Patents by Inventor Zhiyu Qin

Zhiyu Qin 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).

  • Patent number: 11971335
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for collecting liquid comprising: collecting the liquid, by a pump body mechanism, into a cavity of a suction tube assembly; monitoring, by a liquid-level sensing mechanism, an amount of the liquid collected in the cavity; controlling, by the liquid-level sensing mechanism, a start and a stop of collecting the liquid in response to the amount of the liquid collected in the cavity; and cleaning the cavity by delivering, by the pump body mechanism, water into the cavity in response to the stop of collecting the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Publication number: 20230288296
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for collecting liquid comprising: collecting the liquid, by a pump body mechanism, into a cavity of a suction tube assembly; monitoring, by a liquid-level sensing mechanism, an amount of the liquid collected in the cavity; controlling, by the liquid-level sensing mechanism, a start and a stop of collecting the liquid in response to the amount of the liquid collected in the cavity; and cleaning the cavity by delivering, by the pump body mechanism, water into the cavity in response to the stop of collecting the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Patent number: 11686654
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for collecting liquid and a smart toilet comprising the same. The device comprises a fixing support, a swinging mechanism, a suction tube assembly and a pump body mechanism; the suction tube assembly (9) comprises a slide rail component and a retractable suction tube component disposed therein, one end of the slide rail component is connected to the swinging mechanism; the suction tube component comprises a suction tube internally provided with a cavity and an opening disposed above the cavity, and a first conduit disposed in the suction tube one end of the first conduit is inserted in the cavity, the other end of the first conduit is connected to the pump body mechanism. The fixing support is fixedly connected to the toilet body; the suction tube component swings towards the center of the toilet under the effect of the swinging mechanism, the suction tube component is used for receiving the urine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Publication number: 20220276133
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for collecting liquid and a smart toilet comprising the same. The device comprises a fixing support, a swinging mechanism, a suction tube assembly and a pump body mechanism; the suction tube assembly (9) comprises a slide rail component and a retractable suction tube component disposed therein, one end of the slide rail component is connected to the swinging mechanism; the suction tube component comprises a suction tube internally provided with a cavity and an opening disposed above the cavity, and a first conduit disposed in the suction tube one end of the first conduit is inserted in the cavity, the other end of the first conduit is connected to the pump body mechanism. The fixing support is fixedly connected to the toilet body; the suction tube component swings towards the center of the toilet under the effect of the swinging mechanism, the suction tube component is used for receiving the urine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Publication number: 20220268757
    Abstract: The present invention provides a test paper box and a smart toilet containing same. The test paper box comprises a support and a housing arranged at the outside of the support. The support comprises a base and an elongated cavity arranged at the base for storing test paper. The base is provided with a through hole arranged at a location corresponding to a bottom surface of the elongated cavity. A paper-receiving slot is arranged below the through hole. The paper-receiving slot is fixed to the bottom of the base to receive the bottommost piece of test paper exposed from the elongated cavity, and the paper-receiving slot is provided with a paper outlet. The test paper box can be attached and detached conveniently, delivers test paper smoothly, can be replaced easily, has low costs, and is suitable for smart toilets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Zhiyu Qin
  • Publication number: 20220178129
    Abstract: A toilet includes a module including a non-contact temperature sensor that is configured to determine a temperature of urine with the urine in a non-contact position relative to a surface of the toilet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Patent number: 11353447
    Abstract: A test paper box and a smart toilet containing same are provided. The test paper box has a support and a housing arranged at the outside of the support. The support has a base and an elongated cavity arranged at the base for storing test paper. The base is provided with a through hole arranged at a location corresponding to a bottom surface of the elongated cavity. A paper-receiving slot is arranged below the through hole. The paper-receiving slot is fixed to the bottom of the base to receive the bottommost piece of test paper exposed from the elongated cavity, and the paper-receiving slot is provided with a paper outlet. The test paper box can be attached and detached conveniently, delivers test paper smoothly, can be replaced easily, has low costs, and is suitable for smart toilets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI KOHLER ELECTRONICS, LTD.
