Patents by Inventor Craig Fitton

Craig Fitton 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).

  • Publication number: 20240027097
    Abstract: A heater tank for an instantaneous water heater is provided, comprising a heater tank having a heater tank inlet, a heater tank outlet, and a fluid flow path from the heater tank inlet to the heater tank outlet. One or more electric heating elements have an electric heating element power and are operable to heat fluid flowing, in use, along the fluid flow path. One or more of the electric heating elements extend along at least a portion of the fluid flow path and are configured such that the fluid flowing, in use, along the fluid flow path experiences a reduction in a local electric heating element power as the fluid flows, in use, along the fluid flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Peel, Craig Fitton
  • Publication number: 20240018761
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a recirculating shower system. The recirculating shower system may include a first shower outlet and a second shower outlet. The recirculating shower system may include a fresh water conduit fluidly coupled to the first shower outlet and a recirculated fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the second shower outlet. The fresh water conduit and the recirculated fluid conduit may be arranged such that warmer fresh water flowing through the fresh water conduit may heat cooler recirculated fluid flowing through the recirculated fluid conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Nigel Sansum, Kevin Peel, Craig Fitton, Robin Whitfield
  • Patent number: 11852963
    Abstract: At least one embodiment relates to a mirror assembly. The mirror assembly includes an interior portion and a wall. The wall includes an exterior reflective surface. At least a portion of the wall can allow light to pass from the interior portion through the wall. The mirror assembly includes a light source and a lens located within the interior portion. The lens can be arranged to receive light from the light source and to direct such light through the portion of the wall so as to project an image beyond the exterior reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Kevin Peel, Craig Fitton, Nigel Sansum, Chanseol Chung
  • Publication number: 20230295907
    Abstract: A plumbing system is provided with a digital mixer valve providing a principal stream having a controlled temperature and flow rate. A fluid delivery device is also provided downstream of the digital mixer valve, the fluid delivery device having two or more sets of outlets, each of the two or more sets of outlets comprising at least two outlets, and having an outlet operating valve being disposed upstream of each set of outlets and being operable to control fluid flow to the set of outlets downstream thereof. A communication link is also provided between the digital mixer valve and the outlet operating valves. The digital mixer valve is configured, in use, to adjust the temperature and flow rate of the principal stream in dependence upon which set of outlets or combination of sets of outlets is in operation at a given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Stuart Banham, Charlie Parker, James Bourne, Robin Whitfield, Craig Fitton
  • Publication number: 20220002985
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a recirculating shower system. The recirculating shower system may include a first shower outlet and a second shower outlet. The recirculating shower system may include a fresh water conduit fluidly coupled to the first shower outlet and a recirculated fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the second shower outlet. The fresh water conduit and the recirculated fluid conduit may be arranged such that warmer fresh water flowing through the fresh water conduit may heat cooler recirculated fluid flowing through the recirculated fluid conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Nigel Sansum, Kevin Peel, Craig Fitton, Robin Whitfield
  • Publication number: 20210333699
    Abstract: At least one embodiment relates to a mirror assembly. The mirror assembly includes an interior portion and a wall. The wall includes an exterior reflective surface. At least a portion of the wall can allow light to pass from the interior portion through the wall. The mirror assembly includes a light source and a lens located within the interior portion. The lens can be arranged to receive light from the light source and to direct such light through the portion of the wall so as to project an image beyond the exterior reflective surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicants: Kohler Co., Kohler Mira Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Peel, Craig Fitton, Nigel Sansum, Chanseol Chung