# US 2020/0392015 A1 · Water filter pitcher with sensing capabilities > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0392015 A1 - Document ID: US20200392015A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/441,191 - Filed: 2019-06-14 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-14 - Assignees: Qingdao Ecopure Filter Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Qingdao Ecopure Filter Co., Ltd - Inventors: Zhibin Zou - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200392015A1 ## CPC - C02F 1/003: {using household-type filters for producing potable water, e.g. pitchers, bottles, faucet mounted devices (C02F9/20 takes precedence)} - B01D 35/143: Filter condition indicators - B01D 2201/56: Wireless systems for monitoring the filter - C02F 2209/445: Filter life - C02F 2307/04: as part of a pitcher or jug - C02F: TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F9/04; regeneration of reactants for recirculation into processes, see the relevant places for the processes) - B01D: SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D; by pneumatic jigs or tables B03B; by other dry methods B07; magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high-voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges, vortex apparatus B04; presses per se for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material B30B9/02; treatment of water C02F, e.g. softening by ion-exchange C02F1/42; {arrangements of air intake cleaners in gas turbine plants F02C7/05} ; arrangements or mounting of filters in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation F24F13/28) ## Abstract A water pitcher with sensing capabilities is provided. The water pitcher includes at least a container adapted or otherwise shaped for retaining water therein, and a cover adapted to cover at least a portion of the container. The water pitcher further includes an indication assembly attached to the container and/or the cover. The indication assembly includes at least a sensor for detecting movement of contents within the water pitcher and/or movement of the pitcher upon expiration of a filter within the pitcher. Upon detecting movement of the pitcher, the sensor is configured to activate an indicator (e.g., an LED) for notifying a user of the expired filter and/or movement of the pitcher during the expiration period of the filter. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pitcher comprising: a container; a cover adapted to cover at least a portion of the container; a filter having an expiration period and configured for filtering contents of the container; an indication assembly attached to the container or the cover, wherein the indication assembly includes a sensor configured to detect a movement of the pitcher upon expiry of the filter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pitcher of claim 1, further comprising: an indicator in communication with the sensor, and wherein upon expiry of the filter the sensor detects the movement of the pitcher and activates the indicator to notify a user of the expired filter or movement of the pitcher. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The pitcher of claim 2, wherein the indicator includes a light emitting diode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The pitcher of claim 1, further comprising: a display in communication with the indication assembly and configured to display information associated with the expired filter or detected movement. ### Claim 5 (depends on 5) The pitcher of claim 5, wherein the display is attached to the cover such that a user is notified via the display about the expired filter or the detected movement upon expiry of the filter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pitcher of claim 1, wherein the filter is arranged in the pitcher such that the filter engages the contents of the pitcher during a content feeding operation or a pouring operation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The pitcher of claim 1, further comprising: a handle extending from an exterior of the container. ### Claim 8 A water filtration system comprising: a user device; and a pitcher in communication with the user device, wherein the pitcher include: a container; a cover adapted to cover at least a portion of the container; a filter having an expiration period and configured for filtering contents of the container; an indication assembly attached to the cover, wherein the indication assembly includes a sensor configured to detect a movement of the pitcher upon expiry of the filter, and wherein upon expiry of the filter, the sensor transmit information corresponding to the expired filter or the detected movement to the user device for notifying a user about the expired filter or the detected movement. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, further comprising: an indicator selectively attached to the cover and in communication with the sensor, and wherein upon expiry of the filter the sensor detects the movement of the pitcher and activates the indicator to notify the user of the expired filter or movement of the pitcher. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the indicator includes a light emitting diode. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the filter is arranged in the pitcher such that the filter engages the contents of the pitcher during a content feeding operation or a pouring operation. ### Claim 12 A cover for a pitcher comprising: a cover body adapted to cover at least a portion of an opening of the pitcher, wherein the cover body includes an upper surface and an under surface; a filter removably attached to the cover body at the under surface, and arranged such that fluid poured through an opening in the cover body engages at least a part of the filter for filtering the fluid; and an indication assembly removably attached to the cover body at the under surface, wherein the sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to detect a movement of the pitcher upon expiry of the filter, and wherein upon expiry of the filter, the sensor transmit information corresponding to the expired filter or the detected movement to an indicator for notifying a user about the expired filter or the detected movement. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the indicator is an LED. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the indicator is a user device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The cover of claim 12, wherein the filter is adjacent to the indication assembly at the under surface of the cover.