ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,000, issued on April 21, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).
"Clean toilet and accessories" was invented by Michael Luettgen (Grafton, Wis.), William Kuru (Plymouth, Wis.), Clayton Garrels (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Peter W. Denzin (Glenbeulah, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toilet that includes a tank configured to hold water from a water supply; a reservoir fluidly connected to the tank and configured to hold a cleaning compound comprising a chemical compound and water from the water supply; and an actuator configured to control a flush cycle of the toilet upon a first activation, the actuator including at least one nozzl...