Patents
US 12704246 B2: Faucet illumination
- Granted
- 2026-08-11
- Filed
- 2025-07-14 application 19268043
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
- Google Patents ↗ · USPTO patent document ↗ · USPTO Patent Center record ↗
Abstract
Mounting hardware for a faucet including one or more light sources for illumination. The light source(s) can be configured to emit light from one or more vertically oriented surfaces of the mounting hardware. One or more sensors can acquire sensor data that can be used to control operation of the light source(s). The light sources can include visible and/or ultraviolet light sources. When included, the ultraviolet light can be directed onto one or more areas of one or more horizontally oriented surfaces located adjacent to the vertically oriented surface(s). The light sources can be located in an escutcheon of the mounting hardware.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 (ipgb20260811.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. 362 patents | US company or organization | Columbia, SC | SENSOR ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piyush Sharma | Columbia, SC | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F21V | Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof; structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for | F21V33/004 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
| A61L | Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general; disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air; chemical aspects of bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles; materials for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles | A61L2/10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
| F21S | Non-portable lighting devices; systems thereof; vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors | F21S8/03 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
| F21Y | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses f21k, f21l, f21s and f21v, relating to the form or the kind of the light sources or of the colour of the light emitted | F21Y2107/30 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-11 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.