US Patent Issued to Kohler on July 14 for "Rim jet nozzle system for toilets" (Wisconsin, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,287, issued on July 14, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Rim jet nozzle system for toilets" was invented by Daniel N. Halloran (Fredonia, Wis.), Tony L. Lambert (Sheboygan, Wis.), Randy O. Mesun (Sheboygan, Wis.), Rahul Bose (Sheboygan, Wis.), Keith E. Muellenbach (Sheboygan, Wis.), Sudip Mukerji (Mequon, Wis.) and Jessica A. Grev (Winston Salem, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toilet assembly includes a toilet body and a nozzle system. The toilet body defines a toilet bowl and a rim area disposed along an upper edge of the toilet bowl. The rim area includes a flange defining an opening. The nozzle system includes a ...