Patent · US Expired

Sump pump control system

US4222711A · kind A · utility

96Cited by
6References
6Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJun 22, 1978
Grant dateSep 16, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 22, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04D15/0218
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An AC driven pump and a DC driven pump are positioned in a sump and respectively energized as the liquid in the sump reaches two different levels, the DC driven pump being automatically tested for operation after every predetermined number of pumping cycles of the AC driven pump.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.