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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2024
Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Ashley Rose Himmelmann Schuster, Chicago, IL (US);
Beakal Teshome Woldemariam, South Windsor, CT (US);
Thao Hoang, Arlington, WA (US);
Timothy Monson, Winnebago, IL (US);
Kevin Litton, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas Gay, Enfield, CT (US);
Casey Myers, Parker, CO (US);
Liana J. He, West Hartford, CT (US);
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Abstract
Waste collection and processing systems for use in low-gravity environments include a toilet having a bowl and a lid, the toilet configured to receive solid human waste; a liquid waste collection system comprising a liquid waste receptacle configured to receive liquid human waste; a first waste tank fluidly coupled to the toilet; a second waste tank fluidly coupled to the liquid waste collection system; a third waste tank fluidly coupled to the liquid waste collection system, wherein the first waste tank, the second waste tank, and the third waste tank are each configured to be operated between reclamation modes of operation and collection modes of operation; and a waste outlet configured to selectively receive an airflow from each of the first waste tank, the second waste tank, and the third waste tank.