Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Plumbing control system, method, and apparatus and preventing repeated use of an appliance with feedback
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Application No.: US15259723Application Date: 2016-09-08
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Publication No.: US09963863B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Rock R. Allard, III
- Applicant: SDB IP Holdings, LLC
- Applicant Address: US FL Oviedo
- Assignee: SDB IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: SDB IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Oviedo
- Agency: The Webb Law Firm
- Main IPC: E03D1/00
- IPC: E03D1/00 ; E03D5/02 ; E03D5/09 ; E03D5/10 ; F16K37/00 ; G08B5/36 ; G08B21/18

Abstract:
Provided is a system, method, and apparatus for preventing repeated use of a restroom appliance with visual feedback. The system includes a valve configured to control flow of a fluid by at least one valve operation, an actuator configured to request a use of the restroom appliance, at least one indicator configured to display at least three different visual states, and at least one controller in communication with the actuator, the valve, and the at least one indicator. The at least one controller is programmed or configured to control the at least one indicator to display a first visual state, receive a plurality of requests to operate the restroom appliance exceeding a maximum number of valve operations, perform a first valve operation in response to receiving a first request, and control the at least one indicator to display a second visual state in response to performing the first valve operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180066422A1 Plumbing Control System, Method, and Apparatus for Preventing Repeated Use of an Appliance with Feedback Public/Granted day:2018-03-08
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