US 12,065,814 B2
Hand washing station
Randall Gallob, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to Stone And Steel Systems, LLC, Mesa, AZ (US)
Filed by Stone And Steel Systems, LLC, Mesa, AZ (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/359,075.
Application 17/359,075 is a continuation of application No. 16/302,961, granted, now 11,047,119, previously published as PCT/US2017/033154, filed on May 17, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/337,686, filed on May 17, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0018103 A1, Jan. 20, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E03C 1/05 (2006.01); E03C 1/044 (2006.01); E03C 1/048 (2006.01); G05D 23/13 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/05 (2013.01) [E03C 1/044 (2013.01); E03C 1/048 (2013.01); E03C 1/057 (2013.01); G05D 23/13 (2013.01); A47K 2210/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a hand washing station configured to be positioned in a facility and configured for dispensing water from a water outlet;
one or more occupancy sensors positioned and configured to monitor presence of users within the facility;
one or more computer devices connected to the hand washing station and the one or more occupancy sensors, the one or more computer devices programmed with non-transitory computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of the one or more computer devices to perform:
receiving occupancy data from the one or more occupancy sensors;
determining a room occupancy index indicating a proportion of a maximum workload of the facility that is necessary based on the occupancy data; and
controlling operation of the hand washing station based on the occupancy data, comprising,
controlling the hand washing station to operate in a first mode if the room occupancy index exceeds an occupancy threshold; and
controlling the hand washing station to operate in a second mode different from the first mode if the room occupancy index does not exceed the occupancy threshold.