Patent 8348229 was granted and assigned to Component Hardware Group on January, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The faucet assembly employs a sensor on the side of the spigot to control the flow of water from the spigot. An initial waving of a user's hand across the sensor causes the spigot to be opened and a subsequent waving of the user's hand across the sensor causes the spigot to be closed.