Patents Examined by Nicholas A Ros
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Patent number: 11795677Abstract: A flush toilet includes a bowl part that receives waste, a drainage water trap that is connected to a bottom of the bowl part, a jet water spout port that spouts washing water toward the drainage water trap, and a discharge port that is connected to the drainage water trap and discharges waste, wherein the drainage water trap includes a rising pipe line that is connected to the bowl part, a curved pipe line that includes a rising curved part that is connected to the rising pipe line and rises backward and a falling curved part that falls backward, a falling pipe line that is connected to the curved pipe line, and a swelled part that forms a space that is swelled toward a back side thereof and is continuous with the discharge port, on a downstream side of a curved top part of the curved pipe line.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Tomoaki Morita, Takehiro Minami, Keita Yoshisaka
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Patent number: 11795676Abstract: A bidet chair, having legs and a seat, for use in cleaning the body is disclosed. The seat has a spray port extending from the top side to the underside dimensioned to receive the face of a showerhead. Preferably a screen, extending completely or partially across the spray port prevents the showerhead from extending past the seat. A showerhead retaining member places the showerhead under the seat, positioning the face to expel water out the spray port. Preferably the seat also contains drain holes for water drainage during use. The showerhead retaining member can be a showerhead tray having a showerhead receiving area and support system to enable vertical movement of the showerhead tray. In another embodiment the showerhead retaining area can be a pair of rails to hold a retaining element containing the showerhead.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Inventor: Bryce A Dickinson
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Patent number: 11795675Abstract: A smart sanitary system and a control method thereof are provided. A fixed display, a movable display, a shower unit and a toilet unit are provided. Motion of the movable display is controlled relative to the fixed display. The operation of the shower unit or the toilet unit is controlled according to the position of the movable display. Accordingly, a diversified space is provided, and the operation of sanitary equipment is triggered with the variation of the space.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Kai-Yi Chen, Chia-Shin Weng, Li-Chuan Wang, Chiao-Tsu Chiang, Sheng-Chieh Tang
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Patent number: 11788309Abstract: The invention relates to a surfing installation (10, 10A, 10B) for generating a surfable wave (60), comprising an inclined ramp (50) to the upper end (51) of which water flows via a water inlet (46), which water is accelerated on the ramp (50) to a first flow speed, the lower end (52) of the ramp (50) leading into a region (30) having a lower second flow speed relative to the first flow speed, and a standing wave, in the flow direction, forming in the region (30) as a result of the water flowing at the first, faster flow speed striking the water flowing at the second, lower flow speed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: GoodSurf Wave, LLCInventor: Rainer Klimaschewski
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Patent number: 11786087Abstract: A toilet frame includes a left side frame, a right side frame, and a crossbar that connects the left and ride side frames at the front of the toilet frame. Each of the left and right side frames is movable between a folded position and an unfolded position. The left and right side frames are not connected by a crossbar at the back of the toilet frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventor: Christine Anne Buckingham
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Patent number: 11781673Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a water level in a basin are disclosed. An automatic refill system includes a level sensor coupled to a refill valve system. The refill valve system has a valve driven by an actuator. The actuator receives a signal from a controller in response to a measured water level. The refill valve system flows water into a basin from a water source until a desired level is reached.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: KETO A.I., INC.Inventors: Jeffrey S. Jensen, Andrew D. Higgins
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Patent number: 11779499Abstract: A method for mechanically lowering a person into and out from a structure having a water level, a deck, and an interior wall includes a waterproof lift and drive assembly, and the steps of connecting the lift to a base housing having an upper surface such that, in a lowered state, a lifting beam is at least partially contained within the base housing and, in a raised state, at least a portion of the lifting beam is above the upper surface at a given height, fixing the base housing to a wall of the structure to place the upper surface below the waterline such that, in the lowered state, the lifting beam and the seat assembly are completely submerged in the water and, in the raised state, the bottom seat surface is above the waterline and deck sufficient to permit a person to sit upon the chair.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Inventor: Malcolm Berg
