A faucet is provided that electronically controls the flow of water being dispensed using a sensor assembly. The faucet includes an electronic flow control assembly includes a water inlet and a water outlet in fluid communication with a spout of the faucet, and an electronic valve assembly is configured to control a water flow being dispensed through the spout. The sensor assembly includes at least one optical sensor configured to detect a gesture, and a controller is configured to receive the gesture from the sensor assembly to adjust the water flow based on the gesture.

A touchless faucet system may comprise a faucet housing defining an inlet of the touchless faucet. A solenoid valve assembly may be located in the faucet housing. The solenoid valve assembly may be configured to control a flow of fluid to a primary outlet of the faucet housing. A manual actuation assembly may be located in the faucet housing. The manual actuation assembly may be configured to control the flow of fluid to a secondary outlet of the faucet housing. A controller may be configured to send actuation commands to the solenoid valve assembly.

A faucet having a pressure-sensitive surface for dynamically adjusting the faucet's water flow rate and/or temperature based on an amount of pressure applied to the surface of the faucet is disclosed. A pressure sensor may be electronically connected to one or more electronic valves of the faucet to control the flow of water through either the cold or hot water lines, thereby controlling the flow rate and/or temperature of water coming from the faucet.

An electronic faucet including a body, a capacitive sensor, a controller and a capacitive sensitivity adjustment device operably coupled to the controller to change the magnitude of an output signal of the capacitive sensor.

The present invention relates to systems and methods for reducing microbial contamination, particularly biofilm formation, in plumbing fixtures. In particular, the invention provides a computer implemented method for counteracting biofilm formation in a plumbing fixture, and a plumbing fixture in which the method may be applied. The method comprises: monitoring a parameter relating to microbial presence within the plumbing fixture, for example using a sensor; determining a level of risk related to biofilm formation based on the monitored parameter, for example based on sensor data; and in accordance with the determined level of risk, applying a countermeasure to the plumbing fixture in order to counteract biofilm formation.

The invention relates to a sanitary fitting that is comfortable to use for outputting mains water and prepared water of at least one preparation type, in particular filtered and/or boiling and/or chilled and/or carbonated water, wherein at least one control unit is provided for controlling the respective water flow of the mains water and/or the prepared water, and an operating unit is provided for contactlessly influencing at least one of the water flows, in particular both water flows, and for generating and forwarding control signals to at least one of the control units.

A fluid dispensing device and method for controlling the device are provided. The device includes a housing defining a fluid outlet. A valve controls the flow of fluid to the outlet. A sensor is configured to detect an object outside of and proximate to the housing. A solenoid is configured to move the valve between an open position and a closed position. A controller is configured to receive the output signal of the sensor, determine a characteristic of noise in the output signal such as a level of noise, adjust at least one of a sampling rate of the output signal and an amount of filtering of the output signal responsive to the characteristic of noise in the output signal, and transmit a control signal to the solenoid responsive to the output signal.

A fluid dispensing device and method for controlling the device are provided. The device includes a housing defining a fluid outlet. A valve controls the flow of fluid to the outlet. A sensor is configured to detect an object outside of and proximate to the housing. A solenoid is configured to move the valve between an open position and a closed position. A controller is configured to receive the output signal of the sensor, determine a characteristic of noise in the output signal such as a level of noise, adjust at least one of a sampling rate of the output signal and an amount of filtering of the output signal responsive to the characteristic of noise in the output signal, and transmit a control signal to the solenoid responsive to the output signal.

A pot filler including a metered dispense input device for dispensing of predetermined volumes of water. The pot filler illustratively includes an electrically operable valve operably coupled to a metered dispense input unit, and a control module configured to control operation of the electrically operable valve.

The faucet control device and method, and faucet are disclosed The faucet control device has a first and a second flow sensors measuring quantity of hot and cold water respectively, a first and a second temperature sensors measuring temperature of hot and cold water respectively, a heating tank heating hot water supplied from a hot water pile with a heater installed therein and storing heated water, a third temperature sensor measuring temperature of the heated water, a hot water direct supplying pipe outputting the hot water supplied from a hot water pipe, a electronic valve outputting mixed water by selectively mixing the heated water, the hot water and the cold water, and a controller controlling operation of the heater based on the temperature of the heated water and controlling opening amount of the electronic valve to make quantity and temperature of discharged water equal to target quantity and temperature.