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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7757312 | Fixture for disposing of bodily waste having an anti-overflow feature and a method for making the same The present invention provides for an improved bathroom fixture for flushing bodily waste materials. This fixture includes a secondary drain that communicates liquid that is backing up during a potential overflow situation into a conventional drainage sewer without ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7636959 | Toilet overflow prevention system and method A system for preventing overflow of a toilet includes a sensor, a processor and an actuator. The sensor senses a parameter caused by fluid dynamics within the toilet during a flush cycle. The parameter may involve vibration, sound, pressure, fluid flow rate or other... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7383594 | Toilet overflow prevention system A toilet overflow prevention system is provided and is incorporated with an otherwise standard toilet wherein the toilet bowl thereof is incorporated with an overflow inlet portal defined as a generally circular opening integrally formed within the left side of the ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7356856 | Toilet overflow prevention device A toilet overflow prevention device including an overflow valve assembly, a control valve and a water level sensor. The overflow valve assembly is configured to selectively permit a flow of water through the valve assembly from the tank to the bowl of an associated ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325781 | Automatic bathroom flushers with modular design A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7302714 | Non-overflow toilet bowl system A toilet enhancement which utilizes four drain ports and a float to prevent a toilet from overflowing. As water raises, the float rises allowing water to drain into return ports and not over the top of the toilet. The ports are molded into the toilet bowl which woul... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293583 | “Countdown Timer” automatic water limiting supply shut off safety valve flo-control system An electronically controlled electro-mechanical device designed to limit a finite amount of water per flush to a tank reservoir of the common household toilet, or tank-less toilet or urinal, providing positive shutoff of water flow and anti-siphon backflow preventio... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7216375 | Toilet overflow control A toilet overflow control system is provided including a secondary float chamber and secondary float. The secondary float chamber is located below the toilet water tank and behind the toilet bowl at the water level of the toilet bowl and extending upward to the bott... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188822 | Enclosures for automatic bathroom flushers A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7155752 | Toilet overflow control mechanism A control mechanism for preventing overflow of a toilet including a bowl, a water tank, and a filler float operatively communicating with a filler valve includes a knob or handle that can be manipulated to cause the filler float to occupy a position that shuts off t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156363 | Bathroom flushers with novel sensors and controllers A bathroom flusher (10) includes a body having an inlet (12) in communication with a supply line and an outlet (16) in communication with a flush conduit, a valve assembly in the body positioned to close water flow between the inlet and the outl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140050 | Automatic flushing actuator for tank style toilet An automatic flushing actuator that mounts to an overflow pipe in a tank style toilet includes a proximity sensor, a housing enclosing a motor mount and gear assembly, and a rotatably mounted lever on top of the housing. A clamp is adapted to be affixed to the side ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7047574 | System and method for automatically varying a volume of a liquid held by a toilet receptacle A toilet system comprises a liquid receptacle and a control element. The control element configured to automatically control an amount of liquid input to the liquid receptacle for each of a plurality of flushes of the liquid receptacle such that an amount of the liq... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7000627 | Toilet safety valve An apparatus and method for ensuring that the flow of water to a toilet tank is shut off. The first preferred embodiment of the invention combines a conventional float mechanism to shut off the flow of water to a toilet tank when full, with a timer mechanism to shut... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979027 | Toilet carrier A toilet carrier for supporting a wall-hung toilet can include a smooth pipe nipple that attaches a toilet to a waste pipe. A seal can be formed with the pipe nipple at the waste pipe end using a gasket compression seal, where a gasket is compressed between two oppo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6961966 | Toilet overflow prevention device A toilet overflow prevention device including an overflow valve assembly, a control valve and a water level sensor. The overflow valve assembly is configured to selectively permit a flow of water through the valve assembly from the tank to the bowl of an associated ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6944892 | Overflow drain for toilet A commode having overflow protection. An overflow drain arrangement is provided approximate the collection basin for the commode, with the overflow drain arrangement having a collection cavity for collecting a significant amount of overflow. An overflow trap extends... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6937155 | Toilet annunciator An annunciating apparatus comprises a toilet tank containing water and an electrical circuit within an enclosure. Extending upwardly from the enclosure, an arm terminates with a hook engaging the toilet tank for suspending the enclosure in a position just below the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934977 | Toilet leak detection and overflow prevention system Water leak detecting or overflow devices for a toilet may be inserted into or formed integrally with the toilet. The devices include at least one water leak sensor assembly mounted in a position in a toilet tank so as to detect the rise and fall of the water level i... