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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7090195 | Faucet assembly A faucet assembly includes a faucet body, a valve seat, a control shaft, a sealing member, and a control handle. Thus, the control handle is located under the faucet body to facilitate a user operating the control handle, so that the control handle is operated easil... | 08/15/2006 |
| 4678002 | Faucet valve with adjustable stem tightener A washerless faucet valve, of the type having a matched pair of discs mounted therein for flow control purposes, is provided with an adjustable structure for applying frictional forces to the valve stem which allows the faucet valve to be mounted in a hor... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4176674 | Faucet replacement valve stem assembly A replacement valve stem assembly for a faucet in the form of an internally and externally threaded sleeve extending through and secured by nuts to the faucet cap and a threaded valve stem engaging the internal threads of the sleeve and having a valve was... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4134420 | Faucet valve for sinks, wash basins and other applications A faucet valve for kitchen sinks, bathroom washbasins and like applications, said faucet valve being adapted to be made of molded plastics, having relatively few operative parts, and designed to minimize the stresses of assembly and use. The invention has... | 01/16/1979 |
| 3952764 | Single lever faucet construction A single lever faucet construction utilizing a removable cartridge assembly and improved force balance and friction control on an operating ball cam member. A pair of valve members are mounted in the cartridge in side-by-side relationship with cam followe... | 04/27/1976 |