US Patent Issued to Topseat International on March 3 for "Magnetic hinge connection for toilet lid and seat" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,298, issued on March 3, was assigned to Topseat International Inc. (Plano, Texas).

"Magnetic hinge connection for toilet lid and seat" was invented by Chengdong Wu (Allen, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge assembly for a toilet seat includes a mounting base configured to be coupled to a toilet bowl, the mounting base comprising a mounting cup. The hinge assembly also includes a mounting post configured to be coupled to the toilet seat and configured to be inserted into the mounting cup. At least one of the mounting cup and the mounting post comprises a magnet such that the mounting post and the mounting cup form a magnetic...