ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,760, issued on July 29, was assigned to Topseat International Inc. (Plano, Texas).
"Hinge connection for toilet lid and seat" was invented by Chengdong Wu (Allen, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a toilet seat, a toilet lid comprising a core structural layer and a second layer, and at least one hinge assembly pivotally coupling the toilet seat and toilet lid. Each of the at least one hinge assembly includes a hinge portion in contact with an exterior surface of the second layer. Each of the at least one hinge assembly also includes a hinge connection plate in contact with an interior surface of the second layer,...