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US 7,611,130 B2Granted
Adjustable cycle timer control for aerators
OwnerJeffrey S. Sylvesterinventor
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Abstract
A liquid container aeration system for replenishing gases dissolved in a selected liquid present in an interior of said liquid container that checks on an electrical power source capability to continue operation and allows selected liquid substitution in the interior of the container.
Claims13
A liquid container aeration system for replenishing gases dissolved in a selected liquid present in an interior of said liquid container, said system comprising:
- an electrically energized liquid pump having an input selectively positionable in a reservoir liquid contained in a selected reservoir similar to said selected liquid and having an output selectively positionable adjacent said interior, said liquid pump being switchable by pump control signals at a pump controller therein between being maintained in a pumping state in which it is capable of pumping a liquid at its input through its output, if electrical power is supplied from an electrical power source to a pump electrode therein, and a quiescent state in which it is incapable of pumping a liquid at its input through its output;
- an electrical power consumption detector electrically connected to said pump electrode and capable of determining whether said liquid pump is drawing electrical power through said pump electrode and of providing a power draw detection signal indicating same at a detector output thereof;
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- a system controller electrically connected to said pump controller and said detector output and capable of determining from said power draw detection signal whether an electrical power source connected in series with said electrical power consumption detector and said pump electrode is in a condition suited to continue supplying electrical power to said liquid pump.
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A liquid container aeration system for replenishing gases dissolved in a selected liquid present in an interior of said liquid container, said system comprising:
- an electrically energized injection liquid pump having an input selectively positionable in a reservoir liquid contained in a selected reservoir similar to said selected liquid and having an output selectively positionable adjacent said interior, said injection liquid pump being switchable by pump control signals at an injection pump controller therein between being maintained in a pumping state in which it is capable of pumping a liquid at its input through its output, if electrical power is supplied from an electrical power source to a pump electrode therein, and a quiescent state in which it is incapable of pumping a liquid at its input through its output;
- an electrically energized drain liquid pump having an input selectively positionable adjacent said interior and having an output selectively positionable adjacent a drain reservoir, said drain liquid pump being switchable by pump control signals at a drain pump controller therein between being maintained in a pumping state in which it is capable of pumping a liquid at its input through its output, if electrical power is supplied from an electrical power source to a pump electrode therein, and a quiescent state in which it is incapable of pumping a liquid at its input through its output;
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- a system controller electrically connected to both said injection pump controller and said drain pump controller and capable of acting on a command received thereby to direct said injection liquid pump and said drain liquid pump to each be maintained in said pumping state thereof sufficiently to substitute, for a selected fraction of said selected liquid initially present in said interior of said liquid container, said reservoir liquid sufficient for this said reservoir liquid and that remaining said selected liquid in said interior of said liquid container together provide liquid in said interior of said liquid container to a selected depth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.