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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael J. Veros, Carmel, IN (US);
Kurt Judson Thomas, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Robert W. Rodenbeck, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Garry Robin Marty, Fishers, IN (US);
Derek Allen Brown, Lizton, IN (US);
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A flush toilet includes a bowl, a tank coupled to the bowl, a flush valve positioned within the tank, and a flush device configured to initiate a flush cycle. The automatic toilet further comprises an electronic sensing assembly having a sensing member positioned on the bowl for detecting an overflow condition of the bowl, an overflow device operably coupled to the flush device, and a controller in electronic communication with the electronic sensing assembly and the overflow device for controlling the flush device in response to a condition of the toilet.