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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120011646 | TOILET SEAT HINGE ASSEMBLY A toilet seat hinge assembly is provided that includes: a hinge configured for attachment to a toilet seat, a fastener including an expandable head; and a cap formed integrally with the hinge. The cap includes an engaging element extending from the first surface of the ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110314597 | FLUSHING ARRANGEMENT FOR FLUSHING A TOILET BOWL, WATER CLOSET HAVING SUCH A FLUSHING ARRANGEMENT AND TOILET BOWL The flushing arrangement has a flush tank (28), from which an amount of flushing water can be supplied to the toilet bowl (6). Said amount of flushing water is divided into two part amounts for cleaning an upper region of the toilet bowl (6) and a f... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110231989 | Mechanical trap toilet with staggered flush carry A toilet has a frustum-shaped bowl (26). Normally the bowl is hermetically sealed by a saucer-shaped valve and contains no water. Depressing button 72 automatically opens the saucer vertically down and rinses and flushes urine into an adjoining drain line ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110179563 | SITTING AND SQUATTING WATER CLOSET AND SEAT WITH CISTERN BELOW A water closet (WC) or toilet bowl usable in either in the: 1) sitting, 2) front facing squatting, or 3) rear facing squatting postures. The WC consists of an elongated receptacle (10) similar in ratio of length to width to an eastern squatting-type WC, with shro... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110173743 | Kits, Assemblies and Methods for No-Tools Toilet Installation Kits and methods for installing a toilet bowl or assembly without tools are described. The methods and assembly work with an existing flange or can include a standard closet flange configured to receive a flange bolt. The kits and assemblies include a flange bolt wherei... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110168281 | WATER SAVER SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND ELIMINATING LIQUIDS, SEMI-SOLIDS AND SOLIDS, INTEGRATED BY AT LEAST ONE WATER CLOSET AND A WASHBASIN A water-saving system for the management and disposal of liquid, semi-solid and solid wastes is described that comprises an open-rim toilet bowl for allowing the flow of greywater containing food residues, small pieces of soap, soapy water, toothpaste residues, shaving ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110131717 | LAVATORY PAN Lavatory pans (2) are disclosed comprising an outlet (8) for discharging water into the pan and a passage (20) for supplying water to the outlet, the passage comprising a main portion (22) and an outlet portion (24) which is curved and... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110099704 | Flush Water Unit for a Toilet Bowl The invention relates to a flush water unit for a toilet bowl that has several outlet openings (3,3′) ending in the bowl interior (1) of a bowl body (2), through which flush water enters into the flusher bowl (1) from the rear of the bowl b... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110094023 | FLUSH TOILET WITH IMPROVED FLOW PATTERN A flush toilet includes a bowl assembly defining a bowl. The bowl assembly has a discharge outlet at a lower end and a ledge circumferentially extending about a substantial portion of the bowl. The bowl has a rear surface that is generally flat and vertical. The rear su... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110072569 | Toilet for handicapped and normal people This disclosure relates to a toilet bowl and seat which is user-friendly to individuals who are physically (or possibly mentally) disabled and especially wheelchair-bound people or even normal people with bad knees. The toilet seat and bowl shape is turned through 180 d... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110023224 | FLUSH TOILET A flush toilet is provided having a bowl portion with a bowl-shaped waste-receiving surface and a rim portion the inside wall surface on the top edge of which protrudes inward. A trap pipe is connected to the bottom portion of the bowl portion. A first shelf portion is ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110016623 | FLUSHING ARRANGEMENT FOR A WC AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A FLUSHING ARRANGEMENT The flushing arrangement has a toilet bowl (2) which has an inlet (3) and an outlet (21) and, between these, means (8, 20) for generating a pulse. By means of the pulse, water (13) which is present in a U-bend (4) and forms a st... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110004991 | Flush toilet with a urine funnel A flush toilet with an additional urine funnel comprises a bowl, a urine funnel, a toilet seat and a delivery tube. A concave portion is provided at frontal side of the bowl sized for receiving said urine funnel. Said toilet seat is coupled to the bowl pivotally and cov... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100313351 | PLUMBING FIXTURE PROTECTOR A toilet bowl protector for protecting a finish of a toilet bowl, the toilet bowl including a bowl portion and a siphon tube disposed at a bottom of the bowl portion, the toilet bowl protector comprising a bowl shaped portion and an extension portion extending from the ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100281626 | Method Of Washing A Nappy And An Apparatus Therefor A toilet (13) has a nappy holder mounted thereon. The nappy holder (15) contains a nappy ((1),also known as a diaper) of the type comprising a main body portion (3) and a tongue portion (5) for collecting excreta from a baby. The nappy... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100251472 | TRANSFER SEAT A transfer seat to be used in conjunction with a toilet improves access to sanitary facilities by the disabled. The transfer seat may be used as one element of a modular system for improving bathroom fixtures designed for use by the handicapped. This modular system incl... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100242162 | Toilet Stool Using Cyclone Type Sewage Purifier The present invention provides a toilet using a cyclone-type sewage purifier, which can discharge excrement using a small amount of water and can sanitarily treat the discharged excrement using waste water, thus increasing the efficiency with which the waste water is re... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100186158 | FLUSH TOILET BOWL A flush toilet bowl includes: a bowl portion including a pooling portion in communication with a drain conduit; a rim surface provided above the bowl portion; and a first slit opening configured to spout flush water supplied through a first conduit toward the bowl porti... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100175176 | WC BOWL AND MOUNTING BASE A WC bowl and a mounting base, the WC bowl comprising a frame portion (1) whose lower surface (2) is intended to be mounted on a mounting foundation, such as a floor. The WC bowl comprises one or more mounting bases (5) comprising a support surface ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100154107 | Low Flush Toilet with Bowl Venting A sanitary toilet employs a soft flat tube at the outlet neck at the outlet of the toilet bowl. This soft flat tube extends through the drain opening into the sanitary drain to permit passage of waste into the sanitary sewer drain. A water inlet pipe produce a water spr... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100146693 | FLUSH TOILET EQUIPMENT Flush toilet equipment comprises a bowl, a flush mechanism that supplies flush water to the bowl through a flush water passage, and a minute bubble generator. The minute bubble generator generates minute bubbles. The bubbles are 0.1-1000 μm in bubble diameter and mixed... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100024115 | WALL INSTALLED TOILET Disclosed are toilets suitable to be installed partially behind a bathroom wall. In some embodiments a siphon leg of the toilet trapway extends sideways between lateral studs of the wall. Thus, an elongated trapway can be accommodated without needing to position the sip... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100017949 | Toilet apparatus A toilet apparatus includes a bowl cleaning unit for mixing a detergent that removes dirt on the inner walls of the bowl with cleaning water which is to be flushed into the bowl. The detergent is stored in a detergent tank which is provided inside a housing forming the ... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090320199 | CONTAINMENT APPARATUS FOR TOILETS A spray system, which reduces contamination caused by toilet flushing, is activated during a flush cycle to contain waste matter and prevent escape thereof from the bowl. The system is mounted above the level of water in a toilet and includes an aperture that creates a ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090293187 | FLUSHING WATER GUIDING ARRANGEMENT FOR A TOILET BOWL The invention relates to a flushing water guiding arrangement (1) for a toilet bowl (5) or similar, comprising a housing which can be inserted into the edge (4) of the toilet bowl, an inlet (6), at least one outlet (7, 8, 10) and a dis... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090241249 | TOILET BOWL A toilet bowl, which utilizes less water per cycle and is more resistant to vertical force, comprising a toilet bowl with a pit; a siphon deriving from the pit and connected to the sewer; a system for flushing the inner wall of the toilet bowl; a supply water piping for... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090229046 | ANTI SPLASH TOILET A toilet includes a bowl having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface forms an upper portion of the bowl, whereas the second surface forms a bottom portion of the bowl. The second surface includes a receiving portion for waste disposal when filled with... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090216099 | APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING COMPONENTS OF URINE BY USING ATR AND METHOD THEREOF The present invention relates to an apparatus for analyzing concentration and the like of components of urine, and more particularly, to an apparatus for analyzing concentration and the like of components of urine by using ATR-IR (Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared S... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090205119 | TOILET A toilet, including: a bowl member having a contraction portion, which is narrowed from a top to a bottom thereof. There is a water passing rim provided at the top rim of the contraction portion. A receiving portion is provided below the contraction portion. The receivi... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090199332 | Toilets with Improved Trapways A toilet has a trapway extending between a bowl opening and a toilet outlet opening. A heel links and provides a bend between a down leg and an out leg of the trapway. The heel has a cross-sectional profile having a major dimension and a minor dimension. The major dimen... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090144889 | Pressurized trap water saver toilet A toilet that applies pressured air between an upper trap (30) that connects to the toilet bowl and a lower trap (32) that connects to a drain (16), includes a pressured air source (42) that holds a large volume of pressured air equal to at l... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090126095 | Versatile Multihole Watersaving Closestool The present invention discloses a versatile multihole watersaving closestool, which concerns sanitary used in daily life. The inner bowl of the closestool is formed as an askew funnel, and the drain port is uplifted. At the backend of the drain port, a multihole connect... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090100581 | HANDS-FREE TOILET SEAT LIFTER AND KIT THEREFOR A foot-operated apparatus for lifting and lowering a toilet seat has base support adapted to attach to an existing flooring surface using a loop and hook fastener with an adhesive material allowing the base to be easily installed and easily removed for ease of cleaning ... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090077732 | HEIGHT ADJUSTING WATER SAVING URINAL A height adjusting water saving urinal adapted to be connected to a flush toilet system, includes a bowl, a top opening, a bottom opening, a bottom drain opening, an extendable urinal, a connecting device and a seat that is provided on the top opening so that a female u... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090038065 | Odorless and Overflow-less Toilet System The technology described herein provides an odorless and overflow-less toilet system. The technology provides for the removal of odor at its source and aids in overflow protection. The technology provides a toilet system having a second chamber running in fluid communic... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090025131 | TOILET SEAT DEVICE AND TOILET SEAT APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME Provided are a toilet seat device saving energy and accurately stabilizing the temperature of a seating section at a predetermined level in a short time, and a toilet apparatus having the same. A control section adjusts the temperature of a toilet seat section to 18° C... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090025132 | HOUSING FOR PROTECTING AND MASKING A TOILET BOWL AND A TOILET BOWL PROVIDED THEREWITH The invention relates in particular to a housing for protecting and masking a toilet bowl whose top part is provided with a peripheral inwardly folded edge which delimits with the bowl a water distribution channel and which is characterised in that it consists of a body... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090019629 | TOILET APPARATUS PROVIDING A USER WITH A PHYSIOLOGICALLY NATURAL POSITION DURING BOWEL MOVEMENT A toilet bowl apparatus for positioning a user in a position that most closely approximates the physiologically natural position during bowel movement is disclosed. The toilet apparatus comprises a toilet bowl having a front end and a rear end, and a rim around the toil... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090019630 | CERAMIC SANITARY FIXTURE A ceramic sanitary fixture, in particular a ceramic toilet bowl (1) made by casting in resin or porous moulds comprises: a first, bottom component (2) comprising a liquid collection pan (3) and a siphon portion (4) for draining out the liquid... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090007323 | QUIET, LOW WATER VOLUME TOILET A toilet assembly is provided having a bowl assembly having an inlet, a wastewater outlet, and a water supply inlet having an inlet valve. The assembly includes an adjustable metering valve in fluid communication with the inlet valve and the inlet of the bowl assembly, ... | 01/08/2009 |
