Patents by Inventor Eric F. Nalven

Eric F. Nalven 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: 4660506
    Abstract: A pet toilet for use indoors having an automatic cleaning feature. The pet toilet is attached to conventional household drains. The animal stands or sits on a flexible foraminous platform, thereby deflecting it, and relieves itself. Some of the waste passes through the holes in the platform. After the animal leaves, a sensor detects that the flexible platform has returned to its normal level and water is automatically introduced to a level above the level of the platform. An ultrasonic transducer emits ultrasonic waves which clear the platform and other areas of the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Inventor: Eric F. Nalven