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6877170 | Toilet control system A toilet water measuring and flow control system, including leak and overflow detection and prevention elements. The system has inlet and outlet flow sensors operably connected to inlet and outlet control valves and to water level sensors to measure and control wate... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6810902 | Automatic water shut off system to prevent overflow of a plumbing device A control circuit for a plumbing device that has a drain line and a water supply line includes a water sensor generating a potential overflow level signal in response to the water level in the plumbing device caused from a restricted drain line, an electrically cont... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6671893 | Toilet and urinal leak, overflow and stuck valve prevention system A system for insertion in a water line to a toilet bowl or urinal includes a housing having a water flow sensor held therein and a toilet or urinal overflow detector held in or formed integrally with the toilet bowl or urinal. The housing includes a norma... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6671894 | Toilet overflow control system A toilet control system includes a sensor mounted on a bowl of a toilet near a top rim of the bowl and which is connected to a control valve unit which is fluidically interposed between a water supply tank and the bowl of the toilet. The control valve uni... | 01/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6385789 | Vacuum gallery waste disposal system A galley waste disposal system is provided for use with an existing vacuum collection system. The galley waste disposal system includes a basin for receiving galley waste and a discharge valve connected between the basin and a collection tank. The dischar... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6367096 | Toilet leak detector and overflow control A microprocessor-operated flow control device for a toilet to prevent flooding upon obstructing of a waste outlet of a toilet bowl also includes a leak detector for measuring any water leakage from a toilet tank. The device includes a water level sensor a... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6223357 | Vacuum toilet A vacuum toilet comprising a bowl with flushing nozzles, a shut-off valve and a waste pipe. Connected in the lower region of the bowl is a pipe (12) which leads from the latter upwards and terminates open at a level (H2) slightly below the flushing nozzle... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6178569 | Toilet overflow control A flow control device for a toilet to prevent flooding upon obstructing of a waste outlet of a toilet bowl. The device includes at least one sensor assembly mounted on a rim of a bowl of a toilet or urinal to hold the sensor assembly in a predetermined po... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6058519 | Toilet overflow control A flow control device for a toilet to prevent flooding upon obstructing of a waste outlet of a toilet bowl. The device includes a sensor assembly mounted on a clip held over a rim of the toilet bowl so as to hold the sensor assembly in a predetermined pos... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6052841 | System for preventing toilet overflows A system for preventing a toilet bowl from overflowing is disclosed. The system includes a sensor mounted to the toilet bowl at a location above a normal water level for the toilet bowl. The sensor is operative to sense the water level in the toilet bowl,... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6032303 | Toilet overflow prevention system A toilet bowl overflow prevention device is provided including a rigid interconnect member having a top end adapted for being pivotally connected to a knob assembly of a toilet assembly. The interconnect member is adapted for forcing a flush valve of the ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6016577 | Toilet anti-overflow device A toilet anti-overflow device for preventing a toilet bowl from overflowing by a flapper that is stuck in an open position over a flush valve seat. The toilet anti-overflow device includes a toilet with a toilet bowl and a water tank in fluid communicatio... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5940899 | System for preventing toilet overflows A system for preventing a toilet bowl from overflowing is disclosed. The system includes a sensor mounted to the toilet bowl at a location above a normal water level for the toilet bowl. The sensor is operative to sense the water level in the toilet bowl,... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5852834 | Apparatus and associated methods for unclogging a toilet A toilet seat includes a substantially rigid lid coupled to a pliant top. The seat seals against the rim of the standard toilet bowl and forms a pressure-adjustable cavity with the bowl and the surface of the water. Once sealed, the seat is pumped to inje... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5752281 | Shut-off device for the float valve assembly of a toilet An auxiliary shut-off device for stopping the flow of water into a toilet tank, wherein the toilet tank includes a float valve assembly having a float valve which rises within the toilet tank to control the flow of water into the toilet tank. The assembly... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5732417 | Vaccum toilet system A vacuum toilet system is protected against overflow of a toilet bowl by an overflow protection system that automatically generates an overflow condition signal when the toilet bowl is in a near-full condition and initiates a discharge valve operating cyc... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5327931 | Flush valve leakage prevention and detection device A flush valve leakage prevention and detection device includes a hood for being assembled over a water inlet valve assembly of a toilet tank, a latch for being mounted by the hood for rotation from a locked position wherein a locking arm of the latch hold... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5305475 | Pump operated plumbing fixture A toilet has a pump to deliver selected quantities of water from a reservoir to a toilet bowl so as to effect a water savings. In one aspect, both the motor and pump are positioned in the reservoir to deliver water to both the rim and bowl portions. In an... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5232011 | Flush valve leakage prevention and detection device A flush valve leakage prevention and detection device includes a latch for supporting a float lever of a float controlled water inlet valve assembly of a toilet tank in a raised, latched position corresponding to a closed position for the water inlet valv... | 08/03/1993 |
