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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2007
Andy Tischendorf, Campbellsport, WI (US);
Santanu Roy, Faridabad, IN;
Sanjeev Patel, Rourkela, IN;
Roy Parker, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Manu Verma, New Delhi, IN;
Dean Jarog, Villa Park, IL (US);
Nanda K. Dash, Bhubaneswar, IN;
Michael Lindfors, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Andy Tischendorf, Campbellsport, WI (US);
Santanu Roy, Faridabad, IN;
Sanjeev Patel, Rourkela, IN;
Roy Parker, Hawthorn Woods, IL (US);
Manu Verma, New Delhi, IN;
Dean Jarog, Villa Park, IL (US);
Nanda K. Dash, Bhubaneswar, IN;
Michael Lindfors, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Pentair Filtration Solutions, LLC, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A disposable meter for testing the level of total dissolved solids in a water source and a method of testing the concentration of total dissolved solids are herein disclosed. The disposable meter may include a body with at least water resistant properties, a first indicator, the energization of which is indicative of a threshold level measured total dissolved solids, a pair of electrodes wherein energization passing between the pair of electrodes completes a circuit, and circuitry disposed within the body connected to the first indicator and the pair of electrodes. The circuitry may be configured to commence energization to pass between the pair of electrodes, measure the conductivity of the water between the pair of electrodes, and energize the first indicator if the measured conductivity value exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The method of testing the concentration of total dissolved solids present in a water supply may include projecting a current between a first electrode and a second electrode, measuring the conductivity of the water between the electrodes, comparing the measured conductivity to a plurality of threshold values, and energizing an indicator in a matter that is correlated to the highest threshold value met by the measured conductivity.