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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Dan Allen, Springville, UT (US);
Jared Reynolds, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Joshua Larsen, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Travis Niederhauser, Mapleton, UT (US);
Terrece Pearman, Draper, UT (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Dan Allen, Springville, UT (US);
Jared Reynolds, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Joshua Larsen, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Travis Niederhauser, Mapleton, UT (US);
Terrece Pearman, Draper, UT (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a toilet that includes a slanted fill tube with an optical proximity sensor positioned on or within the inner surface of the fill tube. The optical proximity sensor includes an incoherent light source and a photodiode. The optical proximity sensor as disclosed herein detects small changes in volumes added to a toilet bowl. Consequently, small volumes of excrement that are deposited in the toilet bowl by a user may be detected with greater accuracy. In some embodiments, information about the volume of urine or feces deposited into the toilet bowl is recorded and calculated by a processor. Other sensors, including a toilet bowl water level sensor and a gas sensor may collect data in combination with the optical proximity sensor to provide more complete information about the user's health.