Objective
We’re seeking a mutually beneficial partnership and licensing agreement with an established American manufacturer to help us take the Smart Seat to production and realize it’s full potential.
Patent Scope
US patent #10,537,214 secures a significant collection of intellectual property. It exhaustively covers five unique embodiments, including the dry version you see presented here, and a wet version with integral spray jets. This patent explicitly grants 20 significant claims, but also establishes rights to an additional 60+ claims captured by the preceding provisional patent.
Development
The smart seat model you see presented here is a fully functional single prototype. Although created to demonstrate the concept, the components were developed with manufacturing in mind, from conception, and should be adaptable for production without significant effort.
Consumer Reception
After potential consumers were shown a demonstrational video of the Smart Seat, they were asked for their candid and honest feedback. We weren’t surprised to find that many loved the idea while others did not. However, we were surprised to find that despite differing opinions of spouses and partners, virtually every household we interviewed said they would purchase the smart seat for use in their home. The overall reception was much greater than anticipated. We’re satisfied there is a very broad receptive market for this product.
Profitability
One of the questions asked of potential consumers during their review, was how much they would be willing to pay for the smart seat. Even just minutes after initial introduction to the concept, the majority of our potential consumers were willing to pay over $100 for the seat as demonstrated. We believe an initial price point of $125 would prove a very successful market introduction, with appreciable room for profitability. Accessories such as the motion detection night light, disposable enzyme bead rack, and others would open the door for additional (and recurrent) sales.
The present invention is a western style toilet seat and lid assembly, containing an integral urinal. The most basic embodiment presented herein features a front opening in a modified toilet lid, positioned directly over a rigidly attached urine pan, forming a urine receptacle conveniently located for standing users. Another embodiment features a removable and collapsible “dry” urinal cartridge, and a self-engaging lid braking system that allows users to quickly adjust the urinal position to their height. Other embodiments presented herein incorporate water rinse systems, supplied through concealed plumbing, and operated by manual or automatic pneumatic controls.
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About The Inventor
Ross Talley grew up in rural Idaho. From an early age he demonstrated ingenious creativity, and an entrepreneurial spirit that has opened the door for numerous business ventures. From 1995 to 1999 he studied the engineering sciences in both electrical and mechanical engineering at Boise State University, where he graduated with high honors and received a Top Ten Scholar award. Since then, he’s worked in numerous engineering and project management environments including the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. He served as a senior engineer on the AEGIS Ashore missile defense installation in Romania, and now he works for NASA on the Deep Space Network.