With Splash Guard Or Water Baffle Patents (Class 4/300.3)
  • Patent number: 11950731
    Abstract: A urinal integrated lid system is provided which may utilize a toilet seat, a lower lid and an upper lid such that one or more hinges couple the toilet seat, the lower lid and the upper lid together. The system may further utilize a first coupling mechanism securing the lower lid to the upper lid and a second coupling mechanism secures the upper lid to a toilet water tank such that, after the second coupling mechanism secures the upper lid to the toilet water tank, a separation force may separate the lower lid from the upper lid. After separation of the lower lid from the upper lid, the lower lid may rotate via the one or more hinges through an angle range of 0 degrees to 75 degrees with respect to the upper lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Joseph Henry Alrutz
  • Patent number: 11920334
    Abstract: A urine splash guard for the rear of a toilet including a protecting assembly and a removing assembly. The protecting assembly includes an absorbing pad. The absorbing pad is made of and absorbent and flushable material. The absorbing pad is fixed between a rear portion of a toilet seat and the bowl rim of the toilet to prevent splashing urine therein. The absorbing pad is fixed through an adhesive element located in a bottom face of the absorbing pad. The removing assembly includes an opening, the opening goes through the said absorbing pad, the opening is used to hold the absorbing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Darius Archibald
  • Patent number: 11737619
    Abstract: A splatter shield device for toilets, which is designed to solve the problem of waste splatter and/or overspray by containing and/or channeling waste back into the toilet bowl itself. The device generally comprises a semi-rigid frame defining an inner collection area and a flexible sheeting at least partially covering the inner collection area. The frame margins may comprise folds that are configured to impart a number of advantages, such as ease of installation, improved collection and/or channeling performance, and aesthetic discreetness. The device may also be made of biodegradable and/or flushable materials, greatly simplifying use and cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Sandra Braun
  • Patent number: 11732456
    Abstract: A toilet splash guard collects errant urine from a male urinating in an upright position. The toilet splash guard attaches toward the rear of a toilet bowl between the toilet seat and the bowl. The toilet splash guard has a flat body with a back side, lateral sides, and a curved portion conforming to the curvature of a rear of a toilet bowl. The flat body includes a wall extending along a periphery of the flat body except for along the curved portion, defining a urine collecting portion therein. The urine collecting portion can be sloped to allow urine to flow to the toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Griffith
  • Patent number: 11661731
    Abstract: An adjustable toilet guard is disclosed. This is a different concept and it helps keep bathrooms clean and families happy. It is flexible and can be adjusted based on the height preferences of the user. This is the first of its kind and there is nothing like it out there. It will also have glow in the dark borders in the handle grips and top edge of the guard to help facilitate the use of the invention at nighttime or low light situations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Manuel A Ferreira
  • Patent number: 11572680
    Abstract: A urine deflector is configured to attach to a toilet seat and is made of a monolithic structure comprising an arcuate top member having a planar top surface integrally formed with an arc shaped projecting portion, the arc shaped projecting portion projecting downwardly from the top member, the projecting portion integrally formed, at each end of the arc shape, with a gravity assist drain portion, each gravity assist drain portion extending from the projecting portion at an angle from 30° to 60° from a plane defined by a top surface of the top member that facilitates directing urine liquid into a toilet bowl when the toilet seat is in either a seated position or an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventor: Nathan R. Turocy
  • Patent number: 11473285
    Abstract: A urine splatter suppression device and related method are provided. The device can include a base that engages a rim of a toilet, an arm including a corresponding recess and/or projection that engages a base recess and/or a base projection so that the arm is removably supported by the base adjacent the rim, and a deflection plate is joined with the arm and angled between 60 degrees and 90 degrees inclusive relative to the arm and extending transversely inward toward the longitudinal axis of the toilet from the side rim of the toilet. Multiple fingers can extend upward from the deflection plate. The device can be configured so a stream of liquid impinging the plate and/or fingers from above the toilet is dissipated to impair splatter of the stream to an area outside the toilet. A related method of use also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Splash Guard LLC
    Inventor: Brandon E. Herbert
  • Patent number: 11464373
