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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2009
Applicants:
William M. Mcdowell, Garden Grove, CA (US);
John Nguyen, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Robert E. Gledhill, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
William M. McDowell, Garden Grove, CA (US);
John Nguyen, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Robert E. Gledhill, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Blue-White Industries, Ltd., Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided for extending useful life of tubing of a peristaltic pump. The method can comprise switching inlet and discharge hoses between respective inlet and outlet ends of the tubing of the peristaltic pump, and reversing a direction of rotation of a rotor of the peristaltic pump. In implementations of methods disclosed herein, the useful life of the tubing of a peristaltic pump can be approximately doubled.