Patents by Inventor Johannes Donaes Jacobus Platteel

Johannes Donaes Jacobus Platteel 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).

  • Publication number: 20120285563
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for throughfeed of greywater to a water user, including a housing for receiving therein greywater supplied via a greywater feed, a first flush pipe extending downward from the housing and connected directly to a sewer outlet, and a second flush pipe extending downward from the housing and connected to a water user. The invention further includes a greywater system provided with such a device and method for applying same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Ecoplay International B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Donaes Jacobus Platteel
  • Patent number: 8281801
    Abstract: A device for reusing greywater includes: a water feed for supplying greywater; a collecting reservoir for collecting the supplied greywater; a storage tank for storing water; a siphoning device for siphoning water from the collecting reservoir to the storage tank; a water discharge for discharging stored water to a water user; a sewer outlet; and a control system. A method of siphoning water includes: supplying water to a collecting reservoir; detecting a predetermined water level in the collecting reservoir; operating a filling valve subject to the detected water level; and siphoning water via a siphon connection from the collecting reservoir to the storage tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Ecoplay International B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes Donaes Jacobus Platteel
  • Patent number: 8241009
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for reusing water, comprising: —a mains system which comprises at least one conduit for transporting water and monitoring means adapted to measure changes in an electrical parameter of the conduit; —a storage tank for storing supplied water; —a water discharge for discharging stored water to a water-consuming unit; and—a control system adapted to control the supply of water to and the discharge of water from the storage tank subject to the changes in the parameter measured by the monitoring means. The present invention also relates to a mains system applied in such a system, and to a method for monitoring such a system or water mains system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Ecoplay International B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Donaes Jacobus Platteel, Sjoerd Pieter Wouda
  • Publication number: 20110226341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for reusing greywater, comprising: a water feed (2) for supplying the greywater to be reused, a storage tank (4) for storing the greywater, a water discharge (6) for discharging water stored in the storage tank to a water-consumer (8), and a heat exchanger (10) for extracting heat from the supplied greywater. The invention also relates to a method for reusing greywater using such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: ECOPLAY INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Donaes, Jacobus Platteel, Shaun Stuart Murdoch
  • Publication number: 20100043129
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing greywater, comprising the following steps:—supplying water to a reservoir of a greywater device;—collecting the supplied water in the reservoir;—conducting water out of the reservoir to at least one reservoir of a water consumer;—monitoring the water quality; and—flushing the water from the reservoir of the greywater device and/or the reservoir of the water consumer into a sewer drain when the water quality drops below an acceptable level. Furthermore, the invention relates to a control system for controlling a greywater device, a system for reusing greywater, comprising a greywater device and a control system, and a greywater consumer, in particular a toilet, which is connected to such a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Johannes Donaes Jacobus Platteel, Sjoerd Pieter Wouda
  • Publication number: 20090065062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for reusing water, comprising: —a mains system which comprises at least one conduit for transporting water and monitoring means adapted to measure changes in an electrical parameter of the conduit; —a storage tank for storing supplied water; —a water discharge for discharging stored water to a water-consuming unit; and—a control system adapted to control the supply of water to and the discharge of water from the storage tank subject to the changes in the parameter measured by the monitoring means. The present invention also relates to a mains system applied in such a system, and to a method for monitoring such a system or water mains system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Johannes Donaes Jacobus Platteel, Sjoerd Pieter Wouda
  • Publication number: 20080314457
    Abstract: A device for reusing greywater includes: a water feed for supplying greywater; a collecting reservoir for collecting the supplied greywater; a storage tank for storing water; a siphoning device for siphoning water from the collecting reservoir to the storage tank; a water discharge for discharging stored water to a water user; a sewer outlet; and a control system. A method of siphoning water includes: supplying water to a collecting reservoir; detecting a predetermined water level in the collecting reservoir; operating a filling valve subject to the detected water level; and siphoning water via a siphon connection from the collecting reservoir to the storage tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventor: Johannes Donaes Jacobus Platteel