    Abstract: A splatter shield device for toilets, which is designed to solve the problem of waste splatter and/or overspray by containing and/or channeling waste back into the toilet bowl itself. The device generally comprises a semi-rigid frame defining an inner collection area and a flexible sheeting at least partially covering the inner collection area. The frame margins may comprise folds that are configured to impart a number of advantages, such as ease of installation, improved collection and/or channeling performance, and aesthetic discreetness. The device may also be made of biodegradable and/or flushable materials, greatly simplifying use and cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Sandra Braun
  • Patent number: 11396745
    Abstract: A urinal assembly having a frame and a plurality of posts or posts extending from the frame. The frame can include a plurality of openings. The openings can be defined by a plurality of sides and corners. The posts can extend from the corners and/or from the sides of the openings. In some embodiments, posts extend from a first face and a second face of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Fresh Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Brown, Jeffrey A. Smith
  • Patent number: 11339560
    Abstract: Systems and methods for containing fluid splash include using a fluid flow spaced from a vessel and/or fluid surface to effectively trap materials from a fluid stream flowing through the fluid flow. The fluid flow creates a spray envelope in connection with the fluid surface and/or vessel and substantially prevents droplets of the fluid stream from exiting the vessel. The fluid flow is created by allowing a supply fluid to flow through a nozzle oriented to cast a spray pattern into the vessel and/or into contact with the fluid surface. The fluid flow may be selectively activated and deactivated and/or be automatically (e.g., light or motion) activated and deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Trent R. Nelson, Garet K. Galster
  • Patent number: 11278168
    Abstract: A potting training device for preventing a potty training child's urine stream from passing through an opening between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl is made of a flexible, water-resistant, preferably non-porous flat sheet material, having a folding seam separating the device into an top portion containing a plurality of attachment tabs and a bottom portion containing a urine-deflector. An adhesive material is applied to the surface of each attachment tab and attaches the attachment tabs to the underside of the toilet seat. The flat sheet material, in its unattached configuration, is manipulated into a curved configuration that matches the curvature of the toilet seat, and is attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FOR KIDS BY PARENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Conrad, III, Kurt Gans Briscoe
  • Patent number: 11219343
    Abstract: A potting training device for preventing a potty training child's urine stream from passing through an opening between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl is made of a flexible, water-resistant, preferably non-porous material, having a bendable urine-deflector and a plurality of attachment tabs positioned at the top of, and substantially at right angles to, the bendable urine-deflector, thereby forming an L-shaped configuration. An adhesive material is applied to the surface of each attachment tab and attaches the attachment tabs to the underside of the toilet seat. When not attached to the underside of the toilet seat, the bendable urine-deflector has a flat configuration. In order to attach the potty training device to the underside of the toilet seat, it is manipulated into a curved configuration that matches the curvature of the toilet seat, and is attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: FOR KIDS BY PARENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Conrad, III, Kurt G. Briscoe
  • Patent number: 10988918
    Abstract: A urinal screen includes a main body portion, an first front portion, and a second front portion, which each include a plurality of protrusions configured to break up a stream of fluid incident on the urinal screen and prevent splash. The first front portion is separated from the main body portion by a first fold line, and the second front portion is separated from the main body portion by a second fold line. The fold lines lack protrusions, and meet at the front of the urinal screen. The main body portion and first and second body portions form a circular configuration when unfolded to fit circular urinal basins. The first and second front body portions can be folded upwards to produce a pointed configuration so that the urinal screen can then fit in urinals having a pointed basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Crevier
  • Patent number: 10718106
    Abstract: A toilet anti-splash device is provided that includes a first section with a dispersing region configured with spaced deflectors for dispersing and deflecting urine flow, a second section coupled with said first section by which a disinfectant stream is generated in response to a toilet-based water flushing operation and is directed to all of the deflectors, and a hanger by which said anti-splash device is suspended from a toilet rim into an interior of a toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: MOSKOVITS INVENTIONS LTD
    Inventors: Shahar Moscovits, Doron Moskovich
  • Patent number: 10612225
