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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151378 | Pressure flushing device This invention is a toilet flushing system. It consists of a button controlled pressure flushing device, a sealed water tank, a flushing valve, major and minor flushing control valves, an air induce device and a one-way water valve. The characteristic of the system ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8141178 | Water saving triple flush mechanism for a toilet cistern A water flush mechanism has a plunger having a plug and a stem connected to the plug. There is a lower float located around a lower portion of the stem and a middle float located around the stem. There is an upper float located around the stem. The float is connecte... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8056154 | Automatic flushing device with magnetic valve A device for opening a toilet flushing system, of the type that includes a water cistern fed by a filling tap, and that includes a bottom discharge orifice and a vertical mobile discharge valve element associated with this orifice, which is capable of occupying a lo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7996927 | Discharge valve for a flushing cistern The discharge valve has a valve housing (14) which has an outlet opening with a valve seat (16) and also a closure body (12). A two-quantity actuator (4) has a connecting rod (10) which is connected to the closure body (12) ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7900290 | Dual flush refill device A dual flush refill device refills a bowl of a siphonic toilet with adequate supply of refill water in response to either a full or partial flush without wasting the refill water. The device provides a relatively high flow rate of refill water from a refill tube to ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7865979 | Flush valve structure for a toilet tank A toilet tank flush valve structure includes a valve base for installation in the outlet hole formed in the floor of a toilet tank and defining a water outflow passage and including a first valve member at the upper end of the water outflow passage. A float assembly... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7827627 | Dual-detent retrofitable toilet flush assembly The present invention provides a two-level flush assembly that can be retrofitted to virtually any toilet with a tank that provides two different water volumes for toilet flushing with a full tank flush for heavy waste and a partial tank flush for light or liquid wa... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7318357 | Machine and method for allowing different fluid or gas flow rates in different directions in a conduit A machine for allowing different fluid or gas flow rates in different directions through a conduit with a freely pivotable valve element, and a valve element stop so as can provide for limited flow of a fluid or gas in one direction and full flow in the reverse dire... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7263728 | Dual actuation button assembly A dual actuation button assembly (10) for a dual volume flush cistern. The assembly includes dual actuation button members (14, 16) which are both adapted for movement upon actuation in a common actuation direction. A single spring (18) is adapt... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243669 | Float-responsive valve with premature closure prevention A float-responsive valve includes a valve actuator that is selectively responsive to operation of a float to move from a first position to a second position in which the valve actuator holds the valve element in its open position. When the valve actuator is in the s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7219375 | Toilet flushing arrangement A flushing arrangement (30) including an opened topped housing (32) surrounding the flush valve (12). An opening (40) is provided in a lower part of the housing (32) with a selectively openable gate (44). The arrangement ( | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214216 | Drainage chamber for collecting body fluids, in particular liquor A drainage chamber for collecting body fluids, in particular liquor, includes a collecting area limited by an outer wall for collecting the body fluid, an inlet connection linked to the collecting area for linking to a drainage catheter (an intraventricular catheter... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7200877 | Dual flush water saving toilet system A dual flush toilet system (120) with a water tank (122), a discharge opening (159), a flush valve (156), and a toilet bowl, is provided with a dual action flush lever (130) for actuating a full or a partial flush operation, an eng... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7120944 | Gripe mechanism of a reservoir tank for a toilet bowl A gripe mechanism of a reservoir tank for a toilet bowl is assembled to a through hole defined in the reservoir tank. The gripe mechanism includes a bolt extending through the through hole of the reservoir tank, a position limit member locating at an inner side of t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107633 | Water diversion apparatus A water diversion apparatus for a standard toilet tank having a fitting connected to a discharge tube and a water supply, such that the discharge tube discharges into an aesthetic container. The aesthetic container may be an aquarium or a cascade and pool. When the ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7062801 | Two-staged toiled tank bowl control system A two stage toilet tank bowl control system includes a tank ball selectively positioned on the valve seat in the water tank. The tank ball is linked to a lifting lever so as to raise the tank ball from the seat when the lifting lever is rotated in its flushing direc... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7032257 | Flush tank having electromagnetic controler A flush tank includes an outlet pipe attached to a receptacle for discharging water, a float disposed close to the outlet pipe to selectively block the outlet pipe, and to control an outward flowing of the water through the outlet pipe. A magnetically forcing device... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028347 | Digital electronic volume/flow control sensor toilet A digital electronic volume/flow control sensor toilet includes a bowl, a water storage tank interconnected with the bowl, and a digital electronic volume/flow control sensor flushing mechanism. The flushing mechanism has components including a volume sensor, a shut... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6920649 | Flushing mechanism for toilet tank A flushing mechanism for toilet tank comprises an overflow tube (1) provided with a sealing valve (3, 4) co-operating with a discharge orifice (5′) including a first floater (30) mounted on a height-adjusting screw (31) and a sec... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910232 | Toilet tank valve A toilet tank flushing system including a ballcock valve for maintaining a storage level of water in the tank, a tank valve to release stored water on demand, and a linkage system which requires a reduced physical effort to initiate flushing. A hollow, open-ended cl... