John E Nohren, Age 937947 9Th Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33707

6599427, Jul 29, 2003

Aug 10, 2001

09/925524

John E. Nohren - Clearwater FL
Brad Mierau - Clearwater FL
Gerald Larsen - Clearwater FL

Innova Pure Water Inc. - Clearwater FL

C02F 128

210660, 210679, 210688

A pitcher or carafe housing is provided that has a raw water reservoir. A high performance filter receives raw water from a lower portion of the reservoir. The water is preferably received at or travels through a water entry tube to the back and bottom of the filter. In about 1-3 minutes the water percolates through the filter element, until it reaches a water exit port. A pouring chamber may be provided at the side of the pitcher for receiving the water from the water exit port, so that the water will continue to be treated and flow up into the pouring chamber until the water level equalizes in height in the reservoir and the pouring chamber. The filter and its housing may be placed into and removed from the inside of the raw water reservoir, or the filer housing may be side loaded. The filter media may be a polyester non-woven mat with a weight of 4-7 oz. /yd. impregnated with carbon or zeolite and subject to compression between about 25-75% (e. g.

6602406, Aug 5, 2003

Feb 18, 2000

09/506575

John E. Nohren - Clearwater FL
Brad Mierau - Clearwater FL
Gerald Larsen - Clearwater FL

Innova Pure Water Inc. - Clearwater FL

B01D 2704

210136, 210455, 210473, 210483, 2105021

A pitcher or carafe housing is provided that has a raw water reservoir. A high performance filter receives raw water from a lower portion of the reservoir. The water is preferably received at or travels through a water entry tube to the back and bottom of the filter. In about 1-3 minutes the water percolates through the filter element, until it reaches a water exit port. A pouring chamber may be provided at the side of the pitcher for receiving the water from the water exit port, so that the water will continue to be treated and flow up into the pouring chamber until the water level equalizes in height in the reservoir and the pouring chamber. The filter and its housing may be placed into and removed from the inside of the raw water reservoir, or the filer housing may be side loaded. The filter media may be a polyester non-woven mat with a weight of 4-7 oz. /yd. impregnated with carbon or zeolite and subject to compression between about 25-75% (e. g.

2002006, May 23, 2002

Sep 27, 2001

09/963636

Bradley Mierau - Clearwater FL, US
Henry Reid - Clearwater FL, US
John Nohren - Clearwater FL, US
Gerald Larsen - Clearwater FL, US

B01D039/14
B05D003/12
B05D003/06
B01D027/06

210/094000, 210/502100, 210/472000, 210/493100, 210/497100, 210/504000, 210/505000, 210/464000, 427/553000, 427/369000

An enhanced static filtration media may comprise a mat body comprising a non-woven of fibers that comply with CFR , and having a weight of about -oz./sq. ft.; a coating on the mat comprising about %-% of the weight of the mat, and including, by weight, about -% activated carbon, about -% binder, and about -% zeolite; and the media mat having an RDV/BV ratio of greater than about , and a porosity of greater than %. Various pitcher constructions make optimal use of the media. In some pitchers, the level of filtered water is easily viewed from the outside while the media is not visible from the outside.

2002010, Aug 15, 2002

Dec 21, 2000

09/741342

Bradley Mierau - Clearwater FL, US
Henry Reid - Clearwater FL, US
John Nohren - Clearwater FL, US
Gerald Larsen - Clearwater FL, US

B01D039/08

210/507000

A simple yet effective method and apparatus produce a web suitable for treatment of water as a static filtration media, e. g. to remove chlorine and lead from water in contact with the media. A web is coated with a coating composition that facilitates treatment of water and includes a binder, and the web is compressed in one dimension about 25-75% (e. g. 40-60%) so as to make the void size distribution substantially more uniform. The compression is substantially maintained until the binder substantially cures so that the coated final web produced has a second void size distribution more uniform than the first void size distribution, e. g. the coated final web having void volumes with a mean value of about 6-7×10liters and/or an RDV/BV ratio of at least 0.4, and a porosity of greater than 90%. Compression may be at least primarily practiced by substantially immediately after coating passing the web through a series of staggered rollers; or by tightly winding the web prior to cure of the binder; or by compressing the web while in a curing tunnel using upper and lower compression belt roller assemblies. Coating may be practiced using a non-woven web having a weight of about 4-7 ounces/sq. ft., and by applying a coating equal to about 100-200% of the uncoated weight of the fabric comprising about 10-20% binder, about 60-90% activated carbon, and about 0-25% zeolite.