    Abstract: Devices and assemblies that improve hygiene in, on, and around a toilet through positioning and use of toilet covers and skirts that can be attached to the inside, on, and/or around the toilet bowl rims and other interior and exterior surfaces of the toilet and the bottom surface of the toilet seat are described. These internal and external surfaces would otherwise be exposed to splatter and direct impact of urine. The materials, structures and configurations of the covers and skirts, including coatings and textures, impregnations and layers, as well as the various attachment methods, devices, apparatus and dispensers improve the efficiency and efficacy of the hygiene and sanitation of the toilet cleaning process by minimizing handling and exposure to biological contamination via rapid and minimal contact removal and disposal of the urine contaminated covers, the rapid attachment of the new covers and the pre-covering of difficult to clean regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Inventor: Stephen Charles Kolesar
  • Patent number: 10537214
    Abstract: The present invention is a western style toilet seat and lid assembly, containing an integral urinal. The most basic embodiment presented herein features a front opening in a modified toilet lid, positioned directly over a rigidly attached urine pan, forming a urine receptacle conveniently located for standing users. Another embodiment features a removable and collapsible “dry” urinal cartridge, and a self-engaging lid braking system that allows users to quickly adjust the urinal position to their height. Other embodiments presented herein incorporate water rinse systems, supplied through concealed plumbing, and operated by manual or automatic pneumatic controls. The comprehensive designs integrate numerous user-friendly features including a self-opening cartridge, funnel spout seals that prevents drips during seated use, debris screening, odor control accommodations, and rotational dampening systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Inventor: Jonathan Ross Talley
  • Patent number: 10501924
    Abstract: A urinal assembly having a frame and a plurality of posts or posts extending from the frame. The frame can include a plurality of openings. The openings can be defined by a plurality of sides and corners. The posts can extend from the corners and/or from the sides of the openings. In some embodiments, posts extend from a first face and a second face of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Fresh Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Brown, Jeffrey A. Smith
  • Patent number: 10494802
    Abstract: Devices and assemblies that improve hygiene in, on, and around a toilet through positioning and use of toilet covers and skirts that can be attached to the inside, on, and/or around the toilet bowl rims and other interior and exterior surfaces of the toilet and the bottom surface of the toilet seat are described. These internal and external surfaces would otherwise be exposed to splatter and direct impact of urine. The materials, structures and configurations of the covers and skirts, including coatings and textures, impregnations and layers, as well as the various attachment methods, devices, apparatus and dispensers improve the efficiency and efficacy of the hygiene and sanitation of the toilet cleaning process by minimizing handling and exposure to biological contamination via rapid and minimal contact removal and disposal of the urine contaminated covers, the rapid attachment of the new covers and the pre-covering of difficult to clean regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventor: Stephen Charles Kolesar
  • Patent number: 10487488
    Abstract: A sanitary washing device includes: a sprayer that jets a liquid to a surface of a toilet bowl portion of a toilet bowl; and a movable-type scattering suppression member that is movable between a closed position and an opened position and suppresses the liquid jetted from the sprayer from scattering to an upper surface side of the toilet bowl at the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Koji Nagai
  • Patent number: 10413139
    Abstract: A disposable toilet plunger cover assembly designed to be used with a standard toilet plunger. The assembly including a connection receiver designed to be attached to a standard toilet plunger at a central area of the inner surface of the toilet plunger head and an elongated flexible plastic bag having a lower enclosed end and an upper open end. The bag having an interior volume sufficient to enclose the head of the standard toilet plunger and a portion of the handle. A ring-shaped sealing gasket attached to the outer surface of the bag at the lower enclosed end, the ring shaped gasket formed to concentrically mate with the ring-shaped lower edge of the toilet plunger, and a connector attached to the inner surface of the bag at an area centrally located within the sealing gasket. The connector is constructed to be removably attached to the connection receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventor: Kevin Singer
  • Patent number: 10362906
    Abstract: A bathtub insert is described herein that includes a bathtub shell that with a back support, and opposite first and second walls connected to the back support. A front support is connected to the bathtub shell. The front support includes a belt portion that has first and second ends mounted to the shell, and a downwardly extending support portion that includes a comfort opening and a cover configured to cover at least a part of the comfort opening. A strap for a bathtub insert is also disclosed, along with methods for using the bathtub insert and strap to support a baby for a bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Cozy Mouse LLC
    Inventors: Ryan G Papageorge, Li Papageorge
  • Patent number: 10337182
    Abstract: Toilet splash guard systems for preventing splashing of fluids from a toilet bowl to a surrounding floor area. The systems can be used with any common or pre-existing toilet seats, or to replace said toilet seats. Splash guards are disposed on a toilet seat such that a toilet bowl is disposed between panels of the splash guards. The panels capture the splashing fluids from the toilet bowl, thereby preventing the fluids from contaminating the floor area near the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventor: Duane R. Bender
  • Patent number: 10066381
    Abstract: A device that mitigates urine backsplash in most types of conventional urinals. The device includes low-impact angled plates (or fins) to facilitate deflection and mitigate splash back from urine streams. In an aspect, a plurality of flexible or rigid plates are angled towards a user (e.g., sixty degrees), which allows for the urine stream to plane or glide across the respective plate surfaces and not splash back on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Peter Gavin Delaney
  • Patent number: 10058200
    Abstract: A non-skid container having a base portion including a flat portion and a plurality of studs, an outer bowl including a sidewall, a plurality of posts, a top opening, a bottom opening and a recess, wherein the posts are configured to be coupled to the studs, thereby coupling the outer bowl to the base portion and an inner bowl configured to be coupled to the outer bowl by inserting the inner bowl into the recess of the outer bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: AFJ INDUSTRIES LLC
    Inventors: James Smaldone, Al Smaldone
  • Patent number: 9822518
    Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus mitigating splash-back during the use of a conventional toilet while urinating. The apparatus uses a plurality of upstanding baffles that provide for a large target area mounted on a base with a central opening. Additionally, the baffles rotate into and out of operative configurations, relative to the inner-toilet surface, to allow the use of the toilet for solid waste. The baffles mitigate the effect of splash back as the urine stream makes contact with the baffles and reflects the droplets laterally. Additionally, droplets generated when the urine stream contacts either the base or pool of standing water is mitigated by the baffles intercepting the reflective path back to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jim Arriaga, Edward Yang
  • Patent number: 9801509
    Abstract: A toilet comprises a toilet body. A water inlet end is disposed at a side of the toilet body. The water inlet end is connected to a water inlet pipe. The toilet body has a frame top, and a groove is formed downwardly along the frame top. A water outlet end is disposed on a bottom of the groove. The water outlet end is connected to a discharge pipe. A frame seat portion is formed at a top of a urinal. A flow deflector is extended downwardly from a back end of the frame seat portion. The frame seat portion is covered onto the frame top, and a front end of the frame seat portion is pivotally connected to a front end of the frame top of the toilet abody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Inventor: Lan-Chung Hou
  • Patent number: 9765506
    Abstract: A splash guard system for includes a toilet that has a bowl and a seat. A guard is positioned within the bowl. A plurality of mounts is provided and each of the mounts is attached to the guard. A plurality of retainers is provided and each of the retainers is attached to an associated one of the mounts. Each of the retainers engages the bowl to retain the guard within the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Inventor: Brenda Meyer
  • Publication number: 20150143624
    Abstract: Described herein is a toilet anti-splash device comprising a sealed mesh pouch containing a plurality of substantially spherical beads, an elongate flexible tether having a first end coupled to the periphery of the mesh pouch and a second end coupled to a reversible fastener for reversible attachment to a peripheral or outer surface of a toilet bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Wayne Irving
  • Publication number: 20150101115
    Abstract: A urinal includes a urinal body having a top portion, a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a rear wall, which define an internal cavity, and a bowl having a concave shape. The top portion includes a plenum chamber defined therein, which is configured to receive flush water and is in in fluid communication with the internal cavity of the urinal body via a plurality of baffle holes. A flow restrictor is disposed within the plenum chamber to slow a velocity of water flowing through the plenum chamber. The rear wall of the urinal body includes at least two angled portions extending laterally inward and rearward from the left and right sidewalls. The angled portions meet in a rounded corner. The at least two angled portions and the rounded corner are configured to deflect urine striking the rear wall such that the urine remains within the internal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel James Danowski, John Kevin Schoolcraft, Himanshu Bhatta
  • Patent number: 8984674
    Abstract: A training urinal attachment mountable to the bowl of a toilet. The attachment includes a resiliently collapsible shell having an intake opening that receives a flow of urine from a standing child and a discharge opening that directs the flow into a collection area of the bowl. The shell is mounted on the rim of the bowl in an area that is covered by the seat of the toilet when lowered. When the seat is lowered, the shell compresses to a collapsed configuration in the area between the seat and the rim. When the seat is raised, the shell expands to an erected configuration in which the intake opening extends above the rim to receive the flow of urine. The discharge opening is visible through the intake opening to provide the child with a target to aid in training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventors: Charles Edward Harris, Charles David Harris
  • Publication number: 20150047114
    Abstract: A mat or other object for attenuating reflective spray during use of a urinal comprises a urine impingement region that includes a plurality of upstanding, flexible bristles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Ed Ramirez
  • Publication number: 20150040303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a toilet provided with a urine splash prevention apparatus, for preventing urine or water from splashing out of a toilet when a user urinates in front of the toilet while standing. The toilet, which has a toilet main body (20) for having a predetermined level of water filled therein and temporarily storing excreta and a seat (32) hinge-coupled to an upper side of the toilet main body (20) and capable of rotating, comprises: a guide frame (110) both ends of which are elastically supported upward and hinge-coupled to an upper part of the toilet main body (20), and which is positioned in a rotatable radius of the seat (32), interlocked with the rotating operation of the seat (32), and vertically rotatable; and a shield (120) fixed to the guide frame (110), for covering the area between the guide frame (110) and the toilet main body (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Hyun Duk UHM
  • Patent number: 8887320
    Abstract: A flow projector device is used between the rim of a toilet bowl and an overlying seat. The flow projector device includes a base having an upper surface, a lower support surface, an inner end, an outer end, and lateral sides extending between the inner and outer ends. The upper surface slopes downwardly from the outer end toward the inner end. The device also includes a return portion and an outer barrier. The return portion extends downwardly from the inner end. The outer barrier extends upwardly from the outer end. The outer barrier includes a recurved surface configured to redirect urine to the upper surface of the base. Urine directed along the upper surface towards the recurved surface can be redirected by the recurved surface back onto the upper surface of the base to flow down the upper surface, past the return portion and into the toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Inventors: Ernest Lee DeZarn, John Dennis Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20140310865
    Abstract: An anti-splashed assembly is for being disposed on a toilet seat assembly which is pivoted to a platform of a toilet device. The toilet device includes a sink located on the platform. The toilet seat assembly includes a first pivot part and a seat. The seat is pivoted to the first pivot part. The anti-splashed assembly includes an anti-splashed shield pivoted on the platform of the toilet seat assembly. The seat is adapted to pivot relative to the first pivot part to have a first position and a second position. When the seat is at the first position, the anti-splashed shield is inside the sink. When the seat is pivoted from the first position to the second position, the anti-splashed shield is lifted from the sink to cover the first pivot part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Wen-Kuan LIN
  • Patent number: 8856976
    Abstract: A urine shield comprising a unified single piece flexible plastic sheet with a width that are sufficient to permit the sheet to partly encircle the bowl of the toilet and compression-fitted to the inside of the bowl without any use of fixtures. The sheet includes a left portion having a bottom left end, a center portion, a right portion having a bottom right end. The sheet also comprises two flanges that slope outward from the bottom of the left portion and right portion with a length that decreases as the flange extends from the bottom end of each portion to the center portion. The flanges also extend at an angle less than perpendicular but more than parallel from the each portion. A method of using this urine shield is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Inventor: Joseph Edward Niedzielski, III
  • Publication number: 20140223655
    Abstract: A urine guard is removably positionable on a toilet bowl of the type having vertical interior and exterior edges and a horizontal edge there between. The urine guard has a generally triangular configuration with a long leg above the exterior edge. The urine guard has an apex interiorly of the interior edge at a height beneath the horizontal edge. The urine guard has a vertical wall with a maximum height above the long leg and with a minimum height adjacent to the apex and with no vertical wall at the apex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Inventor: SANDRA EILEEN DILLARD
  • Patent number: 8719972
