Touchless flushing systems and methods
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United States of America Patent
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Dec 1, 2020
Grant Date -
Aug 24, 2017
app pub date -
May 8, 2017
filing date -
Nov 2, 2012
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Abstract
A touchless actuation system for a toilet includes a touchless sensor, a motor assembly, and a processing circuit. The touchless sensor is located within a closed reservoir of the toilet. The processing circuit is configured to receive a signal from the touchless sensor and to detect an object within a detection region based on the signal. The detection region is external to the closed reservoir. The processing circuit is configured to facilitate flushing of the toilet through interaction with the motor assembly when the object is detected.
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- 2017 Application Filing Year
- B23P Class
- 786 Applications Filed
- 552 Patents Issued To-Date
- 70.23 % Issued To-Date
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- 2 Citation Count
- B23P Class
- 60.64 % this patent is cited more than
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