Abstract: A valve body for a water softener system includes a controller, a seal assembly, and a reciprocating piston driven by a drive mechanism. The controller sends signals to the drive mechanism which moves the piston into various positions. The piston cooperates with the seal assembly to direct the flow of liquid through various flow paths, allowing for water softening and regeneration. During regeneration, a regenerant mixture is directed to flow through a resin bed. The valve body is configurable to perform the regeneration process either through a down-flow configuration, wherein a removable filter is coupled to the valve body in a first orientation and a removable brine injector is installed in a first orifice in the valve body or through an up-flow configuration wherein the removable filter is in a second orientation and the removable brine injector is installed in a second orifice.

Abstract: A distributor tube assembly for a water softener system has upper and lower baskets that provide superior performance in a universal form factor that allows it to be installed in standard tanks with standard-sized ports or openings. The upper and lower baskets provide spiral-shaped slots and varying angled slot profiles which enhance water softening and media regeneration processes. The upper basket has a taper which expands upwardly, while the lower basket has a taper which expands downwardly, and each of these tapers enhances the respective functions of the upper and lower baskets by forcing more flow through the wider regions that have more flow area than the narrower regions. The baskets may each be assembled from halves to facilitate manufacturing of the slot design and allow for an inverted-taper design of the lower basket while reducing manufacturing costs.

Abstract: A double curvature blade for a portion of system. The system may include a pump, such as a submersible pump. The pump may include a multiple or single stage pump. The pump may be powered by a selected motor.

Abstract: A double curvature blade for a portion of system. The system may include a pump, such as a submersible pump. The pump may include a multiple or single stage pump. The pump may be powered by a selected motor.

Abstract: A double curvature blade for a portion of system. The system may include a pump, such as a submersible pump. The pump may include a multiple or single stage pump. The pump may be powered by a selected motor.

Abstract: A double curvature blade for a portion of system. The system may include a pump, such as a submersible pump. The pump may include a multiple or single stage pump. The pump may be powered by a selected motor.

Abstract: A transforming project table, white erase board, and office partition all-in-one powered by a drive system is disclosed herein.

Abstract: A transforming project table, white erase board, and office partition all-in-one powered by a drive system is disclosed herein.

Abstract: A filter assembly having a filter element that is self positioning into a preferential filtering position upon insertion into a tank which will contain the medium to be filtered (e.g., gasoline, oil, etc.).