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 |
| 6455592 | Use of hydrophilic penetration agents in dermatological compositions for the treatment of onychomycoses, and corresponding compositions The hydrophilic penetration agents customarily used for the transcutaneous penetration of active ingredients are, surprisingly, found to improve the penetration of antifungal agents through the nails. A corresponding dermatological composition contains at... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6143793 | Use of hydrophilic penetration agents in dermatological compositions for the treatment of onychomycoses, and corresponding compositions The hydrophilic penetration agents customarily used for the transcutaneous penetration of active ingredients are, surprisingly, found to improve the penetration of antifungal agents through the nails. A corresponding dermatological composition contains at... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5814305 | Use of hydrophilic penetration agents in dermatological compositions for the treatment of onychomycoses, and corresponding compositions The hydrophilic penetration agents customarily used for the transcutaneous penetration of active ingredients are, surprisingly, found to improve the penetration of antifungal agents through the nails. A corresponding dermatological composition contains at... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5489429 | Water-in-oil emulsion containing polyols and its use in cosmetology The invention relates to an emulsion containing an aqueous phase dispersed in an oily phase using a mixed ester of isostearic acid and succinic acid with glycerol, and at least 10% by weight of polyol relative to the total weight of the emulsion. This emu... | 02/06/1996 |