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公开(公告)号:US20220251814A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-11
申请号:US17734560
申请日:2022-05-02
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Mahendra Gunawardena , Verne Myers , Behnam Heydari , Niloy Talukder , Nitin S. Kolekar
Abstract: An automated urinal comprising a basin configured to receive a fluid; a wall; a trapway in fluid communication with the basin; a flush valve; and an automatic flush system; wherein, the automatic flush system comprises one or more sensors and a controller; the one or more sensors are selected from a group consisting of a first sensor coupled to an exterior of the trapway, a second sensor coupled to a rear surface of the wall, and a third sensor coupled to an underside of the basin; the controller is in electrical communication with the one or more sensors and is in electrical communication with the flush valve; and wherein the automatic flush system is configured to detect introduction of fluid into the basin and to send a flush signal to the flush valve to initiate a flush.
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公开(公告)号:US20210212890A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-15
申请号:US15734130
申请日:2019-06-11
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Hirotaka Niimi , Nitin S. Kolekar , Christopher Helmstetter
Abstract: A jet nozzle includes a single-piece body having a water inlet with a first inlet channel coaxial with a first inlet axis, a gas inlet with a second inlet channel coaxial with a second inlet axis, and an outlet coaxial with an outlet axis, the single-piece body defining a fluid passageway from the first inlet channel to the outlet. A channel wall having a water channel is positioned in the fluid passageway between the first inlet channel and the outlet, the water channel being coaxial with the outlet axis and having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the first inlet channel. The second inlet axis is substantially perpendicular to and intersects the outlet axis at a point within the water channel.
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公开(公告)号:US20200277766A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-03
申请号:US16764123
申请日:2018-11-19
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Douglas Fornell Leavitt , Nitin S. Kolekar , Verne H. Myers , Alanna Wing Libbrecht
Abstract: A garbage separator system (500) is provided, the system configured to separate water from waste, garbage, and food particles as they flow down a sink drain. In some embodiments, the system includes a screw drive (508) configured to be mounted beneath the drain of a sink and to rotate to convey waste particles laterally away from the underside of the drain of the sink (e.g., toward a bin for collecting waste particles (518)) while allowing water to drain through a plurality of drainage holes in a tube encasing the screw drive.
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公开(公告)号:US12268650B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-08
申请号:US15734130
申请日:2019-06-11
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Hirotaka Niimi , Nitin S. Kolekar , Christopher Helmstetter
Abstract: A jet nozzle includes a single-piece body having a water inlet with a first inlet channel coaxial with a first inlet axis, a gas inlet with a second inlet channel coaxial with a second inlet axis, and an outlet coaxial with an outlet axis, the single-piece body defining a fluid passageway from the first inlet channel to the outlet. A channel wall having a water channel is positioned in the fluid passageway between the first inlet channel and the outlet, the water channel being coaxial with the outlet axis and having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the first inlet channel. The second inlet axis is substantially perpendicular to and intersects the outlet axis at a point within the water channel.
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公开(公告)号:US12257589B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-25
申请号:US17640046
申请日:2020-09-15
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Nitin S. Kolekar
Abstract: A fluidic oscillator, comprising an oscillator body comprising an exterior surface; an interior surface defining a three-dimensional space therein; a fluid inlet; and a fluid outlet, wherein the three-dimensional space, the fluid inlet, and the fluid outlet are in flow communication, the three-dimensional space comprises a first fluid interaction region fluidly coupled to a first pair of feedback flow paths, and a second fluid interaction region fluidly coupled to a second pair of feedback flow paths, and wherein the first and second fluid interaction regions intersect.
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公开(公告)号:US20240065491A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-29
申请号:US18269628
申请日:2022-01-20
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Matthew Kuhns , Beda Angelo Pormentilla , Corey Peterson , Jeffrey Lyn Stitt , Nitin S. Kolekar
Abstract: A shower or tub assembly comprising a shower base or bathtub having a floor comprising an upper surface and a lower surface; and a support structure coupled to the floor lower surface, wherein when the shower or tub is in use, the floor upper surface is exposed and configured for a person to sit or stand on, and the lower surface is at least partially concealed, the support structure comprises a plurality of ribs, the ribs being substantially perpendicular to the floor, and the plurality of ribs at least partially form a repeating hexagonal pattern or at least partially form a repeating triangular pattern.
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公开(公告)号:US20230264206A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-24
申请号:US18024125
申请日:2021-09-03
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Douglas F. Leavitt , Nitin S. Kolekar , Robert M. Jensen , Walter Pitsch , Emilie Williams , Matthew Kuhns
Abstract: A microfluidic oscillator nozzle, comprising a nozzle body comprising an exterior surface; an interior surface defining a three-dimensional space therein; a fluid inlet; and a fluid outlet, wherein the three-dimensional space, the fluid inlet, and the fluid outlet are inflow communication, the three-dimensional space comprises a first fluid interaction region fluidly coupled to a first pair of feedback flow paths, and wherein a largest nozzle dimension is less than about 20.0 mm.
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公开(公告)号:US20220339644A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-27
申请号:US17640046
申请日:2020-09-15
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Nitin S. Kolekar
Abstract: A fluidic oscillator, comprising an oscillator body comprising an exterior surface; an interior surface defining a three-dimensional space therein; a fluid inlet; and a fluid outlet, wherein the three-dimensional space, the fluid inlet, and the fluid outlet are in flow communication, the three-dimensional space comprises a first fluid interaction region fluidly coupled to a first pair of feedback flow paths, and a second fluid interaction region fluidly coupled to a second pair of feedback flow paths, and wherein the first and second fluid interaction regions intersect.
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公开(公告)号:US11994235B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-28
申请号:US17268269
申请日:2019-08-15
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Eric B. Soberano , Niloy Talukder , Steven D. Kappus , Verne Myers , Nitin S. Kolekar , Behnam Heydari , Mahendra Gunawardena , Benjamin Smith , Douglas Leavitt
CPC classification number: F16K31/508 , F16K1/02 , F16K31/046
Abstract: An automatic angle stop assembly for a urinal or toilet may include an angle stop adjustment device and an angle stop. The automatic angle stop assembly may automatically control flow through the angle stop to a flush valve. The automatic angle stop assembly may include a motor and an adjustment screw. A method for closing the angle stop may include sensing a flow condition, automatically rotating a motor based on the flow condition, and closing the angle stop.
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公开(公告)号:US11739514B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-29
申请号:US17734560
申请日:2022-05-02
Applicant: AS America, Inc.
Inventor: Mahendra Gunawardena , Verne Myers , Behnam Heydari , Niloy Talukder , Nitin S. Kolekar
Abstract: An automated urinal comprising a basin configured to receive a fluid; a wall; a trapway in fluid communication with the basin; a flush valve; and an automatic flush system; wherein, the automatic flush system comprises one or more sensors and a controller; the one or more sensors are selected from a group consisting of a first sensor coupled to an exterior of the trapway, a second sensor coupled to a rear surface of the wall, and a third sensor coupled to an underside of the basin; the controller is in electrical communication with the one or more sensors and is in electrical communication with the flush valve; and wherein the automatic flush system is configured to detect introduction of fluid into the basin and to send a flush signal to the flush valve to initiate a flush.
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