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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2023
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Todd Leonhard, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Jason Miller, Plymouth, WI (US);
Kenneth Kapal, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Erich Slothower, Kohler, WI (US);
Pete Kajuch, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Andrew Wasz, Kohler, WI (US);
Eder Perez, Kohler, WI (US);
Margaret Mazz, Kohler, WI (US);
Evan Grybush, Belgium, WI (US);
Matthew Wegner, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Niels Eilmus, Kohler, WI (US);
Josh Hippert, Kohler, WI (US);
Jonathan Bradley, Grafton, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A disposal system utilizing a direct injection of water for an amount of time to sufficiently sanitize a chamber of the disposal system. The disposal system includes a chamber coupled to a drain of a sink at a first end of the chamber, and to a drainpipe at a second end of the chamber. A cutting mechanism, such as a rotary cutting blade, is positioned within the chamber near a floor of the chamber. A fluid-injection unit, such as a flange attachment, coupled to the first end of the chamber and the drain of the sink, includes a plurality of nozzles for introducing a fluid in a variety of streams in different directions to reach substantially an entirety of the chamber. The flange attachment can also include a water line attachment for connecting to a water line, with an optional ozone generator upstream from the disposal system.