IP Library Granted Patent US 11,607,087
Granted Patent B2
US 11,607,087 · App. 16/818,219 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

Toilet with sensor for detecting a product administered to a user

Inventors: David R. Hall (Provo, UT); Scott Skousen (Lehi, UT); Scott R. Cleere (Provo, UT)
Assignee: Medic, Inc.
A47K5/1217A61B10/007A61B10/0038E03D9/005E03D9/032E03D9/08E03D11/13G01N1/28G01N1/36G01N21/78G01N33/521G01N35/00663E03D2009/028G01N2035/00673
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Patent No.
US 11,607,087
App. No.
16/818,219
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A toilet for administering a product to a user is disclosed. The toilet includes a bowl, a mechanism for administering the product to the user, a storage structure for storing the product, a sensor that detects a property of the product, and a processor. The bowl is adapted to receiving excreta from the user. The processor compares the detected property with a range of values indicating the suitability of the product for being applied to a user. The processor generates an alert when the detected property falls outside the range of values.

Claims (26)

1. A toilet for administering a product to a user comprising:

a bowl adapted to receive excreta from the user;

a mechanism for administering the product to a user;

a storage structure for storing the product;

a sensor that detects a property of the product;

a processor that compares the detected property with a range of values indicating suitability of the product in the storage structure and which generates an alert when the detected property falls outside the range of values; and

wherein the alert indicates the storage structure should be stocked with a new supply of the product; and

wherein the product is mechanically applied to a user by physical contact with a portion of the toilet.

2. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the property is indicative of an identity of the product and wherein the range of values represents an identity of a preferred product to be stored in the storage structure.

3. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the property is indicative of a quantity of the product and wherein the range of values represents a preferred quantity of the product to be stored in the storage structure.

4. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the alert is either a maintenance alert to check the product in the storage structure or an alert that automatically requisitions a new supply of product with which to stock the storage structure.

5. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein data regarding the property is used to control whether the product is administered to the user.

6. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the product comprises a container that cooperates with the storage structure to store the portion of the product to be administered to the user.

7. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the product is one of a group comprising soap, disinfectant, lotion, cream, ointment, and medicament.

8. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the product is topically or transdermally administered to the user.

9. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the product is parenterally or subdermally administered to the user.

10. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the product is enterally or transmucosally administered to the user.

11. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising a bidet and wherein the product is administered to the user by the bidet.

12. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising a supply of water used to administer the product to the user.

13. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising a hypodermic needle through which the product is administered to the user by injection.

14. The toilet of claim 13 , wherein the product is one of insulin, a vaccine, a contraceptive, human chorionic gonadotropin, testosterone, b12, heparin, and an allergy medicament.

15. The toilet of claim 13 , further comprising a cleaner for preparing the injection site for injection.

16. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising a toilet seat through which the product is administered to the user.

17. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the product is administered to the user through a user-controlled wand or other user movable device.

18. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the toilet cleans or sterilizes a portion of the toilet that directly contacts the user or a portion of the toilet that enables the administration of the product to the user.

19. The toilet of claim 18 , further comprising an additional storage structure of an additional product used in conjunction with cleaning or sterilizing the toilet.

Assignments (2)
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 →
Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 62912429 · Oct 8, 2019
Provisional Application 62888972 · Aug 19, 2019
Provisional Application 62888700 · Aug 19, 2019
Provisional Application 62862610 · Jun 17, 2019
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