Patents by Inventor Randy O. Mesun

Randy O. Mesun has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230265644
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet body and a nozzle system. The toilet body defines a toilet bowl and a rim area disposed along an upper edge of the toilet bowl. The rim area includes a flange defining an opening. The nozzle system includes a nozzle having a first end configured to be fluidly coupled to a water supply conduit and a second end fluidly coupled to the rim area. The second end defines an outlet formed at a compound angle. The connector assembly detachably couples the nozzle to the flange such that the nozzle extends through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel N. Halloran, Tony L. Lambert, Randy O. Mesun, Rahul Bose, Keith E. Muellenbach, Sudip Mukerji, Jessica A. Grev
  • Publication number: 20230228076
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet, a non-vitreous fluid delivery component, and a connector assembly. The non-vitreous fluid delivery component is coupled to, and in fluid communication with, the toilet. The connector assembly couples the non-vitreous fluid delivery component to the toilet in a substantially watertight manner. The connector assembly includes a connector body, a nut adjustably coupled to the connector body, and a sealing member disposed on the connector body. The nut is configured to be adjusted relative to the connector body to cause the connector body to compress the sealing member against a portion of the toilet, such that the sealing member creates a substantially watertight seal between the toilet and the connector body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Randy O. Mesun, Jeremiah J. Rauwerdink, Daniel N. Halloran, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer L. Tarplee
  • Patent number: 11668085
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet body and a nozzle system. The toilet body defines a toilet bowl and a rim area disposed along an upper edge of the toilet bowl. The rim area includes a flange defining an opening. The nozzle system includes a nozzle having a first end configured to be fluidly coupled to a water supply conduit and a second end fluidly coupled to the rim area. The second end defines an outlet formed at a compound angle. The connector assembly detachably couples the nozzle to the flange such that the nozzle extends through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Daniel N. Halloran, Tony L. Lambert, Randy O. Mesun, Rahul Bose, Keith E. Muellenbach, Sudip Mukerji, Jessica A. Grev
  • Patent number: 11639599
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet, a non-vitreous fluid delivery component, and a connector assembly. The non-vitreous fluid delivery component is coupled to, and in fluid communication with, the toilet. The connector assembly couples the non-vitreous fluid delivery component to the toilet in a substantially watertight manner. The connector assembly includes a connector body, a nut adjustably coupled to the connector body, and a sealing member disposed on the connector body. The nut is configured to be adjusted relative to the connector body to cause the connector body to compress the sealing member against a portion of the toilet, such that the sealing member creates a substantially watertight seal between the toilet and the connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Randy O. Mesun, Jeremiah J. Rauwerdink, Daniel N. Halloran, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer L. Tarplee
  • Publication number: 20220178123
    Abstract: A universal canister flush valve having a valve body configured to he fixed relative to a toilet tank and having a hollow wall defining an internal flow passage; a guide post coupled to and extending away from the valve body; a float fitted about and configured to slide relative to the guide post between a closed position and an open position, the float having an open top; and an extender that selectively couples to the open top in a first position, in which a first end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, and in a second position, in which a second end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, wherein the extender and float define a first overflow height in the first position and define a second overflow height in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew L. Smith, Billy Jack Ahola, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Lawrence E. Duwell, Peter W. Swart, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Bradley Strasser, Matthew Krebs, Douglas E. Bogard, Daniel N. Halloran, Scott R. Krebs, Edward F. Malis, Randy O. Mesun, Eric Derner, Stewart Anthony Schaal
  • Publication number: 20220178130
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet, a non-vitreous fluid delivery component, and a connector assembly. The non-vitreous fluid delivery component is coupled to, and in fluid communication with, the toilet. The connector assembly couples the non-vitreous fluid delivery component to the toilet in a substantially watertight manner. The connector assembly includes a connector body, a nut adjustably coupled to the connector body, and a sealing member disposed on the connector body. The nut is configured to be adjusted relative to the connector body to cause the connector body to compress the sealing member against a portion of the toilet, such that the sealing member creates a substantially watertight seal between the toilet and the connector body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Randy O. Mesun, Jeremiah J. Rauwerdink, Daniel N. Halloran, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer L. Tarplee
  • Patent number: 11299877
