Patents by Inventor George Grech

George Grech 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: 20050283893
    Abstract: A self-contained sanitary system includes a stand alone bench carrying a toilet with a flush tank for storing a source of flush water. The system further includes a holding tank. The holding tank is removably associated with the toilet and includes a pair of wheels and a retractable handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Dan Delaney, Greg Exner, Michael Fritz, Mark Good, George Grech, Jason Smith, John Wissinger
  • Patent number: 6871361
    Abstract: A flush toilet having two nozzles located within its bowl. The two nozzles being oriented in opposite directions and alternately providing pulses of flush water into and around the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Thetford Corporation
    Inventors: George Grech, John E. Hammond, James Kenneth Miller
  • Publication number: 20040088783
    Abstract: A flush toilet having two nozzles located within its bowl. The two nozzles being oriented in opposite directions and alternately providing pulses of flush water into and around the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: George Grech, John E. Hammond, James K. Miller
  • Patent number: 6584623
    Abstract: A flush toilet having two nozzles located within its bowl. The two nozzles being oriented in opposite directions and alternately providing pulses of flush water into and around the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Thetford Corporation
    Inventors: George Grech, John E. Hammond, James Kenneth Miller
  • Publication number: 20030033664
    Abstract: A waste management system for a vehicle includes toilet, an accumulator tank and a main waste tank. The accumulator tank is in fluid communication with and fixedly mounted relative to the toilet. The main waste tank is remotely positioned relative to the toilet. A flexible fluid coupling connects the accumulator tank and the main waste tank such that the toilet and the accumulator tank can be translated relative to the main waste tank. In certain applications, the toilet is mounted in a movable cabin portion of the vehicle that is coupled to a fixed cabin portion of the vehicle for movement between an extended position and a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventor: George Grech
  • Publication number: 20030000008
    Abstract: A flush toilet having two nozzles located within its bowl. The two nozzles being oriented in opposite directions and alternately providing pulses of flush water into and around the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: George Grech, John E. Hammond, James Kenneth Miller
  • Patent number: 6397405
    Abstract: A flush toilet having two nozzles located within its bowl. The two nozzles being oriented in opposite directions and alternately providing pulses of flush water into and around the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Thetford Corporation
    Inventors: George Grech, John E. Hammond, James Kenneth Miller
  • Patent number: 5715544
    Abstract: A water flush toilet having an improved flush nozzle in which a portion of the flush water is discharged downward at a higher velocity from the nozzle over a rear section of a toilet bowl for scrubbing the rear section. The remainder of the water is discharged laterally outward at a lower velocity from the nozzle in opposite directions for flow in a spiral path over the bowl surface to rinse the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Thetford Corporation
    Inventors: Carrie E. Huffman, John E. Hammond, George Grech, John M. Antos
  • Patent number: 5247974
    Abstract: A temporary sealing device for sealing a waste discharge conduit from an RV to an inlet receptacle of a waste receiving reservoir. The sealing device includes an inflatable bladder which is mounted so as to be positionable between the discharge conduit and the receptacle. A pump inflates the bladder to a size which seals the opening between the receptacle and the conduit to inhibit removal of the conduit and prevent the discharge of waste therearound. The sealing device is also provided with a valve which allows the bladder to be deflated after the transfer of waste and permits the conduit to be withdrawn from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Thetford Corporation
    Inventors: Charles L. Sargent, John M. Antos, George Grech
  • Patent number: 4779650
    Abstract: A rotatable telescoping drain assembly permanently mounted at the end to waste receptacle drain on the underside of a recreational vehicle consisting of a swivel coupling unit attached to an axially extensible flow hose within a telescoping support tube assembly, a tie rod assembly connected to and extending between the tube assembly and the swivel coupling unit, and a discharge spout unit connected to the other end of the telescoping support tube and flow hose assembly which includes an internal valve. The telescoping tube assembly can be relatively telescoped, the swivel coupling relatively swiveled, and the tie rod relatively pivoted to locate the spout into the inlet of appropriate waste storage facility. During travel of the vehicle the discharge spout and drain assembly is supported within an enclosed cabinet mounted on the vehicle. The telescoping drain assembly allows the vehicle operator to conveniently avoid the usual mess associated with emptying liquid waste receptacles on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Thetford Corporation
    Inventors: Charles L. Sargent, John M. Antos, George Grech
  • Patent number: D536076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Thetford Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Delaney, Greg Exner, Michael B. Fritz, George Grech, Jason Smith
  • Patent number: D484957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Thetford Corporation
    Inventors: George Grech, Jason Smith, John E. Hammond