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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334599 | Single lever faucet with spray A single lever faucet with spray, wherein two cold and hot water inlet holes, a water outlet hole and a through hole are defined in the bottom of the faucet body, and the water outlet hole is connected to a hollow threaded tube, and the through hole is connected to ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7278446 | Mixing faucet A mixing faucet includes a body part (2), where a rotatable swivel tap (4) is mounted on said body part, and where a rotatable valve spindle (6) is mounted in said body part for an adjustment of the feeding of cold and hot water, respectively. T... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7216663 | Diverting device for bridge faucet with hand spray A faucet assembly includes a diverter valve assembly mounted to an inlet of a cold-water pillar and is in fluid communication with a control valve disposed on a hot-water pillar. The diverter valve assembly selectively controls water flow through a spout and a hand ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182100 | Retrofittable mixing valve and method of assembly A mixing valve cartridge assembly for a spherical mixing valve. The spherical mixing valve has a stem extending therefrom through a support element that embraces a portion of the spherical mixing valve. A keeper secured to the stem so acts with a caming surface to d... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7096879 | Pillar sink mixer with hand spray A pillar sink mixer has a hot water faucet pillar, a cold water faucet pillar, a mixing chamber and a diverter valve to supply mixed water to a faucet nozzle or to a hand spray. The mixing chamber and diverter valve are positioned in a bridge above a mounting surfac... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077153 | Side control faucet with diverter assembly A side control faucet is provided with a separate diverter valve which is connected to a single outlet from the valve body. The diverter valve is connected to a spout and to an auxiliary water dispenser, such as a side spray or water filtration dispenser. The separa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7032618 | Plumbing fixture block The invention proposes a plumbing fixture block, which has seatings for a mixing device and a shut-off valve. Furthermore, the plumbing fixture block has seatings to accommodate at least one nonreturn valve and one pipe air-release valve. The nonreturn valve and the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6978795 | Diverter valve A diverter valve comprises a housing having inlets, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The inlets are connected to hot and cold water supplies, and mixing of the hot and cold water occurs both inside the housing and inside a mixing chamber external to the valve. T... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6920892 | Side spray diverter valve A side spray diverter valve with anti-siphoning and flow regulation of the water diverted to the spray head. A ported valve plunger sliding in a sleeve admits water from the inlet to the spout in one position while a lower O-ring seals the spray outlet. In the other... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6904927 | Diverter assembly with integral water-hammer arrestor A faucet diverter assembly for dampening a pressure spike includes a body and a diverter bonnet assembled into the body defining a flow passageway therebetween. A diverter portion is assembled into the diverter bonnet and is axially movable by the use of an extender... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6561210 | Valve for controlling faucet and sprayer combination A faucet includes a space coupled to a sprayer device and water reservoirs, and a valve device received in the space of the faucet for controlling the water to flow out through either the faucet or the sprayer device. The valve device includes a housing s... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6467104 | Faucet assembly having an attachable sprayer nozzle A faucet device includes a faucet member having one or more ports for coupling to water reservoirs and a water outlet. The faucet member includes a hole and a chamber communicating with each other. A hose has one end coupler for selectively securing to th... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6394124 | Water passage splitter structure of a water tap The present invention discloses the structure of a water passage splitter of a water tap that can automatically switch on or off the water passage. Such water switch is disposed inside the valve of a water tap, and the water switch assembly comprises a va... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6341617 | Taps A water mixer for a sink, the water mixer comprising a mixing chamber having a hot water tap pillar and cold water tap pillar for controlling a supply of hot and cold water to respective inlets of a mixing chamber. Outlets from the mixing chamber supply w... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6289859 | V-shaped internal combustion engine A V-shaped internal combustion engine in which banks of cylinders are V-shaped relative to each other and in which an intake manifold 40 is disposed between the V-shaped banks of cylinders, wherein a hydraulic pressure control valve 50 for controlling hyd... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6062249 | Faucet side spray diverter A faucet diverter to be mounted within a portion of a water faucet assembly for controlling water flow to either a faucet spout or a spray discharge includes a body, a chamber within the body, and a water inlet opening into the chamber. There is a spout o... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5957149 | Fluid diverter valve A fluid diverter valve for selectively switching fluid flow between two paths is disclosed. The valve includes an intake port, two output ports, and a valve member mounted for reciprocating movement between a first position wherein fluid is substantially ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5881754 | Valve device for faucet and spray gun A valve device includes a base, and a faucet and a spray gun coupled to the base. A valve member is engaged in the base and has a chamber, and includes two valve seats disposed between the chamber and the faucet and between the chamber and the opening. A ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5778921 | Relay controlling valve structure for twin-tap faucet A relay controlling valve structure for twin-tap faucet, including a valve seat, a valve stem and a pushing block. The valve seat is a hollow sleeve-like member made of plastic material and formed with outer thread on upper portion. A water-sealing ring i... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5752541 | Diverter valve A diverter valve for a faucet having a spray function is provided. The diverter valve includes a seal to engage a valve housing and prevent back siphonage. There is also a piston head and valve seat in the diverter valve to provide secondary protection ag... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5743286 | Reverse flow proof control-valve for a mono-faucet A reverse flow proof control valve having a valve shaft, a valve sleeve and a driving block is intended to effectively prevent dirty water or chemicals produced in a fire fighting process from reversely flowing into a household water system via a shower d... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5649562 | Toggle fluid control valve A mechanical control valve that can automatically direct the flow of fluid between two output lines. The control valve has a housing with a fluid inlet, a first outlet and second outlet. The valve also has a poppet that allows fluid to flow out of the fir... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5025825 | Riser spout diverter assembly A rising type faucet assembly, for example for use in the kitchen, has a support base adapted to be mounted on a sink deck and a spout housing and spout mounted on the support base. An elongated sleeve extends within the support base and is attached to th... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4934402 | Fluid diverter A diverter valve for a faucet directs water to either the faucet spout or a spray nozzle. The faucet assembly of the present invention includes a shuttle chamber from which water may access either of two outlet paths. A poppet valve selectively enables wa... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4798221 | Self sealing anti-knock diverter valve A diverter valve assembly (10) has a one piece valve seat member (26) that is fitted within a cavity (12) of the faucet body (14). The one piece valve seat member has a flexible peripheral lip (62) with an annular recess (64) that allows fluid to pressuri... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4609006 | Diverter A small, reliable diverter valve that maintains a relatively constant flow through a spray nozzle in spite of water supply pressure fluctuations and that positively terminates flow from the faucet spout during hand spray operation. A variable elasticity c... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4577653 | Anti-siphon and anti-knock diverter valve A diverter valve 10 has a two piece housing 22 including a lower member 24 and an upper member 26 securely snap fitted together within a cavity 12 of a faucet body 14. The housing 22 has a piston valve assembly 28 slidably mounted therein for movement bet... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4008732 | Diverter valve A diverter valve assembly arranged and constructed to be coupled in fluid communication between fluid inlet and a pair of outlet openings for normally conducting fluid through one outlet until the other outlet is opened, to automatically divert the fluid ... | 02/22/1977 |
