Patents by Inventor Earl W. Engle

Earl W. Engle 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).

  • Ventilating and deodorizing toilet and toilet bowl ventilating and deodorizing apparatus
    Patent number: 6701538
    Abstract: A toilet includes a toilet bowl having a rim bounding a mouth. An attached toilet seat confronts the rim and an attached odor collector is capable of being activated moving air from the toilet bowl through the mouth and deodorizing the air. Shield structure between the rim and the toilet seat inhibits air from transferring between the toilet seat and the rim and channels air from the toilet bowl to the odor collector. A sensor is capable of sensing objects and activating the odor collector in response thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Inventors: Clyde J. Hunnicutt, Jr., George Couture, Billy McCreary, Earl W. Engle
  • Ventilating and deodorizing toilet and toilet bowl ventilating and deodorizing apparatus
    Publication number: 20030145369
    Abstract: A toilet includes a toilet bowl having a rim bounding a mouth. An attached toilet seat confronts the rim and an attached odor collector is capable of being activated moving air from the toilet bowl through the mouth and deodorizing the air. Shield structure between the rim and the toilet seat inhibits air from transferring between the toilet seat and the rim and channels air from the toilet bowl to the odor collector. A sensor is capable of sensing objects and activating the odor collector in response thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Clyde J. Hunnicutt, Jr.
    Inventors: Clyde J. Hunnicutt, George Couture, Billy McCreary, Earl W. Engle