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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
As America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Ki Bok Song, Plainview, NY (US);
Jean-Jacques L'Henaff, New Canaan, CT (US);
Greg Reinecker, Brooklyn, NY (US);
AS America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A user interface () for controlling a shower system () includes at least one control () configured to be actuated by a user and generate one or more signals for controlling an operation of the shower system (), and at least one indicator light () configured to illuminate in different patterns which are matched to different operational stages of the shower system (). The at least one indicator light () may be configured to provide a first light pattern when the shower system () is in a first operational stage, and a second light pattern that is different from the first light pattern when the shower system () is in a second operational stage. The first operational stage may include when water in the shower system () is being warmed to a predetermined temperature, and the second operational stage may include when a temperature of the water has reached the predetermined temperature.