ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,227, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Laitus Solutions LLC (Provo, Utah).
"Retrofit sensor kits for drinking fountains" was invented by Nathan Peter Jensen (Santa Ana, Calif.), Seth Brent Walker (Provo, Utah), Zachary J. Walker (American Fork, Utah) and Ian Jensen (Everett, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure convert a drinking fountain into a touch-free drinking fountain. In an embodiment, the fountain retains its original activation functionality. In addition, a touchless circuit activates a preexisting electronic valve within the fountain responsive to a sensor determining a person is withi...