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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Colin John Clarke, Basingstoke, GB;
Frantz Beznik, Brussels, BE;
Anna L Connolly, Newcastle, GB;
Dai Sanders, Warwick, GB;
Grace Kane, Warwick, GB;
Chris Jones, Tewkesbury, GB;
Andrew Wallace, Long Itchington, GB;
Benedict Taylor, Leamington Spa, GB;
Miles Kilburn, Leamington Spa, GB;
Stephen Wright, Warwick, GB;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A water use management system may be installed in a setting that contains a primary infrastructure for water use to provide an alternate, modular infrastructure for water use. Fresh water used at various points of use, such as a shower or sink, may be modified by a point of use water conditioner. Water may be modified at the point of use based upon pre-configured routines or manual user selections. Treatments performed on the water may include quality treatments, such as modifying the pH or mineral content, and may also include experience treatments, such as the addition of scents, colors, carbonation, or health and beauty supplements. Additives used during treatment are provided in cartridges that may be inserted and removed from the water conditioner. Cartridges may self-identify when inserted, to aid in compatibility and usability determinations and recycling/recertification processes.