SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR END-TO-END CONTROL OF WATER QUALITY

• US 20100100242A1
• Filed: 12/23/2009
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bernard Frank
• Original Assignee: Bernard Frank
• Inventors: FRANK, BERNARD
• Granted Patent: US 7,820,059 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/271
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/001 Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/008 Control or steering systems not provided for elsewhere in subclass C02F
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/52 by flocculation or precipitation of suspended impurities C02F1/463 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/56 Macromolecular compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/76 with halogens or compounds of halogens C02F1/4674 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/006 Cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/003 Downstream control, i.e. outlet monitoring, e.g. to check the treating agents, such as halogens or ozone, leaving the process
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/008 comprising telecommunication features, e.g. modems or antennas
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/05 Conductivity or salinity
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/06 pH
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/08 Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]; Biological Oxygen Demand [BOD]
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/11 Turbidity
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/22 O2
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/40 Liquid flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2303/04 Disinfection
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 9/00 Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 210/92 using combined systems of sequential local and regional or municipal sewage systems

Abstract

A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer, which may be at the point of entry, and/or between the point of entry and point of use, and/or at the point of use. The method includes treating the water and delivering the water to the consumer at the point of delivery, filtering/purifying the water at the point of delivery, monitoring water quality at the point of delivery, and reporting water quality at the point of delivery to the water system operator over a network.

Claims

1. A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer and outside of a water distribution system of the water system operator, comprising:

treating water using customized filters after the water leaves the water distribution system of the water system operator;

monitoring water quality proximate the point of delivery and after the water leaves the water distribution system of the water systems operator to provide water quality data;

predicting water quality at the point of delivery based on reporting of water usage and past water quality data to provide predicted water quality data; and

wherein the customized filters being customized based on the predicted water quality data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized filters are deployed in serial in the same housing.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized filters are deployed in serial in different housings.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized filters are deployed in parallel in order to provide a back-up.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized filters located proximate to a consumer, are at a point of entry into a water system of the consumer.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized filters located proximate to a consumer, are between a point of entry into a water system of the consumer and the consumer'"'"'s point of use.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized filters are located proximate to a consumer are at the point of use.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized filters are located proximate to a consumer, are at a point of entry, and/or between the point of entry and point of use, and/or at the point of use.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the end-to-end water quality control system is mandated by a controlling authority.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the controlling authority is a governmental authority.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the point of delivery is selected from the set consisting of:

a faucet, a hydrant, a spigot, a spout, a valve, a bib, and a water fountain.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising customizing the customized filters by selecting one or more components from the set consisting of an ultra-violet light component, an iodinated resin component, a membrane component, an ozone component, and a distillation component.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the customized filters provide for purification of water.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the customized filters is housed within a cartridge.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the customized filters comprises a plurality of water filtration and purification components.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the water system operator provides a warranty guaranteeing a minimum water quality at the point of delivery.

17. The method of claim 1 further comprising reporting the water quality data to the water system operator for use as past water quality data.

18. A method of providing end-to-end water quality control from a water system operator to a point of delivery proximate a consumer and outside of a water distribution system of the water system operator, comprising:

monitoring water quality proximate the point of delivery and after the water leaves the water distribution system of the water systems operator to provide water quality data;

predicting water quality at the point of delivery based on reporting of water usage and past water quality data to provide predicted water quality data;

customizing one or more customized filters using the predicted water quality for use proximate the point of delivery and outside of the water distribution system of the water systems operator; and

treating water using the customized filters after the water leaves the water distribution system of the water system operator.