Patents by Inventor Dennis J. Dicken

Dennis J. Dicken 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).

  • Control method and apparatus for a water treatment system
    Patent number: 7776209
    Abstract: A modular water treatment system includes a plurality of water treatment components including selected from a group of a particulate filter component, a taste and odor filter component, a lead and mercury filter component, a water softener component, and a water disinfection component. A plurality of interfaces are provided for coupling to the selected water treatment components. Plumbing lines provide flow communication between the selected water treatment components, and the plumbing lines include a system water inlet and a system water outlet. A controller is configured to control the flow of water through the system, and a sensor is configured to transmit a signal to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Samuel Vincent Duplessis, Kyran P. Hoff, Craig R. Vitan, Laurence H. Fish, Jonathan D. Nelson, John Steven Holmes, Almir Begovich, Erik J. Matusek, Timothy G. Hooker, Dennis J. Dicken