ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,929, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to AS America Inc. (Piscataway, N.J.).
"Siphon flush valve and toilet assembly" was invented by Robert M. Jensen (East Brunswick, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toilet assembly, comprising a toilet tank to hold flush water; a flush valve assembly positioned in the toilet tank; a toilet bowl; and a trapway inflow communication with the toilet bowl, wherein, the flush valve assembly comprises a container having an open lower end and a closed upper end; a siphon flush valve positioned in the container upper end; and a conduit positioned in an interior of the container, wherein the container is...