Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for automatically controlling a faucet
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Application No.: US16711962Application Date: 2019-12-12
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Publication No.: US12077952B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Joel T. Smith , Gregory de Swarte , Marwan E. Estiban , Krishna C. Poduru
- Applicant: Kohler Co.
- Applicant Address: US WI Kohler
- Assignee: Kohler Co.
- Current Assignee: Kohler Co.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Kohler
- Agency: Husch Blackwell LLP
- Main IPC: E03C1/05
- IPC: E03C1/05 ; E03C1/04 ; F16K37/00 ; G05D7/06 ; G06F18/24

Abstract:
A faucet includes a spout configured to direct fluid into a sink, a camera arranged to capture images of the sink, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit may receive an image from the camera. The image may include an object positioned beneath the spout. The processing circuit may analyze the image received from the camera to assign a classification to the object included in the image. The processing circuit may cause the spout to direct fluid into the sink with fluid flow characteristics that correspond to the classification of the object in the image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200209897A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A FAUCET Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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