Flush toilet control system and related method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8997268
APP PUB NO 20120222206A1
SERIAL NO

13470599

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A control system for a flush toilet includes a water delivery device for delivering a source of flush water to a bowl. The control system includes a controller and a user interface. The controller is operative to control the toilet through a flush sequence in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the controller opens the water delivery device to deliver a predetermined amount of water to the bowl. In the second mode, the controller opens the water delivery device to deliver a user adjustable amount of water to the bowl. The user interface is in communication with the controller for selecting between the first mode and the second mode. Where the toilet is a macerator toilet, the controller monitors current draw unit when the current draw satisfies a predetermined current condition. The controller may operate in a normal mode and a lockout mode.

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  • THETFORD CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Butterwick, Forrest D Ann Arbor, US 3 23
Danks, Ricky L Jackson, US 3 16
Delaney, Daniel Pinckney, US 4 23
Grech, George Garden City, US 22 226
Miller, James K Ypsilanti, US 12 250
Smith, Julian N Farmington Hills, US 5 311

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