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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120070814 | HEAD MODEL FOR BRAIN-IMAGING DEVICE AND TECHNIQUE FOR PRODUCING SAME A head model according to one example of an embodiment is a head model that may be provided for use in the calibration for a brain-imaging device, where a part corresponding to the skull and a part corresponding to at least one specific region of the brain are each form... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120042972 | Weight assembly for a faucet A weight assembly for a faucet being fixed on a house and contains a body including an open groove with a first opening, a vertical height of the groove being slightly more that a diameter of the hose, a horizontal depth of the groove along a Y-axis direction being larg... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120042973 | Faucet with Retractable Spout That Can Be Positioned Quickly and Automatically A faucet includes a faucet body, a bent tube mounted on the faucet body, a water outlet pipe retractably mounted in the bent tube and having a connector, an elastic sleeve mounted in the distal end of the bent tube, a first magnetic member mounted in the elastic sleeve,... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120037249 | WATER TAP The water tap has a tap stand, an outlet section and a storage frame. The tap stand is hollow and has a bottom end, an inlet and a flowing channel. The inlet is formed through the bottom end of the tap stand. The flowing channel is formed through the tap stand and commu... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120018020 | WATERWAY FOR A SINGLE SUPPLY FAUCET A fluid delivery device includes a waterway assembly, a valve assembly, and a waterway adapter to fluidly couple the waterway assembly to the valve assembly. The exemplary embodiment of the waterway assembly includes at least one inlet supply tube and at least one outle... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110308652 | MIXING VALVE The present invention relates generally to fluid control valves and, more particularly, to a mixing valve for use within a faucet.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110303305 | FAUCET ASSEMBLY A faucet assembly includes a faucet body, a pipe unit and a control unit. The pipe unit is disposed outside the faucet body. The pipe unit uses an inlet pipe, a junction pipe and an outlet pipe to complete the pipe configuration of the faucet body. It is easy to manufac... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110297248 | FAUCET MANIFOLD A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes and nipples overmolded within a collar.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110284112 | Faucet with a Protective Cover A faucet includes an outer layer and an inner layer mounted in the outer layer. The inner layer has a colored decorative surface facing the outer layer. The outer layer is transparent so that the decorative surface of the inner layer is imaged outward from the outer lay... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110272050 | Outlet of a spigot An outlet of a spigot has a bottom seat, a neck, a head and a flow passage. The bottom seat has a flat bottom face. The neck is curvedly formed on and protrudes upward from the bottom seat. The head is formed on and protrudes forward from the neck and has a front side. ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110253241 | Water-Saving Faucet Whose Water Output is Controlled By A Preset Temperature A faucet includes a faucet body, a handle, a temperature detector, a control unit, and an electromagnetic valve. When in use, by co-operation and control of the temperature detector and the electromagnetic valve, water whose temperature has reached the preset value will... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110209788 | VARIABLE WATER DISCHARGE PIPE FOR FAUCET The present invention relates to a variable water discharge pipe for a faucet with improved durability by making strong a structure of both ends of the variable water discharge pipe. The variable water discharge pipe installed in a faucet connected to waterworks accordi... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110209781 | SANITARY FITTING WITH AN OUTLET MADE OF GLASS A sanitary fitting (1) has a housing (2), an outlet (3) and functional parts (4) for carrying water. In this case, the outlet (3) is formed on the housing (2) or is connected or can be connected to the housing (2). The fu... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110203364 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Resource Consumption A method for determining the resource consumption in the usage of a fluid, in particular water, withdrawn from a withdrawal site, determines the amount of fluid withdrawn from the withdrawal site during a withdrawal unit. The fluid quantity is based either on the fluid ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110186146 | Assemblable faucet An assemblable faucet includes a body having a holder, at least one inlet, an outlet located at the holder, a channel communicating with the inlet and the outlet, and at least one valve seat communicating with the channel; the valve seat being used to receive and positi... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110186161 | MIXING SYSTEM AND FAUCET SENSOR SYSTEM FOR A TOUCH FREE AUTOMATIC FAUCET A water flow and temperature mixing system for touch free automatic faucets comprises motorized actuator mechanisms coupled to a water flow mechanism. The water flow mechanism comprises a housing, hot and cold water inlets, a solenoid valve, and a water outlet. The wate... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110186163 | Plastic construction for decorative spout A faucet spout and method of manufacturing the same in which a layer of structural plastic is injection molded in two or more pieces and joined to form an armature having a waterway through it. A platable plastic layer is overmolded on some or all of the armature to pro... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110186162 | Faucet with adjustable height spout A faucet spout having an adjustable height relative to a stationary base or surface to which it may be mounted. A spout tube is slideably engaged within a spout body in which a support member is housed. The support member is received within the spout tube and provides a... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110167557 | Bronze outlet pipe and making process thereof A bronze outlet pipe and making process thereof comprises the steps of: a. fluid inflation forming; b. working an outer wall of the tube member; c. working a first and a second connectors; d. working an arcuate leadless brass tube; e. selectively welding the first inlet... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110139282 | TOUCHLESS FAUCET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION A faucet assembly includes a base for mounting adjacent a basin of a sink and a spout projecting upward and outward away from the base and terminating at a water outlet. A light emitter is mounted to one section of the spout and emits a beam of light directed toward ano... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110139283 | Jet Regulator and Sanitary Water Outlet A jet regulator or jet aerator is provided with a jet regulator housing insertable into a water outlet and detachably held therein by threaded or bayonet connection. The jet regulator housing has an outflow-side housing partial region with a reduced housing outer circum... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110126932 | Faucet device A faucet device includes a spout hub engaged in a housing and having an upper aperture and a lower bore separated from each other with a partition, and having an outlet port and an inlet port communicative with the bore and the aperture of the spout hub respectively for... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110120581 | Faucet assembly The faucet assembly employs a sensor on the side of the spigot to control the flow of water from the spigot. An initial waving of a user's hand across the sensor causes the spigot to be opened and a subsequent waving of the user's hand across the sensor causes the spigo... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110114187 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING STATUS INFORMATION REGARDING AN ELECTRONIC FAUCET An electronic faucet has controller is configured to selectively open and close a valve to provide fluid flow through the valve and a passageway of the faucet. The controller is programmed to monitor a maintenance condition of the electronic faucet and to selectively op... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110100494 | Rotary Pulling Tap A single-levered rotary pulling tap is used in the kitchen and includes a tap body, a spraying head, a control valve set, a first flowing assembly, and a second flowing assembly used to rotate relative to the first flowing assembly at a predetermined angular range so th... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110088784 | MULTI-FUNCTION PULL-OUT WAND A multi-function faucet wand configured to be removably supported by the delivery spout of a faucet. The faucet wand includes a mode control movable in response to user input from between a first position for directing water in an aerate mode, and a second position for ... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110083764 | NOZZLE FLOW CONTROL STRUCTURE A faucet assembly for use with a beverage retaining container. The faucet assembly includes a nozzle having a plurality of axially oriented ribs extending inwardly from an inside wall of the nozzle. Each rib of the plurality of ribs defining an axial projection having a... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110079307 | Centerset Faucet With Mountable Spout A faucet assembly 10 including base 28 configured to be supported by a sink deck 12, a waterway 22 supported by the base 28, and a valve cartridge 18, 20 fluidly coupled to the waterway 112 way 22. A delivery spout 26 is illustratively supported by the base 28 and recei... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110073205 | Widespread Faucet A faucet assembly (10, 200, 300) including a waterway (28, 228, 328) fluidly coupled to a valve assembly (26). In one illustrative embodiment, a valve body (54, 206, 306) receives the waterway (28, 228, 328), and at least one retainer ... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110073204 | PLUMBING SPOUT DEVICE A plumbing spout device which has a jet regulating device is provided, which is situated on an outflow side from an upstream attachment screen in a direction of flow. The jet regulating device is provided in the form of a perforated plate having at least a perforated fi... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110061754 | INTEGRATED KITCHEN FAUCET SIDE SPRAY AND DIVERTER A diverter assembly (12) for use with a faucet assembly (10) including a diverter valve (78) secured to an inlet end (80) of a sprayer tube (46) and removably received within a connector (62).... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110056577 | Rinse Assembly with Live Swivel Fitting A rinse assembly for a commercial washdown pre-rinse system is described, including a flex hose and live swivel fitting. The incorporation of an infinitely rotatable swivel fitting at the base of the flex hose and/or adjacent the spray nozzle releases torsion within the... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110041937 | Faucet Device Background of the invention A faucet device includes two tubes each having a lower portion for receiving a cold water and a hot water, a connector pipe coupled between the tubes for forming a solid H-shaped structure, and a mixing pipe attached to the connector pipe for mixing the cold water and t... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041940 | SEAMLESS FAUCET AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF A manufacturing method of a seamless faucet has following steps: punching to shape a cover and a dispersing base respectively; welding a threaded connector at a center of the cover and welding an insertion on the dispersing base; selectively polishing surfaces of the co... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110024368 | Novel Micropores and Methods of Making and Using Thereof Disclosed herein are methods of making micropores of a desired height and/or width between two isotropic wet etched features in a substrate which comprises single-level isotropic wet etching the two features using an etchant and a mask distance that is less than 2× a s... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110016625 | MIXING VALVE INCLUDING A MOLDED WATERWAY ASSEMBLY A fluid delivery device including a valve body fluidly coupled to an electrically insulating waterway assembly. The waterway assembly may include a molded base.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017328 | MIXING FAUCET The present invention provides a mixing faucet that can use a low-cost temperature sensing spring. A mixing faucet (1) includes a casing (2) having a hot water inlet opening (24), a cold water inlet opening (23), and an outlet opening (28<... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110011476 | FAUCET WITH WEAR-RESISTANT VALVE COMPONENT A valve component for a faucet includes a base material, a strengthening layer provided above the base material, and an amorphous diamond material provided above the strengthening layer. The amorphous diamond material having a hardness that is at least 20 GPa and less t... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110005627 | WATER FAUCET DEVICE To provide a water spouting device capable of switching between spouting and stopping, flow volume adjustment, and spouted water temperature adjustment with a single operating portion. The present invention is a water faucet device (1) furnished with a flow volum... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100326553 | FAUCET The present invention provides a faucet including structure to ensure components of the faucet are properly and securely assembled together. In one embodiment, the faucet includes a valve body, a mounting tube, and a hose retainer. The valve body is operable to receive ... | 12/30/2010 |
