Masco Corporation of Indiana

Delta Faucet Company

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Masco Corporation

David M Burke

Robert Wilmer Rodenbeck

Garry Robin Marty

Patrick Byron Jonte

Joel David Sawaski

Jeffrey John Belz

Todd Andrew Huffington

Paul D Koottungal

Spencer Lee Stohler

Timothy J Ensor

Lindsey Hall

Leslie Kirk Walters

Todd Huffintgon

Fabio Pandini

David A LaVoy

William Schwingel

Alan Ashley Adrianson

An electronic faucet is provided that includes a spout having a passageway configured to conduct fluid flow through the spout, an electrically operable valve coupled to the passageway, and a capacitive sensor coupled to the faucet. A controller may dynamically change on/off thresholds and monitor a stability signal to determine when to turn off the electrically operable valve.

Faucet including a capacitance based sensor

A faucet includes a spout and a manual handle that controls a manual valve located in a passageway that conducts fluid flow through the spout. An electrically operable valve is also located within the passageway. The faucet also includes an insulator located between the spout and the manual handle so that the spout is electrically isolated from the manual handle, a first touch sensor on the manual valve handle, a second touch sensor on the spout, and a capacitive sensor directly coupled to one of the first and second touch sensors and capacitively coupled to the other of the first and second touch sensors. The faucet further includes a controller coupled to the capacitive sensor. The controller monitors an output signal from the capacitive sensor to detect touching of the spout and the manual valve handle. The controller is also coupled to the electrically operable valve to control the electrically operable valve in response to the output signal from the capacitive sensor.

Capacitive coupling arrangement for a faucet

A faucet includes a spout, a handle, and a capacitive sensor operably coupled to at least one of the spout and the handle. An electrically operable valve is configured to control water flow through the spout. A mode indicator includes a light emitting device configured to provide an indication of a plurality of modes of operation of the faucet.

Multi-mode hands free automatic faucet

A fluid delivery apparatus includes a spout () located adjacent a sink basin (). A fluid supply conduit () is supported by the spout (). Capacitive sensors () and () are provided on the spout () and sink basin (), respectively. A controller () is coupled to the capacitive sensors () to control the amount of fluid supplied to the fluid supply conduit () based on outputs from the capacitive sensors ().

Capacitive sensing apparatus and method for faucets

A faucet includes a proximity sensor, a logical control, a handle, a spout, and a touch control operably coupled to at least one of the spout and the handle.

A faucet () includes a spout (), a passageway that conducts fluid flow through the spout (), a electrically operable valve () located within the passageway, a manual valve () located within the passageway in series with the electrically operable valve, and a manual handle () that controls the manual valve (). The faucet () also includes a first touch sensor () on the manual valve handle (), a second touch sensor () on the spout (), a capacitive sensor () directly coupled to one of the first and second touch sensors () and capacitively coupled to the other of the first and second touch sensors (), and a controller () coupled to the capacitive sensor (). The controller () is configured to monitor the output signal from the capacitive sensor () and to distinguish between a user tapping one of the spout () and the manual valve handle (), a user grabbing the spout (), and a user grabbing the manual valve handle (). The controller () is also coupled to the electrically operable valve () to control the electrically operable valve () is response to the output signal from the capacitive sensor ().

A faucet includes a proximity sensor, a logical control, a handle, a spout, and a touch control operably coupled to at least one of the spout and the handle. The logical control includes a mode controller that changes the faucet between a first mode and a second mode in response to substantially simultaneous touching of the spout and the handle.

A fluid delivery apparatus comprises a spout, a fluid supply conduit supported by the spout, a valve assembly to supply fluid through the fluid supply conduit, and a capacitive touch sensor. The capacitive touch sensor is coupled to a controller. The controller is also coupled to the valve assembly. The controller is configured to detect a user touching the sensor and to control flow of fluid through the fluid supply conduit.

Capacitive touch sensor

A hands-free faucet comprises a proximity sensor, a logical control, a handle, a spout, and a touch control operably coupled to at least one of the spout and the handle.

A faucet arrangement includes a sensing device for sensing a presence of a user of a spout. The sensing device includes an infrared emitter installed such that a direction of emission of the emitter is oriented an angle of approximately between 5 and 15 degrees relative to a vertical direction. A receiver receives a diffused infrared energy from the emitter. A control device is in communication with the receiver and controls a flow of liquid through the spout dependent upon an angle at which the diffused infrared energy is received by the receiver.

Position-sensing detector arrangement for controlling a faucet

A process for dry aging meat uses an enclosed, atmosphere controlled room with forced circulation, containing a stainless steel salt rack with a salt brick stack covering one wall. Each brick has a narrow width compared to its length for increased surface area and the salt rack is spaced from the wall for circulation around the bricks. A plurality of unwrapped and uncovered meat piece are loaded onto a meat rack in the room, spaced far from the salt rack and on a timed cycle of days that is a fraction of the total number of days for aging, the meat pieces are moved ever closer to the salt rack until finally, after the expiration of the total selected number of days for the dry aging, they are removed from the aging room for use.

Meat aging process

An example arrangement for providing power includes a microbial fuel cell and a controller for supplying power to a plumbing component. The controller supplies power using power generated by the microbial fuel cell. An example method of powering a plumbing device includes providing wastewater to a microbial fuel cell and generating power with the microbial fuel cell. The method powers a plumbing device using the power generated by the microbial fuel cell.

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Taylor, MI, United States of America

David M Burke