Patents by Inventor Wesley F. Chapman

Wesley F. Chapman 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).

  • Method and system for anticipating salt depletion
    Patent number: 6696963
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of anticipating salt depletion in a brine tank of a water softener system, the system including a controller having a user interface and display, the method comprising the steps of tracking salt usage; determining the amount of salt remaining in the brine tank; calculating the number of days before salt is required in the brine tank based on salt usage and the amount of salt remaining in the brine tank; and providing an indication of the number of days to empty, whereby a user is able to anticipate the need to replenish the salt supply and plan accordingly to assure continuous satisfactory operation of the water softener system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Ecowater Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Zimmerman, Gregory John Kennedy, Jose A. Castro, Wesley F. Chapman, John E. Ziegenfuss
  • Method and system for anticipating salt depletion
    Publication number: 20030132848
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of anticipating salt depletion in a brine tank of a water softener system, the system including a controller having a user interface and display, the method comprising the steps of tracking salt usage; determining the amount of salt remaining in the brine tank; calculating the number of days before salt is required in the brine tank based on salt usage and the amount of salt remaining in the brine tank; and providing an indication of the number of days to empty, whereby a user is able to anticipate the need to replenish the salt supply and plan accordingly to assure continuous satisfactory operation of the water softener system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Zimmerman, Gregory John Kennedy, Jose A. Castro, Wesley F. Chapman, John E. Ziegenfuss