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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. 21, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
L Edwin Fisher, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
James A Butcher, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
James V Yu, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Mark A Reiter, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Greg Skene, Roswell, GA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schnectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
417 40 ; 417 63 ; 4174233 ; 4174241 ;
Abstract
A submersible sump pump connected to a discharge pipe is disclosed. The sump pump includes a pedestal mounted above a sump. The pedestal includes a power cord, an indicator, and a high water alarm. The sump pump further includes a float switch connected to a styrofoam float which detects movement of the drainage level beyond a first predetermined point, a second predetermined point, and a third predetermined point.