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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:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Kevin Thimmesch, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jerry Poe, Hutchinson, KS (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Thimmesch, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jerry Poe, Hutchinson, KS (US);
Assignee:
North American Salt Company, Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Novel water softening compositions and methods of treating hard water are provided. The compositions comprise a blend of sodium chloride and potassium chloride. The compositions are useful for regenerating ion exchange material in a water softening system and providing softened water containing both sodium and potassium ions.