Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Koppenhoefer

Benjamin J. Koppenhoefer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11724231
    Abstract: A reverse osmosis system to be connected to a feed water conduit and producing permeate water is disclosed. The reverse osmosis system includes a plurality of tubular bodies each having a first end and a second end, a first inner end plate attached to the first end of the tubular bodies, and a second inner end plate attached to the second end of the tubular bodies. The plurality of tubular bodies houses a filter, a pump, and two reverse osmosis membranes therein. The plurality of tubular bodies is configured to be connected in in fluid communication with each other via channels disposed within the end plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Koppenhoefer, Jeffrey Alan Johnson, Jake Zale Dudas, Chad Edward Sullivan Tucker
  • Publication number: 20150291448
    Abstract: A water purification system includes a first reverse osmosis device, and a water storage tank including a tank inlet and a tank outlet, the tank inlet configured to receive a permeate of the first reverse osmosis device. The system also includes a second reverse osmosis device including an inlet that is connected to the tank outlet and an outlet that releases a permeate of the second reverse osmosis device. The system provides treated water having a purity of about 0 to 20 ppm, which is sufficiently pure to provide spot-free washing and/or rinsing of objects such as vehicles, buildings and windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventor: Benjamin J. Koppenhoefer
  • Patent number: D987029
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Koppenhoefer, Jeffrey Alan Johnson, Jake Zale Dudas, Chad Edward Sullivan Tucker