公开(公告)号：US11426685B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US16687227

申请日：2019-11-18

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Inventor： Robert Astle ,  George Lauri ,  Stephen P. Huda ,  Michael J. Sherman ,  Steven J. Haehn ,  Erik R. Klimpel ,  Will Anniss ,  Willard Grant ,  Raony Barrios ,  William Small ,  Marcello Correa Machado ,  Thomas W. McCollough ,  Christopher Rousey ,  Ramesh Subramanian

IPC: B01D35/14 ,  B01D29/96 ,  B01D35/30

Abstract: A filter housing assembly for fluid filtration which may be attached to, and removed from, a filter base by a push-actuated release. The filter housing assembly has a top portion with an ingress port and egress port extending therefrom, and a protrusion extending from the filter housing longitudinally axial center. The ingress and egress port are formed in an hourglass shape. A filter key having a base with a groove for mating with said projection, at least one finger extending from said base, and an electronic circuit component housing attached thereto for receiving a printed circuit board, is connected to the filter housing top portion by mating said top portion protrusion with the filter key groove. Both of said ingress and egress port have at least one cavity for the passage of fluid therethrough, where each cavity is exposed in a direction facing away from the printed circuit board.

公开(公告)号：US20210178297A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17183812

申请日：2021-02-24

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Inventor： Robert Astle ,  George Lauri ,  Stephen P. Huda ,  Michael J. Sherman ,  Steven J. Haehn ,  Erik R. Klimpel ,  Chong Hun Yi ,  Brian Keith Weaver ,  William James Moyer ,  Ronald Skovira ,  Gary Altemose ,  Richard Benjamin Emenheiser ,  Will Anniss ,  Willard Grant ,  Raony Barrios ,  William Small ,  Marcello Correa Machado ,  Thomas W. McCollough ,  Christopher Rousey ,  Ramesh Subramanian

IPC: B01D35/14 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D29/96

Abstract: A filter base for receiving a mating filter housing assembly having a base platform having fluid ingress and egress stanchions, and a wire harness assembly including a connector housing integral with or connected to the base platform for establishing an electrical connection between the filter base and the mating filter housing assembly. The wire harness assembly having conductors extending between first and second connectors, with one or more resilient contacts provided on the second connector. The contacts are flexible from a first position to a second position when curved contact sections of the one or more contacts engage a mating connection surface of the complementary mating filter housing assembly. The mating connection surface may be a circuit pad of a printed circuit board, wherein the contact curved contact sections are configured to be positioned in mechanical and electrical engagement with the circuit pads when the filter housing assembly is received within the filter base.

公开(公告)号：US20210052998A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US17082827

申请日：2020-10-28

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Inventor： Stephen P. Huda ,  Michael J. Sherman ,  Steven J. Haehn ,  Erik R. Klimpel

IPC: B01D35/14 ,  B01D29/96 ,  B01D35/30

Abstract: A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with influent and effluent piping, such as within a refrigerator. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.

公开(公告)号：US10695698B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US15879667

申请日：2018-01-25

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Inventor： Stephen P. Huda ,  Michael J. Sherman ,  Steven J. Haehn ,  Erik R. Klimpel ,  Sathyanarayana Jujaray ,  Vivek Kunwar Narendra Singh

IPC: B01D29/96 ,  B01D17/00 ,  B01D35/30

Abstract: A reverse osmosis filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with the raw water ingress, permeate egress, and reject water egress. The reverse osmosis filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.

公开(公告)号：US20190134543A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16235134

申请日：2018-12-28

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Inventor： Stephen P. Huda ,  Michael J. Sherman ,  Steven J. Haehn ,  Erik R. Klimpel

IPC: B01D35/14 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D29/96

Abstract: A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with influent and effluent piping, such as within a refrigerator. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.