    Abstract: A urine absorption system may comprise a toilet including a bowl having a rim portion with an upper surface. A toilet seat assembly may be mounted on the bowl of the toilet, the seat assembly including a pair of hinge posts mounted on the rim of the bowl. The system includes a urine absorption pad for absorbing stray urine on the upper surface of the rim of the toilet bowl. The absorption pad may be positioned on the upper surface of the rim portion of the bowl, and at least a portion of the absorption pad may be positioned between the pair of hinge posts of the toilet seat assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventors: Carla Baker, Scott Baker
  • Publication number: 20140101835
    Abstract: A urine deflector is disclosed for attachment to the underside of a toilet seat for blocking the gap between the toilet seat and the top of the rim of the toilet bowl at the front, e.g. to prevent urine or splashes from leaking through the gap. The deflector body comprises a length of flexible material with surfaces that are water resistant and taper from an attachment surface to a lower drip edge. When installed, the deflector body is curved to follow the curvature of the rim of toilet bowl and the deflector surface is also preferably concave in vertical cross-section. The attachment surface may comprise a self-adhesive strip. The deflector is low cost, easy to install, and unobtrusive when installed. A flexible universal design may be adapted readily for retrofit installation on standard toilet seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: James Gregory Notman
  • Patent number: 8640270
    Abstract: A system for reducing splatter on and around a toilet when urinating. The system features a weighted base having a telescopic mounting tube. A posterior base end is placed on a ground surface dose to a toilet. The system features a segmented horizontal arm assembly attached to the mounting tube comprising a first arm segment, a second arm segment, and a third arm segment. The system features a disposable cone storage cone located in the first arm segment containing one or more disposable cones. The system features a brush storage cone located in the second arm segment containing a cleaning solution and a cleaning brush. The system features a urinating cone located in the third arm segment. A urinating aperture is located in a urinating cone posterior end. The system features the toilet having a toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: NUS, LLC
    Inventor: Glenn Garofano
  • Publication number: 20140020165
    Abstract: A potting training device for preventing a potty training child's urine stream from passing through an opening between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl is made of a flexible, water-resistant, preferably non-porous material, having a bendable urine-deflector and a plurality of attachment tabs positioned at the top of, and substantially at right angles to, the bendable urine-deflector, thereby forming an L-shaped configuration. An adhesive material is applied to the surface of each attachment tab and attaches the attachment tabs to the underside of the toilet seat. When not attached to the underside of the toilet seat, the bendable urine-deflector has a flat configuration. In order to attach the potty training device to the underside of the toilet seat, it is manipulated into a curved configuration that matches the curvature of the toilet seat, and is attached thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: FOR KIDS BY PARENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Conrad, III, Kurt G. Briscoe
  • Publication number: 20140007336
    Abstract: An anti-splash urinal mat is disclosed, comprising a screen portion configured to prevent splatter of urine during use of a urinal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: John Andrew Mills, Christopher Hawker, Jessica Ann Moreland, Joel Beebe
  • Publication number: 20130219604
    Abstract: The extended barrier closes the space between the bottom of the toilet seat and the top of the toilet bowl preventing an inadvertent discharge of urine by a male from passing through the said space and out of the front of the toilet seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: John Walter Gregg
  • Publication number: 20130219605
    Abstract: A siphonic gravity-powered toilet is provided that is a rimless toilet and includes a toilet bowl assembly having a body and an inlet for receiving fluid. The toilet bowl has an interior bowl surface with an upper peripheral portion configured to have a shelf formed therein below an upper peripheral edge of the toilet bowl. The rimless toilet includes a jet having a jet inlet, an outlet and at least one jet channel. A manifold is included which is configured so that fluid entering an inlet of the toilet bowl assembly divides into a portion that enters the inlet of the direct-fed jet and a portion that enters an interior area of the toilet bowl. At least one toilet bowl inlet port is positioned at an upper rear portion of the toilet bowl. The at least one inlet port is configured to receive fluid from the manifold into the interior area of the toilet bowl such that at least a portion of the fluid travels along the shelf of the toilet bowl prior to passing into a lower portion of the toilet bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: AS IP HOLDCO, LLC
    Inventor: AS IP Holdco, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130061379
