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Flush toilet
PCT No. PCT / JP97 / 03706 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 14, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 14, 1999 PCT Filed Oct. 14, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98 / 16696 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 23, 1998The flush toilet has a waste receipt surface section (10) of a bowl section (1) formed continuously integrally with an inner rim wall surface section (15) of the rim portion disposed at a peripheral edge of an upper opening (13) of the bowl section (1) as a curved surface; and the inner rim wall surface section (15) of the rim portion acts as a flush water passage (16) of the bowl section. The flush water passage (16) of the bowl section is further configured such that the inner rim wall surface section (15) of the rim portion is shaped in an overhanging form inclining so as to hang over inside of the bowl section (1). The flush toilet of this configuration can be cleaned with ease and kept clean in sanitation.
Owner:TOTO LTD
Device and method for outputting data of a wireless terminal to an external device
A media device and a method for outputting data stored in a wireless terminal to an external device through the media device are provided. The media device includes a radio frequency (RF) unit for communicating with the wireless terminal; a power supply unit for controlling power of the external device; a control unit for performing control operations for decoding data transmitted from the wireless terminal according to a command transmitted from the wireless terminal and transmitting the decoded data to the external device; and an output unit for transmitting the decoded data to the external device. The method includes powering the media device and the external device when the wireless terminal transmits a power-on command; searching for information relating to reproduction, which is attached to a reproduction command, and responding to the reproduction command when the wireless terminal transmits the reproduction command; and decoding data received from the wireless terminal and outputting the decoded data to the external device when a response to the reproduction command is performed.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Toilet assembly
InactiveUS6715162B2No reduction in cross sectional areaIncrease capacityUrinalsWater closetsWater dischargeWater flow
A toilet includes a toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl and a trapway extending from the bottom of the toilet bowl to a sewage line. The toilet bowl has a rim channel provided along an upper perimeter portion thereof. In this toilet, the flush water flows through the rim channel in a path which is asymmetric and unidirectional along the entire perimeter portion thereof. The rim channel includes a plurality of rim openings distributed evenly along the perimeter of the rim channel. Flush water passing through the plurality of rim openings pre-wets the entire perimeter of the toilet bowl. The rim channel further includes a pair of water discharge slots which directs water directly into the toilet bowl in two powerful streams. The flush valve allowing passage of water from the water tank to the toilet bowl assembly is in the form of a valve inlet having a radiused port to generate greater energy throughput of the flush water.
Owner:AS IP HOLDCO LLC
System and method for provisioning of text message services
InactiveUS7107068B2Good varietyHighly accessibleWater closetsSpecial service for subscribersCellular radioEmail address
A system (1) which allows content providers of value-added SMS services to set-up their own services comprises a Small Message Entity Agent (SMEA) (6) which is coupled to a Short Message Service Centre (4) of a cellular radio telephone network. Providers of value added services can access the SMEA to register a unique identifier in the form of an easily remembered name, which is then translated into a numerical number, which is used as part of the destination address in text messages destined for the content provider. The content provider is able to self-configure his service so that text messages delivered to the SMEA are forwarded to selected message handlers for forwarding to appropriate destinations, such as email addresses, pagers or mobile phones.
Owner:BEYOND WIRELESS
Bathroom fixture gasket apparatus and method
InactiveUS6719294B2Improve relationshipImprove sealingSleeve/socket jointsWater closetsEngineeringGasket
A gasket assembly includes an upper housing forming a seal with the outlet of a bathroom fixture, and a lower housing forming a seal with a sewer pipe. The lower housing has an outer surface extending along an axis and a toroidal gasket disposed in sealing relationship with the outer surface and the sewer pipe. To accommodate larger sewer pipes, the outer surface can be formed on an adapter and a second gasket provided to form a seal with the adapter. In an associated method for mounting the gasket assembly, the gasket is rolled axially in a continuous sealing relationship with the lower housing.
Owner:FLUIDMASTER
Toilet control system
InactiveUS6877170B1Detection and prevention of leakDetection and prevention of and overflowWater closetsLevel controlControl systemWater flow
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 water flow to and from the toilet. Water level sensors held in a toilet tank are connected to the system to control the volume of water fed to the toilet tank and passing through the outlet. The toilet tank may be provided with a movable reservoir to more accurately control the amount of water held in the tank and exiting the tank upon flushing.
