US 11,913,200 B2
Container filling faucet
Chanseol Chung, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,467.
Application 17/812,467 is a continuation of application No. 17/172,835, filed on Feb. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,401,705.
Application 17/172,835 is a continuation of application No. 16/284,697, filed on Feb. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,947,708, issued on Mar. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/636,324, filed on Feb. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0349161 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E03C 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/0404 (2013.01) [Y10T 137/9464 (2015.04)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid delivery device, comprising:
an outlet having a first set of nozzles oriented parallel to the central axis such that fluid discharged from the first set of nozzles is parallel to the central axis;
a sensor configured to detect a distance between the outlet and a level of fluid in a container disposed below the outlet; and
a controller configured to control the flow of fluid through the outlet based on a comparison between the detected distance and a predetermined distance from the outlet, wherein the controller is configured to stop the flow of fluid when the fluid reaches the predetermined distance from the outlet.