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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 18, 2016
Applicant:

Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO (US);

Inventor:

Nicholas J. Hirsch, Wind Lake, WI (US);

Assignee:

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., St. Louis, MO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2018.01); E03C 1/05 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/055 (2013.01); E03C 1/04 (2013.01); E03C 1/0403 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01); E03C 2001/0416 (2013.01); H02J 2003/143 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3225 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3266 (2013.01); Y04S 20/222 (2013.01); Y04S 20/242 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control unit () is in use located under a kitchen sink. The control unit () controls the timing of the power demand from each device so that they can all be run from a single electrical circuit coupled to the control unit (). The control unit () also accommodates sensors and other accessories such as flow meters (), electronic faucets (), leak detectors (), shutoff valves (), and state communication either wired or wireless which allows these sensors and other accessories to be added with little additional cost beyond the cost of the sensors and other accessories. A common faucet base () is disposed in use on an underside of a sink. The common faucet base () is configured to accommodate a plurality of faucet heads () having different faucet styles.


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