Owner:NICCOLE FAMILY TRUST
Apparatus and method for estimating a channel condition of a forward link in a mobile communication system
InactiveUS7321563B2Reduction in efficiency of reverseLow efficiencyUrinalsWater closetsCommunications systemInterference ratio
A apparatus and method for estimating a channel condition of a forward link by a mobile station in a mobile communication system including the mobile station and a base station for performing an operation of transmitting / receiving data using a plurality of subcarriers having mutual orthogonality. The method comprises measuring carrier-to-interference ratio (C / I) values of the subcarriers using a signal received from the base station; determining from the received signal a subcarrier for transmitting feedback information in a given coherence bandwidth; generating feedback information to be transmitted over the determined subcarrier; and transmitting the generated feedback information to the base station as information for estimating a channel condition of the forward link.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Potty training device
ActiveUS20070151009A1Simple and inexpensive solutionEffective blockingWater closetsFluid dynamicsPotty trainingPorous sheet
A potting training device for preventing a potty-training child's urine stream from passing through the opening formed between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl. The device is made of a flexible, water-resistant, preferably non-porous sheet material, having a folding seam separating a urine-deflecting surface and a plurality of attachment tabs. An adhesive material is applied to the surface of each attachment tab and attaches the attachment tabs to the underside of the toilet seat. The sheet material, in its unattached flat configuration, is manipulated into a curved configuration that matches the curvature of the toilet seat, and is attached thereto. The potty training device is also not visible to the observer unless the toilet seat is lifted up, in a vertical position or viewed from a position to the rear of the attachment point when the toilet seat is down.
Owner:CONRAD JOSEPH MICHAEL III
Toilet leak detection and overflow prevention system
InactiveUS6934977B1Improved and simplifiedWater closetsClimate change adaptationWater level riseTime segment
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 in the toilet tank and an overflow detector in a toilet bowl. If the water level rises and falls a predetermined number of times, or if water continues to flow to the toilet longer than a measured increment of time, a microprocessor operates a normally-open valve and shuts off flow of water to the toilet tank. The devices also include a second sensor, whereby if a flapper remains open or water reaches a level where it might overflow the bowl or tank and stays there for a predetermined period of time, the microprocessor will also shut off flow to the toilet.
Owner:QUINTANA RICHARD +1
Self-cleaning flooring system
A self-cleaning flooring system for catching waste products has at least one module comprising a drain pan and a floor grid. The drain pan has a ramp and a central drain outlet. The ramp extends around the drain pan defining a drain pan periphery. The ramp slopes downward from the drain pan periphery towards the drain outlet. The drain pan periphery has a plurality of discharge ports spaced therealong for discharge of flushing fluid onto the ramp such that the waste products are washed down the ramp towards the drain outlet. The floor grid extends across the drain pan and is mounted upon the drain pan periphery for supporting personnel standing thereon while permitting waste products to pass therethrough. The module is interconnectable to horizontally adjacent modules to form the flooring system.
Owner:DTS ENTERPRISES INC
Flush toilet
ActiveUS20060005310A1Efficient bowl cleansingEfficient waste dischargeUrinalsWater closetsWater trapFlush toilet
A flush toilet that uses a prescribed amount of cleansing water stored in a cleansing water tank to cleanse the toilet and discharge waste is disclosed. The flush toilet includes a bowl having a waste receiving surface, an overhanging rim and a shelf, a drainage channel whose inlet is connected to the bottom of the bowl for discharging waste, a first water spouting section for spouting cleansing water onto the shelf of the bowl to form a vortex; a second water spouting section for spouting cleansing water onto shelf of the bowl in the same direction as the swirling direction of the vortex, a first water channel for supplying cleansing water from the cleansing water tank to the first water spouting section, and a second water channel for supplying cleansing water from the cleansing water tank to the second water spouting section.
Owner:TOTO LTD
Toilet assembly
InactiveUS20040040080A1No reduction in cross sectional areaIncrease capacityUrinalsWater closetsWater flowSewage
A toilet includes a toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl and a trapway extending from the bottom of the toilet bowl to a sewage line. The toilet bowl has a rim channel provided along an upper perimeter portion thereof. In this toilet, the flush water flows through the rim channel in a path which is asymmetric and unidirectional along the entire perimeter portion thereof. The rim channel includes a plurality of rim openings distributed evenly along the perimeter of the rim channel. Flush water passing through the plurality of rim openings pre-wets the entire perimeter of the toilet bowl. The rim channel further includes a pair of water discharge slots which directs water directly into the toilet bowl in two powerful streams. The flush valve allowing passage of water from the water tank to the toilet bowl assembly is in the form of a valve inlet having a radiused port to generate greater energy throughput of the flush water.
