US Patent Issued to Kohler on Aug. 11 for "Flush engine" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,971, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Flush engine" was invented by Tony L. Lambert (Sheboygan, Wis.), Andrew L. Smith (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Michael Smith (Sheboygan, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a system for flushing a toilet including a flow controller having a housing including an inlet configured to receive a first flow of water, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The flow controller may further include a hydraulic turbine disposed in the housing in fluid communication with the inlet and configured to generate power as the first flow of water travels therethrough, a rim valve dis...