US 11,866,924 B2
Vehicle toilet with improved sanitation and security features
Razmik Boodaghians, Glendale, CA (US); Oscar Mathews, Mission Viejo, CA (US); David Beach, Los Alamitos, CA (US); David Kim, Buena Park, CA (US); Christopher Choi, Anaheim, CA (US); Christoph Goeschel, Seattle, WA (US); and Joerg Stachowski, San Pedro, CA (US)
Assigned to MAG Aerospace Industries, LLC, Carson, CA (US)
Filed by MAG Aerospace Industries, LLC, Carson, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/588,306.
Application 16/588,306 is a division of application No. 15/796,196, filed on Oct. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,472,814.
Prior Publication US 2020/0040563 A1, Feb. 6, 2020
Int. Cl. E03F 1/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/02 (2006.01); E03D 9/00 (2006.01); E03D 11/17 (2006.01); E03D 11/08 (2006.01)
CPC E03F 1/006 (2013.01) [B64D 11/02 (2013.01); E03D 9/00 (2013.01); E03D 9/007 (2013.01); E03D 11/08 (2013.01); E03D 11/17 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle toilet sanitation and security feature for a vehicle toilet comprising a toilet bowl and a toilet shroud, wherein the toilet shroud is an outer shell covering the toilet bowl that provides support for a user, with an airflow space provided between the toilet bowl and the toilet shroud, wherein the vehicle toilet sanitation and security feature comprises:
the toilet shroud comprising a material that can optically change a transparency of the toilet shroud, the material comprising (a) a first configuration wherein the toilet shroud is transparent such that accumulation of waste or contraband underneath the toilet shroud is visible and (b) a second configuration wherein transparency of the toilet shroud is optically changed to opaque or non-transparent, wherein health inspection or security personnel can selectively render the toilet shroud transparent for sanitation or security checks.