Owner:AMERICAN STANDARD INC
Method of operating a multi-phase, high energy flushing system for optimal waste removal and bowl cleaning within a prescribed water consumption range
ActiveUS20070113331A1Elevating cleaning performanceImprove flushing performanceUrinalsWater closetsHigh energyBiological activation
The present invention provides a method of operating a flushing system for efficient waste removal from and cleaning of a toilet bowl. In the disclosed method, a flushing system is provided that includes a pumping means having each of a rim diverter means and a jet diverter means in fluid communication therewith; a sensor means; a control means; a switching means; and a spray means. Activation of the switching means initiates at least a single flush schedule that comprises the steps of initiating operation of the pumping means; opening the jet diverter means for delivery of water to a jet delivery means in fluid communication therewith; subsequently closing the jet diverter means and simultaneously opening the rim diverter means; and directing water from the rim diverter means to a toilet rim in fluid communication therewith for terminal delivery of the water through the spray means.
Owner:IDEAL STANDARD INT
Surface protection system mat
A surface protection system consisting of three pieces, (1) cartridge-top, (2) absorbent core, and (3) base unit. The cartridge-top, made of semi-flexible material with a waffle grid design of drainage holes, traps and directs liquid spills into the absorbent core. The core is a thin layer of material attached to the entire underside of the cartridge-top, forming one unit. The core material, consisting of cotton-fluff and a super-absorbent polymer or fiber, holds and wicks the liquid away from the surface, turning it into a jell. The cartridge-top is snapped onto the top of the base unit covering it completely. It is disposed via routine trash collection during maintenance (usually weekly) and replaced by a fresh one. The base unit is also made of semi-flexible material and is extremely durable. It is placed on the floor under a urinal and secured to the floor to prevent its accidental displacement.
Owner:WRIGHT RICKIE J +1
Rimless toilet
A siphonic gravity-powered toilet is provided that is a rimless toilet and includes a toilet bowl assembly having a body and an inlet for receiving fluid. The toilet bowl has an interior bowl surface with an upper peripheral portion configured to have a shelf formed therein below an upper peripheral edge of the toilet bowl. The rimless toilet includes a jet having a jet inlet, an outlet and at least one jet channel. A manifold is included which is configured so that fluid entering an inlet of the toilet bowl assembly divides into a portion that enters the inlet of the direct-fed jet and a portion that enters an interior area of the toilet bowl. At least one toilet bowl inlet port is positioned at an upper rear portion of the toilet bowl. The at least one inlet port is configured to receive fluid from the manifold into the interior area of the toilet bowl such that at least a portion of the fluid travels along the shelf of the toilet bowl prior to passing into a lower portion of the toilet bowl.
Owner:AS IP HOLDCO LLC
Semiconductor device package
ActiveUS6881896B2Prevent electric troubleImprove shielding effectUrinalsWater closetsSemiconductor packageEngineering
A semiconductor device package includes a substrate, a semiconductor device formed on the substrate, a ground electrode formed on the substrate, a cover designed for covering the semiconductor device, and a tab unit extending from the cover and for holding the substrate. The cover has an outer surface made of conductive material and an inner surface made of insulation material, where the insulating inner surface faces the semiconductor device. The tab unit has a first contact surface which extends from the conductive outer surface and is contact with the ground electrode.
Owner:NEC COMPOUND SEMICON DEVICES
High Performance Toilet With Rim-Jet Control Capable of Enhanced Operation at Reduced Flush Volumes
A siphonic, gravity-powered toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl, which includes a bowl inlet in fluid communication with a source of fluid; a rim around an upper perimeter of the bowl defining a rim channel, having an inlet port in fluid communication with the bowl inlet and at least one outlet port; a bowl outlet in fluid communication with a sewage outlet; a direct-fed jet having an inlet port in fluid communication with the bowl inlet for receiving fluid and the bowl outlet for discharging fluid; and a control unit arranged in communication with the bowl inlet for controlling flow from the source of fluid passing through the bowl inlet into the inlet ports of the rim channel and the direct-fed jet, having a first extending rear portion and a second rim channel end portion, wherein the rear portion may extend at least partially into the bowl inlet.
