US Patent Issued to Kohler on June 23 for "Programmable flush valve controller" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,803, issued on June 23, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Programmable flush valve controller" was invented by Joseph F. Smies (Sheboygan, Wis.), John McCray Wilson (Howards Grove, Wis.) and Timothy John Waack (Manitowoc, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control device for a flush valve of a toilet includes at least a communication interface, a sensor, and a processor. The communication interface is configured to wirelessly receive at least one flush configuration setting for the toilet. The sensor is configured to generate sensor data for at least a presence of a user. The processor is configured to generate a control...