2005013, Jun 30, 2005

May 26, 2004

10/853709

Bradley Mierau - Tampa FL, US
Henry Reid - Safety Harbor FL, US
Maryanne Reid - Clearwater FL, US
John Nohren - Clearwater FL, US
Gerald Larsen - Clearwater FL, US

Innova Pure Water Inc. - Clearwater FL

B01D027/00

210435000, 210504000, 210505000

A means of constructing water filtration and treatment products that fill rapidly without pressure, and freely dispense the treated water simply by the force of gravity. The means used to treat the water is by static filtration applying highly porous media which occupies all or a significant segment of the container of the product. The water is retained within the container in direct and constant contact with the treatment media thus providing residence time beyond the capability of other filtration technologies in similar size and types of containers, with numerous advantages over standard water filtration products.

4986901, Jan 22, 1991

Feb 12, 1990

7/478470

John Nohren - Clearwater FL
Joseph H. Nohren - Clearwater FL

Innova Pure Water Inc. - Clearwater FL

B01D 35143

210 85

A detent and numerical indicia are associated with a cap for a water treatment apparatus to keep track of how many times a bottle in which the treatment apparatus is disposed has been filled and emptied, to provide for periodic replacement of the filter media. The treatment apparatus is for attachment to a bottle with an opening at a neck portion, and includes an elongated tube, a cartridge containing water treatment media connected to one end of the tube, and a cap for capping the other end of the tube. The cap includes a body having through-extending passages therein, and a top which is movable with respect to the body to selectively cover or uncover the passageways. A detent is associated with the cap body and the top for providing detented rotation of the top with respect to the body. Indicia are associated with the cap top and the cap body for indicating each detented position. Thirty-one Arabic numbered positions and another blank position may be provided as the indicia, cooperating with an arrow that is stationary.

5674391, Oct 7, 1997

Dec 16, 1994

8/358163

John E. Nohren - Clearwater FL

Innova Pure Water Inc. - Clearwater FL

C02F 900

210266

A container includes a gable top fiberboard or cardboard carton having a top and a bottom, and may be substantially filled with drinking water. An activated carbon-containing integral mass of material (e. g. which may be present in various forms and quantities to suit the intended purpose, such as in accordion pleated sheet form, floating at or near the surface of the water, in a porous containing element, etc. ) is disposed within the carton and is capable of removing more than 90% of the chlorine, lead or other taste and odor contaminants from the water in its optimized configuration. The carton top typically has a pour opening and the carbon containing mass may be fixed so that the water only comes into significant contact with the mass when the water is being (or about to be) poured through the opening. A biocidal media may also be disposed in the carton positively separated from the carbon containing mass by separator plates and/or ion exchange media. A fill port may also be provided on the carton top with a fill tube extending from the fill port to just above the bottom of the carton.

6136189, Oct 24, 2000

Jan 20, 1998

9/008845

Rose C. Smith - New York NY
John E. Nohren - Clearwater FL

Innova Pure Water Inc. - Clearwater FL

B01D 2714

210266

A filter assembly for use with a bottle having a circular cross-section neck or open end includes a fine filtration media having a mean pore size of about 1-3 microns and capable of removing contaminants of 3-4 micron size and larger, and an inner filtration media disposed radially inward of the fine filtration media. The inner filtration media includes activated carbon, preferably a porous activated carbon/plastic matrix having a porosity of between about 10-150 microns. The outer housing contains the fine filtration media and the inner filtration media, and is dimensioned to pass through the neck or open end of the bottle. The fine filtration media preferably comprises sheets on opposite faces of a microfiber filter media formed of glass microfibers of varying cross-sectional diameters, with the fine filtration media in a pleated or accordion configuration. A filter assembly may also be provided having a spring pressed straw. The filter assembly may also include a generally tubular plastic housing with a number of ribs each having an inner surface and an outer surface at least 50% larger than the inner surface.