ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,247, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Delta Faucet Co. (Indianapolis).
"Toilet with overflow protection" was invented by Michael J. Veros (Carmel, Ind.), Kurt Judson Thomas (Indianapolis), Robert W. Rodenbeck (Indianapolis), Garry Robin Marty (Fishers, Ind.) and Derek Allen Brown (Lizton, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flush toilet includes a bowl, a tank coupled to the bowl, a flush valve positioned within the tank, and a flush device configured to initiate a flush cycle. The automatic toilet further comprises an electronic sensing assembly having a sensing member positioned on the bowl for detecting an overflow condition o...