At Least One Flow Path Always Open Patents (Class 239/447)
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Patent number: 12215487Abstract: A water control system including a showerhead and a tub faucet. The faucet has a valve configured to automatically restrict fluid flow through the faucet and direct fluid to the showerhead as a function of a parameter, such as a predetermined water temperature. The faucet has many modes of operation, including a Reset Mode, an Auto-Divert Mode, a Bypass Mode, and a Cold Mode. A flow control device generates minimal back-pressure when in the Reset Mode such that water does not undesirably back flow to a shower head.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: AM CONSERVATION GROUPInventors: Jeffrey S. Doss, Jason Swanson, Heather L. Pinson, John Lockhart
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Patent number: 12134103Abstract: A cap that is attachable to a shower head that includes a face portion and an opposite rear portion. The cap includes a plurality of holes extending from the face portion to the rear portion. Each hole is configured to receive a nozzle. The cap includes ornamental indicia positioned at the rear portion. The cap is at least semi-translucent, thereby allowing the ornamental indicia to be visible from the face portion of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.Inventor: David Downey
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Patent number: 12110669Abstract: A shower system for controlling a spray pattern of water includes a sprayer and a control device. The sprayer includes a housing and an electronic diverter. The housing includes a water inlet and a plurality of water outlets configured to discharge water from the housing to form a plurality of different spray patterns. The electronic diverter is located within the housing and configured to automatically divert the water to different sets of the plurality of water outlets to form the plurality of different spray patterns responsive to an instruction signal. The control device is separate from the sprayer and is configured to provide the instruction signal to the electronic diverter to cause the electronic diverter to change between the plurality of different spray patterns.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventor: Chanseol Chung
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Patent number: 12018469Abstract: Provided are automatic faucet systems with remote activation and kits for retrofitting existing faucets to include remote activation. Automatic faucets systems with remote activation can include a faucet comprising a faucet body and a faucet spout; an outlet hose in fluid communication with a cold water supply line, a hot water supply line, and the faucet spout; an electromechanical valve fluidly coupled to the outlet hose and configured to control water flow to the faucet spout; an activator separate from the faucet body and configured to be placed in a variety of positions during installation of the faucet system; and a controller configured to receive a first signal from the activator and, in response to the first signal, to control the electromechanical valve to control water flow to the spout.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: AS America, Inc.Inventors: Eric Soberano, Karl Torres, Walter Pitsch, Sal Gattone
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Patent number: 11933027Abstract: A sanitary fitting (1) that contains a fitting body (2), a first spray plate (3), a second spray plate (4), and a two-way valve (5), which can be used to selectively route a liquid to the first spray plate (3) or to the second spray plate (4), wherein the two-way valve (5) is arranged in the fitting body (2) and having a valve body (6), which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation (11) in a valve housing (25) of the two-way valve (5) between a first valve seat (7) of a first outlet (8) of the two-way valve (5) and a second valve seat (9) of a second outlet (10) of the two-way valve (5).Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: GROHE AGInventors: Jan Philipp Tueshaus, Waldemar Gaida, Achim Mielke, Andreas Jung
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Patent number: 11713820Abstract: The disclosure relates to faucet showers and discloses a seal switching mechanism including a seal switching mechanism, which includes a water shunt valve body, a valve shaft provided in an inner middle position of water shunt valve body and elastically connected with an inner bottom end of water shunt valve body, a valve body, a first water outlet channel, a first water outlet, a bubbler, a face cover, a spring, a gasket, a lower sealing port, an upper sealing port located above lower sealing port, a second water outlet, a second water outlet channel, and an assembly groove provided at a lower part of valve shaft. The upper and lower sealing port are arranged inside water shunt valve body, and gasket is installed inside assembly groove. The gasket adopts a special-shaped gasket with a step, which solves switching seal problem of switch sealing ports with different diameters on both sides.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: GUANGZHOU SEAGULL KITCHEN AND BATH PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhiyong Li, Jianxin Li
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Patent number: 11684933Abstract: A spray gun shower head includes a shower body and a waterway closing element. The shower body is disposed with a first water passageway communicated with a water intake opening and a first water outflow opening (12), and a second water passageway communicated with the water intake opening and a second water outflow opening. The second water passageway is configured to spray the spray gun water. The waterway closing element is rotatable to a second switch position to open the second water passageway and close the first water passageway while driving an opening structure to push against a cover to be flipped up, so that the second water outflow opening hidden in the shower body by the cover sprays the spray gun water.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: JOMOO KITCHEN & BATH CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaofa Lin, Xiaoshan Lin, Yinan Zheng, Haokuan Chen
