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US 12,722,990 B2Granted
Integrated faucet for copper release
AssigneeKohler India Corporation Private Limited
InventorYachna Garg
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Abstract
Described herein is a faucet arrangement, comprising a faucet unit and an electrolytic cell unit. The faucet unit is adapted to release water. The electrolytic cell unit is integrated with the faucet unit, and is adapted to release a controlled dosage of copper ions to water released by the faucet unit.
Claims16
A faucet arrangement, comprising:
- a faucet unit comprising a valve and adapted to release water responsive to activation of the valve;
- an electrolytic cell unit integrated with the faucet unit, and adapted to release a controlled dosage of copper ions within water released by the faucet unit;
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- a control unit operably coupled to each of the valve and the electrolytic cell unit, the control unit configured to control activation of the valve and operation of the electrolytic cell unit;
- wherein the control unit is configured to activate the valve for a predefined time period to release a predefined amount of water during the predefined time period responsive to an input selecting a predetermined mode of a predetermined plurality of modes, each of the predefined time period and the predefined amount of water corresponding to the predetermined mode;
- wherein the predetermined plurality of modes comprises at least a first mode corresponding to a first time period and a second mode corresponding to the second time period, the second time period being longer than the first time period;
- and
- wherein the predetermined plurality of modes comprises at least a mode in which the control unit is configured to activate the valve while the electrolytic cell unit remains inactive.
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