Owner:AS AMERICA
Water-saving, uneasily blocked and automatic high pressure flush closet
ActiveCN102864830AImprove application flexibilityImprove performanceWater closetsFlushing devicesPore water pressureEngineering
The invention discloses a water-saving, uneasily blocked and automatic high pressure flush closet, which relates to the field of closets. When no person sits on the closet, a pipeline port is sealed by a closet piston and a stable sealing pipe. When a person uses the closet, tap water enters a water spray elastic rubber pipe; after the person leaves, water stored in the rubber pipe is sprayed out under triple force of restoring force of the rubber pipe and restoring force and transferred tap water pressure of the closet; the water enters a water spray inner shaft pipe from a water tank of the closet; the piston and a cylinder at the pipeline port of the closet move downwards under water pressure, and water is started to be sprayed out from a water spray hole of the cylinder; the water also flows into a pump chamber; a sandwich layer shaft pipe rotates along with an impeller; the water also enters a water spray pipeline of a closet body and an upper part of a water spray outer shaft pipe; and the water spray pipe of the closet and the water spray hole in the closet cylinder are used for rotatablely spraying the water to the inner wall of the pipeline, the water spray hole in the pipeline of the closet body is used for spraying the water to the rotating closet piston, water spray pipe and cylinder. Excrement is fed into a sewer under the action of centrifugal force and sprayed water. The closet finishes flushing.
Owner:ZHEJIANG KEZHUDA MACHINERY TECH CO LTD
Method and program for correcting facial image and recording medium
ActiveUS20040196292A1Improve convenienceEasy to operateImage enhancementTelevision system detailsPattern recognitionImage correction
A facial image photographed by a digital camera is downloaded to a PC. When a facial image correction program starts, a correction window and a correction item selection window open on a monitor. When a user opens the facial image in the correction window, a pixel extraction circuit extracts pixels representing a skin area, an eye area, a teeth area, and a hair area from the facial image. Correction items to be performed are determined in the correction item selection window. A cursor position detection circuit detects the position of a cursor in the correction window. When the cursor is in one of the areas, a facial image correction circuit judges whether the correction item corresponding to the area is selected. If the corresponding correction item is selected, the facial image correction circuit subjects a pixel pointed by the cursor to predetermined correction processing.
Owner:FUJIFILM CORP
Flexible flange apparatus for connecting conduits and methods for connecting same
ActiveUS7814580B2Sufficient degree of flexibilityPrevent kinkingWater closetsPipe connection arrangementsFlush toiletGuide tube
The present disclosure generally relates to improved water closet flanges and methods for installing such water closet flanges. In one exemplary embodiment, an improved water closet flange apparatus includes an outer flange and a flexible conduit portion (i.e. sleeve) extending downwardly therefrom. The flexible sleeve has a sufficient degree of flexibility to accommodate connection between offset, misaligned, angled, or otherwise incongruous plumbing fixture discharges and waste drain pipe outlets. In one embodiment, the flexible sleeve includes at least one corrugated portion to aid the desired flexibility. An upper portion of the flexible sleeve may include an inwardly extending lip portion to accommodate the desired seal between the plumbing fixture discharge and the flange apparatus. Related methods for installing the disclosed flange apparatus between plumbing fixture discharges and waste drainpipes are also described.
Owner:COFLEX SA DE CV
Flexible flange apparatus with a flexible membrane
The present disclosure generally relates to improved water closet flanges and methods for installing such water closet flanges. In one exemplary embodiment, an improved water closet flange apparatus includes a flexible conduit portion (i.e. sleeve) and an integral membrane element sealing the top opening of the flexible sleeve. The membrane element is made of flexible materials such that the membrane element may be removed without breaking into pieces. In one embodiment, the integral membrane element includes indented portions to facilitate its removal. In another embodiment, the flange apparatus includes an outer flange connected to the flexible sleeve. Related methods for installing the disclosed flange apparatus between plumbing fixture discharges and waste drainpipes are also described.
