# US 12,007,110 B2 · Illuminated bath caddy > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,007,110 B2 - Document ID: US12007110B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/667,047 - Filed: 2022-02-08 - Published: 2022-08-11 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2021-02-09 - Assignees: Kohler Co. - Applicants: Kohler Co. - Inventors: Xinyao Liu; Han Chew - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12007110B2 ## CPC - F21V 33/004: {Sanitary equipment, e.g. mirrors, showers, toilet seats or paper dispensers} - A47K 3/004: {Trays} - A47K 3/281: {Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers (A47K3/30, A47K3/38, A47K3/40 take precedence)} - F21S 9/02: the power supply being a battery or accumulator - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS ## Abstract One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a bath caddy for use on a bathtub, where the bath caddy includes a tray having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a lighting assembly configured to couple to the bottom surface of the tray. The lighting assembly includes at least one light fixture configured to provide light to an interior of the bathtub. Another aspect of the present disclosure relates to a bath caddy including a tray and a lighting assembly configured to couple to the tray, where the lighting assembly is configured to provide light to an interior of the bathtub. Then lighting assembly includes at least one light fixture and a controller operably coupled to the at least one light fixture, where the controller is configured to adjust at least one of a color, tone, or brightness of the at least one light fixture. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bath caddy for use on a bathtub, the bath caddy comprising: a tray having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a first end and a second end structured to respectively engage with opposing first and second walls of the bathtub; and a lighting assembly positioned on the bottom surface of the tray and having at least one light fixture configured to provide light to an interior of the bathtub. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bath caddy of claim 1, wherein the at least one light fixture extends along an edge of the tray. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The bath caddy of claim 1, wherein the bath caddy further comprises a first placement feature and a second placement feature, each of the first placement feature and second displacement feature being disposed on and extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the tray, wherein the first placement feature is configured to engage with the first wall and the second placement feature is configured to engage with the second wall of the bathtub. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The bath caddy of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the tray comprises at least one recessed region. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The bath caddy of claim 4, wherein the at least one recessed region is configured as a slot. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The bath caddy of claim 1, wherein the tray comprises a rim disposed along a perimeter of the tray, the rim extending upward from the top surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The bath caddy of claim 1, wherein the lighting assembly is removably coupled to the bottom surface of the tray. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The bath caddy of claim 7, wherein the lighting assembly comprises a first set of magnetic components and the bottom surface of the tray comprises a second set of magnetic components, and wherein the first set of magnetic components is configured to couple to the second set of magnetic components. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The bath caddy of claim 7, wherein the lighting assembly comprises one or more protrusions extending upward from the lighting assembly. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The bath caddy of claim 9, wherein the bottom surface of the tray comprises one or more brackets, the one or more brackets configured to receive the one or more protrusions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The bath caddy of claim 9, wherein the bottom surface of the tray comprises one or more recesses, the one or more recesses configured to receive the one or more protrusions. ### Claim 12 A bath caddy for use on a bathtub, the bath caddy comprising: a tray having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the bottom surface having a first end and a second end structured to respectively engage with opposing first and second walls of the bathtub; and a lighting assembly coupled to the bottom surface of the tray and configured to provide light to an interior of the bathtub, wherein the top surface is structured to contain items placed thereon; wherein the lighting assembly comprises: at least one light fixture; and a controller operably coupled to the at least one light fixture; wherein the controller is configured to adjust at least one of a color, tone, or brightness of the at least one light fixture. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The bath caddy of claim 12, wherein the controller is configured to adjust at least one of a color, tone, or intensity of the at least one light fixture based on a predetermined mode associated with the lighting assembly. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The bath caddy of claim 13, wherein the predetermined mode corresponds to particular range of at least one of the color, tone, or intensity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The bath caddy of claim 13, wherein the predetermined mode corresponds to a particular duration associated with at least one of the color, tone, or intensity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The bath caddy of claim 13, wherein the predetermined mode corresponds to a particular sequence associated with the at least one of the color, tone, or intensity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The bath caddy of claim 12, wherein the lighting assembly further comprises a user interface operably coupled to the controller, the user interface configured to send one or more inputs to the controller for controlling the at least one light fixture. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The bath caddy of claim 17, wherein the user interface is disposed on a bottom surface of the tray. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The bath caddy of claim 18, wherein the bottom surface of the tray comprises a non-slip coating. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The bath caddy of claim 17, wherein the user interface is disposed on a top surface of the tray.