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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:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian D Hunter, Nederland, CO (US);
Jeffrey K Aldred, Boulder, CO (US);
Kraig J Koski, Longmont, CO (US);
Ralph Burns, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
American Standard, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ; B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210 94 ; 137801 ; 210418 ; 210449 ; 210460 ; 239 25 ;
Abstract
A faucet-mounted water filtration device includes a gate valve that is used to select between discharge options. The gate valve contains a thumb rest which is configured to allow manual valve actuation while supportedly engaging a user's thumb. First discharge option includes a conventional bottom discharge into a sink. A second discharge option exists as a water fountain that is formed as a compact, integral feature of the water filtration device. A flow indicator permits a user to check whether the filtration cartridge is working properly.