High water efficiency TDS creep solution

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11072542
APP PUB NO 20200231465A1
SERIAL NO

16250139

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A water purification system includes a tank which stores permeate during periods of standby during which impurities can migrate across a filtration membrane, resulting in impure water on the downstream side of the membrane. During an initial portion of a water draw immediately following a period of standby, the impure water on the downstream side of the membrane is used as a motive fluid to force the permeate out of the tank for delivery to the faucet. Permeate is provided on a continuous bases directly from the membrane to the faucet after the tank is depleted of permeate. The system includes a control system and a plurality of valves to recycle the impure water used as a motive fluid to the membrane to produce permeate. At the conclusion of a water draw, the tank is filled with permeate and the system enters a period of standby until the next water draw.

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A O SMITH CORPORATION11270 WEST PARK PLACE MILWAUKEE WI 53224

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Zhang, Hai-Feng Winchester, US 15 216

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