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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2024
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Hiroyuki Muraoka, Milwaukee, WI (US);
John O. Lipinski, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 13/10 (2006.01); A47K 13/12 (2006.01); E03D 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 13/10 (2013.01); A47K 13/12 (2013.01); E03D 5/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toilet includes a base, a seat rotatably coupled to the base, a first counterweight fixedly coupled to the seat, wherein the first counterweight causes a center of mass of the seat to be spaced from a geometric center of the seat, a cover rotatably coupled to the seat, and a second counterweight fixedly coupled to the cover. The second counterweight causes a center of mass of the cover to be spaced from a geometric center of the cover.
Muraoka, Hiroyuki. (2026). Counterbalanced toilet seat and cover (U.S. Patent No. 12690730). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12690730
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