Toilet with sensor for detecting analytical consumable
US11344164B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0403
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An analytical toilet is disclosed. The toilet includes a bowl for receiving excreta, a mechanism that uses a consumable for analyzing a sample of excreta, a storage structure for storing the consumable, a sensor that detects at least one property of the consumable, and a processor that generates an alert when the property is outside a predetermined parameter. The property the sensor detects can be used to determine at least one of the identity of the consumable, the quantity or supply of the consumable, or a property related to the suitability of the consumable.
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