Patents by Inventor Spencer Lee Stohler

Spencer Lee Stohler 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).

  • POSITION-SENSING DETECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A FAUCET
    Publication number: 20120097874
    Abstract: A faucet arrangement includes a sensing device for sensing a presence of a user of a spout. The sensing device includes an infrared emitter installed such that a direction of emission of the emitter is oriented an angle of approximately between 5 and 15 degrees relative to a vertical direction. A receiver receives a diffused infrared energy from the emitter. A control device is in communication with the receiver and controls a flow of liquid through the spout dependent upon an angle at which the diffused infrared energy is received by the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Wilmer Rodenbeck, Spencer Lee Stohler, David M. Burke
  • Position-sensing detector arrangement for controlling a faucet
    Patent number: 8104113
    Abstract: A faucet arrangement includes a sensing device for sensing a presence of a user of a spout. The sensing device includes an infrared emitter installed such that a direction of emission of the emitter is oriented an angle of approximately between 5 and 15 degrees relative to a vertical direction. A receiver receives a diffused infrared energy from the emitter. A control device is in communication with the receiver and controls a flow of liquid through the spout dependent upon an angle at which the diffused infrared energy is received by the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Robert Wilmer Rodenbeck, Spencer Lee Stohler, David M. Burke