US 11,987,967 B1
High efficiency toilet
Patrick Gerard Stack, Northville, MI (US); and Joan Marie Stoneburner, Commerce Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Patrick Gerard Stack, Northville, MI (US)
Filed by Patrick Gerard Stack, Northville, MI (US); and Joan Marie Stoneburner, Commerce Township, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/507,832.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/506,244, filed on Jun. 5, 2023.
Int. Cl. E03D 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC E03D 1/263 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A high efficiency toilet configuration, the toilet configuration comprising:
a water tank including:
a water supply line;
a mechanical valve controlling a flow of water from the water supply line into the water tank;
side walls and a tank base defining an internal volume of the water tank;
a first through-hole in the tank base configured for channeling water out of the water tank;
a tank outlet hole including a housing extending through the first through-hole in the tank base;
a tank outlet valve configured for selectively prohibiting water in the water tank from flowing through the tank outlet hole and permitting water to flow through the tank outlet hole during a flush event; and
a water column vessel disposed around the tank outlet hole and configured for separating water in the water tank between water outside of the water column vessel and a channel of water contained over the tank outlet hole; and
a toilet base including:
a bowl including a waste receiving basin; and
a water supply plenum operable to receive water from the water tank and channel the water to the bowl.