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6898808 | Dual flushing mechanism A double trip handle type flush control assembly is disclosed, which operates to allow either a full volume of water to be drawn out of the toilet tank or a partial volume of water to be drawn out of the tank. In particular, the double trip handle type flush control... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6823534 | Dual flush apparatus A dual flush toilet and dual flush apparatus for a toilet having a discharge port for flushing water into a toilet bowl includes a buoyant flush valve for releasably sealing a discharge port and having a cavity for trapping air to cause a flush valve to remain open ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6785913 | Flushing mechanism for a dual flush cistern A flushing mechanism for a dual flush cistern system comprises a float assembly (1) comprising a hollow valve stemn (2) carrying a sealing valve (3) for sealing the outlet opening of the cistern at or towards one end and being open at each end t... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6775859 | Dual flush toilet A dual flush toilet includes a handle pivotally mounted to a tank. A water outlet fluidly coupled to the tank has an upper edge defining a primary opening. An overflow tube is fluidly coupled to the water outlet. The overflow tube has a break therein such that a fir... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6746844 | Determining signal transduction pathways Experimental and analytical methods enable reconstruction of signal transduction networks from gene expression profiles. Signal transduction pathways can be reverse-engineered by 1) experimentally manipulating individual genes, 2) generating cellular expression prof... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742194 | Dual capacity flush valve assembly for a toilet A dual-flush flapper valve assembly, set for a normally short flush, is provided for use with a pivoting flapper valve in a flush tank. The assembly comprises a weight, which moves back and forth along a guide relative to the flapper's pivot point. The moveable weig... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6691332 | Dual volume discharge outlet valve apparatus A dual volume discharge apparatus for selectively discharging a full flush or a half flush of liquid from a reservoir, said discharge apparatus including: actuator means (1) selectively moveable from a closed position to either a full flush position or a ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6651265 | Water saving siphon cover of a chamber pot The water saving siphon cover 100 comprises a flexible air chamber 10 and a rigid air housing 20 connected to the lower side of the air chamber 10 to form an air room 30 inside. The air chamber 10 comprises a supporting portion 11, a variable portion 12 h... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6643855 | Device for controlling the discharging amount of the flush water from a toilet tank A device for controlling the discharging amount of the flush water from toilet tank includes a U-shaped member secured to a lateral wall in the tank and close on two lateral sides by a pair of U-shaped plates, a large rotor, an eccentric wheel and a small... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6640351 | Toilet flushing apparatus In combination, a cistern and flushing apparatus, the cistern having an outlet (7), and the apparatus comprising a valve (3, 5) for closing the outlet, the valve having a seat (5) and a sealing member (3) movable onto and off the seat, an actuating float ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637041 | Toilet tank discharge device The present invention is a toilet tank discharge device, which includes a single deposit with two perfectly dosed and measured water lots, which depend on the specific use, in order to first give a determined quantity and subsequently, only in those cases... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6581216 | Commode shutoff device A commode shutoff device having a diverter housing, diverter valve within diverter housing, diverter arm, a means for actuating the diverter arm, support bracket, and an alternate water line is disclosed. Water is redirected from the overflow water line t... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6571401 | Flush and tap toilet water saver system A flush and tap toilet water saver system is provided for use in the modem 1.6 gallon toilets that can utilize a flapper valve, a water supply valve which is controlled by a float ball, and a conventional operating handle. A main flapper valve has a bleed... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6510563 | Flush valve adapter for converting a single flush valve system to a dual flush valve system An adapter for attachment to an existing single flush valve system to convert the single valve system to a dual flush valve system comprises a pair of tubular sections vertically offset from one another and connected by a hollow, enclosed channel. The upp... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6467100 | Water conservation apparatus for toilet A water conservation apparatus for use in a toilet having a dual action handle that is connected to an adjustable activating rod. The adjustable activating rod is connected to both a first pull chain for effectuating a full tank flush and a second pull ch... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463596 | Simple structured water-saving device of stool water box A simple structured water-saving device of stool water box comprises: a toggle having an inner wall being formed with a plurality of strips; and a press firmly secured to one side of the toggle. The toggle is engaged to a lower end of a water drainage tub... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6442772 | Advanced dual-flush valve A flush valve is adapted to be mounted in the tank of a toilet and includes a selector assembly and a flush valve. The selector assembly is accessible from outside the toilet and provides for initiation of the flushing operation and an alternative choice ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6421844 | Toilet flushing apparatus A toilet flushing apparatus for using a portion of the water in the tank of the toilet for flushing light waste materials from the bowl of the toilet. The toilet flushing apparatus includes a bracket member being designed for coupling to an exterior surfa... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6385786 | Two-stage flush device for a toilet water tank Water-saving device for flush toilets comprises a bracket which can be mounted on the exterior of a toilet water tank directly behind the flush handle on the front wall of the water tank. The device comprises a bracket body, having a lever pivotally secur... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6336229 | Water saving apparatus for water tank A water saving apparatus for water tank includes a stop valve means located above a water outlet, a linkage bar means located above the stop valve means and two chains for connecting the stop valve means with the linkage bar means. The stop valve means ha... | 01/08/2002 |
