Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons inventions 08/07

20070199138 - Hygienic high detergency toilet: In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the hygienic toilet with a user protection from evacuations is designed. A self-foaming liquid soap as a high efficiency absorbing substance is used from contaminations produced during evacuations. A water tank is comprised of two compartments: one is for flashing water that... Agent: Viacheslav V. Zhurin

20070199139 - Device and method to diagnose vacuum systems: A device to diagnose a vacuum system comprises a pipe with a first opening that can be closed by a hingeable cover, and a second opening that is designed to establish a pressure-proof connection to the vacuum system. The diagnostic device may be operated in a volume-flow mode in which... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070199140 - Device for manufacturing organic compost from excremet: The present invention relates generally to a device for manufacturing organic compost from human excrements in a toilet to automatically transform human excrements into organic compost. More particularly, the present invention comprises a transport belt installed under a seat disposed on a main body of a toilet, capable of transporting... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070199141 - Covered swimming pool and frame: A covered swimming pool is comprised of an aboveground swimming pool, two spine brackets, a plurality of pairs of rib brackets, a flexible spine, a plurality of flexible rib pairs and a cover. The spine brackets are mounted to opposing ends of the rail of the pool. The rib bracket... Agent: Gregory T. Zalecki

20070199142 - Pool or spa cover and methods therefor: A pool or spa cover having a generally domed shape caused by bending of previously substantially straight support mechanisms, wherein the circumference is dependent upon curvature of the support mechanisms and is therefore adjustable to fit different size pools or spas, and wherein the pool or spa cover may be... Agent: Williamson Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20070199144 - Shower arrangement: A shower arrangement has a long, flat profiled element to be vertically arranged, with a plane rear side embodied to be applied to a wall surface. A concealed fitting is arranged at the rear side, engaging inside a concealed box in a recess in the wall. With the exception of... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20070199145 - Shower pan: A pre-fabricated shower pan provides the features of a custom on-site constructed shower pan. The pre-fabricated shower pan comprises a wood frame, a drain, a sloped floor, and a hot-mopped tar covering. A box is constructed from a four by six dam on one or two sides, one by six... Agent: Averill & Varn

20070199146 - Used water removal system for a portable, hand-wash sink station: A used water removal system for a stand-alone hand-wash sink station having a vertically elongated used water storage tank and within which a vertically elongated, fresh water tank is positioned. A sink basin disposed above the used water storage tank drains used water into the used water storage tank. A... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070192948 - Disposable urine collection device: A disposable urine collection device for use by a person which includes an absorbent pad for the collection of urine and a glove attached to the absorbent pad. The glove design includes a mitt for insertion of the user's hand into the device under the absorbent pad through the sleeve... Agent: Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated

20070192951 - Flush toilet assembly: A flush toilet assembly includes a bowl assembly defining a bowl and a base supporting the bowl assembly. One of the bowl assembly and the base may include at least one male coupling element and the other of the bowl assembly and the base may include at least one cooperating... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070192952 - Portable spa: A spa pool assembly has a pool having an enclosing wall and a base that together defines an interior. The base has a plurality of inflatable sections that are divided by a plurality of air passages that includes a first air passage that has a plurality of small bubble openings,... Agent: Raymond Sun Law Offices Of Raymond Sun

20070192953 - Camp sink with warm and cold water supply: A portable sink with warm and cold water supply. Two fluid containers with spigots are placed inside separate compartments of a metal frame, where one container is for hot water and the other container is for cold water. The metal frame underneath the hot water container is equipped with a... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20070192954 - Liquid level control system: A liquid level detection and control system having a shut off gate located near the liquid discharge outlet and a liquid level sensor which sends signal to a wireless transmitter when a preset liquid level is detected. The transmitter then transmits signal to an electronic receiver and from there to... Agent: James W. Badie, Esq. Stoll, Miskin & Badie

20070186333 - Deodorizing system: A deodorizing system includes a first main conduit, a suction generating device, a first terminal conduit, a first odor generating source, a second terminal conduit, a second odor generating source and a first adjusting damper. The suction generating device is disposed in the downstream of the first main conduit. The... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070186334 - Ventilating apparatus for a toilet: Ventilating apparatuses for a toilet remove objectionable odors. Instead of allowing toilet odors to diffuse into the bathroom atmosphere, the ventilating apparatus for a toilet draws toilet odors out of the toilet bowl and exhausts them outside of the house. The ventilating apparatus for a toilet has first inlet channels... Agent: Williams Mullen

20070186335 - Dispensing apparatus for a toilet: The invention provides for a dispensing apparatus removably mounted to a toilet for dispensing a fluid into the toilet to control bathroom odor. The apparatus includes a housing having an open end and a bottom defining a cavity for receiving the fluid. The housing further defines an outlet for communicating... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070186336 - Toilet flanges and the mounting thereof: An improved flange that provides simple and time saving installation of a toilet fixture. The flange includes an annular ring that defines at least one aperture adapted to receive a connector for attaching the flange to the floor and at least one mounting bolt rigidly and permanently affixed to the... Agent: Brinkle Y, Morgan, Solomon, Tatum, Stanley, Lunny, & Crosby, LLP

20070186337 - Non-splash urinal strainer: The present invention is directed to a non-splash urinal strainer with a perforated base pad and a deodorant canister fixed to the base pad. The deodorant canister includes a continuous outside wall fixed to a funnel shaped conduit that extends through the deodorant canister. The funnel shaped conduit has a... Agent: Harold I. Masteller, Jr.

