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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Assa Abloy Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Blizzard, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/05 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/057 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04);
Abstract
A faucet is provided that electronically controls the flow of water being dispensed using a sensor assembly. The faucet includes an electronic flow control assembly includes a water inlet and a water outlet in fluid communication with a spout of the faucet, and an electronic valve assembly is configured to control a water flow being dispensed through the spout. The sensor assembly includes at least one optical sensor configured to detect a gesture, and a controller is configured to receive the gesture from the sensor assembly to adjust the water flow based on the gesture.