Patents by Inventor Orin J. Farnsworth

Orin J. Farnsworth 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: 4935969
    Abstract: A method and device for the sanitary disposal of human waste are disclosed. The method includes completely covering the seat and toilet bowl interior of a toilet with a toilet flushable, human waste disposal means to contain viruses and bacteria in the toilet bowl and prevent a toilet occupant from contacting the toilet seat and bowl interior. The method further includes discharging waste into the disposal means, covering the disposal means and flushing both the disposal means and waste matter with minimum bathroom contamination. The disposal means includes a toilet seat cover means having a central cutout portion and a waste collecting means which depends therefrom. Thus, an imperforate barrier isolates the toilet bowl interior when the device is installed on a toilet prevents a toilet occupant from contacting the toilet seat and bowl interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Inventor: Orin J. Farnsworth