公开(公告)号：US11098465B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US16368177

申请日：2019-03-28

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Brad R. Hadfield ,  Perry D. Erickson ,  David E. Hansen

IPC: E03C1/04 ,  F16K11/074 ,  F16K31/60

Abstract: Disclosed is a friction ring including a body and a contact member. The body is configured to couple the friction ring to at least one of a faucet assembly or a faucet valve assembly. The contact member is disposed on the body. The contact member is configured to slidably engage with a valve stem of the faucet valve assembly. The contact member is further configured to press against the valve stem to increase a frictional force between the contact member and the valve stem over a full range of movement of the valve stem.

公开(公告)号：US11078657B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US15848317

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Keith Muellenbach

IPC: E03D11/17 ,  E03D11/12 ,  E03D11/16 ,  E03D11/18 ,  E03D11/14

Abstract: A toilet includes a base configured to engage a floor in a bathroom, the base defining a rear wall. The toilet further includes a plurality of openings defined in the rear wall configured to couple the rear wall to at least one of a wall in a bathroom or a wall carrier. The toilet further includes a cavity formed in the rear wall and a bowl defining a sump. The toilet further includes a discharge pipe defining a discharge pipe inlet disposed at the sump and a discharge pipe outlet disposed in the cavity. The toilet further includes a lower trapway having an upper section configured to receive the discharge pipe outlet therein and a lower trapway outlet configured to be fluidly coupled to a wall carrier.

公开(公告)号：US11077018B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US16223748

申请日：2018-12-18

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Jason M. Kwacz ,  Madelynn Bouche

IPC: A61H33/06 ,  A61H33/00 ,  A61H1/00

Abstract: A bathing system includes a vessel, an air blower, and a steam generator. The vessel comprises an inlet. The air blower is fluidly coupled to the inlet by a conduit, and is configured to provide a flow of air to the conduit. The steam generator is fluidly coupled to the conduit upstream of the inlet, and is configured to provide steam to the conduit to create a mixture of steam and air in the conduit. The air blower is further configured to direct the mixture of steam and air to the vessel.

公开(公告)号：US20210230851A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-29

申请号：US17153508

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Evan M. Grybush ,  Steven F. Elllingsen ,  Niels J. Eilmus ,  Terrance K. Mahon

IPC: E03C1/186 ,  E03C1/33

Abstract: A sink system includes a basin and an apron. The basin includes a floor, a front wall, and a basin rim. The front wall is contiguous with the floor. The basin rim has a rim front side that is contiguous with the front wall. The rim front side includes an aperture. The apron includes an apron coupling wall. The apron coupling wall is configured to be coupled to the rim front side. The apron coupling wall includes an apron slot that is configured to be aligned with the aperture when the apron is coupled to the basin rim.

公开(公告)号：US11073808B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16827128

申请日：2020-03-23

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Isaac S. Frampton ,  Steve Jungers ,  Douglas W. Dorn ,  Allen Frederick

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  F04B39/00 ,  H02J9/06 ,  F04B35/04 ,  F04B39/12

Abstract: A generator system for operation of at least one generator and at least one breaker includes an interface, a database, and a generator controller. The interface is configured to receive an architecture for the generator system. The database includes at least one generator parameter and at least one breaker parameter. The generator controller is configured to determine generator layouts from the architecture for the generator system. The generator controller determines a generator system command based on a comparison of the generator layouts, the at least one generator parameter, and the at least one breaker parameter.

公开(公告)号：US11065642B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16230546

申请日：2018-12-21

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Sarfaraz Moh ,  Gary N. Clarke

IPC: B05D5/06 ,  C23C14/00 ,  C23C16/00 ,  C23C16/04 ,  C23C2/00 ,  C23C4/02 ,  C23C4/01 ,  C23C16/06 ,  C23C14/16 ,  C23C24/08 ,  C23C4/06 ,  C23C2/02 ,  C23C28/02 ,  C23C14/58 ,  C23C24/04 ,  C23C14/04 ,  C25D5/02 ,  C23C30/00 ,  C25D5/10 ,  C25D7/00 ,  C23C2/04 ,  C23C4/18 ,  C23C4/08 ,  B05D1/32 ,  C23C14/06 ,  B44C1/00 ,  E03C1/04

Abstract: A method of applying a multi-color finish to a plumbing fixture includes depositing a first coating on the plumbing fixture; selectively applying a masking material in a graduated fashion over at least a portion of the first coating to define a gradient from a first portion of the plumbing fixture that is substantially completely covered by the masking material to a second portion of the plumbing fixture that has substantially no masking material; depositing a second coating over the masking material; and removing the masking material from the plumbing fixture such that the plumbing fixture has a surface finish including a transition region representing a gradual transition between the first coating and the second coating.

公开(公告)号：US20210211792A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17124738

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Zhiyu Liu ,  Rafael Rexach

IPC: H04R1/02 ,  B05B1/18

Abstract: A showerhead assembly includes a waterway assembly and a wireless speaker configured to be removably coupled to the waterway assembly. The waterway assembly includes a back plate and a face plate coupled to the back plate. The back plate includes an inlet. The face plate is coupled to the back plate and defines a plurality of outlets. The face plate also defines a through-hole that extends through the waterway assembly. The wireless speaker is configured to be disposed within the through-hole when coupled to the waterway assembly.

公开(公告)号：USD923751S1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US29638373

申请日：2018-02-27

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Designer： Jean-Hugues Soulier ,  Ferran Serra Sola

公开(公告)号：US20210189709A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US17191070

申请日：2021-03-03

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Clayton C. Garrels ,  Jeremiah J. Rauwerdink ,  Randal S. Graskamp

IPC: E03D11/18 ,  E03D3/00

Abstract: A toilet includes a bowl with a sump and a trapway connecting the sump to an outlet of the toilet. The trapway has a zeta shape and is configured to induce a siphon which provides pressure to suction waste water from the bowl during a flush cycle. A trapway supply conduit is connected to the trapway in a tangential orientation to an upleg region of the trapway. The trapway supply conduit supplies water to the trapway, which follows a contour of the inner surface of the trapway supply conduit and continues in the same direction into the upleg region of the trapway by relying on a fluid flow to follow the curve of a convex surface placed proximate to the flow.

公开(公告)号：US20210180719A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17187005

申请日：2021-02-26

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： James Bourne ,  Robert Caldwell ,  Thomas Philip Perry ,  Adam Luke May

IPC: F16K31/62 ,  E03C1/05 ,  B67D3/02 ,  F16K31/60 ,  A47K1/02 ,  E03C1/04 ,  B65D47/20 ,  B65D47/24 ,  B65D47/28

Abstract: A handwashing valve structure includes a mounting structure, a dispensing structure, and a control structure. The mounting structure is configured to attach to a liquid vessel. The dispensing structure is configured to dispense a liquid from the liquid vessel and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The control structure is configured to move the dispensing structure between the closed position and the open position. The control structure is configured to be moved by pressure from a portion of a user's body to move the dispensing structure from the closed position to the open position. The dispensing structure is configured to automatically move from the open position to the closed position in the absence of any pressure from the portion of the user's body onto the control structure.