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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7523512 | System and method for cleaning restrooms A preferred embodiment of a system for cleaning a restroom includes a pump for pressurizing a fluid, and a spray device in fluid communication with the pump. The spray device has a nozzle for discharging a stream of the fluid. The system also includes a stand for su... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7372367 | Systems and methods for measuring hand hygiene compliance A method of measuring hand hygiene compliance includes the steps of maintaining a computer database, and determining whether any person entered a first area independent of whether the any person includes a sensor. The method also includes the steps of determining wh... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7317176 | Portable heated footrest A portable footrest including a foot platform having a top surface and a bottom surface and a heater in thermal communication with the bottom surface. A housing is disposed in supporting relation to the foot platform and the heater. The housing is shaped and dimensi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7269863 | Automatic self-cleaning toilet A toilet bowl automatically flushes and lowers within a cylinder to a cleaning position. The interior of the bowl is then contacted by a brush cleaning assembly, including a detergent spray and water rinse and then is raised back up to the ready-for-use position. | 09/18/2007 |
| 7243379 | Machine and or a process that will provide self cleaning advanced hot tubs, baths, and pools, with dispensing functions and automatic scrubbing systems A self-cleaning advanced hot tub-bath tub, pool with dispensing functions for providing a hot tub with the functionality to automatically cleanse itself and to inject bath oils, perfumes, soaps, bubble baths, medications, and or other items to the hot tub as desired... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222632 | Public convenience equipped with a floor cleaning device There is provided a convenience comprising a frame, a floor and a floor cleaning device, said floor cleaning device comprising a water feeding conduit and a water dispensing nozzle, connected to said conduit and opening close to the floor, said nozzle comprising a n... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7104469 | Discharge device for at least one medium A discharge device for at least one medium having a medium reservoir, a medium pump and an applicator in which a filler is provided for medium guidance and which has an outlet area for a medium discharge fitted to a slender end area remote from the medium reservoir ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076812 | Sanitary cleansing apparatus and process A sanitary cleansing apparatus is provided for attachment to conventional toilets to facilitate posterior part cleansing with a cleaning fluid after use of the toilet. The “First Embodiment” utilizes a conventional toilet flush tank as its cleaning fluid source.... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062802 | Multipurpose sanitary installation The invention concerns a rectangular, in particular square, multipurpose sanitary installation, comprising essentially two separate units, namely a dry toilet unit (A) including essentially a wash basin and a toilet and a rectangular washroom (B). the washroom is de... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051382 | Sanitary cleansing apparatus and process A posterior part sanitary cleansing apparatus is provided for attachment to conventional toilets to facilitate posterior part cleansing with a cleaning fluid after use of the toilet. The embodiment of this invention utilizes an external cold water source and an exte... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043776 | Shower assembly A shower assembly has a standing pipe, a connector, an overhead pipe, a fixed overhead shower head, a control valve, a handheld showerhead, a handheld showerhead bracket and a directional valve. The connector has a three-way passage. The directional valve is mounted... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040978 | Sliding door device The invention concerns a sliding door device (10) comprising at least a mobile sliding door (11) and separating elements (12) for maintaining and guiding the mobile and removable sliding door (11). The latter enables automatic opening and... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033329 | Human body massager with magnetic field generator A human body massager is constructed to include a base, the base having a supporting portion adapted for supporting a part of the user's body, and a magnetic field generator installed in the base and adapted for generating a variable magnetic field involved with the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024707 | Public convenience having a separated urinal There is provided a convenience (1) comprising a sanitary compartment (7) having a toilet bowl (8), and an equipment room (10) separated from the sanitary compartment (7) and accessible through a door (16) from the outside o... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6975231 | Systems and methods for improving hand hygiene compliance A method and apparatus that systematically prompts staff, patients and visitors at care facilities to perform handwashing at critical time periods, for example after touching a toilet flush handle or upon entering or leaving a patient's room. A plurality of detector... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957451 | Flow control device for tub, spa, or shower A hydrotherapy spa includes an interior having an interior surface, a plurality of ports, and at least one flow control device. The interior surface is configured to receive a person. The plurality of ports include a first port configured to discharge fluid toward t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6944894 | Self-cleaning toilet A toilet bowl automatically flushes and lowers within a cylinder to a cleaning position. The interior of the bowl is then contacted by a brush cleaning assembly, including a detergent spray and water rinse and then is raised back up to the ready-for-use position. | 09/20/2005 |