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet, a non-vitreous fluid delivery component, and a connector assembly. The non-vitreous fluid delivery component is coupled to, and in fluid communication with, the toilet. The connector assembly couples the non-vitreous fluid delivery component to the toilet in a substantially watertight manner. The connector assembly includes a connector body, a nut adjustably coupled to the connector body, and a sealing member disposed on the connector body. The nut is configured to be adjusted relative to the connector body to cause the connector body to compress the sealing member against a portion of the toilet, such that the sealing member creates a substantially watertight seal between the toilet and the connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Randy O. Mesun, Jeremiah J. Rauwerdink, Daniel N. Halloran, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer L. Tarplee
  • Patent number: 11286655
    Abstract: A universal canister flush valve having a valve body configured to be fixed relative to a toilet tank and having a hollow wall defining an internal flow passage; a guide post coupled to and extending away from the valve body; a float fitted about and configured to slide relative to the guide post between a closed position and an open position, the float having an open top; and an extender that selectively couples to the open top in a first position, in which a first end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, and in a second position, in which a second end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, wherein the extender and float define a first overflow height in the first position and define a second overflow height in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Smith, Billy Jack Ahola, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Lawrence E. Duwell, Peter W. Swart, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Bradley Strasser, Matthew Krebs, Douglas E. Bogard, Daniel N. Halloran, Scott R. Krebs, Edward F. Malis, Jr., Randy O. Mesun, Eric Derner, Stewart Anthony Schaal
  • Patent number: 11021861
    Abstract: A toilet includes a bowl portion, a rim portion, and a reservoir. The bowl portion defines a bowl cavity that is in fluid connection with a trapway. The bowl cavity is configured to hold a volume of water to provide a water seal for the trapway. The rim portion extends about an upper portion of the bowl portion. The rim portion defines an internal rim cavity that extends about an upper portion of the rim portion and a plurality of apertures that extend from the internal rim cavity and through a sidewall of the rim portion to direct water from the internal rim cavity to the bowl cavity. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the internal rim cavity and the bowl cavity and configured to receive a supply of pressurized water from a water source and direct at least a portion of the pressurized water to the internal rim cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Keith E. Muellenbach, Randy O. Mesun, Kyle L. Hokel
  • Publication number: 20200277774
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet, a non-vitreous fluid delivery component, and a connector assembly. The non-vitreous fluid delivery component is coupled to, and in fluid communication with, the toilet. The connector assembly couples the non-vitreous fluid delivery component to the toilet in a substantially watertight manner. The connector assembly includes a connector body, a nut adjustably coupled to the connector body, and a sealing member disposed on the connector body. The nut is configured to be adjusted relative to the connector body to cause the connector body to compress the sealing member against a portion of the toilet, such that the sealing member creates a substantially watertight seal between the toilet and the connector body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Randy O. Mesun, Jeremiah J. Rauwerdink, Daniel N. Halloran, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer L. Tarplee
  • Publication number: 20200277775
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet body and a nozzle system. The toilet body defines a toilet bowl and a rim area disposed along an upper edge of the toilet bowl. The rim area includes a flange defining an opening. The nozzle system includes a nozzle having a first end configured to be fluidly coupled to a water supply conduit and a second end fluidly coupled to the rim area. The second end defines an outlet formed at a compound angle. The connector assembly detachably couples the nozzle to the flange such that the nozzle extends through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel N. Halloran, Tony L. Lambert, Randy O. Mesun, Rahul Bose, Keith E. Muellenbach, Sudip Mukerji, Jessica A. Grev
  • Publication number: 20200263405
    Abstract: A universal canister flush valve having a valve body configured to be fixed relative to a toilet tank and having a hollow wall defining an internal flow passage; a guide post coupled to and extending away from the valve body; a float fitted about and configured to slide relative to the guide post between a closed position and an open position, the float having an open top; and an extender that selectively couples to the open top in a first position, in which a first end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, and in a second position, in which a second end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, wherein the extender and float define a first overflow height in the first position and define a second overflow height in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew L. Smith, Billy Jack Ahola, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Lawrence E. Duwell, Peter W. Swart, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Bradley Strasser, Matthew Krebs, Douglas E. Bogard, Daniel N. Halloran, Scott R. Krebs, Edward F. Malls, JR., Randy O. Mesun, Eric Demer, Stewart Anthony Schaal
