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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7562399 | Toilet flusher for water tanks with novel valves and dispensers A tank-type flusher is located in the water storage tank for flushing a toilet. The tank-type flusher includes an intake valve and a flush valve. The intake valve is connected to an external water source and constructed to close water flow to the water storage tank ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7431051 | Sewage system for vehicles A sewage system for vehicles that includes a waste hose that is extendable and retractable. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7293299 | Tank flush system A Recreational Vehicle tank flush system is provided in which the existing vent pipe to the blackwater tank is modified by attaching an introduction tee which provides a hookup to a source of flushing water and to a hose and sprayer which may be hung just inside the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278435 | Assembly and system for isolation of waste water in outdoor, open-air wash station A system and method for the collection of waste water generated in the course of maintenance or washing of a large object in an open-air, outdoor environment. The system, in its simplest form, includes a wash deck having a drain located within a valley of the deck, ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6910231 | Toilet system with a toilet pan A toilet system which can be rinsed by a rinsing device. A pipe is connected to the toilet pan and leads to a sanitation pipe. Means are provided for transporting a suction material from the toilet pan into the pipe and into the sanitation pipe. Said means comprise ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6866072 | Effluent disposal system for railways An effluent disposal apparatus for railways includes a storage tank adapted to be fitted to a railway vehicle. The tank has an inlet for receiving effluent, an outlet for release of the effluent stored in the tank, and an effluent release valve movable between a clo... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6804840 | Positive pressure waste transfer system A waste transfer system includes a toilet bowl, a discharge pipe, and a hopper. The hopper is positioned between the toilet bowl and the discharge pipe. A first valve is disposed between the toilet bowl and the hopper. A second valve is disposed between the hopper a... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6745407 | Systems and methods for waste disposal for use in a vehicle A system for waste disposal for use in a vehicle includes a holding tank for receiving waste and a separator for receiving the waste from the holding tank with the separator being configured to separate the waste into a liquid portion and a solid portion. A macerato... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6729368 | Lavatory service shut off valve A shut off valve is provided for use in an aircraft lavatory system during maintenance sanitizing operations. The shut off valve includes an inlet passage in intermittent fluid communication with an outlet passage and a magnetic flapper body movable between a rest p... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6651266 | Flushing method of toilet, toilet used for carrying out said method and components thereof A toilet flushing method causes high-pressure flush water, provided by a flow pipe, to spray along the baffle in the bottom of the trap of a toilet bowl and causes the flush water used for washing the toilet bowl to spray into the toilet bowl. The high-pr... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6607009 | Sewage system for vehicles A sewage system for vehicles that includes a waste hose that is extendable and retractable.... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6442771 | Flushing device The invention relates to a flushing device comprising a bowl (4) having a flushing module (5) which is arranged in the area of the bowl (4) designed to receive excreta. The flushing module (5) at an upper end has a first receiving area (12) for receiving ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6360768 | Control apparatus for pneumatic evacuation and water valves, operated by vacuum pressure A control apparatus for pneumatic evacuation and/or water valves, operated by vacuum pressure and used for a vacuum sewerage system, particularly for pneumatically operated sanitary appliances, such as vacuum closets, urinals or wash basins. The control a... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6352088 | Vehicle wastewater drainage system A wastewater drainage system for a vehicle, such as a recreational vehicle (RV), is provided. The system includes a pump, such as a macerator pump, in selective fluid communication with the black water tank and the gray water tank, and a drainage hose con... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6240986 | Recreational vehicle sanitary sewer connector A connector assembly for a sewer pipe system of a recreational vehicle having a holding tank for waste and/or waste water and a discharge pipe having an outlet end through which waste and/or waste water is discharged from the holding tank utilizes an adap... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6234197 | Holding tank vacuum relief A plastic sewage holding tank in a boat, associated with a toilet, includes a vent check valve for providing vacuum relief. By mounting the vent check valve in the top of the tank, when the tank is being emptied by rapid pumpout implosion or other damage ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216285 | Waste transport arrangement A vacuum waste system having reduced noise levels associated therewith. The vacuum waste system includes a sanitary unit for initially receiving waste. An intermediate container is connected to the sanitary unit by a first sewer pipe and a first sewer val... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6189161 | Toilet for recreational vehicle with vent for the holding tank A valve and vent assembly for a self-contained sanitary system of the type including a toilet structure with a downwardly directed outlet opening and a storage compartment defined and located below the outlet opening, and a waste holding tank removably di... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6151724 | Toilet tank water conservation device The toilet tank water conservation device has a bracket adapted for attachment to the overflow tube of a toilet tank. The bracket includes a guide ledge having a bore defined therein. The device includes a float ball attached to a cylindrical guide rod, t... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6143185 | Treatment system for aircraft toilet waste water A system is described for the treatment of aircraft toilet waste water to permit discharge of the treated water to the atmosphere during flight, utilizing the pressure differential that is created between the aircraft's cabin pressure and the external atm... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6128788 | Water closet and nursing bed device with same The invention provides; a flush toilet having an odor-sealing valve which can certainly be opened and closed with a simple structure and enables easy maintenance, capable of preventing waste matter adhering on it from facing toward the toilet bowl, and ef... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6081935 | Technologically advanced portable toilet and method of supplying purifying agent thereto A technologically advanced portable toilet has a purifying agent producing/supplying device built into a periphery of a toilet bowl. Due to an ozone producing mechanism, a tank assembly, and a bubble generating tank, which are provided by this purifying a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6065493 | Vacuum relief valve for sewage holding tank A plastic sewage holding tank in a boat, associated with a toilet, includes a vent check valve assembly for providing vacuum relief. By mounting the vent check valve in the top of the tank, when the tank is being emptied by rapid pumpout implosion or othe... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6029707 | Water handling system A water handling system including a black water drain line for draining a black water tank including an operator controlled slide valve in such line; a grey water drain line for draining a grey water tank including an operator controlled slide valve in su... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6006766 | Sewer line flushing system and method This invention relates to an improved sewer system for recreational vehicles. Specifically, a four way pipe connector is provided which resides below a flushing tank and connects the flushing tank, the gray water waste tank, the black water waste tank and... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5980756 | Treatment method and system for aircraft toilet waste water A method and system are described for the treatment of aircraft toilet waste water to permit discharge of the treated water to the atmosphere during flight, utilizing the pressure differential that is created between the aircraft's cabin pressure and the ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5871027 | Vacuum valve controller A vacuum valve controller for a vacuum sewer system having a suction pipe which is communicated with a vacuum system by opening a vacuum valve, and which is cut off from the vacuum system by closing the vacuum valve, so that soil water in a soil water bas... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5781940 | Portable, collapsible, self-contained toilet apparatus A portable, collapsible, self-contained toilet apparatus including a basic storage container assembly operable to receive and support a foldable seat and anchor assembly connected thereto and provided with a usage accessories assembly for conventional use... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5678597 | Closure arrangement for a toilet system with a closed collection tank A connection arrangement for a toilet system having an emptying tube connected to a closed sewage collection tank. The emptying tube has an end portion that extends through a wall and has a free end that projects from the wall for receiving in a socket of... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5621924 | Vacuum tank construction for a vacuum toilet assembly A particular vacuum tank construction is provided for a vacuum toilet assembly which mounts a vacuum pump, has great versatility and accessibility, and ensures optimized washing effect of water and waste into the vacuum tank. A tank inlet is located at th... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5615701 | Vacuum valve control device and vacuum valve A vacuum control valve controls the removal of sewage or other liquid removed from a tank by a vacuum discharge pipe. The control valve uses the amount of liquid in the tank, the atmospheric pressure, and the vacuum pressure of the vacuum discharge pipe t... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5557810 | Portable toilet with battery operated flush assembly A battery operated flush assembly for a portable toilet. The flush assembly includes a pump and motor mounted to the toilet's seat section. A battery pack is removably mounted to the seat section and includes terminals which, as a result of mounting, beco... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5449016 | Sewage system Sewage system comprised of a collector pipe with one or more house connections and to which collector pipe an air compressor and/or vacuum pump is connected, wherein a house connection is comprised of a collection gully with a connection for the sewer pip... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5445190 | Gate valve actuator A manual actuator is attached to a conventional gate valve commonly used in the drainage line of a recreational vehicle. The actuator includes a handle connected to a pair of links which expand to open the valve or are folded to close the valve by turning... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5439198 | Valve apparatus A valve apparatus for use with a holding tank of a recreational vehicle which has a manually operated valve actuator. The apparatus includes a pivotable actuating lever which is connected to a clevis having mounted therein a clevis pin that is slidably re... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5408704 | Low volume vacuum toilet assembly A vacuum tank assembly has a low volume configuration so that it can be used in boats and recreational vehicles where space is at a premium. A stack of components, with a waste tank at the bottom, then a vacuum tank with directly connected vacuum pump, an... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5396668 | System for discharging wastes A discharge system for discharging wastes from a unit producing such wastes, such as a toilet, is disclosed. The system includes a device for creating a partial vacuum, an intermediate container and a collecting basin connected together by pipelines and v... | 03/14/1995 |
