Benjamin Ngoc Ma

US Patent:

D626777, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

Mar 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/357450

Inventors:

Russell E. Bell - Pleasanton CA, US
Benjamin Ma - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett Green - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett D. McIntire - Pleasanton CA, US
Allister Gough - Woolloongaba, AU
Reilly Edwards - Woolloongaba, AU

Assignee:

Brita LP - Oakland CA

International Classification:

0701

US Classification:

D 7319, D7317

US Patent:

D626778, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

Mar 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/357467

Inventors:

Russell E. Bell - Pleasanton CA, US
Benjamin Ma - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett Green - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett D. McIntire - Pleasanton CA, US
Anton Lee See - Woolloongaba, AU
Allister Gough - Woolloongaba, AU

Assignee:

Brita LP - Oakland CA

International Classification:

0701

US Classification:

D 7319, D7317

US Patent:

D626779, Nov 9, 2010

Filed:

Mar 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/357473

Inventors:

Russell E. Bell - Pleasanton CA, US
Benjamin Ma - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett Green - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett D. McIntire - Pleasanton CA, US
Anton Lee See - Woolloongabba, AU
Allister Gough - Woolloongabba, AU

Assignee:

Brita LP - Oakland CA

International Classification:

0701

US Classification:

D 7319, D7317

US Patent:

D632520, Feb 15, 2011

Filed:

Feb 3, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/355149

Inventors:

Russell E. Bell - Pleasanton CA, US
Benjamin Ma - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett Green - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett McIntire - Pleasanton CA, US
Allister Gough - East Woolloongaba, AU

Assignee:

The Clorox Company - Oakland CA

International Classification:

0701

US Classification:

D 7319, D7317

US Patent:

D676766, Feb 26, 2013

Filed:

May 10, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/391564

Inventors:

Rick T. Nishijima - Pleasanton CA, US
Benjamin Ma - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Brita LP - Oakland CA

International Classification:

1004

US Classification:

D10 46, D10 96

US Patent:

D680789, Apr 30, 2013

Filed:

Nov 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/407415

Inventors:

Russell E. Bell - Pleasanton CA, US
Benjamin Ma - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett D. McIntire - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Brita LP - Oakland CA

International Classification:

0701

US Classification:

D 7317, D7319

US Patent:

D680790, Apr 30, 2013

Filed:

Nov 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/407419

Inventors:

Russell E. Bell - Pleasanton CA, US
Benjamin Ma - Pleasanton CA, US
Brett D. McIntire - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Brita LP - Oakland CA

International Classification:

0701

US Classification:

D 7317, D7319, D7600

US Patent:

20130083884, Apr 4, 2013

Filed:

Sep 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/249122

Inventors:

Benjamin Ma - Pleasanton CA, US
Rick T. Nishijima - Pleasanton CA, US
John W. Jamieson - Alamo CA, US
Edward M. Buckley - Fairfield CT, US
Teruo Hishiki - Hong Kong, HK
David Dycher - Hong Kong, HK
Ho Pun Chung - Hong Kong, HK

International Classification:

G07C 3/10
B01D 35/143

US Classification:

377 15, 210 87

Abstract:

A filter status module for use with a container based filtration device includes a dispensing sensor and a user interface communicatively coupled to a processing unit. The processing unit counts a number of dispensing events, duration and/or angle of tilt signaled by the dispensing sensor and outputs a filter status on the user interface as a function of the number of dispensing events, duration and/or angle of tilt. The processing unit may further track an elapsed period of time from insertion of a new filter and output the filter status as a further function of the elapsed period of time.