  • Patent number: 10745898
    Abstract: A toilet that includes a bowl, a wall extending from the bowl and having an opening, and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly has a base mountable to an object; a clamping member rotatably coupled to the base about an axis of rotation, the clamping member having a bore; and an adjusting member extending along a longitudinal axis through the opening and the bore. The longitudinal axis is transverse to the axis of rotation, and rotation of the adjusting member in a first direction about the longitudinal axis rotates the clamping member about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Daniel N. Halloran, Randy O. Mesun
  • Patent number: 10711444
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a pedestal, a tank disposed on the pedestal, and an inlet chamber formed in the pedestal. The inlet chamber includes an inlet portion comprising an upstream end defining an upstream inner diameter, and a downstream end defining a downstream inner diameter less than the upstream inner diameter. The inlet chamber further includes an elbow extending downstream from the inlet portion, the elbow defining an elbow diameter substantially the same as the downstream inner diameter. The inlet portion is configured to receive water from the tank. The toilet assembly further includes a flush valve disposed in the tank, the valve defining a valve outlet disposed below the tank and in the inlet portion of the inlet chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Tony L. Lambert, Daniel N. Halloran, Randy O. Mesun, Andrew H. Matznick
  • Patent number: 10487490
    Abstract: A method of securing a toilet base that includes coupling a foot of a first support member to a first portion of a trap; pivotally coupling a first clamping member to a leg of the first support member, so that first clamping member can rotate relative to the first support member; placing the toilet base over the trap, so that a skirt of the toilet base surrounds the first support member and the first clamping member; inserting a first adjusting member through a first opening in the skirt so that a shank of the first adjusting member is coupled to a distal end of the first clamping member; and rotating the first adjusting member in a first direction to a secure position in which a head of the first adjusting member loads the skirt and the first support member loads the shank to secure the toilet base to the trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Laundre, Daniel N. Halloran, Randy O. Mesun
  • Publication number: 20190242105
    Abstract: A toilet includes a bowl portion, a rim portion, and a reservoir. The bowl portion defines a bowl cavity that is in fluid connection with a trapway. The bowl cavity is configured to hold a volume of water to provide a water seal for the trapway. The rim portion extends about an upper portion of the bowl portion. The rim portion defines an internal rim cavity that extends about an upper portion of the rim portion and a plurality of apertures that extend from the internal rim cavity and through a sidewall of the rim portion to direct water from the internal rim cavity to the bowl cavity. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the internal rim cavity and the bowl cavity and configured to receive a supply of pressurized water from a water source and direct at least a portion of the pressurized water to the internal rim cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Keith E. Muellenbach, Randy O. Mesun, Kyle L. Hokel
  • Publication number: 20190024357
    Abstract: A toilet that includes a bowl, a wall extending from the bowl and having an opening, and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly has a base mountable to an object; a clamping member rotatably coupled to the base about an axis of rotation, the clamping member having a bore; and an adjusting member extending along a longitudinal axis through the opening and the bore. The longitudinal axis is transverse to the axis of rotation, and rotation of the adjusting member in a first direction about the longitudinal axis rotates the clamping member about the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel N. Halloran, Randy O. Mesun
  • Patent number: 10106969
    Abstract: A skirted toilet base configured to be secured to a trap, the skirted toilet base having a bowl; a wall extending from the bowl; and a mounting assembly configured to secure the toilet base to the trap. The mounting assembly having a clamping member pivotally coupled to the trap, such that the clamping member can rotate about an axis of rotation relative to the trap, and an adjusting member that extends through an opening in the wall and through a bore in the clamping member. The adjusting member has a longitudinal axis that extends in a direction that is transverse to the axis of rotation, and rotation of the adjusting member about the longitudinal axis rotates the clamping member about the axis of rotation to secure the toilet base to the trap through the clamping member and the adjusting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Daniel N. Halloran, Randy O. Mesun
  • Patent number: D825041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Randy O. Mesun, Simon Mark Bickerstaffe, Ronald L. Smies, Robert S. Davis
  • Patent number: D825043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Randy O. Mesun, Simon Mark Bickerstaffe, Ronald L. Smies, Robert S. Davis