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Patent number: 11639597Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a multifunctional water outlet device, comprising a first water outlet, a first waterway connecting to a water inlet of the multifunctional water outlet device and to the first water outlet, a second water outlet, a second waterway connecting to the water inlet and to the second water outlet, and a control switch configured to control opening and closing of the first waterway and the second waterway. Spray patterns of the first waterway and the second waterway are different.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Xiamen Lota International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xuedong Wang, Xiaofei Guo, Jiangcheng Zhang, Chuanbao Zhu
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Patent number: 11529642Abstract: A single-button water passage switching structure includes a water inlet assembly and a water outlet assembly. The water inlet assembly includes a water inlet body, an operating button, a first control assembly, and a second control assembly. The water inlet body has a first mounting chamber and a second mounting chamber. The first mounting chamber and the second mounting chamber each have a water inlet and two water outlets. The first control assembly is configured to realize a pause mode, a first spray mode or the switching of water passages of the second mounting chamber. The second control assembly is configured to realize the switching of water passages of a second spray mode or a third spray mode. The operating button is configured to link the first control assembly and the second control assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: PURITY (XIAMEN) SANITARY WARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Longyun Shi, Shifa Huang, Guozhong Wu, Xiwen Yang, Weisheng Wu, Jinlong Wu
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Patent number: 11492787Abstract: A water control system including a showerhead and a tub faucet. The faucet has a valve configured to automatically restrict fluid flow through the faucet and direct fluid to the showerhead as a function of a parameter, such as a predetermined water temperature. The faucet has many modes of operation, including a Reset Mode, an Auto-Divert Mode, a Bypass Mode, and a Cold Mode. A flow control device generates minimal back-pressure when in the Reset Mode such that water does not undesirably back flow to a shower head.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Evolve Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey S. Doss, Jason Swanson, Heather L. Pinson, John Lockhart
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Patent number: 11376610Abstract: Disclosed is a water outlet switching mechanism and an operating mechanism for water outlet switching, wherein a sealing member is disposed on a water dividing member and spaced in a moving direction of a activating member at intervals. The sealing member is provided with sealing units corresponding to water dividing holes of the water dividing member. The activating member is provided with a transmission mechanism which is coupled with the sealing units. The transmission mechanism comprises a first transmission member and a second transmission member. The sealing units are divided into first sealing units and second sealing units, wherein the first sealing units are respectively provided with a first transmission fitting member which is used to open a corresponding water dividing hole. The second sealing units are respectively provided with a second transmission fitting member which is used to open a corresponding water dividing hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fengde Lin, Wenxing Chen
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Patent number: 11376614Abstract: A showerhead assembly is provided which includes an outer housing and inner housing. The inner housing includes a support disk and gear housing disk having two diverter arms and a gear train. The gear train includes a propeller, a coaxial pinion, and a large gear. The outer housing includes the base and a faceplate having nozzle systems connecting to complementary orifices. Water enters the internal housing via a channel where it is further diverted by the diverter arms so as to impinge on the gear train's propeller, causing the gear train's individual components to rotate. Upon the rotation of the large gear, the large gear's slot aligns with a selected orifice whereby water travels through and enters a corresponding nozzle system. This sequence continues, causing water to sequentially spray from individual nozzles in systematic intervals so as to create a strobe-like spray pattern.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: ETL, LLCInventor: David Hofman
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Patent number: 11369981Abstract: A water outflow control assembly includes a water inlet body, a push rod, a rotor and an elastic member. The water inlet body is provided with a valve cavity. One end of the valve cavity is provided with a push rod hole for sliding of the push rod. The push rod is provided with push blocks. The rotor is provided with tooth blocks extending toward the push rod hole and matching with the push blocks, and a retaining wall with a gap. The retaining wall is in clearance fit with an inner wall of the valve cavity, and rotation of the rotor changes a degree that the retaining wall blocks a water inlet channel. By adopting the shower head with above mentioned assembly, the water outflow control assembly can be installed through a handle hole of a shower head body of a shower head.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: FUJIAN XIHE SANITARY WARE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaofa Lin, Xiaoshan Lin, Zhigang Wan, Xiaoqing Deng, Qiqiao Liu
