IP Library Granted Patent US 9,920,510
Granted Patent B2
US 9,920,510 · App. 15/176,660 · Granted Mar 20, 2018

Smart flush toilet system

Inventors: David R. Hall (Provo, UT); Dan Allen (Provo, UT); Joshua Larsen (Provo, UT); Jared Reynolds (Provo, UT); Joe Fox (Provo, UT); Joseph Duncan (Provo, UT)
E03D11/02A47K10/38E03D3/12E03D5/10A47K2010/3226A47K2010/389
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Patent No.
US 9,920,510
App. No.
15/176,660
Granted
Mar 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A smart flush toilet apparatus provides dynamic control of a toilet flush length and/or a toilet flush water volume based on data collected from toilet paper dispenser sensors and/or toilet bowl displacement sensors. A toilet paper dispenser may be used to report toilet paper usage to resupply toilet paper.

Claims (8)

1. A smart flush toilet system comprising:

a toilet;

a toilet flush controller which controls a flush length or a flush water volume of a toilet flush event of the toilet;

a toilet paper dispenser which tracks an amount of toilet paper dispensed and reports the amount dispensed to the toilet flush controller;

wherein the toilet paper dispenser communicates wirelessly with the toilet flush controller;

wherein the toilet flush controller controls the flush length or the flush water volume based on the amount of toilet paper dispensed; and

a spring located within a body of the toilet paper dispenser,

wherein the spring is used as an antenna for communicating wirelessly with the toilet flush controller.

Assignments (9)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2024
From: MEDIC, INC.
To: GUARDIAN HEALTH, INC.
Reel/Frame 066337/0771 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2020
From: HALL LABS LLC
To: MEDIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 052671/0795 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2020
From: DUNCAN, JOSEPH
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 051760/0912 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2020
From: ALLEN, DAN
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 051856/0824 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2019
From: LARSEN, JOSHUA
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 049200/0397 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2019
From: REYNOLDS, JARED
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 049200/0287 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2018
From: FOX, JOE
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 046832/0440 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2018
From: LARSEN, JOSHUA
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 046832/0461 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2018
From: HALL, DAVID R
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 046832/0478 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62303207 · Mar 3, 2016
Related Publication 20170254060A1 · Sep 7, 2017