E03D 5/10
Operated electrically
Official title: operated electrically (E03D5/01, E03D5/12 take precedence), {e.g. by a photo-cell; also combined with devices for opening or closing shutters in the bowl outlet and/or with devices for raising/or lowering seat and cover and/or for swiveling the bowl}
E03D5/10 (Operated electrically) appears on 578 US grants and 653 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E03D- Granted patents
- 578
- Published applications
- 653
- Assignees
- 185
- Inventors
- 1,109
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 14 |
| 2003 | 7 | 13 |
| 2004 | 7 | 18 |
| 2005 | 14 | 23 |
| 2006 | 13 | 22 |
| 2007 | 13 | 15 |
| 2008 | 10 | 17 |
| 2009 | 7 | 13 |
| 2010 | 7 | 33 |
| 2011 | 6 | 15 |
| 2012 | 16 | 18 |
| 2013 | 20 | 21 |
| 2014 | 8 | 27 |
| 2015 | 17 | 21 |
| 2016 | 16 | 25 |
| 2017 | 33 | 35 |
| 2018 | 27 | 44 |
| 2019 | 39 | 40 |
| 2020 | 31 | 36 |
| 2021 | 36 | 52 |
| 2022 | 25 | 28 |
| 2023 | 27 | 33 |
| 2024 | 38 | 39 |
| 2025 | 25 | 28 |
| 2026 | 20 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Wall flush valve22 Sep 2026US 12,742,321 B2Kohler Co.
- Toilet flush controller15 Sep 2026US 12,735,881 B2Kohler Co.
- Connected faucet systems25 Aug 2026US 12,716,221 B2AS America, Inc.
- Counterbalanced toilet seat and cover28 Jul 2026US 12,690,730 B2Kohler Co.
- Programmable flush valve controller23 Jun 2026US 12,662,803 B2Kohler Co.
- Toilet24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286672 A1Kohler Co.
- Programmable flush valve controller24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286673 A1Kohler Co.
- Programmable toilet flush initiating, monitoring and management system and method thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275696 A1Hydraze, Inc.
- Clean toilet and accessories10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266036 A1Kohler Co.
- Sink device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270103 A1Kohler Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Advanced touchless plumbing systems203US 6,250,601 B1Kohler Co. · 2001
- Flush valve with an electronic sensor and solenoid valve133US 4,793,588 ACoyne & Delany Co. · 1988
- Diaphragm stop for sensor-operated, battery-powered flush valve129US 5,244,179 ASloan Valve Company · 1993
- Automatic flushing system127US 4,309,781 ASloan Valve Company · 1982
- Sensor-operated battery-powered flush valve123US 5,169,118 ASloan Valve Company · 1992