E03C 1/057
Touchless, i.e. using sensors
Official title: {touchless, i.e. using sensors}
E03C1/057 (Touchless, i.e. using sensors) appears on 651 US grants and 748 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E03C- Granted patents
- 651
- Published applications
- 748
- Assignees
- 225
- Inventors
- 1,107
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 33 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus with acoustically controlled flow range, system comprising such an apparatus and method6 Oct 2026US 12,753,593 B2Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
- Presence activated flow control system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,567 B2Eko Tech Inc.
- Cable protection member and aircraft lavatory unit equipped with said cable protection member29 Sep 2026US 12,749,878 B2The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Faucet with integrated soap dispenser15 Sep 2026US 12,735,878 B2Kohler Co.
- Joint structure configured for pull-out tube, pull-out tube structure, and faucet8 Sep 2026US 12,729,522 B2Lota Xiamen Industry Co., Ltd.
- Touchless Faucet with Integrated Flosser8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306228 A1
- Touchless Faucet with Integrated Flosser8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308895 A1
- Faucet and flow control connector thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297913 A1Wenzhou Furuisi Building Materials Co., Ltd.
- Sink device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270103 A1Kohler Co.
- Faucet device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251233 A1Zeroplus Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Time domain capacitive field detector800US 5,730,165 A1998
- Adaptive faucet controller measuring proximity and motion316US 5,566,702 A1996
- Water faucet with touchless controls218US 5,868,311 A1999
- Spray head for automatic actuation211US 4,998,673 ASloan Valve Company · 1991
- Automatic faucet207US 5,025,516 ASloan Valve Company · 1991