IP Library Granted Patent US 10,407,888
Granted Patent B2
US 10,407,888 · App. 15/862,091 · Granted Sep 10, 2019

Automatic bidet wand aiming system based on user's center of mass

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Patent No.
US 10,407,888
App. No.
15/862,091
Granted
Sep 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The bidet system may include multiple seat scales which may float between the toilet bowl rim and the toilet seat. These seat scales may collect measurements which are transmitted to a controller. The controller may include instructions to calculate a user's center of mass based on the measurements and to identify the position of the user's anus based on the center of mass. The controller may then transmit instructions to a bidet wand directing direct the bidet wand to a position which aims a cleansing fluid spray toward the user's anus. A camera which collects images of the user's anal and urogenital region may also be included in the bidet system. The camera may transmit obfuscated images to the controller to identify other areas of the user's anatomy in need of cleansing. The controller may direct the bidet wand to aim a cleansing fluid spray toward these areas.

Claims (17)

1. A bidet wand positioning system comprising:

a toilet seat;

a plurality of seat scales in mechanical connection with an under side of the toilet seat, wherein the plurality of seat scales comprises three balances;

a bidet wand comprising a nozzle, wherein the bidet wand emits a cleansing fluid spray from the nozzle;

a bidet system controller comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the bidet system controller receives measurements of mass from each of the plurality of seat scales, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises instructions for calculating a center of mass of a user seated on the toilet seat using the measurements of mass, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises instructions for estimating a location of the user's anus based on the calculated center of mass, wherein the system controller sends an electronic signal to the bidet wand directing the bidet wand to emit a cleansing fluid spray toward the calculated location of the user's anus.

2. The bidet wand positioning system of claim 1 , wherein the three seat scales are in connection with a front center, a rear left, and a rear right side of the underside of the toilet seat.

3. A bidet wand positioning system comprising:

a toilet seat;

a plurality of seat scales in mechanical connection with an under side of the toilet seat;

a bidet wand comprising a nozzle, wherein the bidet wand emits a cleansing fluid spray from the nozzle;

a bidet system controller comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the bidet system controller receives measurements of mass from each of the plurality of seat scales, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises instructions for calculating a center of mass of a user seated on the toilet seat using the measurements of mass, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises instructions for estimating a location of the user's anus based on the calculated center of mass, wherein the system controller sends an electronic signal to the bidet wand directing the bidet wand to emit a cleansing fluid spray toward the calculated location of the user's anus; and

a hinge, wherein the hinge is in mechanical connection with the toilet seat, and wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium in the system controller subtracts the mass of the hinge from the mass measurements collected by the plurality of seat scales.

4. A bidet wand positioning system comprising:

a toilet seat;

a plurality of seat scales in mechanical connection with an under side of the toilet seat, wherein the toilet seat floats on the plurality of seat scales;

a bidet wand comprising a nozzle, wherein the bidet wand emits a cleansing fluid spray from the nozzle;

a bidet system controller comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the bidet system controller receives measurements of mass from each of the plurality of seat scales, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprises instructions for calculating a center of mass of a user seated on the toilet seat using the measurements of mass, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises instructions for estimating a location of the user's anus based on the calculated center of mass, wherein the system controller sends an electronic signal to the bidet wand directing the bidet wand to emit a cleansing fluid spray toward the calculated location of the user's anus.

Assignments (11)
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 May 25, 2019
From: JORGENSEN, CLAYTON
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 049282/0784 →
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 May 9, 2019
From: NIEDERHAUSER, TRAVIS
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 049126/0209 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2018
From: NGUYEN, ANDREW
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 047255/0648 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2018
From: SWENSON, BEN
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 046952/0220 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2018
From: HENDRICKS, DANIEL
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 046897/0264 →
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 →
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