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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8032955 | Urinal module added to a toilet My invention is a new way to combine a urinal and a toilet. The urinal module changes the toilet's appearance very little. The urinal module is simple to use and will help men keep their urine off the bathroom floor. The module raises the toilet seat a... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8001625 | Water conserving improved toilet An efficient dual-use toilet that provides a simple, easy-to-use and reliable solution to the problem of wasted toilet flush water is disclosed. The improved toilet provides a two-compartment toilet bowl, wherein the main bowl is used for solid waste and a hydrophob... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7360259 | Toilet system A toilet system includes a bowl having an inner space partitioned by a divider into a front and a rear guide way, which are connected to a front and a rear waste pipe, respectively, and the divider defining a front and a rear slope; a vacuum sucker connected at an u... | 04/22/2008 |
| 6763528 | 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... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6671891 | Commode-urinal A commode-urinal is provided with a cleaning-water path connected with water-supplying facilities; the commode-urinal is provided with a draining-off path connected with a sewer-path. The commode-urinal is used together with commode-excrement container as... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6253709 | Automatic waterbowl for pets An automatic pet watering device installed on the toilet bowl of a conventional toilet, consisting of a conventional toilet bowl having a top cap connected to an outlet for releasing water, a hollow tube extending from the top cap and above the water line... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6212698 | Urine collection kit A urine collection kit includes a flexible mounting strip positioned atop the toilet bowl rim for clamping thereto by the toilet seat. A plastic bag is attached to the mounting strip and depends into the toilet bowl upon strip clamping. Urine flow is dire... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6061844 | Water-conserving toilet having independently flushable main and urinal bowls Disclosed is an improved water-conserving toilet having independently flushable main and urinal bowls, a water storage tank for storing water for flushing the bowls, and a manually operable flush assembly for flushing the urinal bowl. The flush assembly i... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5819331 | Urinal attachment for a toilet A urinal attachment for a toilet is provided which consists of a valve assembly mounted to an interior of a tank for the toilet to direct a water supply to a flexible pouch mounted at an underside of the lid of the toilet. A supply hose is connected from ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5737779 | Hand held movable urinal assembly A hand held movable urinal assembly which can be readily attached to a conventional toilet bowl assembly. The hand held movable urinal assembly includes 1) a flush fluid supply assembly readily connected to a main float valve assembly to receive a flushin... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5671485 | Support device for emptying colostomy bag A device which is specifically adapted to support a colostomy bag over the opening of a toilet. This device, which facilitates the cleaning of the bag by a user or a care giver, includes a support formed from a metallic wire. This metallic wire support ha... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5448784 | Urinal assembly and electrically actuated valve for same A urinal assembly is disclosed for use in a toilet apparatus having a toilet bowl, a tank communicably connected to and located generally above the toilet bowl and a supply conduit for delivering water under service line pressure to the tank. The toilet a... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5390374 | Water-conserving urinal A water conserving urinal for male and female use attachable to a toilet. The urinal includes a urinal bowl which is supported on a flexible member secured at its lower end to a pivot member. Water is supplied to the bowl from the toilet water supply line... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5381568 | Instant tissue moistener This disclosure presents a system that provides small but adequate portions of water to a folded or crumpled pad of bathroom tissue for use in giving added comfort and cleansing to anal skin surfaces after evacuation. The system uses only pure, municipal,... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5345619 | Combination toilet and swivel urinal A combination toilet and swivel urinal is provided and consists of a toilet having a bowl and a tank on the back. A urinal is hinged on a swivel to the side of the tank. The urinal is fluidly connected between the tank and the bowl of the toilet. The urin... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5301374 | Urinal assembly A urinal assembly is disclosed for use in a toilet apparatus. There is a urinal bowl for mounting within the main toilet bowl. A urinal flush line and urinal flush valve mechanism are provided for selectively introducing water under service line pressure ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5148553 | Child's urinal for hanging on side of toilet A child's urinal for hanging on the outside of a toilet, wherein a basin having an integral back wall forming a splash wall is suspended from the side of a toilet, the back wall is dimensioned to positioned the basin in proximity to the floor adjacent the... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5134728 | Adjustable height urinal A height adjustable urinal is disclosed. The urinal receptacle is mounted on a slide plate that is connected to a hydraulic cylinder. Water is directed under pressure into and out of the hydraulic cylinder to adjust the receptacle to the desired height.... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5073500 | Method and apparatus for detecting urinary constituents A method and an apparatus for measuring the concentration values of constituents of urine collected in a toilet bowl. A conduit extends from the urine-collecting portion of the bowl to a concentration-measuring device. A gas injector is mounted beside the... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5050248 | Combination toilet and urinal A combination toilet and urinal which includes a one piece urinal as part of the flush tank. The urinal is fitted with a flush valve using a portion of the water from the water closet. The urinal includes a separate drain positioned directly above and ope... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4653125 | Portable sanitary facility A portable sanitary facility is disclosed which, in one embodiment is particularly adapted for use by males needing only to relieve themselves of liquid body wastes. A sanitary unit is carried by a trailer to achieve portability between a use station and ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4285076 | Flushing apparatus for ileostomy bag Flushing apparatus is provided for cleaning and flushing out ileostomy bags. The apparatus includes a bracket which is adapted to fit over a toilet and which includes an upright open-ended tubular support member. A second tubular member with a funnel top ... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4197598 | Toilet A siphoning water closet incorporating a toilet bowl having a first flushable reservoir for liquid wastes and a second flushable reservoir for solid wastes, the reservoirs being separately flushable so as to expend less flushing water and to expel less di... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4133057 | Toilet set to be installed in a minimum size room A toilet set to be installed in a minimum size room comprising in combination a support with a water closet discharge provided at its top with two basins located side by side and slidable at will transversely, in order to serve selectively the functions o... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4101279 | Device for the collection and processing of stool specimens Disposable bowl is adapted to fit into a toilet bowl and to be supported thereby. It contains a blender blade assembly in the base thereof and a lid or cover is provided which can be secured to the container after same has been used. A connection extends ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 3979781 | Nozzle attachment for toilet bowl The application discloses a nozzle attachment for a closet bowl formed at the top with a flushing rim defining a water passageway. The nozzle attachment is secured on the flushing rim and it has a water catching portion that extends in and across the pass... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3947900 | Combination commode construction A combination commode construction having a water closet common to more than one commode, and separate control means on the water closet for individually flushing each of the separate commodes, said separate flushing means including means to control the a... | 04/06/1976 |
