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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Joel D. Sawaski, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/0412 (2013.01);
Abstract
A faucet comprises a spout, a passageway that conducts water flow through the spout, and an electrically operable valve disposed within the passageway. A first capacitive sensor has a first detection field that generates a first output signal upon detection of a user's hands in the first detection field, and a second capacitive sensor has a second detection field that generates a second output signal upon detection of a user's hands in the second detection field. A controller is coupled to the first and second capacitive sensors and the electrically operable valve.