公开(公告)号：US10738448B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US16201413

申请日：2018-11-27

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Peter William Swart ,  John F. Emmerling ,  Scott R. Krebs ,  Billy Jack Ahola ,  Andrew L. Smith ,  Lawrence E. Duwell ,  Donald G. Bogenschuetz

IPC: E03D1/26 ,  E03D11/17

Abstract: A toilet that includes a tank having an outlet; a mounting bracket including a base having a central opening, a first set of mounts, which comprises two mounting locations located on opposite sides of the central opening for mounting the tank to a first pedestal having a bowl and two mounting holes, and a second set of mounts, which comprises three mounting locations that are separate from the two mounting locations of the first set of mounts, are located in a triangular pattern around the central opening, and mount the tank to a second pedestal having a bowl and three mounting holes; a valve body extending through the outlet and the central opening, wherein the valve body fluidly connects the outlet to an inlet of one of the bowls; and two or more fasteners with each fastener engaging one mounting hole and an associated mounting location.

公开(公告)号：US20200048886A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16533334

申请日：2019-08-06

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Billy Jack Ahola ,  Andrew L. Smith ,  Mark E. Baumgartner ,  Donald G. Bogenschuetz ,  Tobin J. Vetting ,  Lawrence E. Duwell ,  Peter W. Swart

IPC: E03D1/26

Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a flush engine having a bowl defining a sump and a trapway extending from the sump. A bowl insert is configured to be located in the bowl and a shroud is configured to be positioned over the flush engine to conceal at least a portion of the flush engine.

公开(公告)号：US20190382994A1

公开(公告)日：2019-12-19

申请号：US16555156

申请日：2019-08-29

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Andrew L. SMITH ,  Billy Jack Ahola ,  Mark Baumgartner ,  Larry Duwell ,  Don Bogenschuetz ,  Peter Swart ,  Tobin Vetting

IPC: E03D11/18 ,  E03D5/02 ,  E03D11/02 ,  E03D5/10 ,  E03D11/10

Abstract: A toilet that includes a bowl having a sump, a passageway, a fluid conduit and a valve. The passageway includes an entrance fluidly connected to the sump, an outlet, a dam located between the entrance and the outlet of the passageway, and an inlet located between the dam and the outlet of the passageway. The fluid conduit configured to supply a volume of water into the passageway through the inlet. The valve located between the inlet and the outlet of the passageway, wherein the valve is configured to retain the volume of water in a closed position prior to a flush cycle to affect a siphon during the flush cycle.

公开(公告)号：US10428509B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15981457

申请日：2018-05-16

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Andrew L. Smith ,  Billy Jack Ahola ,  Mark Baumgartner ,  Larry Duwell ,  Don Bogenschuetz ,  Peter Swart ,  Tobin Vetting

IPC: E03D11/18 ,  E03D5/02 ,  E03D11/02 ,  E03D5/10 ,  E03D11/10 ,  E03D5/00

Abstract: A method of flushing a siphonic toilet that includes retaining a first volume of water in a bowl and an up leg of a passageway that is upstream from a dam, retaining a second volume of water in the passageway between a valve and the dam in a closed position of the valve, activating a flush cycle of the toilet that introduces a third volume of water into the toilet, and moving the valve from the closed position to an open position to affect a siphon during the flush cycle.

公开(公告)号：US20190169825A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16201413

申请日：2018-11-27

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Peter William Swart ,  John F. Emmerling ,  Scott R. Krebs ,  Billy Jack Ahola ,  Andrew L. Smith ,  Lawrence E. Duwell ,  Donald G. Bogenschuetz

IPC: E03D1/26

Abstract: A toilet that includes a tank having an outlet; a mounting bracket including a base having a central opening, a first set of mounts, which comprises two mounting locations located on opposite sides of the central opening for mounting the tank to a first pedestal having a bowl and two mounting holes, and a second set of mounts, which comprises three mounting locations that are separate from the two mounting locations of the first set of mounts, are located in a triangular pattern around the central opening, and mount the tank to a second pedestal having a bowl and three mounting holes; a valve body extending through the outlet and the central opening, wherein the valve body fluidly connects the outlet to an inlet of one of the bowls; and two or more fasteners with each fastener engaging one mounting hole and an associated mounting location.

公开(公告)号：USD743012S1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-10

申请号：US29501089

申请日：2014-09-01

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Designer： Billy Jack Ahola ,  John F. Emmerling ,  Mark E. Baumgartner ,  Andrew Smith ,  Tobin J. Vetting ,  Lawrence Duwell ,  Peter W. Swart ,  Don Bogenschuetz