Kohler Mira Limited

Karl Antony Fearnley

Alexander Colin Fagg

Richard Harcourt Burns

Christopher John Duke

Ben Lea

Toby Risbey

Nigel Paul Sansum

Gary John Kington

Christopher Laurence Seymour

Oliver Jones

Austin Bumpsteed

James Ian Connolly

Toby James Risbey

Oliver Philip Jones

A control system for a bath includes one or more processors and one or more sensors. The one or more sensors are arranged to sense water flow parameter data as a user fills the bath and to transmit the water flow parameter data to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are arranged to determine water flow parameter values suitable for use to fill the bath based on the water flow parameter data, and store the determined water flow parameter values as a pre-set bath-fill option arranged to be used to automatically fill the bath for future use.

Bath filling

A faucet includes a body that extends between a first end and a second end, and is arranged to receive a mixing cartridge. A diaphragm valve is provided in the body, and includes a flexible diaphragm having a first side and a second side, the flexible diaphragm being moveable to open and close the diaphragm valve to control a flow of water to an outlet of the faucet. A fluid bypass, separate from the flexible diaphragm, is in fluid communication between the first side and the second side of the flexible diaphragm. A bypass valve member is moveable to open and close the fluid bypass to vary a pressure differential across the flexible diaphragm, to open and close the diaphragm valve. A push operated control member is arranged to move the bypass valve member at the second end of the body.

Faucets

A control system for a bathing apparatus includes a pairing station associated with the bathing apparatus and having a pairing interface, and a portable user device arranged to be used to control the bathing apparatus, the portable user device being able to control one or more functions of the bathing apparatus only while it is paired with the pairing station. The portable user device is paired with the pairing station by activation of the pairing interface when the portable user device is in a pairing region.

Bath control security

A reconfigurable bathing apparatus includes a first showerhead, the first showerhead being connected to a first fluid outlet; a second showerhead, the second showerhead being connected to a second fluid outlet; and a processor, the processor being arranged to control fluid flow through the first fluid outlet in response to a first control action and to control fluid flow through the second fluid outlet in response to a second control action. The processor is arranged to be able to receive and implement a request to reconfigure its response to the control actions such that the first control action controls the second fluid outlet and the second control action controls the first fluid outlet.

Multiple outlet shower control

A mixer valve () comprising a body () and at least one inlet () adapted to be connected to a fluid supply, the inlet () comprising a connector () arranged to be connectable to a fluid supply pipe () projecting from a mounting surface, and an adjustment means arranged to adjust a position of the connector () relative to the mounting surface.

Mixer valve having an adjustment spacer

A mixer valve () having a body () and adapted to be connected to two fluid supplies. The mixer valve () has at least one connector () comprising a housing (); a fluid delivery tube () within the housing, the fluid delivery tube () having at least one aperture (); a slider () arranged around and slideable over the delivery tube () and having an interior chamber () in fluid communication with an interior () of the delivery tube by means of the at least one aperture (); and a fluid inlet () connected to the slider () at an angle thereto, the fluid inlet () being connectable to a fluid supply pipe. The fluid inlet () is in fluid communication with the chamber (), and the housing () has an external opening () within which the fluid inlet () is located and movable.

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Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Karl Antony Fearnley