Owner:COFLEX SA DE CV
Flushable plunger cover
InactiveUS7124450B2Not impede functionMaintain integrityFlexible coversWater closetsEngineeringPlunger
Owner:DAVIDSON DENNIS
High performance toilet capable of operation at reduced flush volumes
A siphonic, gravity-powered toilet is provided that includes a toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl. The toilet bowl has a rim channel provided along an upper periphery thereof and a direct-fed jet channel that allows fluid, such as water, to flow from the inlet of the toilet bowl assembly to the direct-fed jet outlet port into the interior of the toilet bowl, in the sump of the bowl. The rim channel includes at least one rim channel outlet port. In this toilet, the cross-sectional areas of the toilet bowl assembly inlet, the inlet port to the rim channel, and the outlet port to the direct-fed jet channel are configured so as to be optimized to provide greatly improved hydraulic function at low flush volumes (no greater than about 6.0 liters per flush). The hydraulic function is improved in terms of bulk removal of waste and cleansing of the bowl.
Owner:AS AMERICA
Full coverage fluidic oscillator with automated cleaning system and method
InactiveUS20110061692A1Increase heightImprove spraying effectUrinalsWater closetsAudio power amplifierFluidic oscillator
A full coverage fluidic oscillator (2) includes a fluidic circuit member preferably having an oscillation inducing internal chamber, at least one inlet (8) or source of fluid under pressure, at least a pair of output nozzles (14, 16) connected to the source of fluid for projecting at least first and second impinging fluid jets into free space, where the first and second impinging jets collide or impinge upon one another at a selected jet angle to generate a substantially omni-directional sheet jet having selected thickness. The first and second jets are aimed at a pre-selected intersection point in free space where impingement is to occur. The sheet jet's thickness Δy is determined by the time-varying path or oscillation of each of the first and second impinging jets. The first and second impinging jets can be made to oscillate or pulsate by use of vortex generating amplifier structures (68, 70, 72, 149) within the internal chamber's fluid flow paths.
Owner:DLHBOWLES INC
Water closet
A flush toilet comprises a toilet body having a bowl for storing wash water as water seal, first means for supplying the toilet body with pressurized wash water and second means for discharging the wash water substantially horizontally along the upper peripheral portion of the inner surface of the bowl to swirl it along the inner surface of the bowl.
Owner:TOTO LTD
Ultraviolet-Based Bathroom Surface Sanitization
A solution for cleaning and / or sterilizing one or more surfaces in a bathroom is provided. The sterilization can be performed using ultraviolet sources, which can emit ultraviolet radiation directed onto the surface(s). The cleaning can be performed using a fluid, such as water, that is flowed over the surface(s). The surface(s) can include at least a seat of a toilet and / or other surfaces associated with the toilet.
Owner:SENSOR ELECTRONICS TECH
Flexible sleeve for connection to a plumbing fixture
Owner:COFLEX SA DE CV
Flush toilet
Owner:TOTO LTD
Flush toilet unit
Disclosed is a flush toilet unit, which is capable of measuring a urine volume with a high degree of accuracy without making a significant change to a conventional water-closet structure. The flush toilet unit (1) of the present invention comprises a bowl (12) for receiving urine of a user therein, a trap portion (15) fluidically connected to the bowl and adapted to guide a pooled water in the bowl to a sewer pipe and to form a water seal relative to the sewer pipe, pooled-water discharge means (34, 35) for lowering a pooled-water level in the bowl to a given water level which is below an overflow water level in the trap portion, water-level measurement means (46) for measuring a water-level variation between the lowered pooled-water level set by the pooled-water discharge means and a water level in the bowl after urination by the user, urine-volume calculation means for calculating a volume of urine voided into the bowl by the user, in accordance with the water-level variation value measured by the water-level measurement means, and water supply means for supplying water into the bowl to return the pooled-water level in the bowl to the overflow water level.
Owner:TOTO LTD
Decorative cap and nut for toilet base
InactiveUS8210785B1Easy to useOvercome deficienciesRemovable ornamentalWater closetsEngineeringMechanical engineering
A decorative cap and nut for securing a toilet base to a floor includes a top substantially disc-shaped member having an upper disc surface and a lower disc surface. The diameter of said disc-shaped member is substantially greater than the thickness thereof so as to lie substantially flush with the toilet base. A coaxial cylindrically shaped stem extends vertically downwardly from the top and is connected to the lower disc surface. The stem includes an internal thread adapted to be threaded onto a floor bolt that extends upwardly through an aperture in the toilet base. A slot in the upper disc surface can be engaged by a tool for rotating the top and an O-ring located on the under disc surface seals the disc-shaped member to the upper surface of the toilet base. A plug fits within the slot to hide the same. The stem and top can be integrally formed in a single piece or can be made of more than one piece joined together.
Owner:GAGER DENNIS J
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