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US 8,409,435 B2Granted
Fluid purification pump control apparatuses and methods
AssigneeNext Generation Filtration Systems, LP
InventorKenneth L. Geiger
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Abstract
A pump in fluid communication with the outlet of a fluid purification apparatus. A pump may furthermore provide fluid to the inlet of the fluid purification apparatus. An embodiment includes a fluid driven rotating inlet device in fluid communication with the inlet of the fluid purification apparatus and an outlet impeller in fluid communication with the outlet of the fluid purification apparatus.
Claims15
A fluid purification apparatus having a pressurized outlet, comprising:
- an inlet;
- a filter chamber in fluid communication with the inlet;
- an evaporator chamber positioned adjacent the filter chamber, the evaporator chamber having a cavity to receive fluid and in which fluid pressure is reduced;
- an outlet in fluid communication with the evaporator chamber;
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- a pump having a fluid driven rotating device in fluid communication with the inlet of the fluid purification apparatus and an impeller mechanically coupled to the fluid driven rotating device, the impeller being in fluid communication with the outlet of the fluid purification apparatus.
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A fluid purification apparatus having a pressurized outlet, comprising:
- an inlet;
- a filter chamber in fluid communication with the inlet;
- an evaporator chamber positioned adjacent the filter chamber, the evaporator chamber having a cavity to receive fluid and in which fluid pressure is reduced;
- an outlet in fluid communication with the evaporator chamber;
- a pump having a fluid driven rotating device in fluid communication with the inlet of the fluid purification apparatus and an impeller mechanically coupled to the fluid driven rotating device, the impeller being in fluid communication with the outlet of the fluid purification apparatus;
- a heater disposed at least in part in the evaporator chamber and connected to a power source by a wire;
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- a temperature controller having an element in contact with the fluid purification apparatus, a contact, and a set point, whereby the temperature controller contact is open when the temperature sensed thereby exceeds the set point and the temperature controller contact closed when the temperature is less than the set point, the heater wire passing through the temperature controller contact to de-energize the heater when the temperature exceeds the temperature controller set point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.