US 12,404,194 B2
Systems and methods for treatment of hard water
Robert Scott Koefod, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Assigned to CARGILL, INCORPORATED, Wayzata, MN (US)
Appl. No. 17/759,736
Filed by Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 29, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/015654
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 29, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/155110, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/968,486, filed on Jan. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0108978 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. C02F 1/42 (2023.01); C02F 5/02 (2023.01); C02F 5/08 (2023.01)
CPC C02F 5/02 (2013.01) [C02F 1/42 (2013.01); C02F 5/08 (2013.01); C02F 2209/055 (2013.01); C02F 2209/40 (2013.01); C02F 2301/043 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water treatment system for reducing or eliminating the negative effects of hard water, comprising:
a water softener device comprising a first inlet for receiving feed water and a first outlet for transferring treated water from the water softener device,
a scale reduction device comprising a second outlet for transferring treated water from the scale reduction device,
wherein the scale reduction device is connected to the water softener device via the first outlet, and
a flow control device connected to the first inlet, wherein the flow control device is configured to direct a first portion of a flow of feed water to only the scale reduction device and a second portion of the flow to both the water softener device and the scale reduction device.