Toilet overflow prevention system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11193264
APP PUB NO 20200277772A1
SERIAL NO

16877125

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A system for preventing overflow of a toilet includes a capacitance sensor arrangement as in combination with certain features (e.g., flap valve disablement). The system can detect an overflow flush condition of a toilet by sensing the value of a parameter of one or more normal flush cycles of the toilet and establishing a normal range for the value of the parameter using the sensed value. The system can also store the normal range in a memory for comparison to a value of the parameter during subsequent flush cycles. The system can perform sensing over a predetermined timeframe. The system can include the time frame being sufficient to include the entire push cycle of the toilet.

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LIMIT INC35 ARBORSIDE IRVINE CA 92603

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fromm, Josh Seattle, US 9 22
Salemi, Parizi Farshid Seattle, US 3 4

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