IP Library Granted Patent US 11,540,678
Granted Patent B2
US 11,540,678 · App. 16/709,028 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Toilet with internal frame and shroud

Inventors: David R. Hall (Provo, UT); David Crismon (Provo, UT)
Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,540,678
App. No.
16/709,028
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A toilet comprising a frame; a bowl supported by the frame; a seat supported by the frame; and an at least partially removable shroud for covering the frame is disclosed. A medical toilet comprising a bowl supported by a frame; a seat supported by the frame; one or more health and wellness assessment devices; and an at least partially removable shroud for covering the frame is also disclosed.

Claims (19)

1. A medical toilet comprising:

a frame comprising a seat lifting mechanism adapted to raise and lower the seat and change the angle of the seat;

a bowl supported by the frame;

a seat supported by the frame;

one or more health and wellness assessment devices; and

an at least partially removable shroud for covering the frame;

wherein the seat lifting mechanism comprises:

at least one first seat actuator pivotally attached to the seat;

at least one second seat actuator pivotally attached to the seat; and

at least one third seat actuator pivotally attached to the at least one second seat actuator.

2. The medical toilet of claim 1 wherein the shroud adapts as the configuration of the toilet is altered by adjusting the position of the bowl or seat.

3. The medical toilet of claim 1 wherein the health assessment devices are selected from the group consisting of imaging sensors, spectrometers, volume measurement devices, weight sensors, temperature gauges, chromatography devices, electrochemical sensors, and gas analyzers.

4. The medical toilet of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more health and wellness assessment devices is located in the seat.

5. The medical toilet of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more health and wellness assessment devices is located in the bowl.

6. The medical toilet of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more health and wellness assessment devices is in fluid communication with the bowl.

7. The medical toilet of claim 1 further comprising handles that are raised and lowered with the seat.

8. The medical toilet of claim 7 wherein the handles further comprise one or more sensors for detecting health and wellness indicators.

9. The medical toilet of claim 1 wherein the at least one first seat actuators, at least one second seat actuator, and at least one third seat actuators each comprise pistons.

10. The medical toilet of claim 1 wherein the at least one first seat actuators, at least one second seat actuator, and at least one third seat actuators each comprise screws.

Assignments (4)
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 3, 2022
From: CRISMON, DAVID
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 059802/0316 →
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 Jan 10, 2020
From: HALL, DAVID R.
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 051563/0919 →