Line pressure-driven, tankless, siphonic toilet

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10927537
APP PUB NO 20170247871A1
SERIAL NO

15414576

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A tankless toilet includes a bowl, a trapway, and a jet. The bowl includes a rim at an upper portion of the bowl and a sump at a lower portion of the bowl. The trapway extends from the sump to a drain. The jet includes a main channel configured to receive a supply of water from a supply conduit, and a plurality of distribution channels configured to introduce water received from the main channel to at least one of the sump and the trapway. The jet is configured to receive the supply of water from the supply conduit at a first flow rate and induce a flow from the supply of water into the trapway at a second flow rate greater than the first flow rate to prime a siphon within the trapway. The second flow rate is greater than the first flow rate prior to priming the siphon.

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  • KOHLER CO.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Esche, John Kohler, US 6 39
Garrels, Clayton Kohler, US 31 160
Kalk, William Sheboygan, US 15 21
Laundre, Jeffrey T Sheboygan, US 24 50
Luettgen, Michael J Grafton, US 14 176
Mesun, Randy Sheboygan, US 3 14
Muellenbach, Keith Sheboygan, US 6 19
Mukerji, Sudip Mequon, US 11 66
Rauwerdink, Jeremy Sheboygan, US 2 14

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