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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7376982 | Toilet bowl venting apparatus Apparatus 10 discloses a venting apparatus for a toilet bowl 12 using a gasket 18 that is positioned between a toilet seat 14 and toilet bowl rim 16 forming a gasket-like seal therebetween. The toilet bowl gasket 18 is compr... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7331066 | Ventilation system for multiple toilets in a building Separate air evacuation opening and a separate manifold are formed in the toilet bowl rim for full and separate air evacuation of the toilet bowl before, during or after flushing. The exhaust assembly includes and is activated by a fan and motor exhaust assembly com... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7275271 | Toilet evacuation system A ventilation system for a toilet which functions by drawing air from around the bowl through the original flush holes into the existing overflow-pipe and then into a fan compartment. The fan is activated by manipulating the flush handle upward. Malodorous air is th... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7117548 | Toilet ventilation system A toilet ventilation system comprising a seat mounted atop a typical toilet bowl and pivoting about a seat swivel mount, the seat with vacuum intake holes disposed on the lower side, the intake holes communicating with a vacuum canal within the seat; the vacuum cana... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6567994 | Ventilation of toilets A ventilation system for removing odours from a toilet of the kind having a seat (10) supported on a bowl (114), the seat (10) being ducted such that there are inlet ports (22, 24, 26, 28) located at the inner rim of the seat (10) for receiving the odours... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6519786 | Toilet splash shield system The toilet splash shield system prevents urine and waste from splashing out of a toilet bowl, and includes a toilet bowl having a rim having upper and lower sides and front and back ends. The rim has a bore extending therethrough, and the bore is in commu... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6351855 | Bathroom odor withdrawal system A commode deodorizing filtering device for use in a commode water tank having an overflow tube operably disposed therein and communicating with a toilet bowl, and having refill device with refill tube and float operably disposed in the water tank, the dev... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6295656 | Venting apparatus for flush toilets A toilet venting apparatus includes an upper insert mountable between a toilet tank and a toilet bowl, and a lower insert mountable between the bowl and a floor sewer pipe. The upper insert cooperates with the toilet bowl for removal of gases in the bowl ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6237163 | Ventilated toilet seat system An improved system for ventilating air around a toilet where air is drawn through holes in a covered groove in the toilet seat and pulled by suction through a channel and hose to an output end of the fan housing. Alternatively, the air may be filtered and... | 05/29/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5555572 | Toilet bowl ventilating and deodorizing apparatus A toilet bowl ventilating and deodorizing apparatus comprises an odor collector for extracting air from a toilet bowl, a filter assembly for deodorizing the air extracted from the toilet bowl, and a neck coupling the filter assembly to the odor collector,... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5488741 | Toilet bowl ventilating and deodorizing apparatus A toilet bowl ventilating and deodorizing apparatus comprises an odor collector for extracting air from a toilet bowl, a filter assembly for deodorizing the air extracted from the toilet bowl, and a neck coupling the filter assembly to the odor collector,... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5355536 | Ventilated toilet seat assembly A bathroom exhaust system includes a ventilated toilet seat assembly, one or more exhaust lines connected to the ventilated toilet seat through a mounting block attached to the toilet bowl behind the toilet seat and an exhaust fan located in or adjacent t... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5259072 | Toilet ventilation assembly including fluid extraction device A toilet ventilation apparatus (40) for extracting air (13) proximate a toilet assembly (10). The toilet ventilation apparatus (40) comprises an air intake mechanism (42) positioned for use proximate a rim (30) of a toilet bowl (12) for intaking air proxi... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5231705 | Method and apparatus for eliminating toilet odors A system for removing unpleasant gaseous odors in a toilet having a bowl, a tank, and an overflow tube is disclosed. The system includes an air intake port located in the toilet bowl. A battery powered suction pump assembly contained in the tank is connec... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5079783 | Rechargeable self-contained deodorizing toilet seat A rechargeable self-contained deodorizing toilet seat is provided for installation on any standard toilet to remove bathroom odors. The seat is substantially the same in size and appearance as a standard toilet seat. Air conduits pass though the right and... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4133060 | Odorless toilet Disclosed herein is a means for evacuating the odors associated with toilet use away from the environment of the bathroom and into the sewer. Vent means are provided around the periphery directly below the toilet seat, and impelling means are provided to ... | 01/09/1979 |
| 3953901 | Toilet stool ventilating means An improved toilet stool having an annular conduit seat with intake openings in communication with the inside of the toilet bowl. The improvement being a ventilating means which comprises an adapter plate situated underneath a tank. The adapter plate has ... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3942200 | Odor control ventilator A ventilator for toilets is disclosed which includes an electrically operated blower and an exhaust conduit for withdrawing odors from the toilet bowl through the flush water distribution outlets within the bowl, and through the overflow pipe within the w... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3939506 | Odor control ventilator A ventilator for toilets is disclosed which includes an exhaust conduit connected to the upper portion of a toilet water tank for withdrawing odors from the toilet bowl through the overflow pipe in the water tank and flush water distribution outlets in th... | 02/24/1976 |
