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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 13, 2024
Applicant:

Wcm Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Inventors:

William T. Ball, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Eric Pilarczyk, Colorado Springs, WA (US);

Gabriel Young, Colorado Springs, WA (US);

Assignee:

WCM Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/0041 (2013.01); F16K 37/0083 (2013.01); G06K 7/10227 (2013.01);
Abstract

A touchless utility controller is provided. In examples, the utility controller comprises a housing encompassing circuitry configured to receive a signal, and based on the received signal, provide an activation signal to a valve control device for a valve. The housing may comprise a face having an illuminated portion to allow for a visual indictor to illuminate the illuminated portion, wherein the face does not include any physically activated interface elements. In addition, the housing may include at least one of an outer side perimeter connected to the face or a back side, wherein at least one of the outer side perimeter or the back side defines at least one through hole for receiving a input power wiring and output transmission wires for connecting to the valve control device for the valve controlling one of gas or water.


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