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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Applicant:
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/32 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/325 (2013.01); C02F 2201/3222 (2013.01); C02F 2201/3227 (2013.01); C02F 2201/3228 (2013.01); C02F 2201/326 (2013.01); C02F 2303/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water tank configured to store water from a water supply includes an inlet configured to receive water from the water supply, and an outlet configured to dispense water. The water tank includes a reflective coating positioned on an inner surface of the tank, and an end wall including a light emitting diode oriented toward the outlet. The light emitting diode and the reflective coating are operable to disinfect water from the water supply.