Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Bartchlett

Kevin A. Bartchlett 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: 11653797
    Abstract: A composting toilet assembly has a composting bin with an agitator, a toilet bowl, and a urine bottle. The agitator has an agitator handle configured to actuate the agitator. The agitator may have a ratchet assembly including a hub, a clutch bearing disposed in the hub, and a pair of brass bushings disposed in the hub. The toilet bowl is disposed on the composting bin. The toilet bowl has a main body with a recess. The recess may have a first portion and a second portion with a partition wall. Each of the first portion and the second portion has an opening. The urine bottle is in fluid communication with the bowl. The urine bottle is configured to receive urine. The urine bottle has a drain, a handle, and a sensor. The sensor may have a light and be configured to detect a predetermined urine level in the urine bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Stearns, Michael Stearns, Kevin A. Bartchlett
  • Patent number: 11576540
    Abstract: A composting toilet assembly can include a housing. The housing can form an enclosed cavity. A toilet bowl can have a main body disposed in the housing. A drain pan can be disposed under the toilet bowl and in fluid communication with the toilet bowl. A diversion plate can be disposed in the housing under the toilet bowl. A liquid waste bottle can be removably disposed in the housing. The liquid waste bottle in fluid can be in communication with the drain pan and configured to receive liquid waste from the drain pan. A composting bin can be disposed in the enclosed cavity of the housing. The composting bin can be adjacent to and in communication with the diversion plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin A. Bartchlett
  • Publication number: 20210321836
    Abstract: A composting toilet assembly has a composting bin with an agitator, a toilet bowl, and a urine bottle. The agitator has an agitator handle configured to actuate the agitator. The agitator may have a ratchet assembly including a hub, a clutch bearing disposed in the hub, and a pair of brass bushings disposed in the hub. The toilet bowl is disposed on the composting bin. The toilet bowl has a main body with a recess. The recess may have a first portion and a second portion with a partition wall. Each of the first portion and the second portion has an opening. The urine bottle is in fluid communication with the bowl. The urine bottle is configured to receive urine. The urine bottle has a drain, a handle, and a sensor. The sensor may have a light and be configured to detect a predetermined urine level in the urine bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Larry Stearns, Michael Stearns, Kevin A. Bartchlett
  • Publication number: 20210244242
    Abstract: A composting toilet assembly can include a housing. The housing can form an enclosed cavity. A toilet bowl can have a main body disposed in the housing. A drain pan can be disposed under the toilet bowl and in fluid communication with the toilet bowl. A diversion plate can be disposed in the housing under the toilet bowl. A liquid waste bottle can be removably disposed in the housing. The liquid waste bottle in fluid can be in communication with the drain pan and configured to receive liquid waste from the drain pan. A composting bin can be disposed in the enclosed cavity of the housing. The composting bin can be adjacent to and in communication with the diversion plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin A. Bartchlett
  • Patent number: 11071420
    Abstract: A composting toilet assembly has a composting bin with an agitator, a toilet bowl, and a urine bottle. The agitator has an agitator handle configured to actuate the agitator. The agitator may have a ratchet assembly including a hub, a clutch bearing disposed in the hub, and a pair of brass bushings disposed in the hub. The toilet bowl is disposed on the composting bin. The toilet bowl has a main body with a recess. The recess may have a first portion and a second portion with a partition wall. Each of the first portion and the second portion has an opening. The urine bottle is in fluid communication with the bowl. The urine bottle is configured to receive urine. The urine bottle has a drain, a handle, and a sensor. The sensor may have a light and be configured to detect a predetermined urine level in the urine bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Stearns, Michael Stearns, Kevin A. Bartchlett
  • Publication number: 20200214514
    Abstract: A composting toilet assembly has a composting bin with an agitator, a toilet bowl, and a urine bottle. The agitator has an agitator handle configured to actuate the agitator. The agitator may have a ratchet assembly including a hub, a clutch bearing disposed in the hub, and a pair of brass bushings disposed in the hub. The toilet bowl is disposed on the composting bin. The toilet bowl has a main body with a recess. The recess may have a first portion and a second portion with a partition wall. Each of the first portion and the second portion has an opening. The urine bottle is in fluid communication with the bowl. The urine bottle is configured to receive urine. The urine bottle has a drain, a handle, and a sensor. The sensor may have a light and be configured to detect a predetermined urine level in the urine bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Larry Stearns, Michael Stearns, Kevin A. Bartchlett
  • Patent number: D992704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MEDAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin A. Bartchlett