公开(公告)号：US20240218637A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18092530

申请日：2023-01-03

申请人： Steven Wayne Tueller ,  Jason Scott Earl

发明人： Steven Wayne Tueller ,  Jason Scott Earl

IPC分类号： E03B7/04 ,  F24D17/00 ,  F24D19/10 ,  F24H15/175 ,  F24H15/212 ,  F24H15/325 ,  F24H15/335

CPC分类号： E03B7/045 ,  F24D17/0078 ,  F24D19/1051 ,  F24H15/175 ,  F24H15/212 ,  F24H15/325 ,  F24H15/335

摘要： A smart faucet controller (400) and method (100), comprising the steps of: detecting water movement (102); sensing water temperature (104); and processing data created by the detecting and sensing steps and sending instructions (106) to: close an exit valve to disallow water from exiting a delivery point if water is below a minimum threshold temperature, substantially simultaneously open a bypass valve to allow water to circulate back through water lines to a hot water source, activate a remote water circulation pump to send heated water to a point of use, and reset the exit valve and bypass valve to default positions and turn off a water circulation pump once the water reaches the threshold temperature. Advantageously, the method (100) and smart faucet controller (400) are configured to provide and/or measure a water conservation function that avoids wasting water.