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 |
| 7770249 | Wiring harness tooling device A tooling device configured to manipulate an electrical connector is disclosed. The tooling device has a body and a first pair of prongs pivotally mounted to the body. Each of the prongs of the first pair of prongs is spaced apart. The prongs pivot independent of ea... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7415913 | Fish tape pliers A fish tape pliers is formed with opposed planar and curvilinear edges that form or channel disposed distally from the pliers' pivot connection axis. In one operable embodiment, the edges frictionally engage the fish tape within the channel. The fish tape in pulling... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409736 | Wire stripper with strip length scale A strip length scale for a wire stripper has a receiving portion, a channel aligned with the receiving portion and gradation markings along the length of the channel. Numerical markings next to the gradation marking correspond with the length of the channel. The cha... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7395740 | Fish tape and pliers construction A fish tape pliers is formed with opposed planar and curvilinear edges that form or channel disposed distally from the pliers' pivot connection axis. In one operable embodiment, the edges frictionally engage the fish tape within the channel. The fish tape in pulling... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7361080 | Utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean A utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean, such as crab, lobster and the like, has a pair of pivotally connected elongated members. Each elongate member has a handle portion and a head portion. A cutting blade is positioned in each of the head portions; the cutt... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350313 | Device for cutting and marking a metal cable Device for cutting and marking a metal cable (16), comprising means (12, 18) for cutting the cable (16) and marking means (20) for marking the cable (16) with a mark at a predetermined distance (d) from the cutting plane (C), cutti... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322713 | Gripping tool The present invention is directed to a gripping tool for installing and removing a connector. The gripping tool includes a first body member and a second body member. The first body member defines a first jaw portion and a first handle portion. The first jaw portion... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308815 | Terminal crimping pliers A terminal crimping pliers is provided, which is designed with a simple structure, and is used to improve the disadvantages of the conventional terminal crimping pliers, such as being difficult to be grasped and difficult for forces applied thereon. The terminal cri... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302753 | Electrical gripping testing and installation device A method and apparatus for the safe and easy installation of wall-mounted electrical outlets and switches utilizing a multi-functional tool. Two different but similar tools are provided, each in the form of an insulated handle that may be detachably engaged with eit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7269324 | Helical fiber optic mode scrambler The methods and apparatus of the present invention provide advantages for remote laser delivery systems that conduct high levels of light energy through a fiber optic cable to a selectable target surface. Helical fiber optic mode scramblers in accordance with the pr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257888 | Connector removal tool A tool for engaging a telecommunications connector within a slot so that a releasable latch of the connector is released by the tool. The tool may be used to remove a telecommunications connector from a mating opening of a receptacle or may be used to insert a conne... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258603 | Utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean A utensil for opening a shell of a crustacean, such as a crab, lobster and the like, has a pair of pivotally connected elongated members. Each elongate member has a handle portion and a head portion. A cutting blade is positioned in each of the head portions; the cu... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243688 | Device for reforming socket contacts An apparatus for reworking contacts of sockets is provided with an elongated member having a first formation tip, and a pair of arms having second formation tips, to respectively impart first and second profiles to first and second surfaces of a contact of a socket.... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237335 | Method to service telecommunication box A method and apparatus are provided for servicing a telecommunication junction box. The method enables a reduced number of tools to be utilized to service a telecommunication junction box. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232235 | Gripping tool In a gripping tool a first body member defines a first jaw portion and a first handle portion. The second body member defines a second jaw portion and a second handle portion. The first and second handle portions being coupled to one another at distal ends for movem... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225490 | Multi-functional wire stripper A multi-functional wire stripper includes a fixing element, a movable element, a wire-stripping module, an electrical sensor, and a flexible element. There is a fixing sleeve on the front end of the fixing element for installing a tool module. The movable element is... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7171753 | Multi-cable jacket removal tool A tool for mid-span cable stripping having a wheel enclosure surrounding an inner wheel with at least one cable saddle formed in an outer circumference, the cable saddle(s) adapted to rotatably cradle a cable of a desired outer diameter. The wheel enclosure having a... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171712 | Wire stripper with strip length scale A strip length scale for a wire stripper has a receiving portion, a channel aligned with the receiving portion and gradation markings along the length of the channel. Numerical markings next to the gradation marking correspond with the length of the channel. The cha... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152309 | Press-connecting pliers for coaxial pins of multiple specifications The pair of press-connecting pliers mainly have a first handle provided with a press-connecting die block, the press-connecting die block at least has two set of press-connecting sections allowing diversion and position changing, while the second handle can drive a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140596 | Bolt launcher This invention is a spring-powered bolt launcher to facilitate tugging wire or cable between two locations; typically, the locations are in low light levels, are remote by about 10–20 meters and are above a suspended ceiling in a building. The present launcher inc... