ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,764, issued on March 3, was assigned to Fortune Brands Water Innovations (Deerfield, Ill.).
"Retrofit electronic plumbing system" was invented by Ryan M. Snitil (Medina, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plumbing system operable to retrofit a mechanical system into an electronic system is provided. The plumbing system includes a showerhead, a valve body, a tub spout, and a retrofit assembly. The retrofit assembly includes an adapter, a mixing assembly, a power module, a digital assembly, a housing, and a mounting assembly. The valve body and the adapter are operable to be located behind a mounting surface. The mixing assembly, th...