IP Library Granted Patent US 10,139,381
Granted Patent B2
US 10,139,381 · App. 15/352,043 · Granted Nov 27, 2018

Toilet for filtering and analyzing gas components of excretia

Inventors: David R. Hall (Provo, UT); Dan Allen (Springville, UT); Steven Butala (Provo, UT); Andrew Davis (Provo, UT); Justin Robinson (Provo, UT)
G01N33/0047B01D53/06E03D9/05B01D2253/308B01D2257/708
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Patent No.
US 10,139,381
App. No.
15/352,043
Granted
Nov 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A toilet is disclosed which, in general, includes a toilet bowl and a housing. The toilet bowl includes multiple apertures and a blower, wherein the blower is fluidly connected to one or more of the apertures. The housing is fluidly connected to the blower. The housing includes a gas permeable substrate and a gas chemical sensor. The gas permeable substrate comprises a first side, a second side, intercalated sorbent media, and a rapid desorption heater.

Claims (3)

1. A toilet apparatus comprising:

a toilet bowl comprising multiple apertures and a blower, the blower fluidly connected to one or more of the apertures; and

a housing fluidly connected to the blower, the housing comprising a gas permeable substrate and a gas chemical sensor, wherein the gas permeable substrate comprises a first side, a second side, intercalated sorbent media, and a desorption heater, wherein the desorption heater comprises a flash lamp heater.

Assignments (7)
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 9, 2020
From: DAVIS, ANDREW
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 051760/0845 →
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: ROBINSON, JUSTIN
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 049200/0452 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2019
From: BUTALA, STEVEN
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 049170/0453 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2018
From: HALL, DAVID R
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 046832/0478 →
Continuity (1)
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