ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,146, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to David Nelson (North Vancouver, Canada).
"Ventilated toilet" was invented by David Nelson (North Vancouver, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ventilated toilet for removing odors from the toilet base includes a unitary molded tank assembly with an integral ventilation cavity formed along the base and the back inside of the water tank. At least one water channel connects a water inlet chamber of the base to the water tank and is configured to channel water into the base when released from the tank, as well as to provide an airflow conduit for odors present in the base to be removed from t...