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US 2008/0116143 A1Published application
Liquid Filter and Methods of Removing Contaminants
AssigneeGriesbach Corporation
InventorThomas G. Griesbach
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Abstract
Filtration of water to provide cleansed water, using an assembly that monitors the volume of water cleansed and back-flushes the filtration media based on that volume. The assembly includes a control valve that monitors the amount of water that has been processed, controls the addition of water and oxygen to the assembly, and thus affects the overall operation of the assembly.
Claims20
An assembly for removing mineral contaminants from water, the assembly comprising:
- an oxidation tank having an inlet for providing water to an interior of the tank and an outlet for discharging water from the interior;
- an oxygen source operably connected to the interior of the oxidation tank;
- a filtration tank having an inlet for receiving water from the oxidation tank to an interior of the tank and an outlet for discharging water from the interior;
- a transfer line providing fluid connection from the outlet of the oxidation tank to the inlet of the filtration tank;
- and
- a control assembly configured to:
- monitor the volume of water transferred from the oxidation tank to the filtration tank;
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- provide oxygen to the oxidation tank based on that volume of water.
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An assembly for removing mineral contaminants from water, the assembly comprising:
- an oxidation tank having an inlet for providing water to an interior of the tank and an outlet for discharging water from the interior;
- an oxygen source operably connected to the interior of the oxidation tank;
- a filtration tank having an inlet for receiving water from the oxidation tank to an interior of the filtration tank and an outlet for discharging water from the interior;
- a transfer line providing fluid connection from the outlet of the oxidation tank to the inlet of the filtration tank;
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- means for:
- monitoring the volume of water transferred from the oxidation tank to the filtration tank;
- providing oxygen to the oxidation tank based on that volume of water;
- and
- initiating a back-flushing procedure of the filtration tank based on that volume of water.
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A method of removing mineral contaminants from water, comprising:
- (a) combining oxygen and water in an oxygenation tank to form oxygenated water;
- (b) passing the oxygenated water through filtration media to remove any particulate contaminants;
- (c) monitoring the oxygenated water to determine a volume of water passed through the filtration media;
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- (d) back-flushing the filtration media when a predetermined volume of water has passed through the filtration media.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.