Patents by Inventor Iain James Purves

Iain James Purves 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: 9149163
    Abstract: A toilet, wherein: the toilet has an aperture (110), which, in use, would be located in an upper part of the toilet; the toilet comprising or adapted to receive a dispensing means arranged beneath the aperture for dispensing a tube (12) of collection bag material in a downward direction; wherein the toilet is adapted such that, in operation, while the tube is moved downward, the toilet creates a divide in the tube by pressing the sides of the tube together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: LOOWATT LTD
    Inventors: Christopher David Natt, Christopher James Holden, Virginia Summerfield Gardiner, Darren Mark Brown, Iain James Purves
  • Publication number: 20130125301
    Abstract: A toilet, wherein: the toilet has an aperture (110), which, in use, would be located in an upper part of the toilet; the toilet comprising or adapted to receive a dispensing means arranged beneath the aperture for dispensing a tube (12) of collection bag material in a downward direction; wherein the toilet is adapted such that, in operation, while the tube is moved downward, the toilet creates a divide in the tube by pressing the sides of the tube together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher David Natt, Christopher James Holden, Virginia Summerfield Gardiner, Darren Mark Brown, Iain James Purves