US Patent Issued to Kohler on July 28 for "Toilet biometric data collection device" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,968, issued on July 28, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Toilet biometric data collection device" was invented by Rafael Rexach (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Jiunntyng Chen (Kohler, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biometric data collection device for a toilet includes a first compartment, a second compartment, and a bridge. The first compartment includes a first circuit board. The second compartment includes a second circuit board. The bridge is coupled to the first compartment and the second compartment and is configured to be supported by a rim of the toilet so that the first compartment is inside of a bowl of the toilet a...