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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Inventors:
Richard W. Cowan, Louisville, KY (US);
Nathan E. Nelson, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel J. Trice, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for a two-step activation for a valve includes at least one valve control selector having an output representative of a valve position and a touch sensor having an output representative of a permission to operate said valve.