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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:
Mar. 12, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph J Pilolla, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sloan Valve Company, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239 67 ; 4623 ;
Abstract
A water spray head for a shower or sink includes means for emitting and receiving signals for automatic operation in response to the presence of a user. The means are positioned such that the stream of water surrounds the emitting and receiving means. The emitting and receiving means includes conduit means disposed within at least a portion of water supply connected to the spray head. In one embodiment, the conduit is in the form of a fiber optic cable. In another, an emitter and detector are mounted in the spray head and the conduit comprises electrical conductors.