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Patent number: 11278920Abstract: An improved showerhead assembly is provided for use with handheld showerheads. The handheld showerhead includes an elongate handle and a showerhead face including one or more nozzles for spraying water. In addition, the showerhead assembly includes a hollow mount for affixing to the male threaded pipe found in a shower stall. The mount includes a “C” shaped receptacle for holding the handheld shower assembly, an inlet for receiving water, as well as an outlet for expelling water to a flexible hose, which in turn is connected to the handheld showerhead. In addition, the mount includes supplemental spray assemblies which are affixed to the left and right sides of the “C” shaped receptacle and which can be rotated so as to expel water through different spray nozzle configurations.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: ETL, LLCInventor: David Hofman
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Patent number: 11179735Abstract: A shower includes a first shower assembly, a rotatable valve and a second shower assembly. The first shower assembly has a first inlet bore and a first outlet bore individually separated from each other. The rotatable valve has two diverter flow paths which are separated from each other, and has a second inlet bore and a second outlet bore, wherein the second inlet bore communicates with the second outlet bore. The second shower assembly has a third outlet bore communicating with the second outlet bore. The second shower assembly is connected to the rotatable valve. The second shower assembly is turnable relative to the first shower assembly to rotate the rotatable valve. When the second shower assembly is turned to rotate the rotatable valve, the first outlet bore, the second inlet bore or the both communicate with the first inlet bore through at least one of the diverter flow paths.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: PURITY (XIAMEN) SANITARY WARE CO., LTD.Inventors: James Wu, Alex Wu, Ce-Wen Yang
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Patent number: 10610874Abstract: A handheld shower head includes a shower head body, a water inlet assembly and a water outlet assembly mounted on the shower head body. The water inlet assembly includes a water inlet body and a flow control device. The flow control device includes a gasket, a return spring, a control valve shaft, and a control button. The control valve shaft passes through the flow control chamber of the water inlet body. A lower portion of the control valve shaft is connected with the gasket. The control button is connected with an upper portion of the control valve shaft. The handheld shower head can control the flow rate of water discharge and is user-friendly.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignees: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., LOTA XIAMEN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xuedong Wang, Jiangcheng Zhang, Xiaofei Guo, Zheng Chen
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Patent number: 10449558Abstract: A handheld pet spray wand may be configured for use in washing or bathing a pet, for example, a dog. The handheld pet spray wand may be configured for attachment to a hose that is further attached to a water supply source. The handheld pet spray wand may be operable to have a number of spray modes to assist in the cleaning of the pet. The handheld pet spray wand may further be configured to provide selective nozzle array sizes designed for both small and large pets. The form factor of the spray wand may further be ergonomically formed to provide a spray pattern conforming to the body of the pet.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.Inventor: Jeffrey Thurgood
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Patent number: 10406539Abstract: A remote switch combination shower head includes a first shower head, a second shower head and a switch mechanism, wherein further comprising a fixing seat assembled to a support arm, the fixing seat is disposed with an inlet waterway connected to the support arm, a first diversion waterway and a second diversion waterway; the first shower head is assembled to the fixing seat and is capable of connecting to the first diversion waterway; the second shower head is a hand shower head connected to the second diversion waterway by a flexible pipe; the switch mechanism comprises a switch component and an operation component, the switch component is disposed to the fixing seat and is coupled to the inlet waterway, the first diversion waterway and the second diversion waterway, so that the waterways are switched by the movement of the switch component.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Fengde Lin, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
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Patent number: 10406541Abstract: An outlet device providing fan-shaped pulsating water particles includes a water inlet portion that has at least two inlet holes that are uniformly rotatably symmetrically arranged; and an outlet portion having a single outlet hole such that a vertical projection of the single outlet hole onto a horizontal plane of the water inlet portion partially coincides with one inlet hole of the at least two inlet holes and forms a flow down area and water vertically flows from an overlapping portion of the one inlet hole to a coinciding overlapped portion of the single outlet hole without changing flow direction as flow down water while water tangentially flowing from the one inlet hole toward a non-coinciding portion of the single outlet hole rotates as rotating water and impacts the flow down water to form water particles. A shower head including the outlet device is additionally provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Wencong Xu, Minghao Chen, Mingfu Zhang, Wenxing Chen
