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 |
| 5139115 | Anti-lock braking indicator system A vehicle braking indicator system that provides a continuous lighting of the vehicle stop light under normal braking conditions but causes the stop light lamp to be intermittently lighted at a relatively high frequency when the anti-lock braking system o... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139116 | Castor with brake mechanism A caster has two wheels with tires non-rotatably secured to a wheel center and shaped with an internal cylindrical drum surface. A brake member pivoted on the caster body has two side walls with out-turned edge portions engageable with respective drum sur... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139117 | Damped disc brake rotor A massive, stiff disc brake rotor is provided which is modified by providing cuts through part or all of the rotor section having the friction braking surfaces. In a preferred embodiment, the cut has an interlocking conformation so that there is less pote... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139118 | Apparatus and method of phase change disc brake A vehicle brake caliper with a piston having a cavity is provided. A phase change material is inserted within the piston cavity wherein an increase in heat energy into the piston due to an application of the brake piston causes the brake piston temperatur... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139119 | Apparatus for damping resilient vehicle wheel suspension systems In an apparatus for damping resilient wheel suspension systems in vehicles and the like having a piston/cylinder assembly, instantaneous, dynamic driving conditions are detected with sensors and serve to control the fluid flow through damping valves. The ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139120 | Torsional damper A torsional damper includes a hub to be secured to a rotating shaft such as crank shaft or the like, the hub having formed thereon a projection extending outwardly in the radial direction of the rotating shaft, and damping rings each together with a respe... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139121 | Braking system for a vehicle having a propelling electric motor and an electromagnetic brake A braking system for a vehicle having a propelling electric motor and an electromagnetic brake, includes a friction brake; a manually operable brake control lever; an interlocking device for transmitting a displacement of the brake control lever to operat... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139122 | Torque converter including a lock-up clutch A lock-up clutch in a torque converter includes a front cover connected to an input shaft, a piston disposed between the front cover and a torque converter mechanism that can be axially moved on an input shaft and can be engaged or disengaged with the fro... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139123 | Outer cage for one-way sprag clutch A one-way sprag clutch assembly for use in an automatic transmission or slar application including an inner race (42), an outer race (44) having a pair of annular grooves (63, 68) cut in the interior surface (45) thereof, and a clutch assembly (41) havin... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139124 | Apparatus for compensating for fluctuations of torque between the engine and the transmission of a motor vehicle Apparatus for transmitting torque from the engine-driven crankshaft to the input shaft of the change-speed transmission in a motor vehicle has two coaxial flywheels which are rotatable relative to each other against the opposition of three series-connecte... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139125 | Temperature sensitive type fluid fan coupling apparatus Herein disclosed is a temperature sensitive fluid type fan coupling apparatus which comprises: a sealed container including a casing and a cover, a partition dividing the inside of the sealed container into an oil sump and a torque transmission chamber ho... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139126 | Control device for a clutch, in particular for an automotive vehicle A clutch control device comprises a rotatable driving member to which one end of a traction cable is circumferentially attached, the traction cable having a coupling piece at its other end. The control device also includes a sleeve member which is in tele... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139127 | Beverage dispenser detecting mechanism A beverage dispensing machine is provided and is of the type having a cup station, a cup holder for holding a plurality of cups, a cup delivery for delivering one of the cups at a time to the cup station, a beverage dispenser for dispensing beverage to th... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139128 | Chute for controlling the motion of a token moving by gravity through a token-receiving device A token receiving chute for use in a token operated device is disclosed. The chute is designed so that a token inserted therein will fall toward an appropriate location due to the force of gravity. In order to decrease the kinetic energy imparted to the f... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139129 | Coin chute A plate is provided with a horizontal coin slot. The slot has a lower wall at an angle of about 45° and a upper wall parallel to the lower wall. Two rails having facing coin-retaining grooves running end-to-end are attached to the rear of the plate at op... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139130 | Device for guiding coins A device for guiding a coin arriving in an entry (6) of the device to a selected one of a plurality of exits (12) of the device, comprising a movable guide (14) having a plurality of inlets (16) each leading to a common outlet (18), the guide being movabl... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139131 | Conveyor installation for workpiece carriers A conveyor installation has a track (3) driven to run endlessly about two deflector wheels (100, 101) and supported by guide rails (1, 1', 2), for the conveyance of workpiece carriers which are designed for instance as boxes to accommodate packagings for ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139132 | Orientation apparatus and method for disk shaped parts A high speed orientation apparatus for disk-shaped objects includes upper and lower turntables operated to provide constant angular orientation of the disk-shaped objects. An automatic supply delivers disk-shaped objects to one of a plurality of disk rece... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139133 | Reciprocating floor conveyor and floor member A wide floor member (10) is supported by slide bearings (18) which are located on a pair of spaced apart guide beams (12). The floor member has opposite side portions, each of which includes a top portion (38, 40). A liquid collecting channel (46) is loca... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139134 | Weldable urethane roller sleeve A weldable urethane roller sleeve, and method of fabricatingly installing the same, on site without having to remove the rollers from a machine in order to accomplish installation upon either powered or idler rollers of a roll conveyancing machine of that... