ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,886, issued on Nov. 18.
"Black tank bypass systems and methods thereof" was invented by Eugene G. Stravinsky II (Wrightstown, N.J.) and Albert Mattiucci (Dunedin, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for bypassing a black tank, for example, in recreational vehicles are provided. A bypass valve of the system is connected to a toilet via a flange and configured to operate in a first position and a second position based on a user input. A bypass line of the system is coupled to the bypass valve at the first position and configured to transfer waste from the toilet to an exit point, bypassing a black tank based on the ...