Health seat for toilets and bidets

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12360100-B2
Application number	US-202418442619-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2024
Priority date	May 31, 2018
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

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.

First claim

We claim:

1. A toilet comprising:
a toilet base;
a urine collection system configured to perform an analysis of urine from a user and provide output health data of the user in response to the analysis of urine;
a fingerprint scanner configured to scan a fingerprint of the user, wherein data for identification of the user is associated with the output health data; and
a valve integrated into an opening of the toilet base, the valve configured to allow urine to enter the urine collection system in an open position and prevent urine from entering the urine collection system in a closed position.

2. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the fingerprint scanner is located on a toilet seat assembly.

3. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the urine collection system is configured to communicate with an external device to indicate that urine is being provided for testing.

4. The toilet of claim 3 , wherein the external device includes a smartphone.

5. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising:
a mount configured to couple the urine collection system to the toilet.

6. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the urine collection system comprises:
a memory configured to store data from the analysis of the urine.

7. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein an alert is provided in response to the analysis of the urine.

8. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein water is passed over at least part of the urine collection system during a cleaning cycle.

9. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising:
a bidet arm configured to dispense water to wash at least part of the urine collection system.

10. A toilet comprising:
a toilet base having a body and a bowl; and
a urine collection system configured to perform an analysis of urine from a plurality of users and provide output health data of the user in response to the analysis of urine;
a fingerprint scanner configured to scan a fingerprint of the plurality of users, wherein data for identification each of the plurality of users is associated with corresponding output health data; and
a valve integrated into an opening in the bowl of the toilet base configured to allow urine to enter the urine collection system in an open position and prevent urine from entering the urine collection system in a closed position.

11. The toilet of claim 10 , wherein the urine collection system is configured to communicate with an external device to indicate that urine is being provided for testing.

12. The toilet of claim 10 , further comprising:
a mount configured to couple the urine collection system to the toilet.

13. The toilet of claim 10 , wherein the urine collection system comprises:
a memory configured to store data from the analysis of the urine.

14. The toilet of claim 10 , wherein an alert is provided in response to the analysis of the urine.

15. The toilet of claim 10 , wherein water is passed over at least part of the urine collection system during a cleaning cycle.

16. The toilet of claim 10 , further comprising:
a bidet arm configured to dispense water to wash at least part of the urine collection system.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Tan Luncheak
• Chen Chinghua

Classifications

• E03D5/00

  Special constructions of flushing devices (in motor vehicles or trailers B60R15/00; in railway carriages B61D35/00; in ships B63B29/14; in aircraft B64D11/02), {e.g. closed flushing system} · CPC title

• E03D5/022

  Operating automatically (E03D5/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E03D9/00

  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)} · CPC title

• G01N1/10

  in the liquid or fluent state {(burettes, pipettes B01L3/02; sampling of ground water E02D1/06; metering by volume of fluids or fluent solid material G01F11/00, G01F13/00)} · CPC title

• E03D9/08

  Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices (showers A47K3/28; bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes A61H33/00, for specific parts of the body A61H35/00 ){; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting} · CPC title