Patents by Inventor Tobin J. Vetting

Tobin J. Vetting 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: 20240093476
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a flush engine having a bowl defining a sump and a trapway extending from the sump. A bowl insert is configured to be located in the bowl and a shroud is configured to be positioned over the flush engine to conceal at least a portion of the flush engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, Andrew L. Smith, Mark E. Baumgartner, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Tobin J. Vetting, Lawrence E. Duwell, Peter W. Swart
  • Patent number: 11866921
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a flush engine having a bowl defining a sump and a trapway extending from the sump. A bowl insert is configured to be located in the bowl and a shroud is configured to be positioned over the flush engine to conceal at least a portion of the flush engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, Andrew L. Smith, Mark E. Baumgartner, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Tobin J. Vetting, Lawrence E. Duwell, Peter W. Swart
  • Publication number: 20220049485
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a flush engine having a bowl defining a sump and a trapway extending from the sump. A bowl insert is configured to be located in the bowl and a shroud is configured to be positioned over the flush engine to conceal at least a portion of the flush engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, Andrew L. Smith, Mark E. Baumgartner, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Tobin J. Vetting, Lawrence E. Duwell, Peter W. Swart
  • Patent number: 11180910
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a flush engine having a bowl defining a sump and a trapway extending from the sump. A bowl insert is configured to be located in the bowl and a shroud is configured to be positioned over the flush engine to conceal at least a portion of the flush engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, Andrew L. Smith, Mark E. Baumgartner, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Tobin J. Vetting, Lawrence E. Duwell, Peter W. Swart
  • Publication number: 20200048886
    Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a flush engine having a bowl defining a sump and a trapway extending from the sump. A bowl insert is configured to be located in the bowl and a shroud is configured to be positioned over the flush engine to conceal at least a portion of the flush engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, Andrew L. Smith, Mark E. Baumgartner, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Tobin J. Vetting, Lawrence E. Duwell, Peter W. Swart
  • Patent number: 10435232
    Abstract: A cooperative packaging system includes a base package, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The base package includes a first side and a second side. The second side is contiguous with the first side. The first member covers a portion of the first side of the base package. The second member covers the second side of the base package. The third member covers the first member and a portion of the second member. The first member and the second member are configured to mitigate impacts sustained by the cooperative packaging system prior to the impacts being transferred to the base package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Hokanson, Tobin J. Vetting, Steven Raden
  • Publication number: 20180290819
    Abstract: A cooperative packaging system includes a base package, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The base package includes a first side and a second side. The second side is contiguous with the first side. The first member covers a portion of the first side of the base package. The second member covers the second side of the base package. The third member covers the first member and a portion of the second member. The first member and the second member are configured to mitigate impacts sustained by the cooperative packaging system prior to the impacts being transferred to the base package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen C. Hokanson, Tobin J. Vetting, Steven Raden
  • Patent number: 9816259
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present application relates to a water tank for a toilet. The water tank includes a first chamber comprising an orifice for connecting to a toilet bowl. The water tank further includes a free-floating member within the first chamber that is not coupled to any other component and that is configured to selectively engage with and disengage from the orifice to selectively block or allow a flow of water through the orifice. The free-floating member can be selectively disengaged from the orifice via an actuator or a differential pressure within the water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, Andrew L. Smith, Lawrence Westphal, Peter W. Swart, Mark E. Baumgartner, Lawrence Duwell, Don Bogenshuetz, Tobin J. Vetting, John F. Emmerling
  • Publication number: 20140366259
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present application relates to a water tank for a toilet. The water tank includes a first chamber comprising an orifice for connecting to a toilet bowl. The water tank further includes a free-floating member within the first chamber that is not coupled to any other component and that is configured to selectively engage with and disengage from the orifice to selectively block or allow a flow of water through the orifice. The free-floating member can be selectively disengaged from the orifice via an actuator or a differential pressure within the water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, Andrew L. Smith, Lawrence Westphal, Peter W. Swart, Mark E. Baumgartner, Lawrence Duwell, Don Bogenshuetz, Tobin J. Vetting, John F. Emmerling
  • Patent number: 7748527
    Abstract: Packaging for one or more shower doors is provided where the doors are displayed to the consumer at the time of sale while associated hardware/header rails are secured from view, vandalism, and theft. The packaging provides a buffering frame around the doors. There are lateral wrap structures that retain the hardware and header rails, and end caps that provide locking cradles for the ends of the doors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Mark A. Wisecarver, John R. Marquardt, Philip A. Blankenship, Mike Gammons, Buddy J. Thompson, Chris C. Beardsley, Tobin J. Vetting, Jason M. Roman, Kenneth S. Bashore
  • Publication number: 20080148692
    Abstract: Packaging for one or more shower doors is provided where the doors are displayed to the consumer at the time of sale while associated hardware/header rails are secured from view, vandalism, and theft. The packaging provides a buffering frame around the doors. There are lateral wrap structures that retain the hardware and header rails, and end caps that provide locking cradles for the ends of the doors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Mark A. Wisecarver, John R. Marquardt, Philip A. Blankenship, Mike Gammons, Buddy J. Thompson, Chris C. Beardsley, Tobin J. Vetting, Jason M. Roman, Kenneth S. Bashore
  • Patent number: D743012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, John F. Emmerling, Mark E. Baumgartner, Andrew Smith, Tobin J. Vetting, Lawrence Duwell, Peter W. Swart, Don Bogenschuetz
  • Patent number: D747447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, John F. Emmerling, Mark E. Baumgartner, Andrew Smith, Tobin J. Vetting, Lawrence Duwell, Peter W. Swart, Don Bogenschuetz
  • Patent number: D747448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, John F. Emmerling, Mark E. Baumgartner, Andrew Smith, Tobin J. Vetting, Lawrence Duwell, Peter W. Swart, Don Bogenschuetz
  • Patent number: D747786
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Billy Jack Ahola, John F. Emmerling, Mark E. Baumgartner, Andrew Smith, Tobin J. Vetting, Lawrence Duwell, Peter W. Swart, Don Bogenschuetz