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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Jeffrey J. Belz, Eastpointe, MI (US);
David M. Burke, Taylor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey J. Belz, Eastpointe, MI (US);
David M. Burke, Taylor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/057 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04);
Abstract
An electronic faucet is provided that includes a spout having a passageway configured to conduct fluid flow through the spout, an electrically operable valve coupled to the passageway, and a capacitive sensor coupled to the faucet. A controller may dynamically change on/off thresholds and monitor a stability signal to determine when to turn off the electrically operable valve.