# US 12,000,126 B2 · Water temperature control system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,000,126 B2 - Document ID: US12000126B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/946,191 - Filed: 2022-09-16 - Published: 2023-01-19 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-04-19 - Applicants: Rebecca Carol Chaky - Inventors: Rebecca Carol Chaky - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12000126B2 ## CPC - E03C 1/055: {Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like} - E03C 1/0408: {Water installations especially for showers (E03C1/06 takes precedence; shower heads B05B1/18)} - G05B 15/02: electric - G05D 7/0635: {by action on throttling means (G05D7/0688, G05D7/0694 take precedence)} - G05D 23/1393: {characterised by the use of electric means} - E03B 1/048: {Systems for collecting not used fresh water} - E03B 7/045: {diverting initially cold water in warm water supply} - E03C 1/041: {having provisions against scalding, e.g. temperature limiting devices, external covers} - E03C 1/044: having a heating or cooling apparatus in the supply line (water heaters, e.g. with continuous flow, F24H) - E03C: DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER (not connected to either water-supply main or to waste pipe A47K; devices of the kind used in the ground E03B, E03F); SINKS - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - E03B: INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER (drilling wells, obtaining fluids in general from wells E21B; pipe-line systems in general F17D) ## Abstract A programmable system with user interface control for water flow rate or water temperature. Embodiments of the invention include a water temperature control system for a shower. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A showering system controllable by a user, comprising: a controller for use with a shower head, the shower head configured to receive hot and cold water, the controller providing an operating mode for the user to select one or more showering system settings to flow water through the shower head, wherein the controller automatically provides one or more signals to blend the hot and cold water during one or more showering steps to send blended hot and cold water through the shower head at a predefined temperature specified by the user as a predetermined shower sequence, the controller including a microcomputer; a handheld programmable device configured for wireless communication with the controller, the handheld programmable device including application software configured to communicate to the controller the predefined temperature; and a water usage monitoring system in communication with the controller and configured to compute and report a usage data set to the user including water usage, energy usage, and greenhouse gas savings, wherein the controller is configured to initiate a first audible signal, a second audible signal, and a third audible signal, the first audible signal communicating the predetermined temperature has been reached, the second audible signal communicating the predetermined shower sequence has been initiated, and the third audible signal communicating to the user the end of the shower sequence. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The showering system of claim 1, wherein the operating mode includes a member selected from a group consisting of a user selectable operating mode and a default operating mode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The showering system of claim 1, wherein the controller recognizes voice control commands by the user to permit the controller to automatically provide the one or more signals to blend the hot and cold water during the one or more showering steps to send the blended hot and cold water through the shower head at the predefined temperature specified by the user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The showering system of claim 1, wherein the controller recognizes voice control commands by the user using a cloud-based voice recognition capability. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The showering system of claim 1, wherein the controller is enabled for voice control command. ### Claim 6 A method for showering controllable by a user, comprising: providing a showering system controllable by the user having a controller for use with a shower head, the shower head configured to receive hot and cold water, the controller providing an operating mode for the user to select one or more showering system settings to flow water through the shower head, wherein the controller automatically provides one or more signals to blend the hot and cold water during one or more showering steps to send blended hot and cold water through the shower head at a predefined temperature specified by the user as a predetermined shower sequence, the controller including a microcomputer, a handheld programmable device configured for wireless communication with the controller, the handheld programmable device including application software configured to communicate to the controller the predefined temperature, and a water usage monitoring system in communication with the controller and configured to compute and report a usage data set to the user including water usage, energy usage, and greenhouse gas savings, wherein the controller is configured to initiate a first audible signal, a second audible signal, and a third audible signal, the first audible signal communicating the predetermined temperature has been reached, the second audible signal communicating the predetermined shower sequence has been initiated, and the third audible signal communicating to the user the end of the shower sequence; and selecting a shower system setting to flow water through the shower head. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the handheld programmable device includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium, the non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions configured to permit the user to remotely run, modify, or program the one or more showering system settings of the controller to select the predefined temperature specified by the user and further comprising programming a shower system setting, running a shower system setting, and modifying a shower system setting. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the operating mode includes a member selected from a group consisting of a user selectable operating mode and a default operating mode. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the controller recognizes voice control commands by the user to permit the controller to automatically provide the one or more signals to blend the hot and cold water during the one or more showering steps to send the blended hot and cold water through the shower head at the predefined temperature specified by the user and further comprises using a voice command to signal to the controller to blend the hot and cold water. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the controller recognizes voice control commands by the user using a cloud-based voice recognition capability. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the controller is enabled for voice control command. ### Claim 12 A method for showering controllable by a user, comprising: providing a showering system controllable by the user having a controller for use with a shower head, the shower head configured to receive hot and cold water, the controller providing an operating mode for the user to select one or more showering system settings to flow water through the shower head, wherein the controller automatically provides one or more signals to blend the hot and cold water during one or more showering steps to send blended hot and cold water through the shower head at a predefined temperature specified by the user as a predetermined shower sequence, the controller including a microcomputer, a handheld programmable device configured for wireless communication with the controller, the handheld programmable device including application software configured to communicate to the controller the predefined temperature, and a water usage monitoring system in communication with the controller and configured to compute and report a usage data set to the user including water usage, energy usage, and greenhouse gas savings, wherein the controller is configured to initiate a first audible signal, a second audible signal, and a third audible signal, the first audible signal communicating the predetermined temperature has been reached, the second audible signal communicating the predetermined shower sequence has been initiated, and the third audible signal communicating to the user the end of the shower sequence; and selecting a shower system setting to flow water through the shower head. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the operating mode includes a member selected from a group consisting of a user selectable operating mode and a default operating mode. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the controller recognizes voice control commands by the user to permit the controller to automatically provide the one or more signals to blend the hot and cold water during the one or more showering steps to send the blended hot and cold water through the shower head at the predefined temperature specified by the user and further comprises using a voice command to signal to the controller to blend the hot and cold water. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the controller recognizes voice control commands by the user using a cloud-based voice recognition capability. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the controller is enabled for voice control command. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The showering system of claim 1, further including a powered flow control valve for controlling a hot water flow rate and a cold water flow rate to achieve the predetermined temperature. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The showering system of claim 1, further including a manual mixing valve for mixing hot water and cold water to achieve the predetermined temperature. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The showering system of claim 18, wherein the manual mixing valve is disposed in a first branch line disposed between a normally open hot supply control valve and a normally open cold supply control valve.