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公开(公告)号：US12121189B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-22
申请号：US18233588
申请日：2023-08-14
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Chanseol Chung , Karger D. Kohler , Daniel N. Halloran , Jeffrey T. Laundre , Keith E. Muellenbach , Jennifer Tarplee , Craig Loest
CPC classification number: A47K13/247 , A47K13/10 , A47K13/12 , A47K13/28 , A47K13/242 , A47K13/245 , A61G5/14
Abstract: 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.
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公开(公告)号：US12053128B2
公开(公告)日：2024-08-06
申请号：US18125359
申请日：2023-03-23
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Jeffrey T. Laundre
Abstract: A toilet seat mounting assembly that includes a hinge mount on an upper surface of a portion of a pedestal, the hinge mount having a body with a bore; an anchor underneath a lower surface of the portion; a fastener extending through the bore and operatively coupled to the anchor to clamp the portion between the hinge mount and the anchor; a hinge base having a mount supported by the upper surface, the mount having an outer wall, which defines an opening that receives the body, and a locking feature flexibly coupled to the outer wall; and a lock cap rotatably coupled to the mount and having a wall. The wall retains the locking feature into a locking engagement with the hinge mount in a locking position of the lock cap, and the mount is removable from the hinge mount in a non-locking position of the lock cap.
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公开(公告)号：US20240254750A1
公开(公告)日：2024-08-01
申请号：US18427081
申请日：2024-01-30
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Daniel N. Halloran , Luke Bartel , Diego Alejandro Cuervo Ayala , Megan Joe Hizon Roehl , Wesley Irek , Robert S. Davis , William Kuru , Paola Alvarez , Crystel Tershner , Kenneth A. Kapal , Alan E. Lange , Cody Wilcox , Andrew van Gorden , Yi Liu , Jeffrey T. Laundre , Amber Colleen Resch , Amy Dehne , David Hammer , Aaron Mitchell , Ryan Grotegut , Mrudula Y , Jonathan Reik
CPC classification number: E03D9/085 , E03D11/16 , E03D2201/20
Abstract: A toilet may include a base including a bowl, a rim disposed around a top of the bowl, and a seat rotatably coupled to the rim. The eat may include a top surface configured to support a user and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. In some examples, the top surface is disposed at an incline and the bottom surface is supported by the rim. In some example, a dampener including a softer material than the bowl and disposed within the bowl. In some examples, a bidet wand extends from the base and is configured to selectively change between a position for dispensing a flow of water for washing a user and a position for cleaning a surface of the bowl. In some examples, the toilet includes a floor connector including a channel formed by a first flange and a second flange.
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公开(公告)号：US20210267424A1
公开(公告)日：2021-09-02
申请号：US17322335
申请日：2021-05-17
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Chanseol Chung , Karger D. Kohler , Daniel N. Halloran , Jeffrey T. Laundre , Keith E. Muellenbach , Jennifer Tarplee , Craig Loest
Abstract: 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.
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公开(公告)号：US10927537B2
公开(公告)日：2021-02-23
申请号：US15414576
申请日：2017-01-24
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Sudip Mukerji , Michael J Luettgen , William Kalk , Randy Mesun , Jeremy Rauwerdink , Jeffrey T. Laundre , John Esche , Keith Muellenbach , Clayton Garrels
Abstract: A tankless toilet includes a bowl, a trapway, and a jet. The bowl includes a rim at an upper portion of the bowl and a sump at a lower portion of the bowl. The trapway extends from the sump to a drain. The jet includes a main channel configured to receive a supply of water from a supply conduit, and a plurality of distribution channels configured to introduce water received from the main channel to at least one of the sump and the trapway. The jet is configured to receive the supply of water from the supply conduit at a first flow rate and induce a flow from the supply of water into the trapway at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate to prime a siphon within the trapway. The second flow rate is greater than the first flow rate prior to priming the siphon.
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公开(公告)号：US20180220859A1
公开(公告)日：2018-08-09
申请号：US15425783
申请日：2017-02-06
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Jeffrey T. Laundre
CPC classification number: A47K13/24 , A47K13/12 , F21V5/04 , F21V7/0091 , F21V7/04 , F21V33/004 , H05B37/0227
Abstract: Various disclosed apparatuses relate to lighting mechanisms for illuminating portions of a fixture, such as a toilet. One embodiment relates to a seat assembly of a toilet. The seat assembly includes a hinge assembly including a hinge housing and a lighting mechanism. The lighting mechanism is at least partially disposed within the hinge housing. The lighting mechanism includes a light source and a lens. The lens includes a curved portion configured to direct light from the light source downwardly toward a bowl of the toilet. The seat assembly further includes a ring pivotally connected to the hinge assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US20230284844A1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-14
申请号：US18116062
申请日：2023-03-01
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Jeffrey T. Laundre
IPC: A47K13/24
CPC classification number: A47K13/24
Abstract: A toilet seat includes a seat including a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, an inner edge where the top surface and the bottom surface meet, an outer surface connecting an outer perimeter of the top surface and an outer perimeter of the bottom surface, and a cavity in the outer surface extending toward the inner edge. The toilet seat further includes a cushion disposed in the cavity. The top surface and the cushion may be configured to deform elastically and vertically in response to a load applied to the top surface.
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公开(公告)号：US20220279993A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-08
申请号：US17678254
申请日：2022-02-23
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Taiwoon Woon , Jeffrey T. Laundre
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a toilet seat including a rim; and a tab made from an antibacterial material and configured to be attached to the rim as a touch point for a user to open or close the toilet seat. The present disclosure provides a toilet including a toilet bowl; a toilet seat comprising a rim and pivotably attached to the toilet bowl; a toilet lid pivotably attached to the toilet bowl or the toilet seat; and a first tab made from an antibacterial material and configured to be attached to the toilet seat as a first touch point for a user to open or close the toilet seat
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公开(公告)号：US20220178123A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-09
申请号：US17674637
申请日：2022-02-17
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Andrew L. Smith , Billy Jack Ahola , Donald G. Bogenschuetz , Lawrence E. Duwell , Peter W. Swart , Jeffrey T. Laundre , Bradley Strasser , Matthew Krebs , Douglas E. Bogard , Daniel N. Halloran , Scott R. Krebs , Edward F. Malis , Randy O. Mesun , Eric Derner , Stewart Anthony Schaal
Abstract: A universal canister flush valve having a valve body configured to he fixed relative to a toilet tank and having a hollow wall defining an internal flow passage; a guide post coupled to and extending away from the valve body; a float fitted about and configured to slide relative to the guide post between a closed position and an open position, the float having an open top; and an extender that selectively couples to the open top in a first position, in which a first end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, and in a second position, in which a second end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, wherein the extender and float define a first overflow height in the first position and define a second overflow height in the second position.
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公开(公告)号：US20210378464A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-09
申请号：US17406742
申请日：2021-08-19
Applicant: Kohler Co.
Inventor： Jeffrey T. Laundre
Abstract: A toilet seat mounting assembly that includes a hinge mount on an upper surface of a portion of a pedestal, the hinge mount having a body with a bore; an anchor underneath a lower surface of the portion; a fastener extending through the bore and operatively coupled to the anchor to clamp the portion between the hinge mount and the anchor; a hinge base having a mount supported by the upper surface, the mount having an outer wall, which defines an opening that receives the body, and a locking feature flexibly coupled to the outer wall; and a lock cap rotatably coupled to the mount and having a wall. The wall retains the locking feature into a locking engagement with the hinge mount in a locking position of the lock cap, and the mount is removable from the hinge mount in a non-locking position of the lock cap.
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