Patents Assigned to Kohler Co.
  • Patent number: 12263498
    Abstract: A well support assembly for a fragrance dispenser includes an upper cover including a plurality of chambers, a well support engaged with the upper cover proximate to the plurality of chambers, and a plurality of wells engaged with the well support. Each of the plurality of wells extends into a respective one of the plurality of chambers and is configured to receive a fragrance therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Stout, Stephen J. Bowen
  • Patent number: 12262811
    Abstract: A sink includes a front wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The front wall includes an inner surface that defines part of a basin of the sink, and an outer surface located opposite the inner surface that is configured to be exposed in front of an opening of a cabinet in which the s sink is installed. The front wall includes first and second lateral portions that extend outwardly past the first and second side walls. The first and second lateral portions of the front wall are configured to at least partially overlap a front face of the cabinet adjacent the opening, so as to substantially conceal the opening when the sink is installed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Jason R. Miller, Niels J. Eilmus
  • Publication number: 20250098905
    Abstract: A walk in bath includes a shell, a hinge, and a door. The shell defines a bathing area. The shell includes a floor, a front side wall, a rear side wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a seat. The front side wall has an opening therein. The seat is above the floor and extends from one of the left side wall or the right side wall. The seat includes a seating surface. The hinge is coupled to the front side wall. The door is coupled to the hinge such that the hinge rotatably couples the door to the front side wall. The door is moveable relative to the shell between a closed position, in which the door engages the opening in the front side wall, and an open position, in which the door allows ingress into and egress from the bathing area through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: Ravikanth Manchiraju
  • Patent number: 12258739
    Abstract: A faucet assembly includes a faucet. The faucet includes a base movably coupled to a mounting surface having a first side and a second side. The faucet includes a spout rotatably coupled to the base. The spout includes a plurality of conduits each rotatably coupled to each other by an angled joint. The spout extends from the base to a free end comprising an outlet to discharge a fluid. A first conduit of the plurality of conduits can rotate relative to the base from a first rotational position towards a second rotational position and a second conduit of the plurality of conduits can rotate in response to the rotation of the first conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Chanseol Muraoka, Daniel Brohn, Karger David Kohler, Ka Ming Larry Yuen
  • Patent number: 12258740
    Abstract: A valve trim assembly for use in a shower environment. The valve trim assembly includes an outer covering and a valve assembly. The outer covering includes a first axis disposed through a midpoint of the outer covering. The valve assembly is at least partially disposed within the outer covering and configured to control a flow of fluid. The valve assembly includes a nut coupled to the outer covering, an adapter at least partially disposed within the nut and rotatable about the first axis, and an elongated joint coaxially aligned with the adapter. The nut and the adapter cooperatively define a joint where the adapter rotates within the nut to maintain engagement between the outer covering and a wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Andrew James Stokes, Michael J. Strege
  • Patent number: 12259062
    Abstract: A shower system includes a shower waterway and a fluid control valve. The shower waterway is configured to be coupled to a shower device. The fluid control valve is coupled to the shower waterway and comprises a valve body and a piston. The valve body includes a chamber and a reservoir. The piston is slidably coupled to the valve body and fluidly separates the chamber from the reservoir. The chamber includes a compressible gas. The piston is configured to slidably translate within the valve body to compress the compressible gas in response to a water pressure fluctuation in the shower waterway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Chad J. Cochart, Douglas J. Brouwer, Jack Robert Warning
  • Publication number: 20250091059
    Abstract: A showerhead includes a flow device and a flow distribution member. The flow device is configured to produce a substantially laminar fluid stream. The flow distribution member is coupled to the flow device and is spaced apart from the flow device. The flow distribution member is configured to receive the substantially laminar fluid stream from the flow device and to produce a distributed fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Michael J. Soetaert, James J. Barczynski, Paul B. Georgeson, Todd W. Leonhard
  • Publication number: 20250075477
    Abstract: An inline dispensing device for dispensing an ingredient into a stream of water includes a housing, a pump, and a diverter assembly. The pump and the diverter assembly are disposed within the housing. The diverter assembly includes a diverter that is movable between a first position at which activation of the pump draws an ingredient into the housing, and a second position at which activation of the pump delivers the ingredient into the flow passing through the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Brian C. Wick, Evan Yee, James Giefer
  • Patent number: 12240007
    Abstract: A spray nozzle for a steam generator of a shower steam system includes a housing defining a longitudinal bore extending to an outlet, and an atomizing member positioned adjacent the outlet. An elongated member is coupled to the housing in the longitudinal bore, and defines a pin at an end thereof. A body is slidably coupled to the housing in the longitudinal bore, and includes an opening extending therethrough. A biasing member is configured to bias the body against the elongated member by a biasing force such that the elongated member extends through the opening. The body is configured to move axially away from the elongated member toward the atomizing member in response to a pressure of a flow of water being above a threshold value so as to overcome the biasing force and allow the flow of water to pass through the opening to the atomizing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventor: Donald P. Freier
  • Patent number: 12232658
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a toilet seat including a rim; and a tab made from an antibacterial material and configured to be attached to the rim as a touch point for a user to open or close the toilet seat. The present disclosure provides a toilet including a toilet bowl; a toilet seat comprising a rim and pivotably attached to the toilet bowl; a toilet lid pivotably attached to the toilet bowl or the toilet seat; and a first tab made from an antibacterial material and configured to be attached to the toilet seat as a first touch point for a user to open or close the toilet seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Taiwoon Woon, Jeffrey T. Laundre
  • Patent number: D1064653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Diemel, Jr., Alexander V. Letourneau, Sandeep Pawar
  • Patent number: D1065442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventor: Margaret C. Mazz
  • Patent number: D1065450
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Tory Hayner, Ken Hanna, Margaret Mazz
  • Patent number: D1065455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Drew Johnson, Tory Hayner
  • Patent number: D1066572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Margaret C. Mazz, Yutong Wu
  • Patent number: D1066579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventor: Viraj Navin Chauhan
  • Patent number: D1068138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Erin Hoover, Jovello T. Gomez, Jr., Fernando Bracer, Seth Stevens, Dennis Snyder
  • Patent number: D1068139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Erin Hoover, Jovello T. Gomez, Jr., Fernando Bracer, Seth Stevens, Dennis Snyder
  • Patent number: D1069045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Margaret C. Mazz, Gregory de Swarte, Matthew T. Harrison, Paul B. Georgeson
  • Patent number: D1070008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventor: Feiying Su