Patent ID: 9422173
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B01D,C02F

Claim Text:
1. A reverse osmosis water treatment system, comprising: a source of water; a water tank comprising a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet, wherein the first inlet of the water tank is in fluid communication with the source of water by way of a first pipe; a filter system comprising an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, wherein the inlet of the filtration system is in fluid communication with the outlet of the water tank by way of a second pipe, wherein the first outlet of the filter system is in fluid communication with the second inlet of the water tank by way of a third pipe, wherein the first outlet of the filter system supplies waste water from the filter system to the water tank, and wherein the water tank comprises a mixture of water from the source of water and waste water from the filter system; a filtered water tank comprising an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet of the filtered water tank is in fluid communication with the second outlet of the filter system, wherein the second outlet of the filter system supplies filtered water to the filtered water tank, wherein the outlet of the filtered water tank is in fluid communication with a faucet, and wherein the outlet of the filtered water tank supplies the filtered water to the faucet; a pump disposed in fluid communication along the second pipe between the water tank and the filter system; and a valve disposed in fluid communication along the second pipe between the pump and the filter system and in fluid communication with a drain by way of a fourth pipe, wherein the valve diverts a first portion of water from the water tank to the filter system via the second pipe, and wherein the valve diverts a second portion of water from the water tank to the drain via the fourth pipe.