Patents by Inventor Krishna C. Poduru

Krishna C. Poduru 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A FAUCET
    Publication number: 20240392545
    Abstract: A faucet includes a spout configured to direct fluid into a sink, a camera arranged to capture images of the sink, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit may receive an image from the camera. The image may include an object positioned beneath the spout. The processing circuit may analyze the image received from the camera to assign a classification to the object included in the image. The processing circuit may cause the spout to direct fluid into the sink with fluid flow characteristics that correspond to the classification of the object in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Joel T. Smith, Gregory de Swarte, Marwan E. Estiban, Krishna C. Poduru
  • Systems and methods for automatically controlling a faucet
    Patent number: 12077952
    Abstract: A faucet includes a spout configured to direct fluid into a sink, a camera arranged to capture images of the sink, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit may receive an image from the camera. The image may include an object positioned beneath the spout. The processing circuit may analyze the image received from the camera to assign a classification to the object included in the image. The processing circuit may cause the spout to direct fluid into the sink with fluid flow characteristics that correspond to the classification of the object in the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Joel T. Smith, Gregory de Swarte, Marwan E. Estiban, Krishna C. Poduru
  • CONTROLLER FOR ABLUTIONARY SETTINGS
    Publication number: 20220229532
    Abstract: A controller for use in a wet environment such as an ablutionary setting includes a display for displaying information related to the operation of a fluid delivery system. The display includes a light source, a semi-transparent layer, and a touch interface configured to provide an input to the controller. The light source and the semi-transparent layer are configured such that the semi-transparent layer absorbs or reflects light transmitted towards the light source and allows light transmitted from the light source to be transmitted from the display, such that the light source appears hidden when light is not transmitted from the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Kohler Mira Limited
    Inventors: Marwan Estiban, Govinda Rao Koyala, Krishna C. Poduru, Richard Mead, Adam May
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A FAUCET
    Publication number: 20200209897
    Abstract: A faucet includes a spout configured to direct fluid into a sink, a camera arranged to capture images of the sink, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit may receive an image from the camera. The image may include an object positioned beneath the spout. The processing circuit may analyze the image received from the camera to assign a classification to the object included in the image. The processing circuit may cause the spout to direct fluid into the sink with fluid flow characteristics that correspond to the classification of the object in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Joel T. Smith, Gregory de Swarte, Marwan E. Estiban, Krishna C. Poduru