| US 7,462,945 B2 | ||
| Self-powered miniature liquid treatment system | ||
| David W. Baarman, Fennville, Mich. (US); Thomas Leppien, Grand Haven, Mich. (US); Terry Lee Lautzenheiser, Nunica, Mich. (US); Christopher B. Houghton, Chicago, Ill. (US); and Stephen J. McPhilliamy, Chicago, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Access Business Group International, LLC., Ada, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 31, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/981,094. | ||
| Application 11/981094 is a division of application No. 11/522166, filed on Sep. 15, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/110503 is a division of application No. 10/760020, filed on Jan. 17, 2004, granted, now 6,927,501, filed on Aug. 09, 2005. | ||
| Application 11/522166 is a continuation of application No. 11/110503, filed on Apr. 20, 2005, granted, now 7,119,451, filed on Oct. 10, 2006. | ||
| Application 10/760020 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/683020, filed on Oct. 09, 2003, granted, now 6,885,114, filed on Apr. 26, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0067813 A1, Mar. 20, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H02P 9/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 290—43 [290/52; 290/54] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A liquid treatment system, comprising:
a first liquid flow path that provides treated liquid and a second liquid flow path that provides untreated liquid;
a filter configured to be part of the first liquid flow path; and
a power generation module configured to include a first passage that is a portion of the first liquid flow path and a second
passage that is a portion of the second liquid flow path,
wherein electric power is generated by the power generation module only upon a flow of liquid through the first liquid flow
path a first outlet from the first liquid flow path to discharge treated liquid and a second outlet from the second liquid
flow path that is independent of the first outlet to discharge untreated liquid.
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