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US3332397A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Odorless cat toilet

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-01-10
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Granted: 1967-07-25
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Expires: 1986-01-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wall Edwin Robert Vander

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 21:31
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/01; A01K1/0107

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 178 words
AN ODORLESS CAT TOILET FOR RECEIVING SOLID AND LIQUID CAR EXCRETA WITH MEANS FOR EASILY DRYING AND REMOVING THE SOLIDS AND REMOVING, EVAPORATING AND DEHYDRATING THE LIQUIDS COMPRISING: (A) A RECEPTACLE HAVING AN OPEN TOP FOR RECEIVING SOLID AND LIQUID EXCRETA; (B) A PERFORATED PARTITION DISPOSED WITHIN THE RECEPTACLE HAVING A CONFIGURATION SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARY TO THE INTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE AND SPACED FROM THE BOTTOM THEREOF SO AS TO FORM AN UPPER OPEN TOPPED COMPARTMENT AND A LOWER ENCLOSED BOTTOM COMPARTMENT, AND SAID PERFORATED PARTITION ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A GRANULAR MATERIAL AND THE SOLID EXCRETA IN THE UPPER COMPARTMENT, BUT TO ALLOW THE LIQUID EXCRETA TO PASS THERETHROUGH FROM THE UPPER COMPARTMENT TO THE COMPARTMENT; (C) A GRANULAR SAND-LIKE MATERIAL DISPOSED IN SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT; (D) MEANS FOR DEHYDRATING THE LIQUID EXCRETA DISPOSED IN SAID LOWER COMPARTMENT AND EVAPORATING THE LIQUID EXCRETA ABSORBED BY THE SAND-LIKE MATERIAL; AND (E) SIEVE MEANS FOR REMOVING THE SOLID EXCRETA FROM SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT ADAPTED TO BE PASSED THROUGH SAID SAND-LIKE MATERIAL TO REMOVE SAID SOLID EXCRETA BUT LEAVE SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 178 words
AN ODORLESS CAT TOILET FOR RECEIVING SOLID AND LIQUID CAR EXCRETA WITH MEANS FOR EASILY DRYING AND REMOVING THE SOLIDS AND REMOVING, EVAPORATING AND DEHYDRATING THE LIQUIDS COMPRISING: (A) A RECEPTACLE HAVING AN OPEN TOP FOR RECEIVING SOLID AND LIQUID EXCRETA; (B) A PERFORATED PARTITION DISPOSED WITHIN THE RECEPTACLE HAVING A CONFIGURATION SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLEMENTARY TO THE INTERIOR OF THE RECEPTACLE AND SPACED FROM THE BOTTOM THEREOF SO AS TO FORM AN UPPER OPEN TOPPED COMPARTMENT AND A LOWER ENCLOSED BOTTOM COMPARTMENT, AND SAID PERFORATED PARTITION ADAPTED TO CONTAIN A GRANULAR MATERIAL AND THE SOLID EXCRETA IN THE UPPER COMPARTMENT, BUT TO ALLOW THE LIQUID EXCRETA TO PASS THERETHROUGH FROM THE UPPER COMPARTMENT TO THE COMPARTMENT; (C) A GRANULAR SAND-LIKE MATERIAL DISPOSED IN SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT; (D) MEANS FOR DEHYDRATING THE LIQUID EXCRETA DISPOSED IN SAID LOWER COMPARTMENT AND EVAPORATING THE LIQUID EXCRETA ABSORBED BY THE SAND-LIKE MATERIAL; AND (E) SIEVE MEANS FOR REMOVING THE SOLID EXCRETA FROM SAID UPPER COMPARTMENT ADAPTED TO BE PASSED THROUGH SAID SAND-LIKE MATERIAL TO REMOVE SAID SOLID EXCRETA BUT LEAVE SAID GRANULAR MATERIAL.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-07-24 1971-01-23 1971-07-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-07-24 1975-01-23 1975-07-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-07-24 1979-01-23 1979-07-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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