Patents by Inventor Geneva E. Thompson

Geneva E. Thompson 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: 5898955
    Abstract: A stowable and deployable toilet arrangement provides a moveably configured toilet that may be deployed by a user, used, and subsequently stowed into an alcove until next required for use. The toilet includes a discharge port for discharging wastes from the toilet. The discharge port is coupled by an extendible discharge tube that is coupled to a suitable waste receiving repository such as a cesspool or a sewer system. A friction reducing arrangement is included to enable the toilet to be easily rolled from a stowed position to a deployed position, and visa versa. The toilet arrangement may also include a linear actuator to automatically deploy or stow the toilet when a user activates a switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventor: Geneva E. Thompson