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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:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2022
Applicant:
As America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
AS America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/05 (2006.01); E03C 1/04 (2006.01); F16K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/057 (2013.01); E03C 1/04 (2013.01); F16K 19/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid faucet assembly configured to operate in a touchless, hands-free automatic mode and a manual mode comprises a faucet body; a faucet spout; a first manual flow control valve connected to a cold water source; a second manual flow control valve connected to a hot water source; an electromechanical valve connected to a cold water source or to both a cold water source and a hot water source; a controller; and an activator device. The hybrid faucet assembly may comprise an override mechanism to disable an automatic mode during operation of a manual mode.