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Patent number: 10150122Abstract: A shower head structure includes a main body, a face plate, and a switching device installed inside the main body for controlling an outflow of water from the face plate. The circumferential portion of the face plate is provided with a plurality of water outlet units. Each water outlet unit includes a plurality of jet orifices. The water flowing from the plurality of jet orifices forms a bunched spout. The bunched spout includes a plurality of fine spouts. The water won't spray about. Since the diameter of the jet orifice is small, the force of the fine spouts is stronger. The water-saving effect is good. The shower head can be used for low pressure environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: XIAMEN LOTA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Xuedong Wang, Jiangcheng Zhang, Yuzheng Wu
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Patent number: 9849471Abstract: A combination showerhead with dial button switching includes a fixing seat, two shower heads and a switch mechanism. The fixing seat has an inlet waterway and at least two diversion waterways. The switch mechanism includes a water diversion plate, a valve spool, a dial button and an elastic body. The water diversion plate is movably connected to the fixing seat and coupled to the inlet waterway and the diversion waterways, so that the plate rotates in a preset angle to switch the waterways. The valve spool is connected to the fixing seat and to the water diversion plate, so that the valve spool slides to drive the water diversion plate to rotate in a preset angle. The dial button has a cam portion and is rotatably connected to the fixing seat. The valve spool abuts against the periphery surface of the cam portion. The elastic body resets the valve spool.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Fengde Lin, Mingfu Zhang, Jincan Zhang
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Patent number: 9844787Abstract: A shower head with alternating outlet function, includes: an inlet waterway with an inlet port, an outlet port, a waterway, an outlet terminal having at least two mutually independent outlet cavities rotatably distributed on a plane, and all have outlet holes, alternating inlet holes and synchronous inlets; the outlet holes are disposed on the outlet surface of the shower head; and an alternating cavity with alternating inlets, fixed to the outlet terminal. The alternating cavity is connected to all alternating inlet holes. The interior thereof is disposed with a hydraulic alternating device to make the alternating inlets to connect to the alternating inlet holes in alternating manner driven by water pressure. The synchronous inlets and the alternating inlets are switched to connect to the outlet port by a water diversion plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignees: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Huasong Zhou, Yangfeng Ji, Jianmin Chen, Yuanfang Huang
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Patent number: 9656280Abstract: The disclosure includes a faucet assembly with a unique multifunction spray head. The spray head is capable of at least four spray functions, and has an outer shell; a flow body extending within the shell, a first end extending out of the shell for attachment to a faucet and a second end in fluid communication with a spray selector assembly The flow body defines a flow path from the first end of the flow body to a flow selector assembly. The spray head includes a flow selector assembly comprising: a selector valve housing body having at least four valve recesses therein; at least four flow selector valves seated within the recesses in the selector valve housing body; and a rotating selector valve ring. A sprayer seat has a faceplate thereon and a flow diversion conduit corresponding to each selector valve to provide flow paths from a selector valve to a sprayer outlet or an aerator outlet.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: AS IP Holdco, LLCInventors: Walter Pitsch, Xiao Jing Ye, Zhengzhen Lei
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Patent number: 9469811Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for crushing coke, and includes a housing 2 that, in an operating state, is fastened to a drill rod, and in which is arranged at least one cutting nozzle 10 for cutting and a drilling nozzle 9 for drilling coke by means of a water jet, and a control for supplying water flowing through the housing 2 under pressure for drilling or cutting, wherein the control for switching the tool 1 from a drilling mode to a cutting mode and vice versa includes a control device 7 that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the housing 2 to switch the tool 1, wherein the drilling or cutting mode is set depending on the angular position of the control device 7. To obtain a clear understanding of whether the tool 1 is in drilling or cutting mode, at least one position element 38, 39 is arranged on the control device 7 that displays the angular position of the control device 7 in the drilling and/or cutting mode of the tool 1 through a window 18 in the housing 2.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Ruhrpumpen GmbHInventors: Thomas Hoppe, Wolfgang Paul, Kay Simon, Andreas Wupper
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Patent number: 9387495Abstract: A shower device, such as a hand shower, includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, the housing defining a first flow path and a second flow path between the inlet and the outlet, a first flow regulator positioned in the first flow path and limiting a flow of water therethrough to a first flow rate, and a second flow regulator upstream of the first flow regulator and limiting a flow of water therethrough to a second flow rate, the first flow path and the second flow path passing through the second flow regulator. A valve may be positioned in the second flow path and biased to close the second flow path and an actuator may be coupled to the valve and operable to open the valve, the actuator being positioned on the housing flush with or recessed from the housing surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Kohler Co.Inventors: Jeffrey A. Schumacher, James J. Barczynski, Herbert V. Kohler, Jr.
