US 11,679,386 B2
Comminution of feces and preparation for analysis
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US); David Crismon, Herriman, UT (US); K. Jeffrey Campbell, Spanish Fork, UT (US); Joshua Larsen, Spanish Fork, UT (US); and Anthony E. Pullen, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to Medic, Inc., Provo, UT (US)
Filed by Hall Labs, Inc., Provo, UT (US)
Filed on May 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/869,467.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/986,651, filed on Mar. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/862,554, filed on Jun. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/862,569, filed on Jun. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0391204 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Int. Cl. B01L 3/10 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/04 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); E03D 9/10 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 3/5027 (2013.01) [B01L 3/021 (2013.01); E03D 9/10 (2013.01); G01N 1/04 (2013.01); G01N 1/2813 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0663 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1805 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An analytical toilet comprising:
a bowl for collecting feces from a user;
a comminutor that comminutes at least a portion of the feces;
a processing fluid driver that causes a processing fluid to mix with and transport at least a portion of the comminuted feces to an analytical station in the toilet;
a separator that separates a sample of the at least a portion of the comminuted feces to be analyzed; and
a wash fluid driver that causes a wash fluid to wash the feces out of the bowl.