| 6910230 | Submergible public sanitary device A public sanitary device, comprising one or more walk-in positions, each having a receptacle for human excrement and/or urine, which is connected to a waste pipe for connection to a sewage system. The sanitary device has the characteristic that it is provided with m... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6903654 | Automatic dispenser apparatus The invention is directed to improved automatic dispenser apparatus for dispensing sheet material and the like without contact between a user and the dispenser. Proximity detection apparatus is provided to detect the presence of a user in a detection zone generated ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6819238 | Method and apparatus for signaling service needs for a public restroom A restroom maintenance alert system and method for signaling when a restroom needs service includes a signaling device, an actuator located in a public restroom and configured to communicate with a signaling device to activate the signaling device, and instructions ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6789552 | Method of cleaning a toilet A spray gun is connected to a source of pressurized liquid. In one aspect, the worker positions the nozzle of the spray gun into the bowl, adjacent the lower, interior edge of the rim, and aims the liquid outlet of the spray gun toward the primary interior surface o... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6745417 | Toilet stool usable in sitting posture A toilet stool capable of using comfortably without cleaning is provided. The toilet stool comprises a main body 10, a seat 11, a cover 12, injection means 41 and 42, and a control means. The main body 10 can preserve stool ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742199 | Automatic shower and bathtub cleaner An automatic shower and bathtub cleaning device, with no connection to the water supply piping, that directs cleaning fluid through nozzles that are positioned or adjusted to allow coverage of the entire inside surface of the shower or bathtub enclosure. The device ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6651270 | Cleaning system A cleaning system comprises a shower enclosure with a water source. A hollow Y-shaped adaptor member with an input end is provided. The input end is coupled to the water source and a pair of output ends. The first output end is coupled to a shower head. E... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645435 | Apparatus and method for providing a continuously sanitized contact surface An apparatus and method for providing a contact surface which is continuously sanitized with a sanitizing fluid. A reservoir contains the sanitizing fluid. A contact material has a porous contact surface in fluid communication with the reservoir. A moistu... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6550080 | Shower cleaning apparatus A shower cleaning apparatus for effectively cleaning and rinsing down the bathtub or shower stall after the use thereof. The shower cleaning apparatus includes a plurality of tubular members having bores extending therethrough and including a first tubula... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6549816 | Network software for a plumbing control system A plumbing control system includes a plurality of plumbing fixtures operated by an electronic control board having a microprocessor. The control board can form a node on a network that monitors and controls the functions of multiple boards throughout a fa... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6514622 | Sanitary earthen products Disclosed is a sanitary ware which has a self-cleaning function for releasing carboxyl-containing greasy stains or soils, such as fatty acids, fatty esters, metallic soaps (scum of soaps), proteins, amino acids, bacteria, and fungi, and deposited stains o... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6463600 | Automatic shower and bathtub cleaner An automatic shower and bathtub cleaning device, with no connection to the water supply piping, that directs cleaning fluid through nozzles that are positioned or adjusted to allow coverage of the entire inside surface of the shower or bathtub enclosure. ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6349430 | Automatic public toilet An automatic public toilet for outdoor use has a public part confined by a roof, four walls and a floor, and comprises a lavatory unit including a toilet seat and bowl, the lavatory unit being supported on a wall of the toilet, wherein the floor is movabl... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6253497 | Swingable handrail apparatus A swingable handrail apparatus for assisting a person onto and off a toilet, in particular. The swingable handrail apparatus includes a mounting bracket being adapted to mount to a wall structure and having a base member, a pair of boss members being spac... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6012678 | Galley vacuum waste disposal system A galley vacuum waste disposal system is provided to facilitate the transport of galley waste. The system includes a basin for depositing waste. The basin is connected to a drain line coupled to a flush valve, leading to an existing sewage waste storage t... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5963991 | Automatic and self-cleaning hygienic-sanitary system for public use An automatic and self-cleaning hygienic-sanitary system for public use, having a hygienic bowl, cleaning device for cleaning to a sanitary condition the hygienic bowl, and a protecting device for protecting the cleaning device of the hygienic bowl against... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5862545 | Pressurized flow self-cleaning whirlpool tub system A pressurized-flow self-cleaning whirlpool tub system includes a plurality of water/air jets arranged to introduce air-entrained water jets into a tub basin and a suction outlet from which water in the tub basin is withdrawn. A water distribution circuit ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5857228 | Toilet for public use A toilet block for public purposes comprises a toilet area and a washroom having a common floor and being accessible through a door. The toilet area comprises a toilet unit and the washroom has a wash basin and associated devices. A technical room, separa... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5855027 | Automatic bathroom door and toilet flushing system A new automatic bathroom door and toilet flushing system for automatically raising the door and flushing the toilet when a user is finished. The system includes a housing secured to a ceiling between a pair of walls. The housing has an opening in a lower ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5588161 | Foot bath A wet/dry foot bath having a tub with foldable sides a motor with vibrating coils for reciprocating movement of the tub floor, a rope heating with reflecting plates for radiating heat throughout the floor of the tub, the floor having foot massage bumps an... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5454123 | Arrangement for and method of automatically cleaning a sanitary fixture A toilet is automatically washed and dried after each use by a carriage mounted on a rear wall for translatory movement between a concealed, vandal-resistant position and an extended cleaning position.... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452485 | Gliding tub and shower cleaner A gliding tub and shower cleaning device for automatically cleaning a bath tub and a shower stall. The device consists of a control center, a tub glider and a shower glider. The tub and shower gliders have brushes attached and are connected to drive syste... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5437065 | Booths for toilets A booth for toilets and others is characterized by curving outward a whole or a part of a door or a perimetric wall, so that an interior space is widened, thereby to lessen an oppressive or tight feelings. Further, the widened space can be effectively uti... | 08/01/1995 |