20070186338 - Floating oceanic surfing reef: The present invention involves an apparatus, namely a reef, used to transform ocean wave energy into preferred surfing waves. The reef is comprised of a hull having a substantially flat top surface with a vertically convex shape that preferably creates about a seventy degree tangential bow angle with the ocean... Agent: Richard D. Clarke Law Office Of Richard D. Clarke

20070186339 - Fill and drain whirlpool bath: A fill and drain whirlpool bathtub having features that may include efficient drain down water pipes and a suction fitting having a faceplate with a sufficient number of sized openings to resist hair entrapment, an acrylic tub surface, fiberglass backing, an antimicrobial in the piping system of the water vessel... Agent: Roy W. Mattson Jr.

20070186340 - Coating apparatus and method: The present invention provides an apparatus for applying a composition to the skin, the apparatus including a chamber, the chamber including means for washing the skin (10), and means for applying the composition (4). Applicants have recognized that incorporating means for washing the skin into a chamber designed for applying... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20070186341 - Mobile sink assembly: The present invention provides a sink assembly formed from a plurality of injection molded plastic panels having integrated connectors which are capable of being packaged and shipped in a knock-down state and constructed to form an aesthetically pleasing sink assembly. The integrated connection of the side walls, front, back, and... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20070186342 - Multi-user foot spa: A foot spa is disclosed which can accommodate more than one user at once so that a shared experience and relaxing social setting is provided. The invention comprises a water-tight chamber with an open vertical surface, an element for heating water and a motorized pump and tubing for circulating water... Agent: John R. Condon

20070186343 - Plumbing fitting with two part putty groove: A plumbing fitting has a putty groove defined between an internal insert and an external decorative shell. In one form, a terminal end of the shell also captures the insert inside the housing. This allows formation of a deep putty groove even in those circumstances where the outer shell is... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070180602 - Drain assembly: A drain assembly includes a cup connected to the sink and having an extension tube. A seal and an urging ring are mounted to the cup from the underside of the cup. A positioning plate is fixed to the cup and the extension tube extends through a central hole of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070180603 - Method of thermal insulation of a pool: A method of thermal insulation of a pool (300) is provided, the method comprising the steps of preparing a pool structure (20, 22), and attaching a layer (24) of thermal insulation material to an interior surface of the pool structure (20, 22). Also provided are a pool constructed according to... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070180604 - Circular suction outlet assembly and cover: A circular suction outlet assembly is provided for use in swimming pools, spas, and the like, which includes a sump body having a central stem which forms an annular space within the sump body, and a nozzle which communicates with the annular space to convey water to the swimming pool... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20070180605 - Elongated suction outlet assembly with intrinsically safe sump: An elongated suction outlet assembly is provided for use in swimming pools, hot tubs and the like. The suction outlet assembly includes an elongated sump having at least one longitudinal, raised island extending upwardly from inside the sump, and an elongated cover engaging the sump. Safety features of the suction... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20070180606 - Retrofit heating system for spa: A spa is retrofit for use with a heat pump for both heating and cooling the water contained in the spa tub. The heat pump uses the existing water pump of the hydrotherapy system to circulate the water through the heat exchanger of the heat pump.... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070180607 - Temperature stabilized heating system for spa: A spa tub includes a control system that operates with a water temperature modification system to stabilize the spa water at a set temperature. In a preferred embodiment, the water temperature modification system is a heat pump. The stabilized temperature provides safety to users of the spa.... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20070180608 - Quick connection, and liquid supply system provided therewith: A quick connector for connecting a source of fluid to a working element has a body connectable to the fluid source and having an axis, a fitting member connectable to the working element and axially movable relative to the body, and a locking member connected with the body for locking... Agent: Ilya Zborovsky

20070180609 - Bathing aid: A bathing aid adapted to support the body of a person attending to a child in a bathtub. The bathing aid supports the body of a person kneeling adjacent the bathtub and reaching into the bathtub. The bathing aid includes a frame mounted to the bathtub, at least one post... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070180610 - Sink lining system and method therefor: A removable protective liner has a thin sheet of non-absorbent, flexible material. The liner is used for lining the sink. A drain hole liner is formed in the thin sheet. The drain hole liner extends down from the thin sheet to cover an area of the drain hole leading down... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20070180611 - Faucet or valve handle turning tool: A faucet or valve handle turning tool is provided and includes an elongated, cylindrical body of machinable or moldable material having a handle at one end and a cavity formed in the opposite end. The cavity is formed with inwardly extending sidewalls and has at least one portion conforming to... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070174955 - Cylindrical portable restroom: A portable restroom facility is disclosed. The portable restroom facility includes a floor, a sidewall and a roof. The floor has a circular perimeter edge. The sidewall is curved and has a curved outer surface. A bottom edge of the sidewall is attached to the circular perimeter edge of the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070174956 - Adjustable shower rod assembly: One embodiment of a mounting assembly for mounting a non-linear curtain rod to a surface includes a rod receiver assembly, a surface mount and a locking mechanism. The rod receiver assembly receives the curtain rod. The surface mount mounts onto the surface. The surface mount rotatably supports the rod receiver... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G. Roeder

20070174957 - Body-contoured tub: A body contoured tub has a reclining surface that is molded to receive a user's reclining or recumbent body. In a first embodiment, the tub's interior contours are defined in a body measurement process that determines the users body contours, and then a custom fabricated tub is made to support... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20070174958 - Sink construction: A sink having a base and at least one sidewall extending around and extending upwardly from the base. At least one fluid nozzle is attached to the sidewall adjacent its top so that, upon connection to a pressurized fluid source, the nozzle produces a fluid flow which is transverse to... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070174960 - Odor control apparatus for drains: An odor control apparatus for drains, which is installed at a drain, for easily discharging sewage and preventing odor from flowing backward. The odor control apparatus for drains is installed at a drain, which has a drain pipe connected to a drain hole formed through an indoor bottom, and a... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP