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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
As America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Marin Marinov, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Ki Bok Song, Plainview, NY (US);
Walter Pitsch, Washington, NJ (US);
AS America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A flush valve apparatus comprising a housing and a flush valve assembly positioned within the housing, wherein the flush valve assembly is configured to independently perform an automatic flush cycle and a manual flush cycle, the flush valve assembly comprises a sensor, a power source, and an electrical actuator, the sensor is configured to activate the electrical actuator to initiate the automatic flush cycle, and the flush valve assembly comprises a mechanical actuator configured to initiate the manual flush cycle. An electrical actuator and a mechanical actuator may both be positioned in a manifold and arranged substantially vertically in the housing.