Patents by Inventor Claudio Fait

Claudio Fait has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5855356
    Abstract: A tap includes a sensor (20) for determining the distance between a user's hands (3) and the tap, a mixing valve (40) regulating the temperature of water fed to delivery port (11) of the tap and a controller (30) for processing the distance values provided by the sensor. The temperature of water delivered differs based on the position of the user's hands relative to the tap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: American Standard, Inc.
    Inventor: Claudio Fait
  • Patent number: 5699964
    Abstract: The showerhead of the present invention permits the removal of damaging water deposits, such as lime deposits, without causing damage to the surrounding showerhead portion on which the deposits are located. The showerhead includes a bottom portion with resilient extended portions associated with water exit ports of the showerhead wherein said resilient portions can be manipulated for removal of lime deposits from water. Specifically, the bottom portion of the showerhead may include a projection member extending along the periphery of the showerhead. The bottom portion may also comprise a membrane member including a plurality of water passage openings therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Ideal-Standard GmbH
    Inventors: Konrad Bergmann, Claudio Fait, Klaus-Jurgen Laller
  • Patent number: 5253376
    Abstract: The support element (10) comprises a concave portion (11) having its concavity facing the vertical wall (3) and arranged define at the front, and at least in part laterally, a shell closed at its rear by the vertical wall (3) to determine a chamber (12), and an electric lamp (20) installed within the chamber (12), the chamber (12) comprising one or more lateral apertures (13) and/or lower apertures (14) which enable the light produced by the electric lamp (20) to escape from the chamber (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Ideal Standard S.p.A.
    Inventor: Claudio Fait
  • Patent number: 4970731
    Abstract: A fastening assembly coupled to a hinge assembly of a sanitary fixture so that a seat and/or cover can be pivotably mounted thereto. The fastening assembly includes a deformable elastic bushing, which is positioned in each mounting hole provided on the rear shelf of the sanitary fixture, an internally threaded ring mounted in the lower end of the bushing, and a rod having a complimentary threaded lower end threadedly coupled to the threaded ring which deforms the bushing when drawn upwards to its mounted position. Thereafter, a hinge post is mounted over the upper end of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: Claudio Fait
  • Patent number: 4958387
    Abstract: An adjustable hinge assembly to be fastened to a sanitary fixture, such as a bidet or a toilet, and to a seat and/or cover, is disclosed. The movable hinge element is shaped so as to be insertable into a correspondingly shaped fixed element mounted in the rear of the seat and/or cover, respectively. The movable hinge element is provided with means to fix the movable element at a desired insertion depth so that the front section of the seat and/or cover match the outer peripheral profile of the front upper rim of the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: Claudio Fait
  • Patent number: D323551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventor: Claudio Fait