    Abstract: A toilet and urinal anti-backsplash configuration and apparatus are provided which preferably include a back wall with a tube built into said back wall so that major portions of urine being deposited into tube are prevented from backsplash toward urine depositor or adjacent surfaces. Said tube is preferably incorporated into the same material, most commonly white porcelain, as the rest of the toilet or urinal, thereby blending in with the fixture housing, and is rinsed via the same flushing system already in place with conventional toilets and urinals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Ross Garner
  • Publication number: 20130055495
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a waste containment system and more particularly a waste containment system having a damping mechanism. The waste containment system including a toilet having a housing with a centrally located opening and a base defining a toilet bowl. A damping mechanism is within the toilet. The damping mechanism includes a base and converging side walls. The side walls converge generally at an acute angle. The damping mechanism located on the base of the toilet bowl and centrally located proximate the opening of the toilet housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventor: Marc Bordonaro
  • Publication number: 20130000027
    Abstract: A flexible urine deflector reduces the inadvertent spray of urine on the surfaces of a toilet during potty training of young boys. The flexible urine deflector does not have to be removed for normal usage and is virtually unseen when the toilet seat is lowered. The flexible urine deflector is easily removable when either the toilet or the deflector needs cleaning. The flexible urine deflector may also include indicia such as trade names or cartoon characters. Deodorant or fragrance saturated materials for masking the smell of urine or other undesirable odors may also be included in some novel aspects. In other aspects, suction cups are formed as part of the flexible sheet portion and connects the flexible sheet portion to the seat and rim of a toilet. In another aspect, the deflector is made of inexpensive paraffin coated paper or similar material and is disposable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Deborah Marie San Luis, Rafael San Luis
  • Publication number: 20120318688
    Abstract: A transparent, biodegradable, disposable splash shield sized to fit on a toilet bowl rim to prevent splashing of water from the bowl when a plunger is used to free an obstruction in the toilet. The shield is dome shaped and has a gripping bead at a top central portion thereof. A gasket seal is affixed to a bottom marginal edge portion to affect a seal between the shield and the toilet bowl rim. Adhesive material on the underside of the gasket seal, or strips of adhesive tape on the marginal edge of the shield, releasably secure the shield in position. The shield is nestable and may be foldable in half. A toilet kit includes the splash shield, gloves, at least one paper towel, and a flattened box, all packaged in an envelope-like bag that can be used to contain and dispose of these items following use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Robert S. Martinisko
  • Publication number: 20120255109
    Abstract: A rim wrap toilet splash guard to enclose the open upper portion of a toilet bowl to shield and contain liquid and matter splashing from the interior thereof when attempting to unclog or dislodge debris from the plumbing when using a plunger including an upper elongated handle and a lower plunger member, the rim wrap toilet splash guard comprising a cover with an upper opening to receive a portion of the upper elongated handle there through such that when the rim wrap toilet splash guard is operatively mounted on the toilet bowl rim with the lower plunger member disposed therein liquid and matter is shielded and contained when splashed there from when the plunger is used to dislodge debris from the plumbing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Sciallo, Barry Krohn
  • Patent number: 8266731
    Abstract: A toilet seat for use with a Western-style toilet bowl. The seat has a generally-oval, endless base that compliments the shape of the toilet bowl rim. A deflector is fixed to the bottom surface of the base and extends downwardly adjacent the inside surface of the bowl rim. The deflector covers the interior gap between the bottom of the seat and the top of the bowl rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Takara Belmont Corporation
    Inventor: Patrick K. Marra
  • Publication number: 20120137419
    Abstract: A device is provided for placement inside a urinal or toilet, which device is useful for preventing the spill of urine which can be caused due to negligence, intentional behavior or due to an inebriated state of the urinating person. Spill prevention is provided by capturing the attention of the urinating person on the device while the device is inside the urinal or toilet. The attention of the urinating person is captured by a gaming component on the device. This gaming component includes one or more rotatable targets. The one or more rotatable targets are capable of rotating upon a stream of urine being directed onto the one or more rotatable targets. The one or more rotatable targets may have displayed thereon one or more images, permitting a game to be played by the urinating person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Urinal Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron S. Hofeling, Jeffrey M. Haverkate