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Patent number: 9233379Abstract: The present invention is provided with a pat-switching sprinkler, which is provided with a fixation unit (100), an operation bat (200) and switching mechanism (300). The fixation unit (100) is provided with a water entry (110) and multiple water exits (120) which can get through with the water entry (110). The operation bat is provided with an operation part (210), a connection part (220) and a pin-jointed part (230), which pivots the fixation unit. The connection part (220) and the operation part (210) respectively lie at the inner side and external side of the fixation unit. The switching mechanism (300) is arranged in the fixation unit (100) and is in transmission with the connection part (220). It has advantages as below: swing the operation bat by patting it, which can put the switching mechanism in motion to switch the water exits. Thus, it saves the switching force and can be switched reliably and conveniently.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2011Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignees: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Huasong Zhou, Hongliang Ma, Jianmin Chen, Liangwei Wang
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Patent number: 9205435Abstract: An irrigation sprinkler can include a riser and a nozzle mounted at an upper end of the riser for rotation. The sprinkler can include a high flow rate port and a low flow rate port that can each emit a stream of water. The sprinkler can include a diverter valve that can intermittently block or permit the flow of water to the high flow rate port and/or to the low flow rate port as the nozzle rotates. The sprinkler can include a gear train reduction mounted in the riser and coupled to rotate the nozzle. A turbine can be coupled to an input shaft of the gear train reduction and can be rotatable by water flowing through the riser.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Hunter Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Clark, Donald M. Sheetz, III, LaMonte D. Porter
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Patent number: 9175225Abstract: A mode shifting apparatus for a decoking tool is described herein. A diversion plate can be used to provide selective delivery of a pressurized decoking fluid to one or the other of nozzles in the tool. The mode shifting apparatus can be used to switch between a cutting mode of operation and a drilling mode of operation by rotation of the diversion plate, where a biasing force causes the diversion plate to unseat itself from an adjacent surface of the tool in order to reduce friction forces between them.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Flowserve Management CompanyInventors: Daniel O. Arzuaga, Jagadish Janardhan
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Patent number: 9033261Abstract: A single point touch shower has a fixed unit, an outlet terminal and a switching mechanism. The fixed unit has an inlet passage connecting the water resource; the outlet terminal is asway connected to the fixed unit and provided with a plurality of outlet functions; the switching mechanism comprises a first ratchet wheel, a stopping claw and a transmission mechanism; the first ratchet wheel is rotationally connected to the outlet terminal; the stopping claw connects the first ratchet wheel and the fixed unit to limit the reversal of the first ratchet wheel; the transmission mechanism connects the first ratchet wheel and the fixed unit to transmit the mutual swing between the outlet terminal and the fixed unit to the relative rotation between the first ratchet wheel and the outlet terminal, and the outlet functions switching is controlled through the relative rotation between the first ratchet wheel and the outlet terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignees: XIAMEN SOLEX HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Huasong Zhou, Hexian Cai, Jianmin Chen, Bin Chen
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Patent number: 8997790Abstract: A touch switch outlet mechanism has a fixation unit and a switch unit. The fixation unit includes an inlet waterway connected to the water source, a water diversion cavity connected to the inlet waterway, N number of water diversion holes connected to the water diversion cavity and several outlet functions with same number as the water diversion holes and one to one corresponding to the water diversion holes, N is equal to or more than 2; The switch unit includes N?1 number of sealing balls and N touch buttons, the N touch buttons are separately disposed with a touch end inside the water diversion cavity and a controlled end controlled by the user, the touch ends of the N touch buttons corresponding to N water diversion holes and sliding connected to the fixation unit, the N?1 sealing balls can close N?1 of the N water diversion holes.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignees: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Huasong Zhou, Libin Shen, Jianmin Chen, Bin Cao
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Patent number: 8967497Abstract: A handheld showerhead including a showerhead portion, a handle portion, and a movable mode selector portion. The mode selector portion includes a rotationally-fixed first end coupling and a rotationally-fixed second end coupling, which is concentrically aligned with the first end coupling, and a rotatable control knob body. The movable mode selector includes a fluid seal coupled to the rotatable knob body, the first fluid seal including at least one fluid control aperture. The second end coupling also includes a fluid inlet aperture and a fluid outlet aperture. The inlet aperture is in fluid communication with a fluid supply, and the outlet aperture is in fluid communication with the control knob body. A second fluid seal is positioned between the second end coupling and the control knob body. A single mechanical fastener axially couples the control knob body to the first end coupling and the second end coupling.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.Inventors: Harold A. Luettgen, Leland C. Leber, Michael J. Quinn