公开(公告)号：US20180169548A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15879667

申请日：2018-01-25

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Inventor： Stephen P. Huda ,  Michael J. Sherman ,  Steven J. Haehn ,  Erik R. Klimpel ,  Sathyanarayana Jujaray ,  Vivek Kunwar Narendra Singh

IPC: B01D29/96 ,  B01D17/00 ,  B01D35/30

Abstract: A reverse osmosis filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with the raw water ingress, permeate egress, and reject water egress. The reverse osmosis filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.

公开(公告)号：US09937450B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US14582647

申请日：2014-12-24

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Inventor： Michael J. Sherman ,  Lori Foix ,  Steven J. Haehn ,  Erik R. Klimpel ,  David W. Fisher ,  David T. Bardwell ,  Steven K. Wilson ,  James B. Larson ,  Stephen P. Huda ,  Frank A. Brigano

IPC: B01D27/00 ,  B01D29/88 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D35/147 ,  C02F1/00 ,  F16K17/36

CPC classification number: B01D35/147 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D2201/302 ,  B01D2201/307 ,  B01D2201/308 ,  C02F1/003 ,  C02F2201/006 ,  F16K17/36

Abstract: The present invention presents a filtration system with an integrated manifold valve. The filtration system employs only one pivotal component—the pivoting of the manifold. The manifold valve includes a dual aperture design for a two-fold alignment scheme with the ingress and egress lines of the fluid source. The invention is free of multi-component rotary valve with internal, rotatable parts, or an activation component, such as a handle, for initiating the rotary valve, allowing the user to rotate the rotational components thereof. The reduction in moveable components in this design reduces the likelihood of failure and increases the reliability of the filtration system.

公开(公告)号：USD780887S1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-07

申请号：US29544124

申请日：2015-10-30

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Designer： Stephen P. Huda ,  Erik R. Klimpel ,  Michael J. Sherman

公开(公告)号：US20160220925A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-04

申请号：US14835177

申请日：2015-08-25

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Inventor： Blake Savoy ,  Keith D. Johnson ,  Michael J. Sherman ,  Frank A. Brigano ,  Richard A. Kirchner ,  Paul A. Pilosi ,  Jason J. Ness ,  Kelly Boudreau ,  Stephen P. Huda ,  Teddy Howlett ,  Peter Cook

IPC: B01D27/08 ,  C02F1/00 ,  B01D27/02 ,  B01D35/02 ,  B01D27/06

CPC classification number: B01D27/08 ,  B01D27/02 ,  B01D27/06 ,  B01D35/02 ,  C02F1/003 ,  C02F1/283 ,  C02F1/286 ,  C02F2201/006 ,  C02F2307/04

Abstract: Filters for use in conjunction with valves of the faucet or spigot type, and to filters for use in devices for withdrawing liquids from containers at relatively low pressures, such as gravity feed jugs or other gravity feed reservoirs. A ¼-turn attachment scheme for connecting a filter cartridge to a gravity feed reservoir, such as within a beverage making/dispensing device.

Abstract translation: 用于与水龙头或插头类型的阀门一起使用的过滤器，以及用于在相对较低压力下从容器中取出液体的装置中的过滤器，例如重力给水罐或其他重力进料池。 用于将滤筒连接到重力进料储存器（例如饮料制备/分配装置内）的1/4圈连接方案。

公开(公告)号：US09233322B1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-12

申请号：US14053086

申请日：2013-10-14

Applicant: KX Technologies LLC

Inventor： Stephen P. Huda ,  Michael J. Sherman ,  Steven J. Haehn ,  Erik R. Klimpel

IPC: B01D29/96 ,  B01D35/30

CPC classification number: B01D35/14 ,  B01D29/96 ,  B01D35/30 ,  B01D35/306 ,  B01D2201/301 ,  B01D2201/302 ,  B01D2201/305 ,  B01D2201/4053 ,  B01D2201/4061 ,  B01D2201/4076

Abstract: A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with influent and effluent piping, such as within a refrigerator. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations.