IP Library Granted Patent US 11,479,957
Granted Patent B2
US 11,479,957 · App. 15/588,640 · Granted Oct 25, 2022

Medicine delivery, wash, clean and air dry system

Inventors: Brian Schwab (East Chatham, NY); Shao-Yu Peng (Changhua County, TW)
Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
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Patent No.
US 11,479,957
App. No.
15/588,640
Granted
Oct 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a toilet seat assembly for delivering medicine, washing, cleaning, and drying a perineal region of a user. The toilet seat assembly includes a spraying nozzle assembly having one or more retractable spray nozzle units for delivering a liquid product, a drying nozzle assembly having one or more retractable drying nozzle units for drying the region, and a medicine delivery assembly for delivering a medicinal product to the region, the medicine delivery assembly having a medicine delivery nozzle connected to a medicine storage element containing the medicinal product.

Claims (31)

1. A toilet seat assembly for delivering medicine, washing, cleaning, and drying a perineal region of a human body, the toilet seat assembly comprising:

a spraying nozzle assembly disposed at a rearward position in the toilet seat assembly, the spraying nozzle assembly including one or more spray nozzle units, each spray nozzle unit comprising one or more retractable spray nozzle bodies and including a first spray nozzle channel configured to deliver a first liquid and a second spray nozzle channel configured to deliver a second liquid;

a drying nozzle assembly including one or more drying nozzle units, each drying nozzle unit comprising one or more retractable drying nozzle bodies; and

a medicine delivery assembly disposed at a forward position in the toilet seat assembly, the medicine delivery assembly including a retractable and extendable medicine delivery nozzle operatively connected to the spraying nozzle assembly, wherein the retractable and extendable medicine delivery nozzle is (i) operatively residing within the toilet seat assembly; (ii) fluidically coupled to a medicine storage element configured to store a medicinal product; (iii) adapted to move in a direction retracting into a front end of a spray nozzle unit; (iv) adapted to move in a direction extending out of the front end of the spray nozzle unit; (v) adapted to move in a vertical direction or a rotational direction about a rotational axis at an angle with a longitudinal axis of the medicine delivery nozzle unit; and (vi) adapted to deliver medicine independently of the spraying nozzle assembly by delivering the medicine without going through the spraying nozzle assembly positioned near a base housing;

a motor-gear arrangement comprising: one or more motors operatively connected to a first spray nozzle body in the one or more spray nozzle units, a second spray nozzle body in the one or more spray nozzle units, two or more steering gears which contact each other, and the retractable and extendable medicine delivery nozzle;

wherein the spraying nozzle assembly is configured to deliver at least one liquid product to the region via the one or more spray nozzle units;

wherein the drying nozzle assembly is configured to deliver air at a predetermined temperature to the region; and

wherein the medicine delivery assembly is configured to deliver the medicinal product to the region via the retractable and extendable medicine delivery nozzle.

2. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more motors are operatively coupled to the spraying nozzle assembly;

one of the one or more motors is configured to move the one or more spray nozzle units between a retracted position and an extended position.

3. The toilet seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein one of the one or more motors is configured to rotate the one or more spray nozzle units about an axis of rotation at an angle with longitudinal axes of the one or more spray nozzle units.

4. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first liquid product comprises one or more of water, a cleaning solution, and a medicine containing solution, and wherein the second liquid product comprises one or more of water, a cleaning solution, and a medicine containing solution.

5. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein one of the one or more motors is configured to move the retractable medicine delivery nozzle between a retracted position and an extended position.

6. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the medicine storage element comprises one or more medicine base units, each medicine base unit including at least one cartridge slot configured to receive a removable medicine storage cartridge containing the medicinal product.

7. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the medicine storage assembly further comprises a sensor configured to indicate a status of the medicinal product contained in the medicine storage element.

8. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 further comprising:

one or more driving motors operatively coupled to the drying nozzle assembly, wherein one of the one or more driving motors is configured to move the one or more drying nozzle units between a retracted position and an extended position, and wherein one of the one or more driving motors is configured to rotate the one or more drying nozzle units about an axis of rotation at an angle with longitudinal axes of the one or more drying nozzles.

9. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more control units adapted to receive a user input and, based on the user input, cause operation of one or more of the spraying nozzle assembly, the drying nozzle assembly, and the medicine delivery assembly.

10. A method of using a toilet seat assembly including a spraying nozzle assembly disposed at a rearward position in the toilet seat assembly, a drying nozzle assembly, and a medicine delivery assembly, the method comprising:

washing, by a retractable spray nozzle unit of the spraying nozzle assembly, a perineal region of a user with a liquid product, the liquid product comprising one or more of water and a cleaning solution;

delivering air, by a drying nozzle unit of the drying nozzle assembly, to the perineal region at a predetermined temperature; and

applying a medicinal product, by a medicine delivery nozzle of the medicine delivery assembly, to the perineal region, without going through the spraying nozzle assembly positioned near a base housing wherein the medicine delivery nozzle is: (i) operatively residing within the toilet seat assembly, (ii) fluidically coupled to a medicine storage element configured to store a medicinal product, (iii) retractable and extendable, thereby moving in: (a) a direction extending out of the front end of the spray nozzle unit and (b) a vertical direction or a rotational direction about a rotational axis at an angle with a longitudinal axis of the medicine delivery nozzle, via motor-gear arrangement comprising: one or more motors operatively connected to a first spray nozzle body, a second spray nozzle body in the spray nozzle unit and one or more steering gears, and the retractable spray nozzle unit.

11. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first spray nozzle channel is connected to a first liquid reservoir via a first liquid line, and the second spray nozzle channel is connected to a second liquid reservoir via second liquid line.

12. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the toilet seat assembly is a bidet seat configured to be installed on a pre-existing toilet bowl.

13. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the medicine delivery nozzle is encapsulated within the toilet assembly at the forward position.

14. The toilet seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein one of the one or more motors is configured to move the one or more spray nozzle units in a vertical direction.

15. The toilet seat of assembly of claim 6 , wherein:

the toilet seat assembly comprises a seat portion configured to accommodate and be sat upon by a user;

the at least one cartridge slot is located at a side of the seat portion.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2022
From: WHOLE BATH, LLC
To: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060551/0260 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP (FKA MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.)
Reel/Frame 059460/0557 →
CORRECTIVE NOTICE AND RELEASE REGARDING SECURITY INTEREST IN SPECIFIED PATENTS Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP (FKA MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.)
Reel/Frame 059567/0992 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058040/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057927/0091 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE OMITTED SECOND INVENTOR NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 042579 FRAME: 0502. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: SCHWAB, BRIAN; PENG, SHAO-YU
To: WHOLE BATH, LLC
Reel/Frame 043663/0467 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2017
From: SCHWAB, BRIAN
To: WHOLE BATH, LLC
Reel/Frame 042579/0502 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62333152 · May 6, 2016
Related Publication 20170321408A1 · Nov 9, 2017
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