    Inventor: Zhiyu Qin
  • Patent number: 11333584
    Abstract: A device having a fixing support, a swinging mechanism, a suction tube assembly, and a pump body mechanism. The suction tube assembly has a slide rail component and a retractable suction tube component disposed therein, one end of the slide rail component is connected to the swinging mechanism; the suction tube component comprises a suction tube internally provided with a cavity and an opening disposed above the cavity, and a first conduit disposed in the suction tube, one end of the first conduit is inserted in the cavity, the other end of the first conduit is connected to the pump body mechanism. The fixing support is fixedly connected to the toilet body; the suction tube component swings towards the center of the toilet under the effect of the swinging mechanism, so that the suction tube component receives urine, such as a sample for health analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI KOHLER ELECTRONICS, LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Patent number: 11261593
    Abstract: A toilet includes a module including a sensor that is configured to determine a characteristic of urine with the urine in a non-contact position with a surface of the toilet, wherein the module is configured to calculate point coordinates of the non-contact position of the urine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Patent number: 11156597
    Abstract: A urine testing device and a smart toilet having the urine testing device, which includes a base, a paper feeding module, a sample adding module, and a testing module installed on the base and arranged in a linear form. The paper feeding module has a test paper box, a lifting mechanism, and a pushing mechanism. A horizontal paper leakage groove is disposed at a bottom of the test paper box to receive a bottommost piece of test paper. The lifting mechanism lifts and descends the test paper box to reveal/seal the paper leakage groove. The pushing mechanism pushes out test paper from the paper leakage groove and delivers test paper to the sample adding and testing modules. The sample adding module dropwise adds urine to be tested on test paper. The testing module tests test paper added with the sample to obtain a urine testing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Shanghai Kohler Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhiyu Qin
  • Publication number: 20200407963
    Abstract: A toilet includes a module including a sensor that is configured to determine a characteristic of urine with the urine in a non-contact position with a surface of the toilet, wherein the module is configured to calculate point coordinates of the non-contact position of the urine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Publication number: 20200309646
    Abstract: A device having a fixing support, a swinging mechanism, a suction tube assembly, and a pump body mechanism. The suction tube assembly has a slide rail component and a retractable suction tube component disposed therein, one end of the slide rail component is connected to the swinging mechanism; the suction tube component comprises a suction tube internally provided with a cavity and an opening disposed above the cavity, and a first conduit disposed in the suction tube, one end of the first conduit is inserted in the cavity, the other end of the first conduit is connected to the pump body mechanism. The fixing support is fixedly connected to the toilet body; the suction tube component swings towards the center of the toilet under the effect of the swinging mechanism, so that the suction tube component receives urine, such as a sample for health analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Patent number: 10731326
    Abstract: A device/method for automatically positioning urine, which determines the position of the urine according to a temperature result scanned by a non-contact temperature sensor, and calculates point coordinates of the position of the urine in a toilet. The device/method includes one or more positioning assemblies with each having the sensor, a stepping motor, and a motor frame, with the sensor being fixed to a main shaft of the stepping motor, the stepping motor being fixed to the motor frame, and the motor frame configured to be fixed to the toilet. The device/method are configured for use with toilets so that the position of the urine is determined by temperature scanned by the sensor, and the urine sample is absorbed in the air as a health analysis sample, preventing cross-contamination between, urine samples absorbed from inner surfaces of the toilet and improving the accuracy of the health data analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI KOHLER ELECTRONICS, LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun
  • Publication number: 20190187124
    Abstract: A test paper box and a smart toilet containing same are provided. The test paper box has a support and a housing arranged at the outside of the support. The support has a base and an elongated cavity arranged at the base for storing test paper. The base is provided with a through hole arranged at a location corresponding to a bottom surface of the elongated cavity. A paper-receiving slot is arranged below the through hole. The paper-receiving slot is fixed to the bottom of the base to receive the bottommost piece of test paper exposed from the elongated cavity, and the paper-receiving slot is provided with a paper outlet. The test paper box can be attached and detached conveniently, delivers test paper smoothly, can be replaced easily, has low costs, and is suitable for smart toilets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Zhiyu Qin
  • Publication number: 20190170728
    Abstract: A urine testing device and a smart toilet having the urine testing device, which includes a base, a paper feeding module, a sample adding module, and a testing module installed on the base and arranged in a linear form. The paper feeding module has a test paper box, a lifting mechanism, and a pushing mechanism. A horizontal paper leakage groove is disposed at a bottom of the test paper box to receive a bottommost piece of test paper. The lifting mechanism lifts and descends the test paper box to reveal/seal the paper leakage groove. The pushing mechanism pushes out test paper from the paper leakage groove and delivers test paper to the sample adding and testing modules. The sample adding module dropwise adds urine to be tested on test paper. The testing module tests test paper added with the sample to obtain a urine testing result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: ZHIYU QIN
  • Publication number: 20190093332
    Abstract: A device/method for automatically positioning urine, which determines the position of the urine according to a temperature result scanned by a non-contact temperature sensor, and calculates point coordinates of the position of the urine in a toilet. The device/method includes one or more positioning assemblies with each having the sensor, a stepping motor, and a motor frame, with the sensor being fixed to a main shaft of the stepping motor, the stepping motor being fixed to the motor frame, and the motor frame configured to be fixed to the toilet. The device/method are configured for use with toilets so that the position of the urine is determined by temperature scanned by the sensor, and the urine sample is absorbed in the air as a health analysis sample, preventing cross-contamination between urine samples absorbed from inner surfaces of the toilet and improving the accuracy of the health data analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Zhiyu Qin, Qintao Sun