公开(公告)号：US11873634B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17212814

申请日：2021-03-25

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： William Kuru ,  Clayton Garrels ,  Peter W. Denzin

IPC: E03D9/03 ,  E03D9/05 ,  A47K17/00 ,  G08B21/18 ,  C11D7/04 ,  C11D11/00 ,  A47K13/30 ,  E03D1/36 ,  E03D5/10 ,  E03D9/00 ,  G08B5/36 ,  E03D9/02

CPC classification number: E03D9/05 ,  A47K13/307 ,  A47K17/00 ,  C11D7/04 ,  C11D11/0023 ,  C11D11/0052 ,  E03D1/36 ,  E03D5/10 ,  E03D9/005 ,  E03D9/031 ,  E03D9/032 ,  E03D9/033 ,  E03D9/038 ,  G08B5/36 ,  G08B21/182 ,  E03D2009/024 ,  E03D2009/028

Abstract: A chemical dispensing system for a toilet that includes a container configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water to form a cleaning compound; a bracket coupled to the container; a threaded protrusion that extends from the bracket and is configured to extend through a hole in an inside of the sidewall of the toilet; and a fastener having a threaded body and a head, which is larger radially than the threaded body such that the head is configured to contact an outside of the sidewall in a secured position in which the threaded body threads to the threaded protrusion.

公开(公告)号：US11866277B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US16932097

申请日：2020-07-17

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Cary D. Edmonds ,  Nicole A. Sorenson

IPC: B65H16/06 ,  A47K10/00 ,  A47K10/40 ,  B65H16/00

CPC classification number: B65H16/06 ,  A47K10/00 ,  A47K10/405 ,  B65H16/005 ,  A47K2201/02

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a dispenser for rolled paper product includes a first arm and a second arm, with the first arm having an elongate member configured to receive a roll of paper product. A first mounting bracket is configured to rotatingly couple the first arm to a mounting surface. The first arm is configured to cover the first mounting bracket from view. A second mounting bracket is configured to rigidly couple the second arm to the mounting surface.

公开(公告)号：US20230366184A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18225904

申请日：2023-07-25

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： William Kuru ,  Clayton Garrels ,  Jeremiah Rauwerdink

IPC: E03D3/10

CPC classification number: E03D3/10

Abstract: An air drive system for a toilet includes a compression cylinder including an air space, a fluid space, a base orifice adjoining the fluid space, and an outlet orifice adjoining the air space, and an air drive passage configured to carry pressurized air to the toilet. The flow of water increases the fluid space of the compression cylinder or increases an air pressure associated with the air space of the compression cylinder.

公开(公告)号：USD1003859S1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US29719288

申请日：2020-01-02

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Designer： Zhiyu Liu ,  Rafael A. Rexach

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a speaker system for bath and shower environments, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is another side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 1.
The dash-dot broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the speaker system for bath and shower environments; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US11799342B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17166746

申请日：2021-02-03

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Isaac S. Frampton ,  Adam Larson

IPC: H02K3/26 ,  H02K15/04 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02K1/2795

CPC classification number: H02K3/26 ,  H02K1/2795 ,  H02K15/0407 ,  H02K21/24 ,  H02K2203/03

Abstract: An electric machine includes a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of conductors. The plurality of permanent magnets are arranged radially around a rotation axis of the electric machine and spaced apart from the rotation axis of the electric machine. At least one of the plurality of magnets has a shape in a plane of rotation intersected by the rotation axis. The plurality of conductors are arranged relative to the plurality of magnets and spaced apart from each other circumferentially around the rotation axis of the electric machine. At least one of the plurality of conductors includes a trace having a polygon shape different than the shape of the at least one of the plurality of magnets.

公开(公告)号：US11795999B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17699616

申请日：2022-03-21

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Jacob R. Frye ,  Gabriel M. Niederlander

IPC: F16C23/04 ,  F16K27/00 ,  E03C1/04 ,  F16L27/08

CPC classification number: F16C23/04 ,  E03C1/0404 ,  F16K27/00 ,  F16L27/08 ,  E03C2001/0414 ,  Y10T137/8807 ,  Y10T137/9464

Abstract: Disclosed is a bearing configured to couple a faucet spout to a faucet body. The bearing includes a plurality of fingers extending parallel to a central axis of the bearing. The plurality of fingers is configured to engage with the faucet spout at an intermediate position between a first end of the bearing and a second end of the bearing. The fingers are configured to exert an outward pressure to the faucet spout. The fingers are also configured to compress in a substantially axial direction.

