ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,889, issued on July 29, was assigned to Danco Inc. (Irving, Texas).
"Toilet seals" was invented by Michael J. Schuster (Shorewood, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating the installation of a toilet over a closet collar for a drain pipe. In one or more embodiments, a toilet seal assembly includes a seal ring, a component including a seal ring receptacle and a funnel, a sealing washer, and a plate. The seal ring can be configured to be positioned over a toilet closet collar. The seal ring receptacle can be configured to be positioned over the seal ring, and the funnel can be configured t...