ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,517, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Coversan LLC.

"Method of use for toilet waste material treatment" was invented by Curtis Randall Hibbs (Savannah, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for waste material treatment that results in a more stable, entombed treated waste product. A reactive treatment formulation can be dispensed with a waste material deposit into a self-contained non-contact agitating toilet to form a stabilized viscous mass. The reactive treatment formulation mixed with the waste material deposit prevents odors, bacterial growth, and stabilizes the waste material into a treated waste product to reduce spill...