit and a frame. A cockpit vent comprises a... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6595499 | Evaporating unit for an air acclimatizer An evaporating unit whose cabinet incorporates an external hot air intake for its acclimatization is disclosed. The external air intake is located in the base of the cabinet and has grids arranged around the three sides of the base, that is to say a grid ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6508702 | Driver ventilation for delivery truck A vehicle with a ventilation system that includes a chassis and vehicle body. The vehicle body is mounted on the chassis, and has a floor, a ceiling, a front section, and a back section. The front section includes control instrumentation and an adjacent d... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6361428 | Vehicle ventilation system A vehicle ventilation system mounted to the upper portion of the exterior structure of a vehicle's occupant cabin. The components of the exterior structure of the occupant cabin define an opening through the exterior structure of the occupant cabin in the... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6062975 | Ventilation system for vehicle A ventilation system for a vehicle to pressurize the cargo area of the vehicle including a duct mounted adjacent the top wall of the vehicle cab with a first end in flow communication with an opening in the front wall of the vehicle, and a second end in f... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5544929 | Automobile having fresh air ventilation and other health and safety features An automobile capable of protecting a driver from direct rays of the sun from the front or rear side of body, and further enhancing the power of attention to the front side thereof. The automobile has a front visor protruded forward from a front head port... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5468183 | Clean air operator enclosure An operator enclosure (12) for a commercial sprayer (10). A preferred enclosure (12) includes glass panels (30,32,34) only in the upper portion of the enclosure such that a fairly large gap is formed between the lower edges of the glass panels (30,32,34) ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 4953449 | Filtered positive ventilation system for vehicle A ventilation system for a motor vehicle includes an air intake opening through a wall of the vehicle and an air scoop to direct air thereinto, the intake opening being the only deliberate air permeable opening in the vehicle. A filter bag is connected to... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4741256 | Vehicular internal ventilating device A vehicular internal ventilating device, which includes: an air inlet device, it sucks in fresh air without direct blowing to the driver of passengers; an air exhaust device, it expels the vehicular internal used air and guides the flow direction of the f... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4140047 | Mobile cab with air filter Mobile vehicles and the like having enclosed cabs such as tractors, combines and the like, are provided with air inlet means for the comfort of the operator. The air inlet means are provided with a readily removable filter element and means to support the... | 02/20/1979 |
