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Rotary control valve for a water conditioning system

CA 2198182 C · Owner: Altshuler, Edward L. · Inventors: Altshuler, Edward L.

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A rotary control valve is provided for a liquid conditioning system. The rotary control valve includes a housing having a chamber formed about a central axis. The housing includes a plurality of ports aligned with one another along an axis generally parallel to the central axis. A rotor is located within the chamber and is selectively rotatable about the central axis. The rotor includes a central tubular wall extending along the central axis which includes a central fluid flow path. The rotor includes an inlet port adapted to provide fluid communication between the central fluid flow path and a source of untreated liquid. The rotor also includes a plurality of longitudinal sectors wherein …

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  • Filed February 21, 1997 and granted October 3, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 21, 2017.
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FiledFebruary 21, 1997
GrantedOctober 3, 2000
Term endedFebruary 21, 2017
Patent numberCA 2198182 C
Classification (IPC)F16K15/08 +1 more

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