PORTABLE, POTABLE WATER RECOVERY AND DISPENSING APPARATUS
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Abstract
A portable, potable-water generator for producing high-purity liquid water by condensation of water vapor from ambient air. The generator employs an air filter to remove particulates and aerosols from the incoming air. An enclosed heat absorber cools the filtered air to its dew point and collects droplets of condensate into a condensate collector. Before discharge, the collected dew is treated in a bacteriostat loop to destroy adventitious living organisms and to filter out undesirable and dangerous contaminants. A recirculation loop provides the ability to recirculate stored condensate, including during periods of inactivity. Further, quick disconnect fittings and variable length flexible tubing allows use of the invention to serve remote dispensers and/or appliances and allow use of municipal water treated through the apparatus in low condensate situations.
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Citations
84 Claims
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1-41. -41. (canceled)
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42. An apparatus for producing potable water comprising:
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(a) a portable enclosure having an air inlet port and an air outlet port; (b) a fan disposed within said enclosure to move air from said air inlet port to said air outlet port; (c) an air filter disposed to filter said air entering said enclosure through said air inlet port; (d) a water condenser having a dew-forming surface on which water vapor may condense from said air to form condensate; (e) a bacteriostat disposed to receive said condensate by gravity flow; (f) a pump disposed to pull said condensate from said bacteriostat and force said condensate upward through a water filter and into a storage tank; and (g) a cold water tank disposed to receive said condensate from said storage tank by gravity flow, said cold water tank having a dispenser for dispensing said condensate from said cold water tank. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. An apparatus for producing potable water comprising:
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(a) a portable enclosure having an air inlet port and an air outlet port; (b) a fan disposed within said enclosure to move air from said air inlet port to said air outlet port; (c) an air filter disposed to filter said air entering said enclosure through said air inlet port; (d) a water condenser having a dew-forming surface on which water vapor may condense from said air to form condensate; (e) a bacteriostat disposed to receive said condensate and kill bacteria in said condensate; and (f) a water filter disposed to receive said condensate and remove particles from said condensate; wherein said water condenser comprises an evaporator having a quickly reversible refrigeration cycle for alternately freezing and thawing the evaporator to produce said condensate. - View Dependent Claims (81)
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82. An apparatus for producing potable water comprising:
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(a) a vaporization tank comprising a heating element adaptable for producing steam from impure water; (b) an evaporator positioned to receive said steam, said evaporator comprising at least one dew-forming surface on which said steam may condense to form condensate; (c) a bacteriostat disposed to receive said condensate and kill bacteria in said condensate; and (d) a water filter disposed to receive said condensate and remove particles from said condensate. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84)
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