E03D 5/04
Directly by the seat or cover combined with devices for opening and
Official title: directly by the seat or cover {combined with devices for opening and closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising and lowering seat or cover; Raising or lowering seat and/or cover by flushing or by the flushing mechanism}
E03D5/04 (Directly by the seat or cover combined with devices for opening and) appears on 52 US grants and 29 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E03D- Granted patents
- 52
- Published applications
- 29
- Assignees
- 12
- Inventors
- 92
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Toilet seat assembly with UV light16 Jun 2026US 12,653,357 B2AS America, Inc.
- Toilet lid and seat closer and flushing system3 Oct 2023US 11,771,274 B1
- Powerless automatic flushing device for automatically controlling toilet paper disposal time according to feces and urine22 Aug 2023US 11,732,453 B2Air Voom Inc.
- Unpowered automatic flushing module for flush valve having integrated flushing opening/closing portion22 Aug 2023US 11,732,455 B2Air Voom Inc.
- Water conservation based on toilet seat position15 Aug 2023US 11,725,375 B2Gmat Ventures, LLC
- Automatic draining device for toilet17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275695 A1
- Seat assembly and toilet19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076518 A1Kohler (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
- Modular panel toilet19 Sep 2024US 2024/0309624 A1Kohler Co.
- Toilet seat assembly with uv light20 Jun 2024US 2024/0197123 A1AS America, Inc.
- Powerless automatic flushing device for automatically controlling toilet paper disposal time according to feces and urine8 Sep 2022US 2022/0282470 A1Air Voom Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Seat cover actuated flushing mechanism for toilet30US 5,400,446 AKohler Co. · 1995
- Toilet cover closure device27US 5,222,260 A1993
- Water saving toilet arrangement26US 3,995,327 A1976
- Automatic lid-lifting and flushing device for water closet22US 4,055,864 A1977
- Automatic mechanism for flush and raising toilet seat21US 4,338,690 A1982