Abstract: Vehicle mounted control device and display allow a driver to control vehicle accessories and functions while minimizing distraction. The control device may be mounted at a forward position on the armrest or consul, and is preferably angled forward and downward at about a 45 degree angle. A display is electrically connected to the control device and placed remotely at a convenient viewing position ahead of the driver. The control device may controlled in a tactile manner by mounting it in an open top enclosure having about one inch high walls around the surface of the control device and about a one third inch wide depression margin between the walls and edges of the control device.

Abstract: A low volume hygienic apparatus used a high pressure spray to break up solid waste material in a containment chamber and to push liquid and broken-up solid waste from the containment chamber. A high pressure nozzle is pointed into the containment chamber and configured to break-up the solids using a prescribed pressure level and to propel the liquids and the broken-up solids from a chamber interior through a chamber outlet of the containment chamber. A completing structure is disposed between the chamber outlet and a drain and is configured to draw liquids and broken-up solids from the chamber at the end of a flushing cycle.

Abstract: A containment chamber and associated methods for use in, e.g., a toilet or other solid or fluid carrying structure. In one embodiment, the containment chamber comprises input and output portions, and is configured to move liquids and solids between an inlet port and an outlet port. The chamber is further configured to fill to a prescribed volume level, and has at least one shaped portion to prevent backflow (e.g., of odor) associated with the liquids and solids. A first nozzle is disposed in the containment chamber and configured to break-up the solids using a prescribed pressure level to propel the liquids and the solids from an input portion through the output portion of the containment chamber. A velocity increasing structure is disposed between the output portion and the outlet port and configured to increase an effective velocity of the liquids and solids.

Abstract: A low volume hygienic apparatus used a high pressure spray to break up solid waste material in a containment chamber and to push liquid and broken-up solid waste from the containment chamber. A high pressure nozzle is pointed into the containment chamber and configured to break-up the solids using a prescribed pressure level and to propel the liquids and the broken-up solids from a chamber interior through a chamber outlet of the containment chamber. A completing structure is disposed between the chamber outlet and a drain and is configured to draw liquids and broken-up solids from the chamber at the end os a flushing cycle.