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 |
| 6396069 | Topographer for real time ablation feedback having synthetic wavelength generators A surface contouring system may be provided with a topographer to measure the surface contours. The topographer may be a laser topographer that measures the surface contours using superheterodyne synthetic wavelength interferometry. The maximum vertical s... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6135984 | Cannula for use in corrective laser eye surgery A cannula for use in conjunction with a fluid source to irrigate a corneal surface of an eye, comprises a connector adapted to attach to the fluid source; and an elongated, hollow prong element having a proximal end supported by said connector and a dista... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5807380 | Optical guide and method for use in corrective laser eye surgery An optical guide dispenses laser light that is incident outside a selected region during laser eye surgery. The guide is formed as a body with a passageway of selected geometrical cross-section that defines a mininmum optical opening. The body has a mater... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5567733 | Irritation relief using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory compounds A method of relieving irritation to a patient's mucous membrane is provided and comprises contacting the mucous membrane with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, such as diclofenac sodium, that may be instilled as a spray of drop-wise into the nasoph... | 10/22/1996 |