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 |
| 7431851 | Fat separator The present invention provides a fat separator device having a container with a spout portion and a cover portion releasably attached to the container. The cover portion including a surface having at least one aperture to allow for passage of a liquid through the co... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7273548 | Fluid filter A fluid filter, which is adapted for separating a less dense fluid floating on a high dense fluid, includes at least a fluid filtering arrangement including a floating wing adapted for floating on the less dense fluid and at least a fluid outlet formed on the floati... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7185766 | Skimmer A skimmer device and a method for skimming a liquid, foam, fat or other solid or liquid material or anything else that a user wants to remove or separate from a remaining liquid or solid that is left in a container. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172705 | Skimmer A skimmer device and a method for skimming a liquid, foam, fat or other solid or liquid material or anything else that a user wants to remove or separate from a remaining liquid or solid that is left in a container. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6869531 | Fluid filter A fluid filter, which is adapted for separating a less dense fluid floating on a high dense fluid, includes at least a fluid filtering arrangement including a floating wing adapted for floating on the less dense fluid and at least a fluid outlet formed on the floati... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6689279 | Device for separating and dispensing high viscosity fluid from low viscosity fluids A device used in separating flowing substances and can be placed inside the top of a dispenser. The device separates high viscosity liquid from a low viscosity liquid. The device is comprised of a smooth conical funnel piece inverted into the dispenser co... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6443313 | Cooking oil or grease separator The invention is a kitchen utensil that aids in the removal of grease or oil from soups, sauces, etc. Specifically, the device is a ladle with an inverted funnel that when dipped into soup or sauce, it effectively removes the fat from the top of the soup ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6248366 | Liquid colostrum for dairy products The present invention relates to dairy compositions and, more particularly, to dairy compositions containing colostrum. The applicant has discovered that colostrum can be processed so as to reduce the bioburden of liquid colostrum while retaining the biol... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6202546 | Liquid colostrum for dairy products The present invention relates to dairy compositions and, more particularly, to dairy compositions containing colostrum. The applicant has discovered that colostrum can be processed so as to reduce the bioburden of liquid colostrum while retaining the biol... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6152025 | Fat collection structure and method A structure and method is provided for absorbing excess fat from an environment including one or more fats insolubly combined in an aqueous solution mix. The structure includes a plurality of layers, at least one of which is formed from a preferentially f... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5752434 | Form system for tofu production The present invention relates to a form system for tofu production, comprising: a bottom plate; a frame, surrounding the bottom plane; a form grid, further comprising: a border, having a plurality of holes, surrounding an area, which is relatively wide at... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5526737 | Kitchen utensil to remove fat from broth In order to remove liquid fats that collect on the surface of hot soups or stews during cooking, a long handled ladle with a shallow cylindrical cup is provided. The bottom of the cup is modified into the shape of a truncated cone open at both ends, with ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5510028 | Device for separating liquids A device for separating liquids has a side wall enclosing an interior space. A bottom is connected to the side wall adjacent a lower edge of the side wall and has an aperture formed therein at a position above the lower edge. The bottom extends upwardly a... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5496579 | Process and apparatus for producing a flavoring composition A process and apparatus for producing flavoring compositions by subjecting a thin film of fat or oil to an elevated temperature of about 600° F. in the presence of oxygen. The elevated temperature causes the oil or fat to undergo a phase change to produc... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5373779 | Yogurt cheese making device A yogurt cheese making device for separating the whey from yogurt having a strainer which receives the yogurt, the strainer having an open top, a bottom, a pair of opposing end walls, and a pair of opposing side walls. The side walls and bottom are covere... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5363753 | Machine for producing soybean curd A machine for producing soybean curd comprises a conveyor having coagulating buckets, a device for filling a mixture of soybean milk and a coagulant into the buckets, means for heating the mixture in the buckets to coagulate the mixture into soybean curd,... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5331887 | Apparatus for extracting juice from fruits having a rind An apparatus for extracting the juice from whole fruit having a rind comprising axially aligned, spaced-apart piston and pressing head arranged to move reciprocally toward and away from each other, for loading a fruit therebetween, at least one perforated... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5263409 | Membrane extraction of citrus bittering agents There are disclosed two types of apparatus using membrane extractions of citrus juice bittering agents, both using extraction fluids. In one type, a membrane contactor facilitates contact between bittering agents present in a citrus juice feed and a hydro... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5249513 | Apparatus for producing fine-textured soybean curd as placed in containers An apparatus for producing fine-textured soybean curd as placed in containers comprises means for filling a mixture of soybean milk and a coagulant into coagulating buckets, means for heating the mixture to coagulate the mixture into soybean curd, coverin... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5197380 | Egg breaking machine This egg breaking machine provides a means for separating egg shell from the liquid part of the egg. The eggs (1), along with the egg holder, commonly called a filler flat, containing thirty or less eggs, are placed into the egg breaker pan (3). At one en... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5084177 | Oil Skimmer The device described herein comprises a ladle type utensil having a handle attached to a substantially cylindrical cup having a bottom comprising either a flat or preferably a concave bottom in which a number of "domes" are set, which "domes" extend upwar... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5058494 | Apparatus for processing bean curd A process for producing bean curd comprising the steps of cooling soybean milk and bittern individually to below the coagulating temperature of the milk, mixing the cooled milk and bittern together and filling the mixture into buckets, coagulating the mix... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4996916 | Machine for producing bean curd A bean curd producing machine comprising soybean milk coagulating means, means for dewatering and shaping coagulated soybean milk and means for delivering bean curd shaped by dewatering. The coagulating means comprises a bucket conveyor disposed within a ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4680117 | Yogurt separator device A yogurt separator device having in one form a flat blank of filter mesh made of synthetic resin and having openings of from 200 microns to 400 microns in size. The blank being formable into a yogurt-receiving container for separating the whey from the yo... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4651637 | Apparatus for classifying juice squeezed from grapes Apparatus for separating and collecting different grades of grape juice from a continuous action, inclined helical screw dejuicer having a plurality of drip pans below the dejuicer barrel formed to convey different grades of grape juice to receiving troug... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4587896 | Apparatus for classifying juice squeezed from grapes Apparatus for separating and collecting different grades of grape juice from a continuous action, inclined helical screw dejuicer having a plurality of drip pans below the dejuicer barrel formed to convey different grades of grape juice to receiving troug... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4542584 | Egg cracking device The invention discloses an egg cracking device, which includes a pair of complementary egg support container parts. A pair of hingedly connected elongated handle arms are provided, one of each being connected to its egg container part, and being arranged ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4457220 | Apparatus for continuously separating fat from butter This invention concerns apparatus for the preferably continuous separation of fatty substance from a food material and in particular butter, wherein molten butter is irradiated with microwaves, characterized in that a layer of molten butter in a condition... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4300449 | Citrus fruit juice extractor having a multiple chamber juice manifold A citrus fruit juice extractor wherein a whole citrus fruit is squeezed between a pair of opposed cups to force the juice-bearing internal portions of the fruit into a strainer tube and wherein an orifice or plunger tube is driven upwardly within the stra... | 11/17/1981 |