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Patent number: 11771268Abstract: A rolling medical bedside bathing tub is designed and configured to facilitate bathing for bedridden and other people with limited mobility. The bathing tub includes a bottom wall forming the bottom side of the bathing tub and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the bottom walls to define an enclosure. The bathing tub may include a backrest and an extendable seat to assist people in maintaining balance within the tub. Preferably, the bathing tub is portable. Additionally, the bathing tub may be extendable to allow for people of varying heights and sizes. A method for using the bathing tub is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventor: Dale House
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Patent number: 11692336Abstract: A siphon valve assembly, the assembly comprising a tubular core; a head coupled to and surrounding a top of the core; and a fluid spray initiator coupled to the head; wherein a lower end of the head defines a siphon valve inlet, a lower end of the tubular core defines a siphon valve outlet, an upper end of the tubular core comprises a weir, and the spray initiator is configured to discharge a fluid into the core to induce a siphon flow of a surrounding fluid through the siphon valve inlet, over the weir, and out the siphon valve outlet.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: AS America, Inc.Inventor: Robert Jensen
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Patent number: 11692338Abstract: A toilet fixture is provided including an inlet pipe, a toilet bowl in fluid communication with the inlet pipe, an outlet pipe in fluid communication with the toilet bowl, a jet pipe in fluid communication with the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe, and a removable jet pipe assembly that connects the jet pipe to the outlet pipe. A foreign object strainer may be positioned in-line with the inlet pipe. A flush assembly may also include a flush valve, a vacuum breaker tube in fluid communication with the flush valve, a foreign object strainer in fluid communication with the vacuum breaker tube, and an outlet pipe in fluid communication with the foreign object strainer.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SDB IP Holdings, LLCInventor: Christopher Harrison
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Patent number: 11686079Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a container (11) with at least one opening (13) for storing cleaning agents for a toilet rim block cage (30), wherein a polymer film (20) is provided, and at least one opening (13) is punched into the polymer film (20). The at least one opening (13) is closed by a substantially gas-tight and removable closure material (21), and the film (20) together with the closed opening (13) is then three-dimensionally deformed by means of thermoforming. The invention also relates to the container (11).Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Inventors: Joachim Leoppold, Frank Brunecker, Fritz Matthias, Sascha Hermann
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Patent number: 11684543Abstract: An ionized pedicure chair system provides a pedicure treatment experience to a user with treated water. The system includes a built-in ionizer device configured to adjust the pH level of the water used for the pedicure as desired in the 2.5 to 6.0 pH range. The system includes a base supported built in water lines, a reclinable chair, and a double bowl system. The double bowl system includes an inner bowl and an outer bowl provided a decorative feature and eliminates spills from the inner bowl.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Inventor: Ben Thai Pham
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Patent number: 11678778Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a toileting device for children, including a seating part, supporting legs, and a bottom plate; each supporting leg includes a main rod and an auxiliary rod; an upper end of the main rod is connected to one end of the seating part, and a lower end is connected to one end of the bottom plate; and an upper end of the auxiliary rod is connected to the main rod, and a lower end is connected to the other end of the bottom plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventor: Yuzhao Jin
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Patent number: 11668082Abstract: A flapper kit comprises a flapper body, a pair of mounting legs disposed rearwardly of the flapper body and a unitary mounting bar, the mounting bar used in combination with a flush valve overfill portion, the collective elements forming an assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Lavelle Industries, Inc.Inventors: Kevin J. Guthrie, Michael A. Dean
