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US 7,722,760 B2Granted
Assembly for removing mineral 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;
- and
- 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;
- and
- 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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An assembly for removing mineral contaminants from water, the assembly comprising:
- an oxidation tank having a top end, a bottom end, an inlet at the top end for providing water to an interior of the tank and an outlet for discharging water from the interior;
- an oxygen inlet line adapted to deliver oxygen to the oxidation tank, the oxygen inlet line including an oxygen outlet disposed in the interior of the oxidation tank, the oxygen outlet being positioned closer to the bottom end of the oxidation tank than the top end;
- 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 adapted to:
- monitor the volume of water transferred from the oxidation tank to the filtration tank;
- and
- provide oxygen to the oxidation tank based on that volume of water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.