Patents by Inventor Nicholas Shephard

Nicholas Shephard 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).

  • TOILET FACILITY FOR A PATIENT
    Publication number: 20120137420
    Abstract: A self contained toilet facility (10) for use with wheel chairs or beds and comprising a toilet bowl (12) having at least one inlet (25 or 26) connectable via a respective pump (48 or 47) to each of a patient cleansing liquid supply tank (18) and a bowl cleansing liquid supply tank (17) , and to a source of air flow (36). The bowl (12) also has a waste outlet (13) connected to a waste tank (19) via a mascerator (14) and respective pump (49) , the inflow of cleansing liquids to the bowl and outflow of waste from the bowl being controlled by a programmable control unit (37).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Cusack Arthur Gordon, Nicholas Shephard, Andrew Whitaker