Patents by Inventor FRANKLIN LANZA

FRANKLIN LANZA 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).

  • Publication number: 20230050124
    Abstract: A ventilated toilet includes a bowl with a rim including a rim conduit with a plurality of flush apertures that open to the bowl. A drain conduit communicates with a waste outlet of the bowl and includes a stack outlet for communicating with an associated waste stack. A trap is located in the drain conduit between the waste outlet of the bowl and the stack outlet of the drain conduit for containing liquid that blocks airflow through said drain conduit. A neck is located adjacent the rim of the bowl and includes a neck conduit in communication with the rim conduit. A water tank is connected to the neck and includes an internal space for holding water that is in communication with the neck conduit. A lid covers an open upper end of the tank. A flush valve is located in the tank and selectively opens to allow flow of water from the internal space of the tank to the neck conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Franklin Lanza
  • Patent number: 8695123
    Abstract: The present disclosure further provides a toilet for exhausting odorous air therefrom, comprising a bowl, a trap, a housing, a self-contained ventilation system, a water tank, and a water supply line. The bowl has a rim therearound wherein the bowl communicates with the rim. The main trap is contained in the bowl wherein the trap is for communicating the contents in the bowl with a drain conduit so as to provide a passageway from the bowl to a drain stack. The ventilation system includes an exhaust blower having a blower inlet and a blower outlet. The blower inlet is in communication with air space between the contents in the bowl and the rim. The blower outlet is in communication with the drain conduit downstream from the trap. The exhaust blower including a cut-off switch for deactivating the exhaust blower during a flush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventor: Franklin Lanza
  • Publication number: 20130247290
    Abstract: The present disclosure further provides a toilet for exhausting odorous air therefrom, comprising a bowl, a trap, a housing, a self-contained ventilation system, a water tank, and a water supply line. The bowl has a rim therearound wherein the bowl communicates with the rim. The main trap is contained in the bowl wherein the trap is for communicating the contents in the bowl with a drain conduit so as to provide a passageway from the bowl to a drain stack. The ventilation system includes an exhaust blower having a blower inlet and a blower outlet. The blower inlet is in communication with air space between the contents in the bowl and the rim. The blower outlet is in communication with the drain conduit downstream from the trap. The exhaust blower including a cut-off switch for deactivating the exhaust blower during a flush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: FRANKLIN LANZA