Kinetico Incorporated

Stuart L Park

Peter Halemba

Jerome P Kovach

Francis A Red

Keith E Brown

Christopher L Hansen

Steven M Hoopes

Jimmie L Hunt

John D Miller

Paul John Peterson

Eric Sklar

Dale J Spangenberg, Jr

George Ellis, Iii

Mark J Brotman

René Polin, Jr

Jess Carlson

Stephen Goff

James W Kewley

Ron Kindel

George R Jordan, Jr

Ken Weight

Steven Hoopes

Jr Hunt Jimmie L

Jr Spangenberg Dale J

Jr Jordan George R

A water treatment system having an inlet for receiving water to be treated and a manifold that defines a pair of fluid streams communicating with the inlet. A valve module carried by the manifold controls the communication of water at the inlet with treatment cartridges and with a common outlet. The valve module includes a valve member that is movable between two positions such that, in one position, the valve member communicates each fluid stream with an associated cartridge and, in a second position, communicates the inlet with the common outlet and bypasses the cartridges. A remotely mounted cartridge depletion indicator is provided that includes a linkage that is magnetically coupled to a stem assembly located within a flow metering mechanism. Movement in the internal stem assembly is transferred via the magnetically coupled external linkage to a cartridge depletion indicator visible to the operator.

Water treatment system

A control valve assembly including a water meter usage assembly including discs which are relatively positionable to adjust the frequency at which regeneration in a water treatment system starts. A regeneration control disc mounted coaxially with the meter disc assembly includes structure for releasing a drive mechanism associated with the meter disc assembly to rotate it back to a start position under a predetermined operating condition. The discs are releasably held in their relative positions by at least one pawl and at least one of the discs is rotatable relative to the other disc. The regeneration frequency is determined by an initiation slot in one of the discs and its operative position is determined by disc positions. The regeneration control disc is rotated by a pawl mechanism that is activated when an associated cam follower is received by the regeneration initiation slot formed in the water meter usage assembly.

Control valve for a water treatment system

A method and apparatus for treating water including a tank having an inlet and outlet and a water treatment material or resin within the tank. A control valve assembly having multiple, separable levels houses a water usage metering mechanism and a regeneration control mechanism, each having associated turbines. An inlet/bypass valve communicates source water with the tank inlet or directly to a system outlet. When the treatment material is exhausted, it is regenerated by actuating the bypass valve to communicate the source water with the system outlet. The turbine driven regeneration control then sequences the steps of regeneration, including opening a control valve to communicate inlet water to a venturi in order to aspirate brine solution and deliver to the tank outlet. The brine solution passes through the treatment material and is discharged through the tank inlet which is communicated to a system drain. At the conclusion of this step, brine solution is blocked from the venturi and the tank is slow rinsed. Subsequently, the communication of the venturi with the tank inlet is blocked, but water is allowed to flow through the venturi and refill the brine reservoir. Water at the outlet is then communicated to the tank outlet to perform a fast rinse. At the conclusion of this step, the source water is communicated to the tank inlet and the bypass step is terminated.

Housing for a water treatment system control valve

A fluid treatment system for treating feed water includes a first tubular member having first and second ends, at least one second tubular member having first and second ends, a pump positioned within the first tubular member, a filtering membrane positioned within the second tubular member, a first end cap for receiving the first ends of the first and second tubular members, and a second end cap for receiving the second ends of the first and second tubular members.

Fluid treatment system

A water treatment system including a reverse osmosis module and a control valve controlling communication between a water source and the module. A feedwater biased storage tank stores permeate and its pressurization by feedwater is controlled by a feedwater control valve. Flow of signal pressure to a signal pressure chamber of the feedwater control valve is restricted to reduce the rate at which a fluid generated force is applied. A check valve in parallel with the restriction allows relatively unrestricted flow out of the signal chamber when signal pressure is terminated. A tank pressurization control valve controls the operation of the feedwater control valve and controls the pressurization of a feedwater biasing chamber in the storage tank. Per-meate is stored in an accumulator for flushing the reverse osmosis module when the storage tank reaches a predetermined limit. Cleaning substances or additives can be introduced into the system.

Housing for a water treatment unit

A control valve for a water treatment system which includes a turbine () rotatably mounted within a water receiving chamber. A nozzle assembly () defines first and second fluid paths, one of the flow paths may include a fluid pressure response valve element () for controlling fluid flow along the one path. The system also comprises a nozzle assembly (') defining a throat (&#x2032;) extending from an inlet and terminating in a arcuate outlet conforming to the periphery of the turbine. A plurality of spaced apart and angled vanes () are disposed in the throat.

A reverse osmosis water filtration system has a control housing that contains control components for the filtration system. The control housing may include control components for a membrane flushing system and/or feed water pressurization system for a permeate storage tank.

A filter apparatus is provided which includes a first filter membrane element (), and a second bacterial filter membrane element. The first viral filter element () is capable of treating water at a first second flow rate and is adapted to remove contaminants which are larger than a first size, while the second bacterial filter element () is capable of treating water at a second higher flow rate and is adapted to remove contaminants which are larger than a second contaminant size. The first and second filter elements (), () may be commonly housed within a sealed housing. An accumulating vessel () is placed in fluid communication with an outlet of the first filter element () and an outlet of the second filter element (). The filter apparatus includes a duck bill type check valve () made of an antimicrobial material intermediate the second filter element () and a dispensing faucet ().

Multiple barrier filter apparatus

Upper housing for a water treatment system control valve

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Chardon, OH, United States of America

Stuart L Park