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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:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Sloan Valve Company, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
John Wilson, Naperville, IL (US);
Kay Herbert, Winthrop, MA (US);
Xiaoxiong Mo, Lexington, MA (US);
Alfred J. Costa, Pepperell, MA (US);
Joshua D. Anthony, Billerica, MA (US);
Klaus H. Renner, Hollis, NH (US);
Matthew T. Kowalczyk, Natick, MA (US);
Joshua P. Kinsley, Needham, MA (US);
Assignee:
SLOAN VALVE COMPANY, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/04 (2006.01); E03D 5/10 (2006.01); E03D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/04 (2013.01); E03D 3/02 (2013.01); E03D 5/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flush actuator for engaging a flush valve. The flush actuator provides a mechanism assembly for automatically flushing the flush valve. A sensor provides a presence detection to trigger the automatic flushing. Redundant manual activation is provided.