ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,145, issued on Sept. 16.
"System for venting odors from a toilet bowl" was invented by Thomas R. Swett (Sedro-Woolly, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems for venting odors from a toilet bowl include a toilet having a bowl defining a headspace and having a plumbing connection to a vent stack, a plurality of micro-vacuum pumps in fluid communication with the headspace of the bowl of the toilet and in fluid communication with the vent stack. The fluid communication with the vent stack can include a saddle configured to mount to the vent stack. The saddle has an elongate seat that includes a plurality of tubular taps extending ...