Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335189 | Automatic self cleaning bladder relief with battery pad system This invention is an automatic or semi-automatic bladder relief system which increases sanitation and comfort for users requiring a means to dispose of urine in the absence of sanitary facilities, such as aircraft pilots and incontinent individuals. This invention i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7313833 | Vehicle emergency toilet system Inventive disclosures made herein comprise various embodiments of a vehicle emergency toilet system having portions built into the seat of the vehicle. The toilet equipped vehicle seats having a toilet with a disposable waste receiving reservoir built into a seat po... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7226115 | Folding camping trailer with flushable toilet The folding camping trailer includes a trailer body having partial height sidewalls and end walls, a vertically extendable roof section, an expandable enclosure connecting the sidewalls and end walls to the roof section, and a flush toilet disposed in the trailer bo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7141043 | Automatic self cleaning bladder relief and hydration system This invention relates to an automatic or semi-automatic bladder relief and hydration system, designed to increase sanitation and comfort for users that require disposal of urine and hydration in the absence of sanitary facilities or potable fluids. This invention i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135012 | Automatic self cleaning bladder relief system This invention relates to an automatic or semi-automatic bladder relief system, specifically designed to increase the overall sanitation and comfort for users requiring a means to dispose of urine in the absence of sanitary facilities in situations such as aircraft ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131964 | Automatic self cleaning bladder relief system and failsafe This invention is an automatic or semi-automatic bladder relief system for users that require disposal of urine in the absence of sanitary facilities, like aircraft pilots and incontinent individuals. It incorporates an inflatable urine collector deflatable after us... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7077000 | Volume measurement of liquids A bedpan comprises a body (1) formed to provide a first chamber (2) for receiving liquid and a second chamber (5) provided with a scale (11) for measuring the volume of the liquid received in the first chamber. Liquid received in the firs... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6957450 | Standardized recreational vehicle sanitary system A sanitary system including a toilet adapted for use in a recreational vehicle, and a recreational vehicle including the toilet and sanitary system. The sanitary system includes a horizontally offset waste storage receptacle to be installed in a stowage compartment ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6910230 | Submergible public sanitary device A public sanitary device, comprising one or more walk-in positions, each having a receptacle for human excrement and/or urine, which is connected to a waste pipe for connection to a sewage system. The sanitary device has the characteristic that it is provided with m... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908441 | Urine collection device A urine collection device for facilitating collection of urine samples from a user. The urine collection device includes a funnel member having a bowl portion and a stem portion. The bowl portion has perimeter wall defining a cavity. The cavity of the bowl portion h... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6782561 | Standardized recreational vehicle sanitary system A sanitary system including a toilet adapted for use in a recreational vehicle, and a recreational vehicle including the toilet and sanitary system. The sanitary system includes a horizontally offset waste storage receptacle to be installed in a stowage compartment ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6775860 | Trailer hitch portable toilet and camp chair and having a portable ambidextrous retractable toilet tissue holder and method therefor A portable toilet has a support stem which may be inserted into a trailer hitch. A base ring is coupled to the support stem. An attachment device is coupled to the base ring. The attachment device is used for removably coupling a waste collection bag to the portable... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6681413 | Portable restroom having a removable waste storage container and method therefor A portable restroom facility has a housing. The housing has a door opening for entering and exiting the housing. A removable waste storage container is stored within the housing for holding bodily waste. When the removable waste storage container is full ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6571402 | Hitch mounted portable toilet seat A portable toilet seat is attachable to a vehicle mounted hitch receptacle having an elongated square opening. The toilet seat includes a coupling portion configured to be slidably inserted into and supported within the hitch receptacle and a seat portion... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6505354 | Urinal A urinal for collecting urine from a user while the user is driving. The urinal includes a housing comprising a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall defines an interior space of the housing. The interior space of the housing comprises an open top end. The o... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6240576 | Portable toilet A portable toilet having a frame defining a collection space for waste product, an opening in the frame, and a seating surface for supporting a user in a seated position to allow waste product from a user in the seated position to be discharged through th... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6125480 | Vehicle mounted toilet seat An extension member is attachable to a trailer hitch and extends away from the vehicle and is connected to a seating frame supporting a toilet seat. This extension member serves to provide distance between the toilet seat and the vehicle. The seating fram... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6023792 | Portable toilet A portable toilet for attachment to a vehicle trailer hitch comprises a toilet seat pivotally attached to a frame. The toilet includes extendable legs for supporting the front portion of the toilet seat and frame under the weight of a user. The legs are p... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5946742 | Truck urine reservoir A urine reservoir is provided for a truck allowing a trucker to utilize the urine reservoir while underway and/or without having to detour from a highway while traveling thereby saving precious travel time and greatly increasing the efficiency of a trucke... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5848443 | Portable automobile urinal An automobile urinal having a portable elevated flushing solution container, a portable bowl, (which when in use is positioned in the seat) and a portable disposable collecting bladder. The flushing solution container and the disposable collecting bladder... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5568817 | Compact device for controlling runoff of fluid A disposable or semi-disposable compact device for confining runoff of hazardous fluid is provided, comprising a removably attached fluid impermeable liner form-fitted to a frame so as to conform the liner to a predetermined container shape to allow for p... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5183293 | Waste management system A waste management system for handling both solid and human waste consisting of a trailer with a hitch arrangement for connection to a towing vehicle. The trailer preferably includes tandem axles that support a trailer frame whereto a trash collecting bin... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5031249 | Universal recreational vehicle toilet system with removable holding tank A universal recreational vehicle toilet system with a removable waste holding tank is provided to enable the recreational vehicle manufacturer to have wide latitude in the positioning of the toilet within a recreational vehicle. The toilet system includes... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5020321 | Exhaust powered waste processing unit The invention relates to a device for efficiently disposing of human waste material without the use of power or expendables other than waste heat and flow resulting from the normal operation of an internal combustion engine. Human waste is inserted into a... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4454613 | Self-contained, compact towable facility having maximized balanced water storage, drain water collection and waste water isolation systems A self-contained, compact towable facility having sanitary components and electrical, water and gas distribution systems with minimum weight, optimum balance and a maximum volume of water adapted to be stored therein and including a frame having an axle a... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4376314 | Vehicular toilet A vehicular toilet comprising a toilet bowl having an upper rim defining a bowl opening and a lower outlet, a flush valve for selectively controlling the application of a vacuum to the bowl outlet for flushing the toilet, a flush ring proximate the toilet... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4332040 | Self-contained, compact towable facility having maximized balanced water storage drain water collection and waste water isolation systems A self-contained, compact towable facility having sanitary components and electrical, water and gas distribution systems with minimum weight, optimum balance and a maximum volume of water adapted to be stored therein and including a frame having an axle a... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4180876 | Portable toilets A portable toilet that has a lower holding tank with an inlet port in the top wall, and removably supported thereon an upper unit that contains a toilet bowl with an oulet port in registry with said inlet port, a flush water storage tank and flush means f... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4042981 | Toilet waste holding apparatus A toilet waste holding apparatus for a vehicle has a vent which sucks away tank gasses and odors, without permitting sewage overflow to enter the vent. An insert allows entrance of clean air to the tank and access to the interior for cleaning.... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3986215 | Detachable toilet seat for small boats A toilet sanitary device for use on small boats, which includes a frame carrying a toilet seat and extensible over the upper edge or gunwale of the boat over the water. An upright post carries a curtain ring from which is suspended a curtain somewhat like... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3936888 | Effluent disposal system An effluent disposal system for use in conjunction with a high temperature heat source in which waste material is macerate and meterably discharged into the source of heat as a function of heat source operating conditions such as pressure or temperature, ... | 02/10/1976 |
