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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2021
Medic, Inc., Provo, UT (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Jared Reynolds, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Jared Blake, Orem, UT (US);
Joshua Larsen, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Hall Labs LLC, Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
An analytical toilet comprising a bowl adapted to receive excreta; a channel in fluid communication with the bowl for extracting a sample of excreta from the bowl; an imaging section in the channel, comprising a transparent window; and a movable wall capable of moving between a first and a second position; wherein the channel is open when the movable wall is in a first position; and wherein the channel is nearly closed when the movable wall is in a second position; a first actuator adapted to move the movable wall between its first and second position; an imaging sensor positioned to image the contents of the channel at the point of the movable wall through the transparent window is disclosed.