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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 |
| 7342382 | Method of determining transition from starter to alternator function by monitoring battery voltage or current The present invention is directed to determining and controlling the appropriate moment at which a combined starter/alternator should transition from start-up mode to alternator/generator mode following an IC engine start-up sequence. The method relies on battery vo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7061130 | Method of determining transition from starter to alternator function by monitoring starter/alternator motor phase voltage or current The present invention is directed to determining and controlling the appropriate moment at which a combined starter/alternator should transition from start-up mode to alternator/generator mode following an IC engine start-up sequence. The method relies on starter/al... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6856032 | Starter/alternator assembly of internal combustion engine and method for controlling thereof An engine starting apparatus comprises a starter/alternator assembly operatively coupled to the engine and is capable of being operated in a starter mode for starting the engine and in a generator mode for generating electric power when driven by the engine. The sta... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6834631 | Method of determining transition from starter to alternator function by monitoring belt tension or tensioner position The present invention is directed to determining and controlling the appropriate moment at which a combined starter/alternator should transition from start-up mode to alternator/generator mode following an IC engine start-up sequence. The method relies on either bel... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6825576 | Method and apparatus for preventing stall in a starter/alternator equipped I.C. engine system A method and apparatus for preserving a starter/alternator in an I.C. engine system installation from repeated operation in the starter mode by detecting and preventing an I.C. engine stall by disabling the generator function of the starter/alternator. The system de... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6809428 | Overheat protection of an electrical component of an I.C. engine A system and method for protecting a component of an I.C. engine system by controlling a starter/alternator in response to the component's temperature. The system describes a method of comparing the temperature of the component to a predetermined threshold temperatu... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800953 | Engine starting apparatus and method for controlling the same A starting apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprises a starter/alternator assembly operatively coupled to the engine and capable of being operated in a starter mode for starting the engine and in a generator mode for generating electric power when driven... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6800952 | Method of protection and fault detection for starter/alternator operating in the starter mode A system of preserving a starter/alternator in an I.C. engine system installation from excessive operation in the starter mode is disclosed. The system describes a method of comparing the respective rotational speeds of the starter/alternator and I.C. engine in star... | 10/05/2004 |
