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US 12,065,814 B2Granted
Hand washing station
AssigneeStone And Steel Systems, LLC
InventorRandall Gallob
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Abstract
A water dispenser assembly for a hand washing station includes a water heater having a water tank and a heating element configured to heat water contained in the water tank, the water tank having an inlet conduit connected to a water source and an outlet conduit, a water outlet connected to the outlet conduit and configured to receive water from the water heater through the outlet conduit, and a valve in fluid communication with the water heater and configured to selectively permit the water to be forced from the water tank and through the water outlet to dispense the water. The hand washing station may include a computer device configured for controlling components of the station.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a hand washing station configured to be positioned in a facility and configured for dispensing water from a water outlet;
- one or more occupancy sensors positioned and configured to monitor presence of users within the facility;
- one or more computer devices connected to the hand washing station and the one or more occupancy sensors, the one or more computer devices programmed with non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of the one or more computer devices to perform:
- receiving occupancy data from the one or more occupancy sensors;
- determining a room occupancy index indicating a proportion of a maximum workload of the facility that is necessary based on the occupancy data;
- and
- controlling operation of the hand washing station based on the occupancy data, comprising,
- controlling the hand washing station to operate in a first mode if the room occupancy index exceeds an occupancy threshold;
- and
- controlling the hand washing station to operate in a second mode different from the first mode if the room occupancy index does not exceed the occupancy threshold.
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A system comprising;
- a hand washing station configured to be positioned in a facility and configured for dispensing water from a water outlet;
- one or more occupancy sensors positioned and configured to monitor presence of users within the facility;
- a water heater having a water tank in communication with the water outlet and configured for heating the water to be dispensed through the water outlet;
- and
- one or more computer devices connected to the hand washing station and the one or more occupancy sensors, the one or more computer devices programmed with non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of the one or more computer devices to perform:
- receiving occupancy data indicating the presence of users within the facility from the one or more sensors;
- controlling operation of the hand washing station based on the occupancy data;
- and
- controlling a temperature of the water in the water heater based on the occupancy data.
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A system comprising:
- a hand washing station configured to be positioned in a facility and configured for dispensing water from a water outlet;
- one or more occupancy sensors positioned and configured to monitor presence of users within the facility;
- a water heater having a water tank in communication with the water outlet and configured for heating the water to be dispensed through the water outlet at a desired temperature, wherein the water heater is configured to maintain the water in the water tank at a set temperature below the desired temperature and to heat the water from the set temperature to the desired temperature before the water is dispensed;
- one or more computer devices connected to the hand washing station and the one or more occupancy sensors, the one or more computer devices programmed with non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of the one or more computer devices to perform:
- receiving occupancy data indicating the presence of users within the facility, from the one or more occupancy sensors;
- controlling operation of the hand washing station based on the occupancy data;
- and
- controlling the set temperature of the water in the water heater based on the occupancy data.
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A system comprising:
- a hand washing station comprising a water heater comprising a water tank and a heating element configured to heat water contained in the water tank, a water outlet connected to the water tank and configured to receive water from the water heater, a valve in fluid communication with the water heater, and an actuator configured to control the valve to selectively permit the water to be forced from the water tank and through the water outlet to dispense the water, wherein the water heater is configured to maintain the water in the water tank at a set temperature below a desired temperature and to heat the water from the set temperature to the desired temperature before the water is dispensed;
- one or more sensors positioned and configured to monitor presence of users in proximity to the hand washing station;
- one or more computer devices connected to the hand washing station and the one or more sensors, the one or more computer devices programmed with non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of the one or more computer devices to perform:
- receiving data from the one or more sensors;
- and
- transmitting a first activation indication to the water heater to adjust the set temperature based on the data.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of hand washing stations configured to be positioned in a facility, each of the hand washing stations having a water outlet and being configured for dispensing water from the respective water outlet;
- one or more occupancy sensors positioned and configured to monitor presence of users within the facility;
- one or more computer devices connected to the plurality of hand washing stations and the one or more occupancy sensors, the one or more computer devices programmed with non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of the one or more computer devices to perform:
- receiving occupancy data from the one or more occupancy sensors;
- and
- controlling operation of all of the plurality of hand washing stations based on the occupancy data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.