Patents by Inventor Steven L. Miko

Steven L. Miko has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7373946
    Abstract: A vacuum tank assembly is provided for use on an RV or a boat and includes a two-piece vacuum tank. The two-piece vacuum tank includes a body and a removable top with a gasket located between the body and removable top. A dip tube is integrated into the removable top, thus, forming an opening in the removable top and thereby reducing maintenance problems associated with mechanically attached dip tube assemblies. A vacuum pump is provided to pump the waste out of the vacuum tank into a holding tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Dometic Sanitation Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Sigler, Lorna K. Edmondson, Steven L. Miko
  • Patent number: 6981285
    Abstract: A toilet and toilet system suitable for a boat, recreational vehicle, bus or the like is operated via a microprocessor controller to effect a convenient and efficient operation. The toilet includes a base assembly having an electrically-operated flush valve that opens and closes a passage to a waste receiving area. A flush lever assembly has a flush lever displaceable from a neutral position toward one of a “flush” position and an “add water” position. In this context, the flush lever initiates a flush cycle in the “flush” position and initiates an add water cycle in the “add water” position. The controller communicates with a water inlet valve, the flush valve and the flush lever assembly. In operation, the controller opens and closes the water inlet valve and controls a position of the flush valve in accordance with a position of the flush lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Dometic Sanitation Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Sigler, Nathan A. Snyder, Robert D. Krieder, Steven L. Miko, Randall Thomas
  • Patent number: 6883188
    Abstract: A toilet (10) and toilet system suitable for a boat, recreational vehicle, bus or the like is operated via a microprocessor controller to effect a convenient and efficient operation. The toilet includes a base assembly (30) having an electrically-operated flush valve that opens and closes a passage to a waste receiving area. A flush lever assembly (15) has flush lever displaceable from a neutral position toward one of a “flush” position and an “add water” position. In this context, the flush lever initiates a flush cycle in the “flush” position and initiates an add water cycle in the “add water” position. The controller communicates with a water inlet valve, the flush valve and the flush lever assembly. In operation, the controller opens and closes the water inlet valve and controls a position of the flush valve in accordance with a position of the flush lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: SeaLand Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Sigler, Nathan A. Snyder, Robert D. Krieder, Steven L. Miko, Randall Thomas
  • Publication number: 20030121092
    Abstract: A toilet (10) and toilet system suitable for a boat, recreational vehicle, bus or the like is operated via a microprocessor controller to effect a convenient and efficient operation. The toilet includes a base assembly (30) having an electrically-operated flush valve that opens and closes a passage to a waste receiving area. A flush lever assembly (15) has flush lever displaceable from a neutral position toward one of a “flush” position and an “add water” position. In this context, the flush lever initiates a flush cycle in the “flush” position and initiates an add water cycle in the “add water” position. The controller communicates with a water inlet valve, the flush valve and the flush lever assembly. In operation, the controller opens and closes the water inlet valve and controls a position of the flush valve in accordance with a position of the flush lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: James A. Sigler, Nathan A Snyder, Robert D Krieder, Steven L Miko, Randall Thomas