Patents Assigned to Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9293024
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting a sitting posture of a user on toilet and generating notifications for the user based on the detected sitting posture. A sitting posture detection and reminder mechanism measures a distance X between a distance sensor and a body of the user sitting on the toilet. The mechanism calculates an angle ? between the user's spine and the user's thighs based on the measured distance X and generates a sitting posture notification for the user based on the calculated angle ?. The mechanism may operate a motor coupled to the toilet cover to automatically adjust an angle of the cover and guide the user into a healthy sitting posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER (CHINA) INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Ho-Tzu Cheng
  • Patent number: 8607368
    Abstract: This is a type of connection device between a toilet and a drainpipe, including a trap with an inlet connected to a toilet flush port and an outlet connected to the drainpipe. The trap has a bend part and a horizontal lower pipe connected to it. Upper and lower inner pipe walls of the horizontal lower pipe have different declination angles. There is a containing part in the inlet; and in the containing part there is a sealing part forming a sealing structure between the flush port and the inlet. This simplifies the complex structure of existing toilet drainage parts for on-site installation and for reliable use. The separated trap design includes structure that can generate a siphon phenomenon. At the time of sale, wash-down drainage can be easily transformed to siphon wash-down drainage just by changing parts, such as the trap of the toilet, thus improving the drainage effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jim Huang, Jarl Jiang, Daniel Xia, Daniel Owen Karraker
  • Patent number: 8579568
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment relates to an expansion bolt component that includes a bolt, an elastic component, and a nut. The bolt includes a necking part at an upper end thereof. The elastic component includes sides parts that include a plurality of ribs symmetrically arranged. Each rib includes a lower part and an upper part, each lower part being connected to a lower part of an associated adjacent rib. The nut is configured to be threaded onto a lower end of the bolt and to move into a lower end of the elastic component due to rotation of the bolt. The lower part of each rib is configured to expand in a radial direction when the nut moves into the elastic component. The upper part of each rib is configured to move simultaneously toward the upper part of its associated adjacent rib, such that the upper parts of the plurality of ribs clamp the necking part of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tang Wenfeng, Xia Dihua
  • Patent number: D583029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mimi Jiang
  • Patent number: D583446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mimi Jiang
  • Patent number: D583447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mimi Jiang
  • Patent number: D583448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mimi Jiang
  • Patent number: D607979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mimi Jiang, Daniel Xia
  • Patent number: D633603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Su
  • Patent number: D642247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mimi Jiang
  • Patent number: D645828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Su
  • Patent number: D646642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investments Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Su
  • Patent number: D651297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Kohler China Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mimi Jiang
  • Patent number: D651299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mimi Jiang
  • Patent number: D656219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Su
  • Patent number: D656222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Su
  • Patent number: D663383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Su
  • Patent number: D663384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Su
  • Patent number: D663804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Su
  • Patent number: D663806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sophie Su