ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,902, issued on Feb. 10.
"Electrical/electronic device for automatic operation of a toilet lid" was invented by Gustavo Fernandes Godoy Almeida (Recife, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present utility model, entitled electrical/electronic device for the automatic operation of a toilet lid (1), has been developed for automatically raising and lowering a toilet lid without manual contact by means of the incorporation of an electrical/electronic component comprising an adjustable fastening base (2) compatible with any toilet manufactured in accordance with Brazilian standards; a lid actuating arm (3); a seat actuating arm (4); ...