Patents by Inventor Brian LeMahieu

Brian LeMahieu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Toilet seat hinge
    Patent number: 12616344
    Abstract: A hinge assembly is configured to pivotably couple a toilet seat to a toilet bowl about a pivot axis. The hinge assembly includes a base configured to be selectively fixed to the toilet bowl, and a post coupled to the base. The base includes a top portion, and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The bottom portion having a skirt that is configured to abut against the toilet bowl when the base is fixed to the toilet bowl to inhibit liquid from entering between the base and the toilet bowl. The post is configured to support the toilet seat for rotation about the pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian LeMahieu, Jeffrey J. Weiss
  • TOILET SEAT HINGE
    Publication number: 20230218129
    Abstract: A hinge assembly is configured to pivotably couple a toilet seat to a toilet bowl about a pivot axis. The hinge assembly includes a base configured to be selectively fixed to the toilet bowl, and a post coupled to the base. The base includes a top portion, and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The bottom portion having a skirt that is configured to abut against the toilet bowl when the base is fixed to the toilet bowl to inhibit liquid from entering between the base and the toilet bowl. The post is configured to support the toilet seat for rotation about the pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Brian LeMahieu, Jeffrey J. Weiss
  • Comfort toilet seat
    Patent number: 11253116
    Abstract: A toilet seat includes a toilet seat frame having a first support surface and an edge defining an aperture extending through the toilet seat frame. The first support surface is configured to at least partially support a user on the toilet seat. The toilet seat also includes a flexible support member having an outer rim coupled to the edge of the toilet seat frame such that the flexible support member is suspended across the aperture of the toilet seat frame. The flexible support member includes a second support surface configured to at least partially support the user on the toilet seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph M. Hand, Brian A. Henne, Brian LeMahieu, Roy Spatz
  • COMFORT TOILET SEAT
    Publication number: 20200375416
    Abstract: A toilet seat includes a toilet seat frame having a first support surface and an edge defining an aperture extending through the toilet seat frame. The first support surface is configured to at least partially support a user on the toilet seat. The toilet seat also includes a flexible support member having an outer rim coupled to the edge of the toilet seat frame such that the flexible support member is suspended across the aperture of the toilet seat frame. The flexible support member includes a second support surface configured to at least partially support the user on the toilet seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph M. Hand, Brian A. Henne, Brian LeMahieu, Roy Spatz
  • Toilet seat hinge
    Patent number: D614474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Merle Edwards, John Seaman, Brian LeMahieu, Patrick J. Raymakers
  • Toilet seat hinge post
    Patent number: D621684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian LeMahieu, Joseph Hand, Randy Hulsebus
  • Toilet seat hinge
    Patent number: D623923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Merle Edwards, John Seaman, Brian LeMahieu, Patrick J. Raymakers
  • Toilet seat
    Patent number: D733851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Michael Stelter, Brian LeMahieu
  • Toilet seat hinge
    Patent number: D1024752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian LeMahieu, Jeffrey J. Weiss
  • Toilet seat hinge
    Patent number: D1131167
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian LeMahieu, Jeffrey J. Weiss