EP2739794A4 - Robinets automatiques - Google Patents

Robinets automatiques

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Publication number: EP2739794A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: automatic valves; valves; automatic
Prior art date: 2011-07-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP12820445.0A

Other languages

German (de)

English (en)

Other versions

EP2739794A2 (fr

EP2739794B1 (fr

Inventor

Kay Herbert

Xiaoxiong Mo

Jeff Krull

Jean F Daher

Qiaohong Chen

Ronald J Vish

Fatih Guler

Xu Wang

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sloan Valve Co

Original Assignee

Sloan Valve Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2011-07-31

Filing date

2012-07-31

Publication date

2016-02-24

2012-03-15 Priority claimed from PCT/US2012/000150 external-priority patent/WO2012125213A1/fr

2012-07-31 Application filed by Sloan Valve Co filed Critical Sloan Valve Co

2014-06-11 Publication of EP2739794A2 publication Critical patent/EP2739794A2/fr

2016-02-24 Publication of EP2739794A4 publication Critical patent/EP2739794A4/fr

2025-04-23 Application granted granted Critical

2025-04-23 Publication of EP2739794B1 publication Critical patent/EP2739794B1/fr

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2032-07-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/05—Arrangements of devices on wash-basins, baths, sinks, or the like for remote control of taps
- E03C1/055—Electrical control devices, e.g. with push buttons, control panels or the like
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/02—Plumbing installations for fresh water
- E03C1/04—Water-basin installations specially adapted to wash-basins or baths

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
Domestic Plumbing Installations (AREA)

EP12820445.0A 2011-07-31 2012-07-31 Robinets automatiques Active EP2739794B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201161574345P	2011-07-31	2011-07-31
PCT/US2012/000150 WO2012125213A1 (fr)	2011-03-15	2012-03-15	Robinets automatiques
PCT/US2012/000337 WO2013019272A2 (fr)	2011-07-31	2012-07-31	Robinets automatiques

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2739794A2 EP2739794A2 (fr)	2014-06-11
EP2739794A4 true EP2739794A4 (fr)	2016-02-24
EP2739794B1 EP2739794B1 (fr)	2025-04-23

Family

ID=47629832

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP12820445.0A Active EP2739794B1 (fr)	2011-07-31	2012-07-31	Robinets automatiques

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP2739794B1 (fr)
CN (1)	CN103842597B (fr)
CA (1)	CA2843596C (fr)
MX (1)	MX354313B (fr)
WO (1)	WO2013019272A2 (fr)

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Publication number	Publication date
WO2013019272A2 (fr)	2013-02-07
CN103842597A (zh)	2014-06-04
CA2843596C (fr)	2020-01-28
MX354313B (es)	2018-02-26
CA2843596A1 (fr)	2013-02-07
CN103842597B (zh)	2017-08-01
EP2739794A2 (fr)	2014-06-11
WO2013019272A3 (fr)	2013-05-23
MX2014001203A (es)	2014-09-15
EP2739794B1 (fr)	2025-04-23

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