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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167215 | Thermostatic mixing valves utilizing wave springs A thermostatic mixing valve for hot and cold water has a valve member for controlling the relative proportions of hot and cold water admitted to a mixing chamber according to user selection of a desired water temperature and a thermostat responsive to the mixed wate... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8123140 | Mixing valve A mixing valve (10) includes a valve body (12) having a hot fluid inlet (14), a cold fluid inlet (16), a mixed fluid outlet (18), and a cavity (20) in the valve body (12) between the inlets (14, 16) and the out... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8074893 | Thermostatic cartridge with concentric temperature and flow rate controls, and a mixer fitted with such a cartridge The thermostatic cartridge (C) comprises a thermostatic assembly (2) for regulating the temperature of an outgoing mixture (F3) of incoming hot and cold fluids (F1 and F2), two ceramic disks (3, 4) for controlling the flow rates of... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8056824 | Successive type constant-temperature valve core with single handle A successive type constant temperature valve core with single handle comprises a valve cover, a temperature adjusting assembly, a thermo sensitive element and a control assembly for hot and cold inlet water, combining in the chamber of the valve cover from top to bo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056823 | Constant temperature and balanced pressure valve core with single handle A constant temperature and balanced pressure valve core with single handle comprises a valve cover, and a temperature adjusting assembly, a thermo-sensitive element, a put-off spring, an adjuster, combined in the chamber of the valve cover from top to bottom; and th... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8020779 | Thermostatic valve and mixer tap with integrated TMV There is described a mixer tap with integrated thermostatic mixing valve (TMV). The tap comprises in a single housing: hot and cold water inlets; an outlet for mixed water; hot and cold lever controls and a thermostatic mixing device within the single housing to pre... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7909261 | Device and an aircraft anti-icing system comprising such a device A device including a primary fluid inlet, a secondary fluid inlet, a mixing chamber connected to the primary fluid inlet via en ejector nozzle and to the secondary fluid inlet, a fluid outlet connected to the mixing chamber for outflow of gas from the mixing a chamb... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7845574 | Cartridge for a mixer faucet, faucet comprising a cartridge of this type, and thermostatic assembly to be fitted together with this cartridge The cartridge comprises two ceramic disks (20, 24) for regulating the temperature and flow of a mixture (M) of two entering fluids. In order to ensure that the temperature of the mixture remains lower than a predetermined value, the cartridge comprises thermo... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7832650 | Hot water-water mixing faucet A hot water-water mixing faucet holds a control valve body in a balanced position between a bias spring and a temperature-sensitive coil spring. An adjusting screw 6a supports the bias spring in an axial direction to change setting of the supporting po... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7775450 | Thermostatic mixing valve for vertical mounting upon a horizontal bathtub deck An adjustable height housing enables a thermostatic mixing valve (TMV) with a dial permitting manual control of bathtub shower water temperature to be vertically mounted in a horizontal bathtub deck. The housing can be installed on a narrow bathtub rim yet also acco... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7744007 | Thermostatic mixing valves and systems Thermostatic mixing valves and systems for mixing fluids of dissimilar temperature are disclosed. A thermostatic mixing valve in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention can include an elongated valve body defining a cold fluid inlet, a ho... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740181 | Method and device for regulating the temperature of mixed water A method and a device are provided whereby a container can be continuously filled with mixed water from separate cold and hot water pipes K, W within a short time and the temperature T of the mixed water is kept as constant as possible at a predetermined value T | 06/22/2010 |
| 7665671 | Thermostatic mixing valve Thermostatic mixing valve has a valve body, a cold fluid inlet, a hot fluid inlet, and a fluid outlet. Mixing chamber is located between the respective fluid inlets and the fluid outlet. Thermostatic element is located in or adjacent to the mixing chamber and is arr... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7475827 | Fluid mixer A fluid mixer including a mixing element configured to separate and mix hot and cold water streams. ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7448553 | Fluid mixer A fluid mixer including a pair of inlets configured to impart a rotational fluid flow and a mixing element configured to facilitate fluid mixing streams. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7303299 | Illuminated plumbing fixtures Apparatus and method for illuminating plumbing fixtures such as spouts and controls and vessels that are fixed in place relative to a mounting surface. A light transmitting material is used for the fixture, and one or more hidden light sources are mounted inward of ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299992 | Drinking water fountain having mixed hot and cold water A drinking water fountain includes a valve body, a heating device, a control valve, a cold water inlet conduit, a cold water outlet conduit, a heating conduit, and a hot water inlet conduit. Thus, the drinking water fountain can provide drinking water, including col... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287707 | Water control fixture having thermostatically controlled bypass valve A water control fixture having an operating valve and a thermostatically controlled bypass valve disposed in the fixture for bypassing water away from the fixture until the water temperature reaches a desired level. When pressurized water from the hot water heater r... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7243381 | Emergency shower and eyewash station with temperature control An emergency water release device comprises heating elements adapted to heat water, a shower and an eyewash, a valve and a controller which sends a first signal to turn off at least one of the plurality of heating elements when a temperature of the water exceeds a p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198059 | Apparatus and system for retrofitting water control valves A water control fixture having an operating valve and a thermostatically controlled bypass valve disposed in the fixture for bypassing water away from the fixture until the water temperature reaches a desired level. When pressurized water from the hot water heater r... