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公开(公告)号：US20250025813A1
公开(公告)日：2025-01-23
申请号：US18909118
申请日：2024-10-08
Applicant: KX Technologies LLC
Inventor： Robert Astle , William Li , Bruno Chima
IPC: B01D29/96 , B01D35/06 , B01D35/157
Abstract: A filtration system and method of using the same. The method comprises the steps of guiding, by alignment rail and mating boss, a filter cartridge into a manifold housing; aligning a filter magnet with a corresponding manifold magnet; rotating, by attractive magnetic forces, the manifold magnet upon rotation of the filter cartridge into an installed position; and actuating, by attractive magnetic forces, a manifold valve.
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公开(公告)号：US20250010225A1
公开(公告)日：2025-01-09
申请号：US18897215
申请日：2024-09-26
Applicant: KX Technologies LLC
Inventor： Robert Astle , Matthew W. Hartmann
Abstract: A gravity-fed filtration system and method of permitting fluid flow from a filter cartridge to a holding reservoir for a gravity-fed filtration system. The method comprises providing a filter cartridge having a filter magnet, a holding reservoir for filtered fluid, and a first reservoir having a recess receiving cavity in a bottom surface thereof for receiving ingress fluid. Upon inserting the filter cartridge into the recess receiving cavity and moving the filter magnet to be in magnetic communication with the carrier magnet, a magnetic field force moves the carrier magnet from a first position which blocks fluid flow, to a second position which allows fluid flow to the holding reservoir.
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公开(公告)号：US12145088B2
公开(公告)日：2024-11-19
申请号：US18238202
申请日：2023-08-25
Applicant: KX Technologies LLC
Inventor： Robert Astle , Matthew W. Hartmann
Abstract: A gravity-fed filtration system and method of initiating flow from a filter cartridge to a holding reservoir for a gravity-fed filtration system. The method comprises providing a filter cartridge having a filter magnet, a holding reservoir for filtered fluid, and a first reservoir having a recess receiving cavity in a bottom surface thereof for receiving ingress fluid. Upon inserting the filter cartridge into the recess receiving cavity and moving the filter magnet to be in in magnetic communication with the carrier magnet, a magnetic force moves the carrier magnet from a first position which blocks fluid flow, to said second position which allows fluid flow to the holding reservoir.
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公开(公告)号：US20240165545A1
公开(公告)日：2024-05-23
申请号：US18427187
申请日：2024-01-30
Applicant: KX Technologies LLC
Inventor： Robert Astle , Matthew W. Hartmann , Garett Strandemo
CPC classification number: B01D35/306 , B01D29/11 , B01D2201/291 , B01D2201/302 , B01D2201/305 , B01D2201/4069 , B01D2201/4092
Abstract: A filtration system interconnection structure includes a filter manifold and a filter cartridge in magnetic communication produced by two complementary correlated magnets capable of generating a magnetic force when in close proximity to one another. The filter magnet polarity transitions are aligned with the manifold magnet polarity transitions such that a repulsion force is generated between the magnets when the filter cartridge is inserted within the manifold sump. The magnetic repulsion force may be used to move a blocking mechanism or actuate a latch structure in the manifold to secure the filter cartridge within the manifold sump upon insertion, or to provide non-contacting actuation of a downstream valve so as to permit or prevent the flow of fluid. Utilizing correlated magnetism in a filter interconnect further provides enhanced authentication and/or anti-counterfeiting means to ensure that only authorized or OEM filter cartridges can be installed.
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公开(公告)号：US11958003B2
公开(公告)日：2024-04-16
申请号：US17867141
申请日：2022-07-18
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
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 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.
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公开(公告)号：US20240109008A1
公开(公告)日：2024-04-04
申请号：US18497591
申请日：2023-10-30
Applicant: KX Technologies LLC
Inventor： Robert Astle , Garett Strandemo , Jordan Robert Fuhs , Matthew W. Hartmann , Gregory Gene Hortin , Jason Morgan
CPC classification number: B01D27/08 , B01D35/30 , B01D46/0005 , H01F7/021 , H01F7/0242 , H01F7/04 , E05C19/16
Abstract: A filtration system interconnection structure having a filter manifold and a filter cartridge in magnetic communication with one another, such that a latching mechanism of the manifold secures the filter cartridge within a manifold sump when the filter cartridge is inserted therein. The magnetic communication is formed between two complementary coded polymagnets capable of producing a magnetic shear force when in close proximity to one another. The magnetic shear force removes a latch blocking structure from interfering with the latch, allowing the latch to secure the filter cartridge. Movement of the latch blocking structure coded polymagnet relative to the filter cartridge coded polymagnet may be perpendicular or parallel with respect to each other such that a shear force is generated therebetween, allowing for actuation of the latch blocking mechanism against a biasing force, and allowing the latch to move radially inwards against a separate biasing force.
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公开(公告)号：US20230145088A1
公开(公告)日：2023-05-11
申请号：US18095355
申请日：2023-01-10
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
CPC classification number: B01D35/14 , B01D35/30 , B01D35/306 , B01D29/96 , B01D2201/301 , B01D2201/302 , B01D2201/4061 , B01D2201/4053 , B01D2201/305 , B01D2201/4076
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20210283536A1
公开(公告)日：2021-09-16
申请号：US17331862
申请日：2021-05-27
Applicant: KX Technologies LLC
Inventor： Robert Astle , William Li , Bruno Chima
IPC: B01D29/96 , B01D35/157 , B01D35/06
Abstract: A filtration system interconnection structure having manifold with a rotatable manifold magnet of correlated magnets, a shroud with alignment tracks, an actuating valve for water ingress, and a filter cartridge having a rotatable filter magnet of correlated magnets, where the manifold magnet and the filter magnet are in magnetic communication with one another when the filter cartridge is inserted with the shroud, and are at least partially rotatably compatible, where the manifold magnet rotates with the filter magnet until the manifold magnet experiences a rotational stop beyond a predetermined rotation of the filter magnet, thus allowing the filter magnet to shift polarity with respect to the manifold magnet and present a repulsion force for removal of the filter cartridge from the shroud.
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公开(公告)号：US20210236968A1
公开(公告)日：2021-08-05
申请号：US17183718
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 , Will Anniss , Willard Grant , Raony Barrios , William Small , Marcello Correa Machado , Thomas W. McCollough , Christopher Rousey , Ramesh Subramanian
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20200001211A1
公开(公告)日：2020-01-02
申请号：US16454543
申请日：2019-06-27
Applicant: KX Technologies LLC
Inventor： William Li , Robert Astle , Bruno Chima
IPC: B01D29/96 , B01D35/157 , B01D35/06
Abstract: A filtration system interconnection structure having manifold with a rotatable manifold magnet of correlated magnets, a shroud with alignment tracks, an actuating valve for water ingress, and a filter cartridge having a rotatable filter magnet of correlated magnets, where the manifold magnet and the filter magnet are in magnetic communication with one another when the filter cartridge is inserted with the shroud, and are at least partially rotatably compatible, where the manifold magnet rotates with the filter magnet until the manifold magnet experiences a rotational stop beyond a predetermined rotation of the filter magnet, thus allowing the filter magnet to shift polarity with respect to the manifold magnet and present a repulsion force for removal of the filter cartridge from the shroud.
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