ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,344, issued on May 5, was assigned to Bemis Manufacturing Co. (Sheboygan Falls, Wis.).
"Toilet seat hinge" was invented by Brian LeMahieu (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Jeffrey J. Weiss (Sheboygan, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge assembly is configured to pivotably couple a toilet seat to a toilet bowl about a pivot axis. The hinge assembly includes a base configured to be selectively fixed to the toilet bowl, and a post coupled to the base. The base includes a top portion, and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The bottom portion having a skirt that is configured to abut against the toilet bowl when the base is fixed to the...