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124786 | Linesman pliers with wire splice twister Linesman type pliers (10) that have provisions for splicing wires together. The pliers (10) have a right body (20) with a first jaw (22) on one end, and a handle (24) on the other end, and a pivotal bore (26) in-between. The... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112129 | Shellfish cracking device A shellfish cracking device for cracking shellfish such as lobster and crabs is provided. The shellfish cracking device includes a first cracking member having a first handle portion, middle portion, and blade portion; and a second cracking member having a second ha... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093364 | Cutting edges for wire cutters A wire cutter includes two jaws pivotably connected with each other and each jaw has a curve cutting edge which includes a cutting portion which includes a first section, a second section and a third section which is located between the first and second sections. Ea... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089619 | Multipurpose tool A multipurpose tool includes a plurality of elongate handles and a plurality of jaw members pivotally connected to same. A plurality of locking mechanisms are disposed adjacent one opposed end portion of the plurality of handles respectively and preferably include a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076862 | System, method, and apparatus for installing and removing flat cable with respect to a protective sleeve A tool for installing and removing flexible flat cable with respect to a protective sleeve has a groove for receiving the cable. The cable slides into and is formed into an arc by the groove and is supported evenly on both sides of the cable. With the full width of ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073918 | Compact multifunction tool for use with computers The invention is a compact multiple function tool for use with computer systems made of a housing having a front plate and a back plate and an overall length of less than three inches, separated by interior plates connected by pivots and a unit of numerous implement... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069962 | Wire cutting and twisting tool with spool assembly and manual wire feeding mechanism A wire twisting tool with a spool assembly, locking mechanism, manual wire feeding mechanism, and cutting jaws is claimed. The tool is designed to quickly and efficiently cut wire and twist it, utilizing a series of matching grooves into which are placed two steel b... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062846 | Tool for engaging electrical hardware devices An apparatus is provided for engaging electrical hardware devices. The apparatus has a handle; a planar body; a planar engagement bar projecting normal from the body; a pair of arms, one arm formed at each of two ends of the bar; and each arm further bending and ter... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036518 | Method and apparatus for attaching supplemental hair to human hair A method of attaching supplemental hair to natural human hair begins with selecting a plurality of strands of human hair growing from a scalp. A supplemental hair bundle includes a plurality of supplemental hair strands previously glued to one another at a glued por... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028393 | Contraction tool A contraction tool includes a main body, and a pressing unit mounted on the main body. The pressing unit includes two press plates each having an upper section formed with a positioning recess and a lower section formed with a tapered face. The contraction tool furt... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6936069 | Muscle stripping device A tendon graft stripping device for use in removing the muscle attachments to a tendon while the tendon is being prepared for use as a graft during ligament and tendon reconstruction surgery is disclosed. The muscle stripping device is made from a metal or plastic b... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934991 | Electrician's tool A combination electrician's tool which is substantially a pair of pliers having a first plier portion pivotally attached to a second plier portion. The first plier portion having a first handle and a first jaw, and the second plier portion having a second handle and... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915540 | Bayonet with insulated extension rod The invention provides bayonet or survival knife 100 that insulates the user from electric shock. With the insulated bayonet or knife, the user can safely cut a wire regardless of whether the wire is electrified or not. As a further improvement, the invention... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6848139 | Combination hand tool and electrical testing device The invention is directed to a device combining a handled tool, such as wire strippers, with one or more testing components useful for testing electrical circuits, such as continuity testers and voltage detectors, with the testing components integrated into a like n... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6834571 | Dual headed pliers with pommeled handles A pliers which has a pair of heads with these heads being reversible so that one head is in a usage position the other head is in a stowage position located between a pair of handles. Each handle of the pair of handles is pivotable about one hundred sixty degrees wi... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6826831 | Method for servicing telecommunication box A method is provided for servicing a telecommunication junction box. The method enables a reduced number of tools to be utilized to service a telecommunication junction box. ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6820326 | Compression assembly tool with multiple split bases A compression assembly tool having multiple split bases for attaching connectors of different sizes to corresponding coaxial cables of different dimensions by compressing the connectors axially. The tool uses a light rigid O-frame and at least two pairs of split bas... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6807728 | Crimp for a jack A crimping tool has a handle lever portion and a crimp portion with a press and a base housing. The base housing has a placement location with a recessed surface for engaging a jack and a recessed region for a cable. The base housing also has lateral regions that ha... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6792635 | Type of joining pliers An improved type of joining pliers, particularly one that presses and joins an object (coating terminal) to a conductive wire and can make correction without being deviated or displaced during a compressing and joining process, comprising a left handle, a right hand... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6763872 | Method of stripping an optical fiber A method of stripping an optical fiber including a silica optical waveguide and a coating to be removed over a portion to be stripped includes making a cut in the coating of the portion to be stripped, depositing a stripping gel on the coating of the portion to be s... | 07/20/2004 |