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Patent number: 11633070Abstract: A baby bath-support device comprises a frame having a generally rigid body. The rigid body is adapted to be positioned on a surface of a bathing tub or sink. The frame has an opening in the upper portion. The opening comprises a peripheral edge. The opening also comprises a support panel made of a flexible material. The flexible material defines a concave support surface to support a baby laid thereon during bathing. The support panel contains perforations to allow fluid to flow through the support surface. The frame opening also comprises a connection arrangement between the frame and the support for hanging the support panel at the peripheral edge. The support panel is hung to the frame to partially cover the opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: ANGELCARE CANADA INC.Inventor: Michel Morand
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Patent number: 11634899Abstract: A toilet and bathroom exhaust system of the present invention provides a single system that handles both the removal of noxious air in an around the toilet and dehumidification of the air in the entire room. An intake manifold may be configured to be 1) attached to the bottom of the toilet lid; 2) attached to the top of the toilet rim; or 3) integrated into the toilet rim with the water drainage supply lines for flushing. The noxious air can be routed via an exhaust fan outside the house. The exhaust fan may also be configured to route noxious air into the trap area in the toilet. Proximity and humidity sensors may be used for further control and automation of the system.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Inventor: Ervin E. Salazar
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Patent number: 11629487Abstract: An assembly comprises an outer subassembly, a toilet tank, and an inner subassembly. The outer subassembly further comprises a handle, a handle stop, a torsion spring disposed between the handle and the handle stop, and a tank hole seal. The inner subassembly further comprises a mounting plate to receive the outer subassembly. A drive pin is coupled to the mounting plate. The inner subassembly further comprises a flush lever and a roller subassembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Inventors: Kevin J. Guthrie, Jordan Smith
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Patent number: 11612282Abstract: A toilet seat cover assembly for automatic cleaning of a toilet seat having a toilet set cover with a top wall having a perimeter, defining a plurality of openings formed completely through the top wall, and configured to cover a toilet seat, with an outer wall extending from the top wall and with an inner wall extending from the top wall, wherein the outer and inner walls are configured to surround the toilet seat. The cover defines a seat channel sized to receive the toilet seat with outer wall spaced apart from an outer side of the toilet seat and the inner wall spaced apart from the inner side of the toilet seat. The assembly is also configured to spray over a top surface of the toilet seat that evacuated caused by pressure differential causing air to flow into the cover through the plurality of openings.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: AUTO CLEANING TOILET SEAT L.L.CInventor: Maximo Dorra
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Patent number: 11612541Abstract: An SPA bathtub and an operating unit therefor are provided. The operating unit includes a gas supply system including an electric gas valve, at least one gas path connecting pipe and an electric gas pump that can be in fluid communication with the SPA bathtub through them. The electric gas valve includes a valve housing defining at least one inner cavity. The valve housing is provided with a gas inlet configured to communicate with the electric gas pump, and at least one gas outlet each provided therein with a moving piston and configured to communicate with corresponding gas path connecting pipe. Each inner cavity is in fluid communication with corresponding gas path connecting pipe via one gas outlet. The electric gas pump cooperates with the electric gas valve such that: when the electric gas pump operates/stops operating, the moving piston is located in a communication position/an off position.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Inventor: Juying Shi
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Patent number: 11608651Abstract: A swimming pool wall, and method for forming same, including a plurality of layers of reinforced composite material. Each layer includes a thermoplastic resin and a plurality of elongate glass strands of reinforcing material. A first set of the plurality of layers has the strands miming in a first direction, and a second set of the plurality of layers has the strands miming in a second direction. The first direction is offset in angle from the second direction, and the first and second set of layers are fused together to form a unitary composite wall. The principles of hoop strength applicable to the swimming pool wall also apply to other cylindrical structures needing hoop strength arising from pressures inside or outside the cylindrical structure. The wall structure may be a plurality of interconnected panels both arcuate and arcuate and planar in shape to determine the overall shape of the composite wall enclosing an area where water or ice is retained.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignees: WILBAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., AVIENT CORPORATIONInventors: Steven Cohen, Jonathan Spiegel, David Vallee, Benjamin Pilpel, Patrick Masterson Inman, John H. Hornickel