Patents Assigned to Bemis Manufacturing Company
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Patent number: 12139902Abstract: A liquid reservoir for use in a toilet seat assembly having a presence sensor configured to detect a presence of a user includes a housing, a heating member, a temperature sensor, and a level sensor. The housing has a base portion, a cover portion, an inlet, and an outlet, and the housing is configured to contain a liquid. The temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature of liquid within the housing. The level sensor is configured to detect an amount of the liquid within the housing. The heating member is configured to heat the liquid contained in the housing upon the presence sensor of the toilet seat assembly detecting the presence of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Jacqueline Sylvia
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Patent number: 12121188Abstract: A toilet seat assembly including a toilet seat having a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface is configured to support a user on a toilet bowl while the bottom surface engages a surface of the toilet bowl. The toilet seat assembly further includes a hinge post coupled to the toilet bowl via a fastener and having an elongated slot defining a longitudinal axis. The toilet seat assembly further includes a hinge assembly pivotably coupling the toilet seat to the hinge post about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The hinge assembly at least partially overlaps the elongated slot of the hinge post in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the elongated slot.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jeffrey J. Weiss, Jonathan Arndt
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Patent number: 12017840Abstract: A toilet seat assembly includes a toilet seat, a canister housing comprising an annular sleeve portion, an end portion, and an opening extending at least partially along the end portion, and a canister including an actuator cap. The canister storing a liquid product therein. The actuator cap including a spray nozzle. The canister configured to be positioned within the canister housing and movable relative to the canister housing to cause release of the liquid product. The canister housing is removably coupled to the toilet seat and movable relative to the toilet seat.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Jacqueline Sylvia
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Patent number: 11825992Abstract: A method and a wash, clean and dry system are provided for washing, cleaning and drying a surface region of a human body. The system includes a toilet seat assembly with a bidet assembly having a spray canister device for spraying the surface region with a solution, such as a skin protecting barrier solution, a cleaning solution or a medicated solution. In one aspect, the spray canister device can be movably insert into and out of the toilet seat assembly and is easy to operate and use. In addition, the bidet assembly further includes a spray nozzle assembly and a drying nozzle assembly, which are adapted to wash, clean and dry the region of the human body in three dimensional moments. The removable spray canister device with the removable sleeved cover element is thus easy to carry and be re-filled with new solutions.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Brian Schwab, Shao-Yu Peng, Brian Murray
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Patent number: 11800958Abstract: The present disclosure provides a toilet seat hinge configured to couple a toilet seat to a toilet bowl. The toilet seat hinge including a base configured to be coupled to an upper surface of the toilet bowl, a post defining a pivot axis about which the toilet seat can rotate, the post being slidable onto the base in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the toilet bowl to couple the post to the base, and a cap pivotally coupled to the post. The cap being pivotable about the pivot axis to secure the post on the base.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Brian A. Henne, Jonathan Arndt
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Patent number: 11773579Abstract: A washing toilet seat assembly includes a toilet seat and a housing configured to be coupled to a toilet bowl to support the toilet seat about a pivot axis. The housing includes a cartridge interface and a cover moveable between an open position allowing access to the cartridge interface and a closed position blocking access to the cartridge interface. The washing toilet seat assembly further includes a cartridge removably coupled to the cartridge interface, the cartridge including a dispensable solution, and a spray wand moveably supported by at least one of the toilet seat or the housing. The spray wand is in fluid communication with the cartridge to dispense the dispensable solution, and the spray want is configured to dispense the dispensable solution during operation of the washing toilet seat assembly as a user sits on the toilet seat.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Norman Giertz, Robert Davis
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Patent number: 11739516Abstract: A toilet seat assembly is provided including a seat base with a housing and a seat lid, and further including a washing apparatus, a drying apparatus, and a spray canister device positioned in the housing. A controller having a user interface is configured to communicate with a control unit of the toilet seat assembly to control operation of the components of the toilet seat assembly. So configured, a user may operate the toilet seat assembly to clean the user's perineal region via the washing apparatus, dry the user's perineal region via the drying apparatus, and spray the user's perineal region with one or more liquid products via the spray canister device.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Jacqueline Sylvia
