Kohler Company

Segway, Inc.

Koher Co.

Kohelr Co.

Rafael A Rexach

Herbert V Kohler, Jr

Stephanie Szemetylo

Paul B Georgeson

Drew Johnson

James S Giefer

David J Richter-O'Connell

Jeffrey James Elsesser

Tory L Hayner

Gregory De Swarte

Margaret C Mazz

Zhiyu Liu

Shawn J Booth

Thomas E Lilly

Dongha Lee

Marwan Estiban

Nona J Beining

Doug Diemel, Jr

Leslie Petch

Alyssa Wilterdink

Donald P Freier

Shi Chao Zhang

Miguel Arciniega

Ashley Springer

Jessica Schroeder

Niels J Eilmus

John C Esche

Howard M Montgomery

David Eugene Hansen

Brad Raymond Hadfield

Jonathan D Bradley

Nicole Allis

Kristin S Morehouse

Perry D Erickson

Robert C Giese

Alexander V LeTourneau

Peter W Denzin

Scott M Waters

Derek Hugger

Eric M Plate

Steven F Ellingsen

Michael Slate

Anthony Foale

Marwan E Estiban

Steven F Ellingson

Jiunntyng Chen

Robert Deddens

Julie Yessin

Stephen L Kim

Anne Krauter

Anil Pendyala

Erin Geiger

Margaret Cecile Mazz

David Ritcher-O'Conner

Disclosed is a sink assembly including a basin, an apron, and an apron module. The basin includes a floor and a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the floor. The floor and the plurality of sidewalls together define a reservoir configured to receive fluid therein. The apron module is disposed within the volume and includes an audio system. The apron module may be sized to be fully received within the volume.

Smart sink

Beverage center

Speaker system for bath and shower environments

A showerhead assembly includes a waterway assembly and a wireless speaker configured to be removably coupled to the waterway assembly. The waterway assembly includes a back plate and a face plate coupled to the back plate. The back plate includes an inlet. The face plate is coupled to the back plate and defines a plurality of outlets. The face plate also defines a through-hole that extends through the waterway assembly. The wireless speaker is configured to be disposed within the through-hole when coupled to the waterway assembly.

A system of household appliances is configured to provide services according to user identity. The system includes a first appliance, a server or other network device, and a second appliance. The first appliance is configured to collect sensor data associated with an identity of a user. The server or other network device is configured to receive the sensor data from the first appliance and analyze the sensor data to determine the identity of the user. The second appliance is configured to provide a device function to the user based on the identity determined from the sensor data collected by the first appliance.

User identity in household appliances

A modular smart bathroom fan includes a base exhaust fan and one or more modules. The base exhaust fan includes one or more ports that are configured to receive one or more modules. The one or more modules includes a communications module that is configured to communicate with the base exhaust fan and other modules of the one or more modules, receive information from an application or the one or more modules and generate an action to be performed by the base exhaust fan and other modules of the one or more modules.

Modular smart bathroom fan

A spray head assembly includes a body and a plurality of nozzles. The body is configured to receive a supply of fluid. The plurality of nozzles are disposed on the body and fluidly connected to the body. The plurality of nozzles are arranged in a substantially linear row having at least three nozzles. The plurality of nozzles are positioned to produce a non-linear spray pattern over a distributed area at a focal length from the body. In some embodiments, each one of the plurality of nozzles directs the fluid in a flow stream to a different location across the distributed area without intersecting the flow stream produced by another one of the plurality of nozzles.

Showerhead

A shower assembly includes an inlet port, a reservoir, and a plurality of drop outlet ports. The inlet port receives water from a water source at an inlet flow rate. The reservoir receives water from the inlet port, and is not pressurized by a line pressure of the water source even when the reservoir receives the water at a maximum inlet flow rate of up to 2.5 gallons per minute. Each of the plurality of drop outlet ports is configured such that water passes from the reservoir through the plurality of drop outlet ports, forms a drop at each drop outlet port, and falls from each drop outlet port by gravity only as discrete drops of water. A total flow capacity of the plurality of drop outlet ports is greater than or equal to the maximum inlet flow rate.

Shower

A voice controlled device comprises a housing, a dock, a coupling mechanism, and a microphone. The dock is configured to connect the housing to a plurality of host appliances. The coupling mechanism is configured to receive an identification value indicative of docking between the voice controlled device and a currently connected host appliance of the plurality of host appliances. The microphone is configured to receive one or more voice inputs for the currently connected host appliance. A command is provided based on the one or more voice inputs and the identification value.

Sink device

A communication system provides feedback data for at least one water consuming device. The communication system includes a data collection interface, a controller, and an output interface. The data collection interface is configured to receive user data from at least one collection device. The controller is configured to perform an analysis of the user data from the at least one collection device. The output interface is configured to provide feedback data based on the analysis of the user data to a water consuming device.

Feedback for water consuming appliance

An apparatus for aggregation of water condition at household appliances comprises a communication interface and a controller. The communication interface is configured to send a reporting message indicative of data collected by at least one appliance to a central server. The controller is configured to receive an analysis message from the central server. The analysis message indicates a condition of water from the at least one appliance or a condition of water in a geographic area associated with the at least one appliance. The controller is configured to provide an alert in response to the analysis message.

Geographic analysis of water conditions

A shower assembly includes an inlet port, a reservoir, and a plurality of drop outlet ports. The inlet port receives water from a water source at an inlet flow rate. The reservoir receives water from the inlet port, and is not pressurized by a line pressure of the water source regardless of the inlet flow rate. Each of the plurality of drop outlet ports is configured such that water passes from the reservoir through the plurality of drop outlet ports, forms a drop at each drop outlet port, and falls from each drop outlet port by gravity only as discrete drops of water.

A shower system includes a shower assembly and a mounting system. The shower assembly includes a chamber configured to receive water from a water source and a plurality of outlets configured to pass water from the chamber. The chamber is unpressurized by a supply pressure of the water source. The mounting system is for coupling the shower assembly to a building structure. The mounting system is configured to adjust a position of the shower assembly relative to the building structure. The mounting system includes a post and a fitting. The post is configured to be coupled to the building structure at a fixed position. The fitting is coupled to the shower assembly and adjustably coupled to the post, such that a vertical position of the shower assembly may be adjusted relative to the post and the building structure.

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Sheboygan, WI, United States of America

Rafael A Rexach