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 |
| 5832902 | Fuel temperature control bypass circuit A unitary temperature control bypass and fuel filtering device for an engine for heating fuel in the fuel filter. The device has an entry passage for receiving excess fuel from the engine, a first outlet passage for communicating with the fuel tank and a ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832903 | Fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine A fuel supply system for a marine propulsion system having an electronically controlled fuel injection system eliminates the need for a vapor separator. The system pumps an excessive amount of fuel through a plumbed fuel supply loop and cools recirculated... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832904 | Fuel-feed system for an engine In a high-pressure fuel pump, a bellows chamber communicates with a fuel tank. A volume chamber having a predetermined volume is arranged in a return passage which returns a fuel stayed in the bellows chamber to the fuel tank. The fuel which has stayed in... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832905 | Method and apparatus for providing multipoint gaseous fuel injection to an internal combustion engine A multipoint fuel delivery system for an internal combustion engine includes fuel metering device(s) such as fuel injector(s) associated for selectively controlled injection of the second fuel to corresponding combustion chamber(s) of the internal combust... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832906 | Intensifier apparatus and method for supplying high pressure gaseous fuel to an internal combustion engine The invention relates to an apparatus and method for supplying high pressure gaseous fuel from a storage vessel to a vehicle's internal combustion engine. More particularly, the invention is a fuel supply system with three main components: the storage ves... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832907 | Engine feedback control system An improved feedback control system and method for internal combustion engines that permits extremely accurate feedback control. This is done by utilizing a sensor device that is interrelated with the combustion chambers of the engine so that it only samp... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832908 | Cylinder-discriminating device for internal combustion engines A cylinder-discriminating device for an internal combustion engine is provided. A reference timing signal is generated whenever the engine rotates through a predetermined rotational angle. A secondary-side sparking current produced in a particular cylinde... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832909 | Ball pitching machine A ball pitching machine which uniquely embodies a single, specially configured ball engaging wheel which is rotatably mounted within a wheel housing that, along with a ball receiving barrel, is easily rotatable through an angle of 270 degrees. With this n... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832910 | Swivel mount A swivel mount for mounting strap swivels to flexible structures is provided. The mount is formed of molded plastic material that is flexible in thin sections and rigid in heavy sections. A swivel mounting post having a heavy section is formed to project ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832911 | Less lethal weapon attachable to lethal weapon A weapon comprising a combination lethal weapon and less lethal gas-powered weapon mounted below the lethal weapon. The less lethal weapon which fires projectiles is independently operable when dismounted and includes a bolt, gas supply and magazine featu... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832912 | Covers for protecting the limbs of a compound bow A protective covering, carriage and storage device for use upon a compound bow. The device generally consists of marked upper and lower stitched cover sections designed to fit closely over the respective limb of a compound bow, including pulley devices an... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832913 | Tile saw accessory An accessory for a wet diamond tile saw that allows the saw operator to cut accurate and consistent angled cuts in both planar and non-planar tile and related materials such as stone. The accessory has a slot in the bottom which sits over the fence on the... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832914 | Ingot trimming method and apparatus An apparatus for cutting a semiconductor ingot utilizing an inner-diameter saw. The apparatus includes a reference structure positioned on the saw at a predetermined distance from the saw blade and a template having a cut positioning portion and a referen... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832915 | Fireplace grill and method The fireplace grill features dual purpose legs which are inverted to snap over a lid holding the entire unit together for compact storage and transport. Under normal operating condition, the legs are inverted and are deployed downwardly and outwardly to r... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832916 | Method and system for checking the operability of electrical-based components in a breathing equipment A method of verifying and indicating proper or improper functioning of breathing apparatus for an irrespirable environment. The breathing apparatus includes gas supply for supplying a user with breathable gas, at least one electrical component, a processo... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832917 | Method and arrangement for vaporizing an anaesthetic A method and an arrangement in connection with vaporizing an anaesthetic, in which an anaesthetic, vaporized in a vaporizer is mixed with fresh gas and delivered to be inhaled by a patient. In order to achieve a reliable operation, the prevailing ambient ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832918 | Method of making a face mask from a facial impression and of gas delivery The present invention relates to improved methods and apparatus for the delivery of respiratory therapy in the treatment of respiratory disorders and abnormalities, such as apnea and other sleep disorders. A qualified professional takes a moulage of a pat... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832919 | Portable inflatable enclosure system with filtered positive pressure gas fed therein A portable enclosure system and method for providing a suitable breathing atmosphere therein includes a chamber. The chamber may assume a variety of shapes. An electric fan and filter assembly is provided and is attached to the chamber by way of a flexibl... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832920 | Tracheal tube with integral suction lumen A tracheal tube has an extruded suction lumen extending along its length on the outside of the curvature of the tube. The suction lumen opens internally to the main lumen through a series of holes, which increase in size towards the patient end of the tub... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832921 | Analog heater control for medical instrument An instrument for determining a characteristic of a biological fluid or a control includes a heater and a heater control. The heater comprises a heater element, supported in heat conducting relationship to the biological fluid or control when the instrume... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832922 | Diffusion Tomography system and method using direct reconstruction of scattered radiation A method for the direct reconstruction of an object from measurements of the transmitted intensity of diffusively scattered radiation effected by irradiating the object with a source of continuous wave radiation. The transmitted intensity is related to th... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832923 | Utrasound imaging system architecture employing switched transducer elements An ultrasonic imaging system which uses transform beamforming in a two-dimensional context includes a two-dimensional array of transducer elements, a plurality of groups of local busses, and a plurality of sets of switching circuits. Each transducer eleme... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832924 | Method of positioning a sensor for determining blood pressure of an artery The present invention is a method for locating a sensor over an underlying artery having a blood pulse. The sensor is positioned at a plurality of locations above a known approximate location of the artery while applying a constant hold down pressure to t... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832925 | Surgical drape having improved sealing apparatus An apparatus for sealing an environment defined by a periphery is provided. The sealing apparatus includes a first frame defining an opening and being disposed on the periphery of the environment and a second frame defining an opening. A flexible material... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832926 | Head support device A device for restraining and supporting the head of a user at a given forward angle while alleviating resultant neck, shoulder, and back pain comprises an angularly adjustable upper section contacting the head of a user, a fixed intermediate section for t... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832927 | Surgical drape A surgical drape including a liquid-absorbent top sheet (1) and a liquid-impermeable sheet (2) immediately beneath the top sheet. The liquid-impermeable sheet faces a patient, when the drape is in use. At least one elongated element (5) is arranged betwee... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832928 | Intravenous site protection device An intravenous site protection device is formed with a rigid, elongated top member and a rigid, elongated bottom member which are oppositely secured on a patient's extremities. The top member is configured to accommodate a catheter and supply tubing to pr... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832929 | Video assisted thoracoscopic transmyocardial revascularization surgical method A video assisted thoracoscopic transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) surgical method includes making at least two spaced incision ports between the ribs of a patient proximate the patient's heart; inserting through one of the ports a thoracoscopic TMR h... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832930 | Clamp for nasolacrimal sac occlusion during administration of ocular medication A clamp is placed over the bridge of the nose to apply pressure over the fossa of the nasolacrimal sac, prior to ocular medication to thereby seal the nasolacrimal sac and prevent drainage of medicament away from the eye. The clamp can be embedded in a fl... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832931 | Method for improved selectivity in photo-activation and detection of molecular diagnostic agents A method for the imaging of a particular volume of plant or animal tissue, wherein the plant or animal tissue contains at least one photo-active molecular agent. The method includes the steps of treating the particular volume of the plant or animal tissue... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832932 | Method of treating movement disorders by brain infusion The present invention is directed to techniques and apparatus for infusing drugs into the brain to treat movement disorders resulting in abnormal motor behavior. The invention employs an implantable pump and a catheter, the catheter having a proximal end ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832934 | Hand held portable cigar humidor A hand held portable humidor for cigars including a humidifying material for maintaining a substantially constant relative humidity within the humidor, the humidor including an upper housing and a lower housing which is formed of a material less rigid tha... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832935 | Tobacco storage and smoking apparatus A tobacco storage and smoking apparatus includes a housing having a first chamber which receives smoking materials such as tobacco and is covered by a cover including a bowl recess with a side passageway extending from the bowl recess to one end of the co... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832936 | Graduated artificial nail tips and the method of applying same Graduated artificial fingernail tips for creating longer fingernails includes an artificial fingernail tip and length-indiciating indicia on an upper surface of the tip. The length-indicating indicia may be numbers or letters corresponding to graduated tr... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832937 | Haircut method A method for cutting hair which realizes a hairstyle to give a light appearance of movability and vividness by giving natural irregularities to length of the hair. Three different reference lengths are used for one hairstyle. A founding portion of hair is... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832938 | Hair style having ponytail strands woven into curls and tool therefor A method for effecting a curled hair style includes weaving the strands of at least one ponytail through the hair foundation proximal to the ponytail, and then raising portions of the strands away from the foundation to establish respective curled segment... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832939 | Hair waving appliance An improved hair waving appliance is disclosed. The disclosed hair waving, appliance includes a pair of W-shaped arms that pivot in relation to one another in a scissors motion. One disclosed W-shaped arm comprises a center raised heater prong bounded by ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832940 | Self-contained toothbrush construction A self-contained toothbrush construction 10 including a handle member 20 forming a receptacle for dentifrice, a brush member 30 having a hollow handle portion 32 defining a internal passageway 31 in open communication with the handle member 20 and a colla... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832941 | Lit kit A portable compact kit having compartments for make-up and beauty supplies and a mirrored surface with a peripheral light source powered by a rechargeable battery power source. The unit's power pack may either be included within a tray mounting the mirror... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832942 | Cosmetic pencil A cosmetic pencil having at least one applicator to which a detachable reservoir for a cosmetic substance is engaged. The applicator and the reservoir are spring-loaded and rotatable relative to each other. An axially displaceable cover having apertures i... | 11/10/1998 |
