Kohler Mira Limited

Kohler Company

Nigel Paul Sansum

Kevin Taylor Peel

Craig Fitton

Richard Mead

Benjamin Lea

Chanseol Chung

Simon Westgate

Robin Whitfield

Richard Timothy Hopson

Paul A Gostling

Richard William Dauncey

Christopher Ian Thompson

Alexander Colin Fagg

Karl Antony Fearnley

Christopher Laurence Seymour

Richard Harcourt Burns

Austin Bumpsteed

Christopher John Duke

Paul Andrew Gostling

Richard W Dauncey

Simon Hann

At least one embodiment relates to a mirror assembly. The mirror assembly includes an interior portion and a wall. The wall includes an exterior reflective surface. At least a portion of the wall can allow light to pass from the interior portion through the wall. The mirror assembly includes a light source and a lens located within the interior portion. The lens can be arranged to receive light from the light source and to direct such light through the portion of the wall so as to project an image beyond the exterior reflective surface.

Systems and methods for controlling a plumbing fixture, smart mirror, and the like using projected images

An ablutionary fitting includes an outlet for providing a stream of water and a dispersing barrier arranged in the stream, such that the liquid passing through the dispersing barrier is broken up into a plurality of smaller streams, forming a spray, wherein the smaller streams are at least in part directed by the dispersing barrier.

Ablutionary fitting

The present disclosure relates to a recirculating shower system. The recirculating shower system may include a first shower outlet and a second shower outlet. The recirculating shower system may include a fresh water conduit fluidly coupled to the first shower outlet and a recirculated fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the second shower outlet. The fresh water conduit and the recirculated fluid conduit may be arranged such that warmer fresh water flowing through the fresh water conduit may heat cooler recirculated fluid flowing through the recirculated fluid conduit.

Recirculating shower system

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 thermostatic valve is provided. The thermostatic valve includes a first seat, a second seat spaced axially apart from the first seat, and a shuttle. The shuttle is located between the first seat and the second seat, has a first side and a second side axially opposite the first side, and is movable between a first position in which the first side of the shuttle seals against the first seat and a second position in which the second side of the shuttle seals against the second seat. At least one of the first seat, the second seat, and the shuttle includes an overmolded portion for sealing between the shuttle and at least one of the first seat and the second seat.

Thermostatic valve

A thermostat comprises a hollow body containing a thermally responsive material, and a force transmitting member affixed to the body by an over-molded portion.

Thermostat with thermally responsive material and force transmitting element

A fluid control valve for mixing hot and cold water has an inlet for cold water, an inlet for hot water, and at least one outlet for temperature controlled water. The valve further includes a temperature control device for mixing hot and cold water to provide a source of temperature controlled water that includes a cartridge having inlet ports in communication with the inlets for hot and cold water and an outlet port in communication with the at least one outlet for temperature controlled water. The valve further includes an inner sleeve that defines with the cartridge a first passageway, and an outer sleeve that defines with the inner sleeve and cartridge a second passageway. The first and second passageways are configured to deliver hot and cold water to the inlet ports of the cartridge.

Fluid control valves

A fluid control valve for mixing hot and cold water has an inlet for cold water, an inlet for hot water and at least two outlets for temperature controlled water. The valve further has a flow control device comprising a pair of control members that are relatively movable to control flow of water at the inlets and outlets of the valve for selecting flow to an individual outlet or a combination of at least two outlets.

Apparatus and method for attaching a tap to a mounting surface () has a clamping assembly inserted through an aperture () in the mounting surface () and tightened from above the mounting surface (). The clamping assembly has a pair of clamping arms () that are mounted for pivotal movement from a collapsed position for passage through the aperture () to an operative position below the mounting surface (). The clamping arms () are operable on tightening the clamping assembly to engage in a first stage an underside of the mounting surface () remote from the fluid delivery device and to engage in a second stage a sidewall of the aperture () when continuing tightening. Thus a step change in an operating force is required that provides feedback to an installer that a required clamping force has been achieved.

Fluid delivery device

A system is provided for mounting a mixing valve on a support surface to connect the mixing valve () to supply pipes () projecting from the support surface. The system includes a mounting plate () for securing to the support surface so that the supply pipes () pass through openings in the mounting plate (). Sleeves () fit over the projecting ends of the supply pipes () for reception in inlets of the mixing valve () to thereby compress the sleeves () to grip and retain the pipes () in the inlets. The mixing valve () is releasably secured to the mounting plate () allowing the mixing valve () to be detached and the sleeves () and mounting plate () to be removed from the pipes ().

Fluid connectors

Tap mounting

A thermostatic mixing valve having a manually operable actuator for user selection of water temperature and flow rate, where the actuator is configured to permit both simultaneous and independent adjustment of the water temperature and the flow rate.

Valves

A fluid delivery system has an inner pipe () and an outer pipe (). The inner pipe () is fixed and the outer pipe () is slidable relative to the inner pipe () in an axial direction lengthwise of the inner pipe (). The inner pipe () has an inlet () and an outlet (). The outer pipe () has two outlets (and). The inlet () is connectable to a fluid source and the outlets are connectable to appliances such as a shower, bath or washbasin. The outer pipe () is slidable along the inner pipe () to connect selectively the inlet () to one or more of the outlets () individually or in combination.

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Gloucester, United Kingdom

Nigel Paul Sansum