公开(公告)号：US12209401B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US18508856

申请日：2023-11-14

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： William C. Kuru ,  William Kalk

IPC: E03D11/02

Abstract: A toilet includes a bowl, a trapway, and a passage. The trapway is fluidly connected to the bowl at a trapway inlet and extends downstream from the bowl. The trapway includes an up-leg and a down-leg extending downstream from the up-leg. The passage is fluidly connected to the trapway downstream from the trapway inlet. The passage is configured to allow ambient air from outside the toilet to pass therethrough toward the trapway.

公开(公告)号：US20250027311A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18910719

申请日：2024-10-09

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Clayton C. Garrels ,  William Kalk ,  William C. Kuru

IPC: E03D9/03 ,  C02F1/461 ,  C02F1/467

Abstract: An electro-chlorinating device includes a housing and a pair of electrodes. The housing comprises a reservoir; an inlet port fluidly coupled to the reservoir; and a discharge device fluidly coupled to the reservoir. The discharge device is configured to be fluidly coupled to a plumbing product. The discharge device is configured to release a fluid from the reservoir into the plumbing product in response to a movement of water through the plumbing product. The pair of electrodes is coupled to the housing such that at least a portion of each electrode of the pair of electrodes is disposed within the reservoir.

公开(公告)号：US11739517B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US16864746

申请日：2020-05-01

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Clayton C. Garrels ,  William C. Kuru ,  William Kalk ,  Randal S. Graskamp

IPC: E03D11/08

CPC classification number: E03D11/08 ,  E03D2201/40

Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet body and a fluidic oscillator. The toilet body defines a toilet bowl that is configured to receive a volume of fluid therein. The fluidic oscillator is coupled to the toilet body in a rim area of the toilet bowl. The fluidic oscillator is positioned to direct a fluid onto an inner surface of the toilet bowl. The fluidic oscillator is configured to continuously redirect the flow of fluid to different locations along the inner surface of the toilet bowl.

公开(公告)号：US20220064929A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17522526

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Clayton C. Garrels ,  William C. Kuru ,  William Kalk ,  Randal S. Graskamp ,  Jason Kwacz

IPC: E03D11/08 ,  B05B1/08 ,  B05B1/18

Abstract: A shower head includes a water input pipe, a fluidic oscillator, and at least one water outlet. The water input pipe is configured to supply a flow of water. The fluidic oscillator includes at least one predetermined geometry to control the flow of water ejected from the fluidic oscillator to include a repeating fan of water at a predetermined angle range. The at least one water outlet is configured to provide the flow water including the repeating pattern of water.

公开(公告)号：US20210285199A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17336876

申请日：2021-06-02

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： William C. Kuru ,  William Kalk

IPC: E03D11/02

Abstract: A toilet includes a bowl, a trapway, and a passage. The trapway is fluidly connected to the bowl at a trapway inlet and extends downstream from the bowl. The trapway includes an up-leg and a down-leg extending downstream from the up-leg. The passage is fluidly connected to the trapway downstream from the trapway inlet. The passage is configured to allow ambient air from outside the toilet to pass therethrough toward the trapway.

公开(公告)号：US20200224399A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16829913

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Clayton C. Garrels ,  William C. Kuru ,  Randy S. Graskamp

IPC: E03D5/00 ,  E03D1/08 ,  E03D1/34

Abstract: A method of flushing a toilet that includes opening a first valve to introduce a first supply of grey water into a passage to prime a siphon; opening a second valve to introduce a second supply of water into a bowl from a tank, the bowl having an outlet that is in fluid communication with an inlet of the passage; closing the first valve to shut off the first supply of water; evacuating the contents of the bowl through an outlet of the passage by way of the siphon generated by the introduction of the first supply of water and the introduction of the second supply of water; and closing the second valve to shut off the second supply of water.

公开(公告)号：US20180334790A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US16047351

申请日：2018-07-27

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Michael J. Luettgen ,  William C. Kuru ,  Sudip Mukerji ,  Douglas E. Bogard ,  Peter W. Swart ,  Clayton C. Garrels ,  John F. Emmerling ,  Kari L. Jaeckels ,  Michael D. Lindsay

IPC: E03D11/08 ,  E03D11/02 ,  E03D9/00

CPC classification number: E03D11/08 ,  E03D9/00 ,  E03D11/02 ,  E03D2201/40

Abstract: A toilet includes a bowl and a vertically-elongated jet hole disposed within a portion of the bowl, near a top of the bowl between a rear of the bowl and a side of the bowl. The vertically-elongated jet hole is configured to direct flush water around an inner surface of the bowl to wash the inner surface of the bowl. The bowl does not include a rim that overhangs any portion of the bowl above the vertically-elongated jet hole.

公开(公告)号：US20250019954A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18763012

申请日：2024-07-03

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： William C. Kuru ,  Clayton C. Garrels ,  Jason M. Kwacz ,  Robin Whitfield ,  Peter Kajuch

IPC: E03D9/03

Abstract: A disinfection system for a toilet includes a toilet tank, a drain opening at a bottom of the toilet tank, at least one disinfection channel extending from the drain opening of the toilet tank to a pedestal for the toilet, and a valve system in the toilet tank, the valve system configured to empty the toilet tank through the drain opening to below a predetermined level.

公开(公告)号：US12134885B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US16743096

申请日：2020-01-15

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Clayton C. Garrels ,  William Kalk ,  William C. Kuru

IPC: E03D9/03 ,  C02F1/461 ,  C02F1/467

Abstract: An electro-chlorinating device includes a housing and a pair of electrodes. The housing comprises a reservoir; an inlet port fluidly coupled to the reservoir; and a discharge device fluidly coupled to the reservoir. The discharge device is configured to be fluidly coupled to a plumbing product. The discharge device is configured to release a fluid from the reservoir into the plumbing product in response to a movement of water through the plumbing product. The pair of electrodes is coupled to the housing such that at least a portion of each electrode of the pair of electrodes is disposed within the reservoir.

公开(公告)号：US20240125103A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18390662

申请日：2023-12-20

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Clayton C. Garrels ,  William C. Kuru ,  Randy S. Graskamp

IPC: E03D5/00 ,  E03D1/08 ,  E03D1/34

CPC classification number: E03D5/006 ,  E03D1/08 ,  E03D1/34 ,  E03D5/003

Abstract: A method of flushing a toilet that includes opening a first valve to introduce a first supply of grey water into a passage to prime a siphon; opening a second valve to introduce a second supply of water into a bowl from a tank, the bowl having an outlet that is in fluid communication with an inlet of the passage; closing the first valve to shut off the first supply of water, evacuating the contents of the bowl through an outlet of the passage by way of the siphon generated by the introduction of the first supply of water and the introduction of the second supply of water; and closing the second valve to shut off the second supply of water.