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Publication number: 20150041562Abstract: A showerhead (20) has a spray head (32) having a plurality of spray outlets (36, 38,42,44) on different faces is mounted for manual rotation about a single pivot axis both to select a spray outlet and to adjust the direction of the spray for the selected spray outlet. The showerhead can be configured so that flow of water is uninterrupted during changeover between spray modes. Alternative versions of the showerhead are disclosed in which the spray head is mounted for powered rotation, for example by a motor, allowing remote operation of the showerhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Kevin Taylor Peel, Jennifer Ellen Barnard, Simon Westgate, Alexander Fagg, Craig Edwin Baker, Peter Thomas Green
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Patent number: 8919671Abstract: A shower head includes a shower body, a spherical joint, a fixing seat, a TPR roller, a welding sheet, a switching shaft, a connecting member, a water dispensing disc, a supporting frame, an inclined member, a rotor, an air intake valve, a TPR lid, and a cover. The switching shaft is a concave body with a handle. A cylinder having a hole is provided in the concave body. A spring and a sealing gasket are sleeved on the cylinder. A pillar is arranged on the outer side of the concave body. The pillar is connected with the connecting member. The handle of the switching shaft is connected with the welding sheet. The shower head has the advantages that the sealing effect is better when the water pressure is lower, and it is easy to switch when the water pressure is higher.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Sinyu Technology (Fujian) Co., Ltd.Inventor: Zhangjun Yu
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Patent number: 8919379Abstract: A plug switch outlet mechanism has a first and second shower. The first shower includes a first switch mechanism inside and a socket outside a fixed unit, an outlet connected to the fixed unit; the fixed unit is disposed with two waterways and an inlet waterway connected to the external water source, one of the waterway is connected to the outlet, the socket is disposed with a switch, the switch is driving connected to the first switch mechanism for driving the first switch mechanism when touched to make the two waterways switched to connect to the inlet waterway; the second shower is connected to the other waterway, the second shower is coupled to the socket and can plug into the socket, when the second shower is inserted into the sockets or pulled away from the socket, the switch is touched.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignees: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Huasong Zhou, Haisong Peng, Renzhong Li, Bin Chen
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Publication number: 20140361098Abstract: A fluid distributor has a component configured for selective rotation about a central axis of the fluid distributor, a fluid input, a first fluid output, and a second fluid output, wherein rotation of the component in a first direction about the central axis alternates selection between the first fluid output and the second fluid output and at least one of (1) the component is configured to rotate about the central axis by at least 360° in the first direction and such rotation of the component about the central axis provides at least four alternations between selection of the first fluid output and the second fluid output and (2) selection of the second fluid output is the next available fluid output for selection in response to rotating the component about the central axis away from a position of the component in which the first fluid output is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventor: Kevin Kennedy
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Patent number: 8888020Abstract: A multi-stage showerhead for preventing mixed flow and back pressure, in which a capacity space is set inside a housing, the capacity space is provided for placing an inner disk, an outer disk, a distribution base, an outlet base, a bottom base and a water-gas mixing seat, wherein at least a counter-stop pad is set inside the water-gas mixing seat for avoiding that water and gas fixed to produce back-pressure counter current, to thereby ensure the purpose of water-saving and not reducing the strength of water.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Inventor: So Mei Huang
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Patent number: 8876023Abstract: A showerhead (20) has a spray head (32) having a plurality of spray outlets (36, 38,42,44) on different faces is mounted for manual rotation about a single pivot axis both to select a spray outlet and to adjust the direction of the spray for the selected spray outlet. The showerhead can be configured so that flow of water is uninterrupted during changeover between spray modes. Alternative versions of the showerhead are disclosed in which the spray head is mounted for powered rotation, for example by a motor, allowing remote operation of the showerhead.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Kohler Mira LimitedInventors: Kevin Taylor Peel, Jennifer Ellen Barnard, Simon Westgate, Alexander Fagg, Craig Edwin Baker, Peter Thomas Green
