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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181886 | Thermostatic mixing valve The invention provides a thermostatic mixing valve for use within a water discharge fixture. The mixing valve comprises a cover defining an interior region, a stationary lower disk residing within the interior region, and a moveable upper disk. The lower and upper d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7905424 | Thermostatic mixing valve The invention provides a thermostatic mixing valve for use within a water discharge fixture. The mixing valve comprises a cover defining an interior region, a stationary lower disk residing within the interior region, and a moveable upper disk. The lower and upper d... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7717351 | 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... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7392955 | System and method for temperature control of hot-water supply system A valve assembly for providing hot water includes a hot water side with a hot water inlet and a cold water side. The valve assembly also includes a central channel for fluid communication between the cold water side and the hot water side and a bypass valve portion.... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7163157 | Automatic compensating valve for individual shower and tub/shower combination fixtures An automatic compensating valve, e.g., for individual shower and tub/shower combination fixtures, has a valve body defining cold and hot water inlet flow passageways, a mixing chamber, a mixed temperate water outlet flow passageway, and an axial bore. The valve incl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6938827 | Mixer valve In a mixing valve for cold and hot water with thermostatic control of the mixed-water temperature by a thermostat (4) that is connected with a tubular double valve slide (3a, 3b) that is positioned by a temperature selector (5 | 09/06/2005 |
| 5273208 | Constant temperature valve The valve includes a cylindrical wall, adjacent and distinct hot and cold fluid inlet ports passing through a first wall portion, each port having a plurality of slotted inlet orifices at the inner surface of the wall. A rigid, coiled metal ribbon member ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 4610393 | Cold and hot water mixer tap with ceramic plates controlled by means of a thermostat A body (1) presenting inlet openings (2,3) for cold water and hot water and an outlet opening (4) for the mixed water, has a device for regulating the flowrate of at least one of the incoming streams of water and of the mixture of water (12, 13, 14, 15, 1... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4421269 | System for control of water temperature A system for automatic control of water temperature by means of a plurality of pushbuttons or their equivalent bearing indicia identifying a range of available temperatures which, when actuated through appropriate circuitry, control the water valve settin... | 12/20/1983 |