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175100 | Fail-safe proportional mixing valve A fail-safe proportional mixing valve is provided that tempers a hot fluid supply by proportional flow from a hot fluid inlet and a cold fluid inlet. The valve includes a fail-safe mechanism disposed within the body of the valve to isolate flow from the hot fluid in... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175099 | Fluid sensing arrangement and mixing system A sensing arrangement for sensing one or more properties of a fluid is provided. The sensing arrangement includes a fluid flow path (3) and a sensing means (5) to sense one or more properties of the fluid. The sensing means (5) is positioned or ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140378 | Instantaneous water heater A system for instantaneously heating water has a heat exchanger for heating cold water to produce overheated water; a hot water supply member connected to a first intake of the heat exchanger; a cold water supply member connected to a second intake of the heat excha... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140382 | Water circulating system having thermostatically controlled bypass valve A water circulating system including a water control fixture having an operating valve and a thermostatically controlled bypass valve disposed in the fixture for bypassing water away from the fixture until the water temperature reaches a desired level. When pressuri... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114661 | Thermally actuated fluid shuttle valve A thermally actuated fluid shuttle valve that is a three-way direction control valve that shifts when fluid passing through said valve reaches a preset temperature. The control valve, including three ports, an internal shiftable spool, and a thermal element, wherein... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7073528 | Water pump and thermostatically controlled bypass valve A water control valve configured for use with a bypass valve to automatically bypass cold or tepid water in a hot water supply line so as to maintain hot water at the fixture. The water control valve is useful for shower/tub facilities and for appliances such as was... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066204 | Multi-port diverter valve assembly with integral detent A multi-port diverter valve assembly with an integral detent feature includes a valve body and a diverter valve cartridge and cap combination wherein the cap includes one or more deflectable fingers positioned so as to “detent” into one or more detent recesses f... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044213 | Constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application and control method thereof A constant temperature refrigeration system for extensive temperature range application comprising a refrigerator, a low-temperature heat exchanger, a medium-temperature heat exchanger, a high-temperature heat exchanger, a pump, a first solenoid valve, a second sole... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025077 | Heat exchanger for instant warm water A method and apparatus for providing heated water to a hot water supply line positioned intermediate a hot water supply and a faucet. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011744 | Brine supply unit A brine supply unit for supplying brine to at least one load after controlling the brine so as to meet a target temperature of the load comprises: a heat exchanger disposed at a brine-cooling channel, through which the brine returned from the load flows, for cooling... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994266 | Flow mixer shuttle A flow mixer shuttle having first and second annular rims for controlling the flow of hot and cold water, a central hub connected to the rims, a seat on the hub for supporting a thermostatic capsule for controlling the position of the shuttle to control the flow of ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6957778 | Sanitary mixing unit A sanitary mixing unit (1), in particular for wall installation, has a cartridge (6) with an outer housing (12), a flow adjustment device, a temperature adjustment device and a thermostatic device, in which the flow adjustment device has a fixed... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6929187 | Water control fixture having thermostatically controlled bypass valve A water control fixture having an operating valve and a thermostatically controlled bypass valve disposed in the fixture for bypassing water away from the fixture until the water temperature reaches a desired level. When pressurized water from the hot water heater r... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6845917 | Water outlet structure of ceramic control valve for single-handled faucet A water outlet structure of a ceramic control valve for a single-handled faucet is made up of a valve body having a housing chamber for a regulating seat with a control stick joined thereto to be adapted therein, and an upper switching control valve having a regulat... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6793145 | Dual control thermostatic mixer The present invention refers to a dual control thermostatic mixer with a regulator suited to stabilize the mixed water temperature upon exit, using a stabilizing mechanism and a switching device for choosing either spout or handset flow. It has a main body (A), a cl... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6549816 | Network software for a plumbing control system A plumbing control system includes a plurality of plumbing fixtures operated by an electronic control board having a microprocessor. The control board can form a node on a network that monitors and controls the functions of multiple boards throughout a fa... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6536464 | Thermostatically controlled bypass valve and water circulating system for same A thermostatically controlled bypass valve for bypassing water away from a hot water valve until the water temperature reaches a desired level at a fixture in use for home or industrial applications. The bypass valve has a valve body with a thermally sens... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6460735 | Beverage dispenser having selectable temperature The present invention dispenses hot coffee or other beverage by the cup at a selected temperature, which can be varied from cup-to-cup. The beverage is brewed in a conventional way, and in one embodiment is stored in a conventional holding tank at elevate... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6290139 | Hydraulically actuated mixing valve A hot and cold water mixing valve to maintain the outlet water temperature at a preset level by using electronic sensors to actuate low voltage, pulse operated solenoid valves to regulate pressure in control passageways. The control passageway pressure di... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6119947 | Tempered water mixing system An improved tempered water mixing system comprises a thermostatically operated main mixing valve for blending cold and hot water supplies during normal system operation, a secondary temperature-limiting flow-control device in the form of a thermostatic va... | 09/19/2000 |