公开(公告)号：US20230333663A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18295628

申请日：2023-04-04

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Gaurav Kumar Verma ,  Braden Daniel Schmidt ,  Drew Johnson ,  Nikhil Bangar ,  Nikhil Sanjay Ghatole ,  Jiunn Tyng Chen

IPC: G01J5/10 ,  G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G01J5/10

Abstract: A control unit for a plumbing assembly includes a first sensor for sensing a gesture and at least one direction associated with the gesture. The control unit also includes a first pair of sensors arranged along a first axis of the control unit, which determine a velocity of the gesture along the first axis. The control unit includes a second pair of sensors arranged a long a second axis of the control unit, which determine a velocity of the gesture along the second axis. The control unit includes at least one controller operably coupled to the first sensor, the first pair of sensors, and the second pair of sensors, where the at least one controller adjusts an operational state of the plumbing assembly based on the velocity of the gesture along the first axis, the velocity of the gesture along the second axis, and the at least one direction.

公开(公告)号：US20230313715A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18330116

申请日：2023-06-06

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Jonathan T. BYKOWSKI ,  Terrence M. ROTTER ,  William O. KOENIGS ,  Sean A. RUSCH ,  David M. TORRES ,  Dean M. NELSON ,  Alexander A. YOSICK ,  Nicholas C. BILLE ,  Timothy A. NIGHBOR ,  Joseph A. MCMULLEN

IPC: F01M1/10 ,  F01M11/03 ,  F01M11/04 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D35/157 ,  B01D29/15 ,  B01D29/50 ,  B01D29/96 ,  B01D35/06 ,  F01M1/02

CPC classification number: F01M1/10 ,  F01M11/03 ,  F01M11/04 ,  B01D35/306 ,  B01D35/157 ,  B01D29/15 ,  B01D29/50 ,  B01D29/96 ,  B01D35/06 ,  F01M1/02 ,  B01D2201/316 ,  F01M2001/1057 ,  F01M2011/031 ,  F01M2001/1042 ,  B01D2201/34 ,  B01D2201/4092 ,  B01D2201/309

Abstract: An apparatus facilitates multiple paths or circuits through an engine and remote housing for an oil filter. The apparatus includes a first oil filter chamber housing a first oil filter, a second oil filter chamber housing a second oil filter, a first output of the remote housing configured to provide a path from the first oil filter chamber housing to bearings of an engine, a second output of the remote housing configured to provide a path from the second oil filter chamber housing to a sump of the engine, and an input of the remote housing configured to provide a path from an oil pump of the engine to the first oil filter chamber housing.

公开(公告)号：US11777376B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17554478

申请日：2021-12-17

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Isaac S. Frampton ,  Adam Larson

IPC: H02K11/22 ,  H02K11/225 ,  H02K11/33 ,  H02K11/30

CPC classification number: H02K11/225 ,  H02K11/30 ,  H02K11/33 ,  H02K2211/03

Abstract: An electric machine includes at least a printed circuit board and a magnetically permeable element. The printed circuit board includes a reluctance coil configured to generate a voltage in presence of a magnetic flux. The magnetically permeable element has a first end positioned adjacent to a rotor of the electrical machine and a second end positioned adjacent to the coil of the printed circuit board. In some examples, rotation of the rotor causes a change in the magnetic flux through the magnetically permeable element and generation of the voltage across the reluctance coil.

公开(公告)号：US11761189B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US17868134

申请日：2022-07-19

Applicant: Kohler Co.

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

IPC: E03D11/13 ,  E03D13/00

CPC classification number: E03D11/13 ,  E03D13/00

Abstract: A plumbing fixture includes a sump and a trapway extending from sump at an inlet of the trapway. A jet orifice is disposed in the trapway at approximately the inlet and defines an angled axis that is oriented upwardly toward an upper wall of the trapway and rearwardly toward an interior of the trapway. The jet orifice is configured to direct fluid from a fluid supply source to the trapway.