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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6874758 | Handle assembly for faucet A valve stem is provided with a handle assembly having a noncircular axially extending formation and a retaining element fixed to the stem and formed with an array of axially extending and radially deflectable tongues having radially outwardly directed bumps and a s... | 04/05/2005 |
| D499256 | Bathroom hook | 12/07/2004 |
| 6802462 | Multiposition hand shower A hand shower has a handle having an outer part extending along a handle axis and having an outer face and a shower head forming at least one spray opening directed along a spray axis extending nonparallel to the handle axis. A pivot between the handle and shower he... | 10/12/2004 |
| D496447 | Mounting rod for shower articles | 09/21/2004 |
| D493211 | Shower faucet | 07/20/2004 |
| D492390 | Bathtub faucet | 06/29/2004 |
| D490503 | Sink faucet | 05/25/2004 |
| D489559 | Towel bar | 05/11/2004 |
| 6734685 | Touch sensor, sanitary fitting with touch sensor and method of detecting a touch on an electrically conductive surface A touch sensor with a sensor surface insulated with respect to ground potential, the sensor surface being connected via a measuring resistor to an a.c. voltage generator, and the voltage across the measuring resistor being used as a difference measuring signal. At l... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6729349 | Deck-mount faucet A faucet has according to the invention a support body centered on an upright axis and adapted to be fixed to a horizontal support surface. The body is formed with a radially outwardly open outer groove having upper and lower axially spaced and confronting flanks an... | 05/04/2004 |
| D488209 | Stationary shower | 04/06/2004 |
| D487923 | Spigot | 03/30/2004 |
| 6651939 | Shower fitting holder In a shower-head holder having a bracket (1) fixed on a wall or on a wall rod and a holder body (2) pivotal on a pin (10), the holder body (2) having at lest one friction face that bears under an adjustable spring force on at least one surface fixed rotat... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648234 | Control knob for thermostatically regulated mixing valve A mixing valve has a housing and a stem axially displaceable to adjust the output temperature of the valve. A tubular core body fixed in the housing an axially displaceable coupling body having an inner end axially engageable with the stem and an outer en... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6550079 | Wall-mount adjustable bath hand shower A shower has an elongated C-section holder tube having a laterally open full-length slot open at both ends, a bracket securing the holder tube to the wall, and a shower head. The head has a guide part snugly engageable in and slidable along the holder tub... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6457191 | Dual outlet faucet A faucet has a base formed with a outwardly open cavity and a pair of confronting open outlet ports opening into the cavity. A sleeve fitted over the base at the cavity has an inner surface directed radially inward at the base, and is rotatable on the bas... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6442775 | Pivotal dual-head shower fixture A shower fixture has a base adapted to be fixed to a wall, connected to a pressurized-water supply, and having a pressurized water outlet. A pair of generally parallel and spaced tubes have inner ends pivotal about an inner horizontal axis on the base and... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6435212 | Pivotal faucet A faucet assembly has a stationary base body having an outer surface formed with a passage having an outlet end opening at the outer surface. A spout sleeve fitted over the base body has an inner surface radially inwardly confronting the base-body outer s... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6390125 | Valve system especially for a sanitary fixture A manually-operated valve is provided in series with an electromagnetically-operated valve and the manually-operated valve is provided with a proximity detector connected to the electronic controller whereby a switch in the manually-operated valve, in one... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6371163 | Mixing valve A valve assembly has a one-piece housing having lower, upper, and side sockets respectively defining lower, upper, and side openings. A stepped mounting sleeve has a downwardly directed shoulder bearing inwardly on an upper-opening shoulder, an upwardly d... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6363549 | Faucet system for sanitary fixtures A valve system in which a magnetic valve is in series with a manually-operated valve and contact with the handle of the manually-operated valve initiates flow via the electronic controller whereas, upon loss of contact, a proximity detector controls the m... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6347784 | Limited-rotation valve-control knob with override A valve having a housing from which projects a stem rotatable about an axis has an actuating assembly with an abutment ring fixed on the housing, formed with an annular slot, and having an abutment projecting radially into the slot. A knob mounted on and ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6341389 | Single-lever faucet with manual or automatic flow control A faucet assembly has a faucet housing having an outlet, a conduit defining a flow path from a supply of water through the housing to the outlet, an openable and closable servovalve in the conduit, and an openable and closable manual valve in the conduit ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6289531 | Faucet valve fixture A plumbing fixture has a hollow housing formed with a first tubular collar extending along a first axis and a second tubular collar extending along a second axis transverse to the first axis. The housing is secured to a deck with the first collar engaging... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6199586 | Single-control mixing valve A mixing valve has a housing, a fixed valve plate in the housing having a flat outer surface generally centered on and perpendicular to a main axis and formed offset from the main axis with a pair of angularly offset and axially throughgoing inlet ports, ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6182700 | Diverter valve A valve assembly has a valve housing formed with a bore open at a surface and extending along an axis, an inlet passage opening into the bore, inner and outer outlet passages also opening into the bore, and an inner valve seat between the inlet passage an... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6116279 | Seal system for water-value cartridge A valve cartridge has a hollow housing having an open end, a floor plate closing the open end and formed with a plurality of throughgoing ports each having an inner surface, a valve plate in the housing fixed atop the floor plate and formed with holes ali... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098954 | Valve-actuating handle with end-position override A water valve has a fixed valve housing, a knob pivotal on the housing about a knob axis and formed with a radially throughgoing aperture, and an abutment projecting radially from the housing. The aperture passes the abutment on rotation of the knob on th... | 08/08/2000 |