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Patent number: 8851398Abstract: An overhead shower comprises a stationary part rotably connected to a rotating part having two water division apertures disposed oppositely left and right, and a cover plate having two movable members disposed left and right, rotably connected inside said rotating part. A switching method comprises: step 1, Push one side of the overhead shower to rotate the rotating part until the top surface of the movable member of said side of the cover plate leans against the stationary part, and until the water division aperture seals and leans against the underside of the movable member of said side of the cover plate, to seal said water division and simultaneously open another water division aperture; step 2, Release the overhead shower, then the rotating part and said movable member of the cover plate attach hermetically under the water pressure, the rotating part will be restored by a spring or gravity.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd.Inventors: Renzhong Li, Jianmin Chen, Mayang Lai, Huasong Zhou
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Patent number: 8800893Abstract: A faucet wand includes a waterway having a plurality of conduits; a diverter valve and a reset valve. The diverter valve diverts fluid flow between two of the conduits and has a default position. The reset valve can cause the diverter valve to return to its default position from another position.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2006Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Moen IncorporatedInventors: Michael L. Malek, W. Randall Tucker
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Patent number: 8770494Abstract: A decoking tool includes a tool body, a diverter plate, a diverter body, a plurality of flow paths and a shifting apparatus. The plurality of flow paths may include a clearing flow path, a cutting flow path and a boring flow path each having a nozzle. The nozzle that terminates the clearing flow path can be directed substantially upwards during normal operation. The shifting apparatus can be operatively coupled to the diverter plate and/or the diverter body such that upon operation of the shifting apparatus, the diverter plate and the diverter body rotate relative to one another to substantially align a selection orifice and at least one of a clearing orifice, a cutting orifice and a boring orifice to establish fluid communication between the fluid inlet and the respective nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Flowserve Management CompanyInventor: Daniel O. Arzuaga
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Patent number: 8757517Abstract: A showerhead having a plurality of spray modes including a manifold defining a plurality of mode apertures, a front channel plate, a rear channel plate, and a radial mode changer. The front channel plate includes a plurality of front plate partitions connected to an exterior surface of the manifold. The front plate partitions define at least two channels, each channel of the at least two channels corresponds to one of the plurality of spray modes. The mode apertures in the manifold provide fluid communication between the manifold and the at least two channels. The rear channel plate encloses the at least two channels to form at least two chambers. When the radial mode changer is rotated, one or more of the ports of the radial mode changer is aligned with one or more of the mode apertures, and water flows through the radial mode changer into one of the chambers.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.Inventors: Carl T. Whitaker, Leland C. Leber, Brian Randall Williams
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Patent number: 8720799Abstract: A shower head hanger includes a three-way pipe, a bracket, a face lid, and a rotation valve. The three-way pipe has a rear end which is fixed to a wall. The three-way pipe has a lower end which is connected with a shower head through a tube. The three-way pipe has a front end which is in a forked shape to receive the bracket therein. The shower head is hanged on the bracket. The face lid is located at the front end of the three-way pipe. The three-way pipe has a side wall formed with a valve hole to receive the rotation valve which is used to control communication of the rear end, the front end and the lower end. The shower head hanger of the present invention provides a multi-outflow function for the user to take a shower in a different way.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Inventor: Huei-Chun Tseng
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Patent number: 8720800Abstract: A shower head includes a main body seal seat fixed to a main body. The main body seal seat is fitted in a rotation seat in a rotation way and located above a cover seal seat. The cover seal seat is fixed to a cover unit. The joint of the main body seal seat and the rotation seat has a groove to receive a first seal ring. The main body seal seat has at least one water inlet. The water inlet is provided with a spring and a second seal ring therein. The spring is located between the second seal ring and the water inlet of the main body seal seat. The cover seal seat has at least one through hole corresponding in position to the water inlet. The cover unit has at least one water outlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Inventor: Wei-Sheng Wu
