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  • Detroit, MI
  • 75 Underdown Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

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Flush Toilet Control System And Related Method

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US Patent:
20070113330, May 24, 2007
Filed:
Oct 18, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/550600
Inventors:
James MILLER - Ypsilanti MI, US
Rick Danks - Jackson MI, US
Julian Smith - Farmington Hills MI, US
Daniel Delaney - Pinckney MI, US
George Grech - Garden City MI, US
Forrest Butterwick - Ann Arbor MI, US
International Classification:
E03D 9/10
US Classification:
004319000
Abstract:
A control system for a flush toilet includes a water delivery device for delivering a source of flush water to a bowl. The control system includes a controller and a user interface. The controller is operative to control the toilet through a flush sequence in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the controller opens the water delivery device to deliver a predetermined amount of water to the bowl. In the second mode, the controller opens the water delivery device to deliver a user adjustable amount of water to the bowl. The user interface is in communication with the controller for selecting between the first mode and the second mode. Where the toilet is a macerator toilet, the controller monitors current draw unit when the current draw satisfies a predetermined current condition. The controller may operate in a normal mode and a lockout mode.

Flush Toilet Control System And Related Method

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US Patent:
20120222206, Sep 6, 2012
Filed:
May 14, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/470599
Inventors:
James K. Miller - Ypsilanti MI, US
Ricky L. Danks - Jackson MI, US
Julian N. Smith - Farmington Hills MI, US
Daniel Delaney - Pinckney MI, US
George Grech - Garden City MI, US
Forrest D. Butterwick - Ann Arbor MI, US
Assignee:
THETFORD CORPORATION - Ann Arbor MI
International Classification:
E03D 1/14
US Classification:
4324
Abstract:
A control system for a flush toilet includes a water delivery device for delivering a source of flush water to a bowl. The control system includes a controller and a user interface. The controller is operative to control the toilet through a flush sequence in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the controller opens the water delivery device to deliver a predetermined amount of water to the bowl. In the second mode, the controller opens the water delivery device to deliver a user adjustable amount of water to the bowl. The user interface is in communication with the controller for selecting between the first mode and the second mode. Where the toilet is a macerator toilet, the controller monitors current draw unit when the current draw satisfies a predetermined current condition. The controller may operate in a normal mode and a lockout mode.

Flush Toilet Control System And Related Method

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US Patent:
20130232677, Sep 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr 15, 2013
Appl. No.:
13/862781
Inventors:
James K. Miller - Ypsilanti MI, US
Ricky L. Danks - Jackson MI, US
Julian N. Smith - Farmington Hills MI, US
Daniel Delaney - Pinckney MI, US
George Grech - Garden City MI, US
Forrest D. Butterwick - Ann Arbor MI, US
Assignee:
THETFORD CORPORATION - Ann Arbor MI
International Classification:
E03D 5/10
US Classification:
4314, 4324
Abstract:
A control system for a flush toilet includes a water delivery device for delivering a source of flush water to a bowl. The control system includes a controller and a user interface. The controller is operative to control the toilet through a flush sequence in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the controller opens the water delivery device to deliver a predetermined amount of water to the bowl. In the second mode, the controller opens the water delivery device to deliver a user adjustable amount of water to the bowl. The user interface is in communication with the controller for selecting between the first mode and the second mode. Where the toilet is a macerator toilet, the controller monitors current draw unit when the current draw satisfies a predetermined current condition. The controller may operate in a normal mode and a lockout mode.
Forrest D Butterwick from Ann Arbor, MI, age ~79 Get Report