Patents by Inventor Jennifer Tarplee
Jennifer Tarplee 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).
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Publication number: 20240115089Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Chanseol Chung, Karger D. Kohler, Daniel N. Halloran, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer Tarplee, Craig Loest
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Publication number: 20230380643Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Chanseol Chung, Karger D. Kohler, Daniel N. Halloran, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer Tarplee, Craig Loest
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Publication number: 20230326365Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring hygiene includes at least a communication interface configured to receive at least one hygiene criterion from a mobile device associated with a supervising user and receive hygiene performance data related to a hygiene activity a participating user via a sensor and a controller configured to perform an analysis the hygiene performance data according to at least one hygiene criterion and calculate a score for the participating user based on the analysis of the hygiene performance data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Delia Mixon, Shane Allis, Kathryn Bancks, Marwan Estiban, Ryan Leichty, Jason Kwacz, Alexander Fagg, Perry Erickson, Douglas Diemel, Kenneth Kapal, Jennifer Tarplee, Joel Smith, Lowell Lampen, Jacob Frye, Ellynna Ruan
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Patent number: 11759065Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Kohler Co.Inventors: Chanseol Chung, Karger D. Kohler, Daniel N. Halloran, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer Tarplee, Craig Loest
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Publication number: 20230075110Abstract: A biofilm mitigation apparatus includes a supply container, a disinfectant generator, a power source, and a delivery tube. The supply container is configured to store one or more materials for a formation of a disinfectant. The disinfectant generator is configured to generate the disinfectant from the one or more materials from the supply container. The power source is configured to provide electrical power to the disinfectant generator. The delivery tube is configured to transport the disinfectant from the disinfectant generator to a biofilm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Yachna Garg, Jason Kwacz, Jennifer Tarplee, William Kuru, Peter Denzin, Andrew Smith, Robin Whitfield
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Publication number: 20230069846Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Chanseol Chung, Karger D. Kohler, Daniel N. Halloran, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer Tarplee, Craig Loest
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Patent number: 11529030Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Kohler Co.Inventors: Chanseol Chung, Karger D. Kohler, Daniel N. Halloran, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer Tarplee, Craig Loest
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Publication number: 20210386198Abstract: One implementation of the present disclosure is an apparatus including a mirror frame configured to support a mirror substrate that provides a reflection of one or more users in proximity of the mirror cabinet, a sensor cavity coupled to the mirror frame and configured to support a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the one or more users in proximity to the mirror cabinet, and a controller configured to analyze data received from the temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Kathryn Clouse, Jennifer Tarplee, Maria Jahn, Steven Mark Hammond, Erin Lilly, Sasha Drumm, John Lipinski
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Publication number: 20210267424Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Chanseol Chung, Karger D. Kohler, Daniel N. Halloran, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer Tarplee, Craig Loest
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Patent number: 11039719Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Kohler Co.Inventors: Chanseol Chung, Karger D. Kohler, Daniel N. Halloran, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer Tarplee, Craig Loest
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Publication number: 20210106191Abstract: A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Chanseol Chung, Karger D. Kohler, Daniel N. Halloran, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer Tarplee, Craig Loest