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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Grohe Ag, Hemer, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Jung, Froendenberg, DE;
Heiko Schoenbeck, Hemer, DE;
Assignee:
Grohe AG, Hemer, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G08B 21/20 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/16 (2013.01); G08B 21/20 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H03K 2017/9613 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid sensor, including: a) a housing; b) at least one sensor having at least two metallic contact surfaces for detecting a liquid; and c) a processing unit for processing sensor signals of the at least one sensor, a function of the liquid sensor being controllable by an actuation of at least one of the metallic contact surfaces. A method for controlling a function of a liquid sensor is also proposed.