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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2019
Applicant:

Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);

Inventors:

Andrew L. Smith, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Billy Jack Ahola, Manitowoc, WI (US);

Mark Baumgartner, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Larry Duwell, Adell, WI (US);

Don Bogenschuetz, Sheboygan, WI (US);

Peter Swart, Oostburg, WI (US);

Tobin Vetting, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);

Assignee:

Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 11/18 (2006.01); E03D 5/02 (2006.01); E03D 11/02 (2006.01); E03D 5/10 (2006.01); E03D 11/10 (2006.01); E03D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 11/18 (2013.01); E03D 5/024 (2013.01); E03D 5/10 (2013.01); E03D 11/02 (2013.01); E03D 11/10 (2013.01); E03D 5/003 (2013.01); E03D 2201/30 (2013.01);
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.


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