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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Bradley Fixtures Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Graeme S. Bayley, Brookfield, WI (US);
Kenny Kreitzer, Germantown, WI (US);
Nathaniel J. Kogler, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Steven R. Reckamp, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Nick B. Guzzardo, Edgerton, WI (US);
Bradley Fixtures Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A capacitive sensing system and method for a hand washing lavatory system is disclosed. The lavatory system comprises a receptacle defining a hand washing area, a fixture configured to deliver water to the receptacle, and a capacitive sensing system configured to detect the presence of a user and actuate the fixture. The capacitive sensing system comprises a first sense electrode coupled to the receptacle and configured to measure a first capacitive value, a second sense electrode coupled to the receptacle spaced apart from the first sense electrode and configured to measure a second capacitive value, and a circuit configured to control operation of the fixture in response to a change in the first capacitive value relative to the second capacitive value.