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Device including an accelerometer in a watertight container for sensing a urine stream

US8544341B2 · kind B2 · utility

21Cited by

12References

15Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Ernest W. Grumbles, III · Saint Paul, US
Timothy A. Bachman · Fort Collins, US
John W. Ahern · Saint Paul, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2012
Grant date	Oct 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01F22/00
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for estimating a stream of urine entering a toilet or urinal includes a measuring unit configured to estimate an amount of the stream of urine, and an indicator to provide an indication to an individual of the amount of the stream of urine.

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