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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Sergeevich Chernov, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/157 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); F16K 31/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/1573 (2013.01); C02F 1/003 (2013.01); F16K 31/002 (2013.01); F25D 23/126 (2013.01); B01D 2201/16 (2013.01); C02F 2201/005 (2013.01); C02F 2307/12 (2013.01); F25D 2323/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water filter assembly for a domestic appliance includes a filter housing defining a filter chamber, a feed water inlet, and a treated water outlet; a filter element received within the filter chamber defining a feed water chamber and a treated water chamber; a valve plug positioned within the filter housing; and an actuator in operable contact with the valve plug, the actuator being a shape-memory material configured to adjust from a first shape to a second shape in response to a stimulus.