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139135 | Reduced radius spiral conveyor with plastic belts An improved conveyor belt and an improved capstan coact to yield a spiral conveyor having a reduced lateral turning radius. Power transmission from the capstan to the conveyor is increased by projections on the inner edge of the belt that cooperate with g... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139136 | Stamp pouch A stamp pouch comprises a flexible Kraft paper back sheet in facing contact with a flexible transparent top sheet and at least one postage stamp interposed therebetween. The facing surfaces of the back sheet and top sheet are coated with a cohesive. The t... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139137 | Carrier stock with tear-open tabs Carrier stock formed from a single sheet of resilient polymeric material, such as low density polyethylene, for machine application to substantially identical containers. The stock is severable to form individual carriers with three longitudinal rows of c... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139138 | Combination razor and container with sharpener A razor assembly for shaving, and a combination razor assembly and container for sharpening the razor, is provided. A razor body includes a blade carrier with a reusable blade. A blade guard engages the blade for guiding over the skin surface during shavi... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139139 | Paint tray A paint tray for application of paint to tools used in fine detailing, such as pads, rollers, brushes and the like. The paint tray includes two troughs, one disposed on either side of an inclined ramp in an end of the tray and intermediate the side walls ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139140 | Cigarette package A hinged lid cigarette package can have cigarettes removed therefrom as is common for a hinged lid package or as is common for a soft package. The hinged lid package includes a top panel having a stationary portion and a removable portion. Removal of the ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139141 | Extension cord retail sleeve An electric extension cord retail sleeve formed from flat paper or cardboard stock which is folded into a rectangular sleeve into which a looped extension cord is inserted. An opening in one broader panel of the sleeve receives the extension cord socket o... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139142 | Disposable toothbrush cover A protective cover for the bristle portion (10) of a toothbrush (12) is adapted for disposability and reduced bulkiness. The cover is composed of two pieces of flexible, waterproof material (14, 14') which have been bonded along the top edge (16) and late... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139143 | Padded tool-carrying portfolio A padded tool-carrying portfolio which comprises at least two relatively flat, planar leaves joined together by at least one hinge arrangement, wherein at least one of the at least two leaves comprises a tool-carrying surface which is adapted to carry a p... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139144 | Socket wrench storage device A storage device for storage of socket wrenches thereon in end-to-end relation. The device is made of springy material and includes a body having extending arm portions with mutually engageable locking surfaces on the distal ends thereof. The locking acti... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139145 | Adjustable load cover for use with various sizes of rectangularly topped stacks of palletized material An adjustable cover is provided to protect articles loaded onto pallets for transportation or storage, the upper surface of the loaded articles being planar and rectangular. The cover has four cover components, each comprised of a semi-rigid sheet having ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139146 | Container for magnetic tape cassettes with cassette lock A container for magnetic tape cassettes has a housing having a plurality of insertion openings, a plurality of base plates subdividing the housing into a plurality of individual compartments, arresting elements provided on the base plate and engaging in a... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139147 | Package incorporating flanged containers A package includes one or more flanged cups, the cups being arranged and interconnected at their respective flanges to form an array. A paperboard cover having a polygonal main panel of an area generally corresponding to the area of the interconnected cup... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139148 | Daylight-loading film sheet package A daylight loading film sheet package has a stack of film sheets enclosed within a wrapper having front and rear panels covering the front and rear faces of the film stack and projecting side extensions on at least three sides of the panels which are fold... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139149 | Apparatus for stacking sheets An apparatus for stacking sheets comprises a belt of predetermined length and an endless belt. The belts pass around fixed axis rollers and three guide rollers which are displaceable for the purpose of varying the belt geometry by means of a carriage. As ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139150 | Article sorting apparatus and method A gravity conveyor (12) delivers drill bits (10) to carrier tubes (24) which are on an endless conveyor. An optical micrometer (22) or the like identifies the drill bits (10), as to shank type, maximum diameter, overall length, helix angle, back taper, nu... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139151 | Method of forming foam cushions for packaging purposes and cushions formed thereby The invention is a method of forming large-volume foam cushions for packaging purposes wherein each cushion comprises a closed bag formed from respective first and second superposed sheets of plastic material and filled with foam. The method comprises fol... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139152 | Water dispersible gel formulations A gel formulation comprising a hazardous material, such as a hazardous chemical, and sufficient surfactant such that it meets certain test requirements. A containerization system for same.... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139153 | Device for holding objects and protecting them against shocks A method and apparatus for holding objects and protecting them from shocks and vibrations, formed of tubular sections made of a deformable material. The apparatus is adapted to be compressed and is capable of substantially resuming its dimensional and loa... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5139154 | Wear screen plate and method of manufacture thereof An improved screen plate for a pressure screening apparatus and a method for making the basket are disclosed wherein prestressed areas are provided at each end of each slot formed in the screen plate for minimizing crack propagation.... | 08/18/1992 |
