# US 2020/0399880 A1 · Toilet with waste location detection and removal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0399880 A1 - Document ID: US20200399880A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/903,124 - Filed: 2020-06-16 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-17 - Assignees: Medic, Inc. - Applicants: Medic, Inc. - Inventors: David R. Hall; David Crismon; Joshua Larsen; Jared Reynolds - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200399880A1 ## CPC - A61H 1/00: Apparatus for passive exercising (A61H5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones - E03D 5/01: using flushing pumps - E03D 9/00: Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories (hand tools for cleaning the toilet bowl A47K11/10; seats or covers for closets A47K13/00; body supports, other than seats for closets A47K17/02; devices for preventing contamination of drinking-water pipes E03C1/10 ){; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells (cleaning, disinfecting or deodorising the seat A47K13/30)} - E03D 5/10: 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} - E03D 2201/30: Water injection in siphon for enhancing flushing - G01N 33/4833: {of solid biological material, e.g. tissue samples, cell cultures (tissue in vivo A61B5/00; cell suspensions G01N33/48735)} - G01N 33/493: urine - A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N) - E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) ## Abstract An analytical toilet is disclosed. The toilet is equipped to use energized flush water to clean excreta and other waste from the toilet. The toilet includes a bowl for receiving excreta from a user; at least one analytical device by which a sample of excreta is analyzed; a supply of flush water to be used to remove waste from a surface the of the toilet; an energizer to add energy to at least a portion of the to create energized flush water prior to its use in removing waste; and an orifice for directing a first jet of the energized flush water at the waste on the surface of the toilet. The disclosure also includes features to detect the location of waste in the toilet and selectively activate the energized flush water in order to clean the detected waste. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An analytical toilet comprising: a bowl for receiving excreta from a user; at least one analytical device by which a sample of excreta is analyzed; a supply of flush water to be used to remove waste from a surface the of the toilet; an energizer to add energy to at least a portion of the to create energized flush water prior to its use in removing waste; and an orifice for directing a first jet of the energized flush water at the waste on the surface of the toilet. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, wherein the analytical device comprises a sensor used to detect the location of waste and the jet of energized flush water is selectively activated or selectively aimed to remove the waste based on the detected location of waste. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, wherein the energizer increases the pressure of the flush water. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, wherein the energizer increases the temperature of the flush water. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, wherein the bowl comprises a shelf for receiving feces and the first jet is directed toward the shelf. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, wherein the energizer comprises a pump. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The analytical toilet of claim 6, wherein the energizer comprises a pneumatic pump which pressurizes air and wherein the pressurized air is used to pressurize the flush water. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, wherein the energizer comprises a storage chamber for storing pressurized water before use. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, wherein the orifice is located on a bidet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The analytical toilet of claim 9, wherein the orifice is in the form of a nozzle and wherein the nozzle can be directed at different angles. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The analytical toilet of claim 9, wherein the bidet is adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis to change the location at which the first jet is directed. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, further comprising a lid which closes to prevent splatter from the first jet leaving the toilet. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The analytical toilet of claim 12, wherein the lid automatically closes before the first jet turns on. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, further comprising a second orifice for directing a second jet of flush water at the waste. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The analytical toilet of claim 14, wherein the first jet and the second jet are directed at different locations. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The analytical toilet of claim 14, wherein the first jet and the second jet are directed at the same location and cooperate to remove the waste. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The analytical toilet of claim 14, further comprising a valve for selecting which of the first jet or second jet is turned on. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, further comprising a science center for performing analysis of excreta samples and wherein the location of the waste is within the science center. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, wherein the orifice can be repositioned to direct the jet at multiple portions of the toilet. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The analytical toilet of claim 1, wherein the flush water is divided between the at least a portion of the flush water and the remainder of the flush water, and wherein the remainder of the flush water is not energized before being used to remove waste.