Patents by Inventor Christophe Bucher

Christophe Bucher 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).

  • Publication number: 20200340227
    Abstract: Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a toilet tank, a flush valve, a rim inlet port and a rim flow path (which may be an isolated rim path) extending from an outlet of the flush valve to the rim inlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover, Ronald Barndt, Frank Seggio, James McHale, Chris Cicenas, Matthew O'Kelly, Scott J. Rote, Cameron Harder, Christopher Helmstetter, Nathan J. Wicker, Matthew C. Morris
  • Patent number: 10760255
    Abstract: Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a toilet tank, a flush valve, a rim inlet port and a rim flow path (which may be an isolated rim path) extending from an outlet of the flush valve to the rim inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover, Ronald Barndt, Frank Seggio, James McHale, Chris Cicenas, Matthew O'Kelly, Scott J. Rote, Cameron Harder, Christopher Helmstetter, Nathan J. Wicker, Matthew C. Morris
  • Patent number: 10697167
    Abstract: A wall hung toilet is described which has a toilet body having a toilet body inlet, a back plate having at least a first and a second lower fastener opening therethrough, a toilet body outlet, a bowl and a base. The bowl has an interior surface defining a interior area for receiving fluid, an inlet for introducing fluid to the interior area of the bowl and a bowl outlet. A trapway for passing fluid from the bowl outlet to the toilet body outlet is also included. The base of the toilet body extends from a front bowl portion of the base to a rear portion of the base that contacts the back plate, and the base is configured so as to distribute load bearing forces when applied to the bowl in use towards each of a first area around the first fastener opening and a second area around the second fastener area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover
  • Patent number: 10519643
    Abstract: Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a tank, a flush valve, and a rim in fluid communication with the bowl through a rim flow path from an outlet of the flush valve to at least one rim outlet port. The flush valve is configured to operate in a flush actuation mode wherein the flush valve is able to provide flush water flow sufficient for the toilet assembly to initiate a flush siphon or provide a wash down flush and to operate in a cleaning actuation mode wherein the flush valve is only partially opened to allow for introduction of a cleaning agent and flush water mixture to the bowl that is insufficient to initiate a siphon but sufficient for cleaning the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover, Ronald Barndt, Frank Seggio, James McHale, Chris Cicenas, Matthew O'Kelly
  • Patent number: 10494801
    Abstract: A vent cover which may be used with various flush valve assemblies, particularly those acceptable for high efficiency and high performance toilets, which vent cover has a vent cover wall, a curved exterior surface, and an interior surface defining a vent cover passage for fluid passing upwardly from the vent cover inlet opening. The vent cover has at last one projection extending outwardly from the exterior surface, the at least one projection configured to engage a feature of a valve body of the flush valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: David Grover, Christophe Bucher, Sara Salahi
  • Patent number: D868222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D868223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D869619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, Jacob Nitz
  • Patent number: D872242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D875224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover
  • Patent number: D879923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D886959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D889608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, Jean-Jacques L'henaff
  • Patent number: D896355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D903068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D903841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: AS AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D922551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, Calum Wagner
  • Patent number: D929550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, Calum Wagner
  • Patent number: D930129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D930799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, Calum Wagner