公开(公告)号：US20240398184A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18680488

申请日：2024-05-31

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Dustin Lobner ,  Jason M. Kwacz ,  Mark Schibur ,  Lowell Lampen ,  Jeffrey T. Laundre

IPC: A47K13/30 ,  H05B1/02

Abstract: In one example, a toilet seat assembly includes a toilet seat, a thin film heater adhered to a top surface of the toilet seat, and a coating of injected molded material on a surface of the thin film heater. In another example, a toilet seat assembly includes a toilet seat frame, and an electrically conductive polymer heater supported by the toilet seat frame, wherein the electrically conductive polymer heater includes carbon fiber and polypropylene.

公开(公告)号：US20230326365A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18125992

申请日：2023-03-24

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： 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

IPC: G09B19/00 ,  G08B21/24

CPC classification number: G09B19/003 ,  G08B21/245

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20220243443A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17577476

申请日：2022-01-18

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Shawn Booth ,  Lowell Lampen

IPC: E03D9/03 ,  E03D9/00

Abstract: A clean water system includes at least one water tank including water, a plurality of water consuming devices coupled to the water tank, and an automatic dispenser. The automatic dispenser is configured to automatically discharge a predetermined amount of a cleaning compound into water of at least on water tank, wherein the cleaning compound is distributed to the plurality of water consuming devices.