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US 11,927,588 B2Granted
Health seat for toilets and bidets
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsLuncheak Tan, Chinghua Chen
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Abstract
An intelligent toilet that includes a toilet base having a bowl, a seat assembly comprising a seat, and a urine collection system integrated with the seat assembly, wherein the urine collection system includes an analyzer that is configured to test urine from a user and provide output health data of the user.
Claims19
A toilet comprising:
- a toilet base having a body and a bowl;
- and
- a urine collection system comprising:
- an analyzer configured to perform an analysis of urine on a test strip from a user and provide output health data of the user;
- and
- a mount configured to couple the urine collection system to the toilet base and push the test strip into the bowl under a force of water.
3 more elements
A toilet comprising:
- an assembly mounted to a top surface of a toilet bowl;
- a sensor configured to provide data to identify a user;
- a urine collection system within the assembly, the urine collection system comprising:
- an analyzer configured to perform an analysis of urine from the user and provide output health data of the user;
- a memory configured to store data from the analysis of the urine;
- a proximity sensor;
- and
- a battery configured to provide power to the analyzer;
- and
- a controller configured to communicate with the analyzer and an external device through a network so that the output health data from the analysis of the urine can be received by the external device with the identity of the user, wherein the external device coordinates the analysis of urine from a plurality of appliances.
7 more elements
An intelligent toilet, comprising:
- a toilet base having a body and a bowl in the body;
- a urine collection system comprising:
- a valve integrated into an opening in the bowl and operable by a solenoid to open and close an opening;
- an analyzer, coupled to the valve, located in the toilet base and configured to analyze urine from a user and provide output health data of the user;
- and
- a controller configured to communicate with the analyzer and an external device through a network so that the output health data from the analysis of the urine can be received by the external device with the identity of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.