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Patent number: 11685594Abstract: A spray canister device is provided including a canister containing a liquid product, a canister housing having an opening, a chassis element, and a tray slidably coupled to the chassis element. The canister includes an actuator cap and is positioned in the canister housing such that a nozzle of the actuator cap is positioned proximate the opening. The canister housing, and the canister positioned therein, may be engaged with the tray via at least one protruding member. Once engaged, the tray may be slidably moved along the chassis element between a retracted position and an extended position to facilitate relative movement between the canister and the canister housing to compress the actuator cap of the canister and spray the liquid product.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventor: Jacqueline Sylvia
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Patent number: 11583149Abstract: A fastening assembly is configured to couple a toilet seat hinge to a toilet bowl by a threaded shaft. The fastening assembly includes a fastening nut including a clamping portion having a resilient protrusion configured to allow axial movement of the fastening nut relative to the threaded shaft without rotation therebetween. The resilient protrusion has threads configured to engage the threaded shaft. The fastening nut includes a drive portion in which the clamping portion extends therefrom. The drive portion has a first segment coupled to a second segment by a shear segment. At least the first segment is configured to be engaged by a tool for the tool to rotate the fastening nut relative to the threaded shaft such that the shear segment fractures at a predetermined torque applied to the first segment relative to the second segment.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Brian A. Henne, Gérard Etaix, Jonathan Arndt, Joseph M. Hand
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Patent number: 11564538Abstract: A toilet seat assembly includes a hinge post configured to be coupled to a toilet bowl, a toilet seat configured to move between a raised position and a lowered position about a pivot axis relative to the toilet bowl, and a slow-close member coupled between the hinge post and the toilet seat such that the toilet seat is moveable along a second axis relative to the hinge post. The slow-close member controls movement of the toilet seat about the pivot axis when the toilet seat moves from the raised position to the lowered position.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Joseph M. Hand, Jonathan Arndt
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Patent number: 11479957Abstract: The present disclosure provides a toilet seat assembly for delivering medicine, washing, cleaning, and drying a perineal region of a user. The toilet seat assembly includes a spraying nozzle assembly having one or more retractable spray nozzle units for delivering a liquid product, a drying nozzle assembly having one or more retractable drying nozzle units for drying the region, and a medicine delivery assembly for delivering a medicinal product to the region, the medicine delivery assembly having a medicine delivery nozzle connected to a medicine storage element containing the medicinal product.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Brian Schwab, Shao-Yu Peng
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Patent number: 11458260Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for spraying a solution, such as a cleaning solution a barrier material, out of a spray canister device to a surface area of a human body. The spray canister device generally includes a removable sleeved cover element covering an inner canister element. The spray canister device with the removable sleeved cover is easy to carry and easy to spray, and can be handled manually or functions together with other devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Brian Schwab, Shao-Yu Peng, Brian Murray
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Patent number: 11445837Abstract: A display is configured to be coupled to a shelving structure. The display includes a bracket having an upper portion. The upper portion includes a plurality of walls. The plurality of walls is configured to contact a member of the shelving structure to couple the bracket to the shelving structure. The bracket also includes a mounting portion extending below the upper portion. The mounting portion includes a surface configured to be recessed within the shelving structure when the plurality of walls contact the member of the shelving structure. The mounting portion also includes an aperture extending through the surface. The aperture is positioned below the plurality of walls of the upper portion and configured to receive a fastener that couples a toilet seat assembly to the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Kenneth Alt, Mary Distl
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Patent number: D972403Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Joseph M. Hand, Jonathan Arndt
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Patent number: D972404Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Joseph M. Hand, Jonathan Arndt
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Patent number: D984881Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jonathan Arndt, Gérard Etaix, Brian A. Henne
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Patent number: D987790Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Jeffrey J. Weiss, Jonathan Arndt
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Patent number: D1001985Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventor: Jonathan Arndt
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Patent number: D1022165Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Jeffrey J. Weiss, Jonathan Arndt
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Patent number: D1024752Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Brian LeMahieu, Jeffrey J. Weiss