Patents Assigned to MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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Patent number: 11653797Abstract: A composting toilet assembly has a composting bin with an agitator, a toilet bowl, and a urine bottle. The agitator has an agitator handle configured to actuate the agitator. The agitator may have a ratchet assembly including a hub, a clutch bearing disposed in the hub, and a pair of brass bushings disposed in the hub. The toilet bowl is disposed on the composting bin. The toilet bowl has a main body with a recess. The recess may have a first portion and a second portion with a partition wall. Each of the first portion and the second portion has an opening. The urine bottle is in fluid communication with the bowl. The urine bottle is configured to receive urine. The urine bottle has a drain, a handle, and a sensor. The sensor may have a light and be configured to detect a predetermined urine level in the urine bottle.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Larry Stearns, Michael Stearns, Kevin A. Bartchlett
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Patent number: 11576540Abstract: A composting toilet assembly can include a housing. The housing can form an enclosed cavity. A toilet bowl can have a main body disposed in the housing. A drain pan can be disposed under the toilet bowl and in fluid communication with the toilet bowl. A diversion plate can be disposed in the housing under the toilet bowl. A liquid waste bottle can be removably disposed in the housing. The liquid waste bottle in fluid can be in communication with the drain pan and configured to receive liquid waste from the drain pan. A composting bin can be disposed in the enclosed cavity of the housing. The composting bin can be adjacent to and in communication with the diversion plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Kevin A. Bartchlett
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Patent number: 11399628Abstract: A portable structure has a main body and a plurality of telescopic beams. The main body includes a plurality of stacking modules. The plurality of stacking modules are configured to move between a collapsed position and an uncollapsed position. Each of the plurality of stacking modules has an inner surface and an outer surface. The plurality of stacking modules include a bottom stacking module and a top stacking module. The bottom stacking module is selectively and slidably disposed within the top stacking module. The top stacking module has a plurality of holes formed therethrough. The bottom stacking module is nested within the top stacking module, where the plurality of stacking modules are in the collapsed position. The bottom stacking module is unnested from the top stacking module, where the plurality of stacking modules are in the uncollapsed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Larry Stearns, Michael Stearns
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Patent number: 11166549Abstract: A portable structure has a main body and a plurality of telescopic beams. The main body includes a plurality of stacking modules. The plurality of stacking modules are configured to move between a collapsed position and an uncollapsed position. Each of the plurality of stacking modules has an inner surface and an outer surface. The plurality of stacking modules include a bottom stacking module and a top stacking module. The bottom stacking module is selectively and slidably disposed within the top stacking module. The top stacking module has a plurality of holes formed therethrough. The bottom stacking module is nested within the top stacking module, where the plurality of stacking modules are in the collapsed position. The bottom stacking module is unnested from the top stacking module, where the plurality of stacking modules are in the uncollapsed position.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Larry Stearns, Michael Stearns
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Patent number: 11071420Abstract: A composting toilet assembly has a composting bin with an agitator, a toilet bowl, and a urine bottle. The agitator has an agitator handle configured to actuate the agitator. The agitator may have a ratchet assembly including a hub, a clutch bearing disposed in the hub, and a pair of brass bushings disposed in the hub. The toilet bowl is disposed on the composting bin. The toilet bowl has a main body with a recess. The recess may have a first portion and a second portion with a partition wall. Each of the first portion and the second portion has an opening. The urine bottle is in fluid communication with the bowl. The urine bottle is configured to receive urine. The urine bottle has a drain, a handle, and a sensor. The sensor may have a light and be configured to detect a predetermined urine level in the urine bottle.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Larry Stearns, Michael Stearns, Kevin A. Bartchlett
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Patent number: 10759717Abstract: A self-regulating compost bin is formed from a temperature-resistant plastic, and is configured to regulate its internal temperature and inform the user when harmful pathogens within the compost are eradicated. The main body of the compost bin is hollow with a lid having a window through which sunlight may enter to heat the compost. The compost bin may also have a controller in communication with a fan. The controller is configured to control an operation of the fan. The controller is also in communication with a transceiver. The controller alerts a user when the interior of the main body remains at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined length of time to ensure the compost is safe for use.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Larry Stearns, Michael Stearns
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Patent number: D992704Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: Kevin A. Bartchlett