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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7051383 | Powered lift toilet seat A powered lift toilet seat including a toilet seat for sitting on, a back support for supporting a back of a person sitting on the toilet seat, and an actuator connected to the toilet seat and the back support by a linkage device for raising and tilting the toilet s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6934976 | Toilet flusher with novel valves and controls A tank-type flusher includes an intake valve, i.e., a fill valve, a diaphragm-operated flush valve, and a pressure control mechanism. The intake valve is connected to an external water source and is constructed to close water flow to a water storage tank at about a ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6907621 | Toilet seat lifter with flusher A mechanism for raising and lowering a toilet seat in response to actuation of foot pedals. An actuation cylinder with a contained piston is connected between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat. Water from the supply line for the toilet is routed to the actuator cy... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6374429 | Johnnyflush An automatic flushing mechanism which has two sets of rollers mounted to the underside of a toilet seat by a series of levers and connecting brackets. A pull rod is connected at one end to the rollers and at the other end to a pull chain which is in turn ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5896591 | Toilet air freshener An air treatment device for conditioning air within a conventional toilet bowl includes an air treatment assembly and an automatic flush mechanism. The air treatment assembly includes a cylindrical housing mounted to the rear of the toilet bowl rim with t... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5802625 | Sanitary unit A sanitary unit such as a child's potty or a commode for the elderly or infirm, includes a container (13) for receiving human waste. A seat (24) is arranged relative to the container such that waste from a person sitting on the seat is received in the con... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5410766 | Automatic toilet flushing apparatus An automatic toilet flushing apparatus for a toilet having a toilet bowl, a cover member for selectively moving between an open and a closed position with respect to the toilet bowl, a water tank, and a trippable flapper valve for admitting water from the... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5400446 | Seat cover actuated flushing mechanism for toilet A flushing mechanism for a toilet triggers a flush in response to the closing of the toilet seat cover. A magnet is attached to the seat cover and detected by a sensor. The sensor activates a battery powered motor having a crank arm which directly raises ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5369816 | Automatic weight-activated toilet flushing apparatus A automatic weight-activated toilet flushing apparatus, includes an automatic bounding device, a lifting/lowering device and a control box, wherein the bounding device is connected under a rear portion of a pad of a toilet bowl and connected to the liftin... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5349703 | Toilet lid for flushing a toilet A toilet lid apparatus for flushing the toilet by closing the toilet lid is provided. The apparatus includes a hinge that provides a pair of standoffs adapted for attachment to the toilet for supporting a horizontal hinge bar. The toilet lid is adapted fo... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5319810 | Toilet flushing arrangement A toilet flushing arrangement designed to encourage keeping the toilet seat and cover in the closed position when the toilet is not in use. The arrangement includes a flexible line having an inner end connected to an internal flush valve and and outer end... | 06/14/1994 |
| 4831670 | Automatic flushing apparatus for toilets An apparatus for automatically flushing toilets includes an electric motor driven tripping mechanism, including a gear train with an arm for tripping the flush valve, and a control circuit having a first sub-circuit activated by weight on the toilet seat ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4825490 | Automatic toilet flushing apparatus A simple, lightweight device for the automatic flushing of a toilet which works on the principle of displaced air is disclosed. An air bag disposed between the seat and the rim of the toilet bowl communicates with a bellows vertically disposed within the ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4756031 | Automatic toilet flushing system An automatic toilet flushing system can be used in any existing manual flush toilet and comprises a first sensor for detecting toilet use, a second sensor for detecting filling of the toilet tank to a predetermined level, and a valve actuator linked to th... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4682533 | Vandal resistant and tamper proof pneumatic push button assembly for moving a volume of fluid A push button assembly for moving a volume of fluid out of and into a port. The assembly has a housing containing a rubber-domed diaphragm. The domed diaphragm is designed so that it is deformable but readily returns to its original shape. The pressing of... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4586692 | Flushometer valve integrable with a structure A flushometer valve integrable with a structure to which it is mounted.... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4573223 | Automatic toilet tank release An automatic toilet flusher is designed for installation in conventional reservoir type toilets having an external flushing lever in front of the reservoir. The design is of utmost simplicity for minimal maintenance. It allows automatic flushing by the re... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4443898 | Automatic toilet flushing device YAn improved automatic flushing device for valve actuated toilets that is capable of being housed inside the toilet's water tank, out of the user's sight. The conventional water supply valve system is not altered and the flush valve assembly is actuated t... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4338690 | Automatic mechanism for flush and raising toilet seat The present invention relates to an automatic mechanism for flush and raising a toilet seat which permits the seat to be raised automatically to a vertical, non-use position and the wash water to automatically flush the urinal after the occupancy of the t... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4333184 | Multi-function closet stool This invention, is a multi-function closet stool, which can really serve the purpose of automatic timing, measuring pressure, flushing and saving water. When one sits on the seat of closet stool, the driving piece pulls the driving steel cable to make tim... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4329745 | Automatic weight operated toilet flushing device An automatic weight operated toilet flushing device capable of being installed in conventional toilets with flush tanks. The device has one end of a long arm secured to the lower portion of the toilet seat assembly the seat and the other end engages a ver... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4304015 | Pneumatic actuating device for a toilet flush valve A pneumatic actuating device for a toilet flush valve, comprising a cap emplaced on the flush valve housing and having an integral hemispherical bell member extending laterally therefrom, the bell member containing a resilient membrane. A manual pusher pr... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4275471 | Hydraulically operated flush valve for toilet flush tanks and similar devices This invention comprises an improved hydraulically operated flush valve for toilet flush tanks and similar devices. Its main components are a cylinder and piston assembly positioned with its longitudinal axis directly above and vertically aligned with the... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4107795 | Self-contained comfort station The preferred embodiment of the invention disclosed in this application includes a building module having at least one compartment therein in which is contained a toilet system for bacteriologically breaking down solid waste and paper to provide a relativ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4007499 | Commode flushing control apparatus Control apparatus used in connection with commodes automatically moves a trip lever for flushing the commode and includes a member adapted to be connected to the trip lever for moving between an initial position and a flushing position to cause the trip l... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3995327 | Water saving toilet arrangement An improved toilet which is a combination of a self-flushing system and an Econo-system, wherein re-cycled water from wash basins, or drinking fountains are used to supplement use of fresh water for flushing; the toilet including a lever operated by the t... | 12/07/1976 |
