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Plumbing control system and method for prisons and push button therefor

US6336233B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 1999
Grant dateJan 8, 2002
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Expiry dateMar 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S4/15
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A controlled plumbing fixture includes a plumbing fixture having an electromechanical valve for regulating the flow of water. A control assembly is operably associated with the valve for controlling operation thereof. A self-calibrating push button is operably associated with the control assembly for supplying a demand signal thereto and for thereby causing the control assembly to supply a control signal to the valve for causing operation thereof.

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