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Publication number: 20140034758Abstract: A shower head contains a shower head housing with a jet disc having jet outlet openings. A water inlet leads into the shower head housing and adjoins a changeover valve that switches between three water supplies. Each water supply leads to a different group of jet outlet openings in the jet disc. An opening closed by a seal of deformable material is provided between each two groups of jet outlet openings. The seal is designed such that the opening opens when pressure is applied from one side and the opening closes when pressure is applied from the other side.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Hansgrohe SEInventors: Juergen BUEHLER, Fabian MELLE
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Patent number: 8632023Abstract: A shower head includes a push-button operated rotatable valve having a plurality of positions including; a first position in which the shower head allows water to flow to a first function, a second position radially offset from the first position in which the shower head allows water to flow to a second function, a third position radially offset from the first position and the second position and to the first position, in which the shower head allows water to flow trickle through the shower head.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Masco Corporation of IndianaInventors: Michael Miller, James Wu, Alex Wu, Cewen Yang
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Publication number: 20140014743Abstract: A shower device according to the invention includes a shower head housing having a jet disk and a multiplicity of jet outlet openings. The jet outlet openings are divided into multiple groups of jet outlet openings. For each group of jet outlet openings, a distinct chamber is formed in the shower head housing. A water inlet can for example be connected by means of a change-over valve to in each case one of the chambers fluidic in parallel. The two chambers are arranged consecutively in the shower head housing. The water exiting the rear chamber as viewed relative to the jet disk can for example pass through the front chamber in a sealed channel or as a jet, which passes through a larger opening of the jet disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: Franz SCHORN, Klaus BUTZKE, Markus WÖHRLE, Fabian MELLE, Juergen BUEHLER, Sven KLEINWAECHTER
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Patent number: 8616470Abstract: A showerhead system includes an arm structure adapted to couple to a water pipe to receive water flow therefrom. The arm structure includes a first fluid conduit, a second fluid conduit, and a mode selector operatively coupled to the first fluid conduit and the second fluid conduit. The mode selector transitions between a first setting to direct water flow from a first chamber to a second chamber positioned below the first chamber and a second setting to direct water flow from the first chamber to a third chamber positioned below the first chamber. The second chamber is in fluid communication with the first fluid conduit and the third chamber is in fluid communication with the second fluid conduit. The showerhead system further includes a spray head configured to distribute the water from at least one of the first and second the fluid conduits.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.Inventor: Brian R. Williams
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Patent number: 8584972Abstract: A handheld showerhead includes a showerhead portion and a handle portion. The showerhead portion includes a plurality of nozzles. At least two fluid channels are defined in part by at least two walls that are adjacent and parallel to each other and a curved wall that extends between edges of the at least two walls. A base wall is operably associated with the at least two walls and defines two or more fluid channel inlets each in fluid communication with a respective one of the two more fluid channels. The handle portion is operatively associated with the showerhead portion, and includes at least one of a fluid inlet and a fluid passage, and including a rotatable mode selector.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.Inventors: Harold A. Luettgen, Leland C. Leber, Michael J. Quinn
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Patent number: 8573512Abstract: A handheld water discharging device contains a housing; a water supplying pipe fixed in the housing and including a valve holder and a discharge assembly; wherein the valve holder includes an inlet room, a distributing room, a peripheral flowing room, a central flowing room, and a groove; the distributing room includes a plurality of ratchet blocks; the discharge assembly is fixed at the groove and includes a first outflow member and a second outflow member; a valve core displaces in the distributing room and includes a first closing segment; a resilient element is used to push the valve core downward; a positioning member is fixed in the distributing room and includes a biasing portion, a number of engagement teeth, and a stem; a button element serves as to push the positioning member upward properly.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corp.Inventor: Xiaodi Hu
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Patent number: RE47861Abstract: A shower fixture is provided that includes a fixed fluid dispensing unit and a removable fluid dispensing unit releasably secured to a receptacle therefor associated with the fixed dispensing unit such that the fixed dispensing unit and removable dispensing unit in a secured relationship form an integral dispensing face. A fluid supply provides selective communication with a front or side mounted diverter control interface for directing fluid flow to at least one of the fixed and removable fluid dispensing units.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Sidus Technologies Inc.Inventor: Mordechai Lev