Patents by Inventor Wendell R. Helmolt

Wendell R. Helmolt 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: 6588025
    Abstract: A new and improved device, kit and associated method of using is disclosed for placement onto a standard commode having a movable toilet seat pivotally hinged to a bowl of the commode and for venting noxious odors emanating from the bowl. The device comprises a base, a vent chamber, a collection tube, a housing and a vent tube. The base and the vent chamber are positioned near the rear top portion of the bowl in which when the toilet seat is in a horizontally lowered position, then an on/off switch is enabled which activates the fan within the housing to suck any noxious odors from the vicinity of the bowl through the vent tube via the vent chamber, collection tube and housing. The kit comprises the unassembled components of the device. The method of using comprises the steps of adhering, adjoining, affixing, coupling, defecating, drilling, dropping, flushing, inserting, leaving, lifting, obtaining, plugging, pressing, sitting, standing, and sticking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Inventor: Wendell R. Helmolt