Touchless activation of a toilet

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9428897
APP PUB NO 20150167280A1
SERIAL NO

14108144

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A toilet sensor and actuator assembly, having: (a) an infrared sensor configured to detect the presence of an object at a far distance from a toilet; (b) an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect the presence of the object at a near distance from the toilet, wherein the ultrasonic sensor remains in a sleep mode until awakened by a signal from the infrared sensor that the infrared sensor has detected the presence of the object at the far distance; and (c) an actuator mechanism that flushes the toilet in response to a signal from the ultrasonic sensor that the ultrasonic sensor has detected the presence of the object at the near distance.

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FLUIDMASTER INC30800 RANCHO VIEJO ROAD SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA 92675

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Catalano, Derres Solana Beach, US 5 17
Le, Tuan Fountain Valley, US 108 2418
Milley, Robb Vista, US 1 10
Sampson, Adam Ramona, US 18 113
Valoff, Scott San Diego, US 4 74
Walton, Stewart Encinitas, US 4 34

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