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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7203976 | Floor level waste pumping system for toilets A floor level pumping system, that is non-disruptive to the existing flooring, including a conventional rear outlet toilet, a floor level tank for receiving waste and fluid from the outlet of the toilet including a tank chamber containing a designated area with a se... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7127748 | Incinerating commode An improved incinerating commode for the disposal of human waste through injection of a combustible fluid into the chamber where the waste is incinerated, separation of the urine component from the fecal component of human waste, and use of the urine component mixed... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6470505 | Water efficient toilet A water efficient toilet includes a self pressurized tank connected to a water supply through conduits and includes a valve operatively connected to the conduits. The toilet assembly has a bowl with inner walls, the bowl having a lower reservoir connected... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6412121 | Thermo-evaporation type toilet system In fuller detail, the present invention relates to a thermo-evaporative type toilet system designed so that the excrement collected from the toilet is treated with effective microorganisms and heated for evaporation to generate vapors, with the stench bei... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6247191 | Locomotive sanitation apparatus and method of protecting the same from freezing A sanitary system for a locomotive wherein the treatment tank is protected from freezing by the use of the heat available in the exhaust air removed from the toilet compartment. A sealed and insulated compartment is formed around the treatment tank, and a... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6038710 | Sewage removal system A sewage removal system for low water use toilets within an insulated building, the system comprising a transfer tank to collect sewage by gravity from the toilet, a holding tank remote from the transfer tank, a sewage discharge pipe extending between the... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5891330 | Waste treatment system A system for treating human waste in remote or portable toilet facilities, including a holding tank that stores waste; a heat reservoir that receives waste from the holding tank, heats the waste to kill fecal coliform bacteria therein present, and routes ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5698095 | Method and apparatus for human waste treatment In the agitation chamber (11), the human waste and the flush water from the flush toilet (20) are mixed. A heat accumulator (12) is provided in the discharge path of the exhaust gas. The drying chamber (13) heats the discharge from the agitation chamber (... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5433842 | Marine sewage treatment system A marine vessel waste treatment system includes a tank for receiving successive charges of liquid and solid waste material. A water conduit conducts heated water from the vessel's engine through the tank to heat the contents thereof above the level at whi... | 07/18/1995 |
| 4870252 | Condensation controller The temperature of liquid in a tank and of the environment adjacent the tank are measured and a heater in the tank is controlled to heat the liquid if its temperature is sufficiently below that of the environment to cause water vapor in the atmosphere to ... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4391002 | Water-closet for vehicles, particularly motor coaches An aerating system for faecal matter collected in a container in a vehicle which includes a pressurized air system for operating brakes, doors, ventilation flaps and the like. The pressurized air system includes a tank and a compressor which operates cont... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4359789 | Sewerless disposal system A waste disposal system is disclosed which includes apparatus for treating water which has been used for cleaning, washing and for flushing toilets and for disposing of waste products by incineration. The total output of the system to the environment is t... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4342568 | Refuse disposal apparatus Disclosed is a refuse disposal apparatus in which refuse fed into a fermenting vat can be disposed by subjecting the refuse to methane fermentation, the fermenting vat including a heating device for heating the refuse in the fermenting vat to a proper tem... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4115879 | Water recirculation system A system to be incorporated in new or in existing buildings where the waste lines of lavatory sinks, showers and clothes washing machines are connected to a storage reservoir for accumulation of water therein. This accumulated water is filtered and treate... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4107795 | Self-contained comfort station The preferred embodiment of the invention disclosed in this application includes a building module having at least one compartment therein in which is contained a toilet system for bacteriologically breaking down solid waste and paper to provide a relativ... | 08/22/1978 |
