Patents by Inventor Lawrence A. Hicks

Lawrence A. Hicks 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: 20080105620
    Abstract: A water purification system and method for the use and maintenance service of said system, whereby a combination of a primary ion exchange resin element, a secondary ion exchange resin element, a water quality monitor placed so as to indicate that the primary resin element is exhausted and the secondary resin element is being used, activated carbon elements, sterilizing or sanitizing filters, and sanitizing components such as UV radiation, or other sanitizing technologies, is used to produce purified water for consumption or other intended use. Both the primary and secondary ion exchange resin elements are comprised of one or more mixed bed ion exchange resin unit(s), or one or more paired set(s) of anion and cation exchange resin units arranged in series. The system's redundant ion exchange resin configuration allows purification to continue after the resin in the primary resin element is exhausted and can no longer remove unwanted impurities in the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventor: Lawrence A. Hicks