Hand portable water purification system
First Claim
1. A hand portable water purification system for treating water which is at atmospheric pressure, comprising:
- a portable electrolytic cell comprising a set of electrodes and a housing, wherein the housing provides support for the set of electrodes;
a portable water purification system programable control circuit coupled to the portable electrolytic cell, the portable water purification system programable control circuit providing direct current voltage to the set of electrodes when the portable electrolytic cell is immersed in water at atmospheric pressure to be purified, and wherein the combination of the portable electrolytic cell and the portable system programmable control circuit are of a size and weight as to be easily hand carried.
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Abstract
A hand portable water purification system includes a portable electrolytic cell to increase the content of oxygen and chlorine in water to be purified. The electrolytic cell includes a housing and a set of electrodes. The housing provides physical support and spacing for the electrodes and protects the electrolytic cell from damage during handling and storage. The hand portable apparatus has a system control circuit that converts an external source of power to a direct current (DC) voltage to energize the electrolytic cell. The combination of the electrolytic cell and the system control circuit is small enough and light enough to be carried in a person'"'"'s hand. In one embodiment, the portable electrolytic cell is mounted near the bottom of a container with one-half to five gallon capacity mounted either permanently or detachably.
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29 Claims
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1. A hand portable water purification system for treating water which is at atmospheric pressure, comprising:
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a portable electrolytic cell comprising a set of electrodes and a housing, wherein the housing provides support for the set of electrodes;
a portable water purification system programable control circuit coupled to the portable electrolytic cell, the portable water purification system programable control circuit providing direct current voltage to the set of electrodes when the portable electrolytic cell is immersed in water at atmospheric pressure to be purified, and wherein the combination of the portable electrolytic cell and the portable system programmable control circuit are of a size and weight as to be easily hand carried. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24)
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22. An apparatus for oxygenating water, comprising:
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a programmable portable electrolytic cell having a housing and two pairs of electrodes, wherein two individual electrodes are clipped together to produce each one of the pairs of electrodes;
a power source;
a electrolytic cell control circuit having a timer and a microprocessor to program the operation of the electrolytic cell;
a watertight connector between the electrolytic cell and the control circuit, wherein the combination of the programmable electrolytic cell and the electrolytic cell control circuit are of a size and weight as to be easily hand carried. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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25. A hand portable apparatus for purifying water, comprising:
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a container for holding water;
a programmable electrolytic cell having a set of electrodes, the electrolytic cell being mounted in the container;
a power source terminal connected to the set of electrodes through the container;
wherein the combination of the container, the electrolytic cell and the power source terminal are of a size and weight as to be easily hand carried. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method to increase the quantity of dissolved oxygen in water, comprising the steps of:
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programming an electrolytic cell to energize at a predetermined point in time and to remain energized for a predetermined duration of time using a control circuit via a power source, the predetermined duration of time corresponding to a target dissolved oxygen content of water, the electrolytic cell being mounted in a container;
in response to the programming, energizing the electrolytic cell at the predetermined point in time;
circulating water through the energized electrolytic cell for the predetermined duration of time such that the target dissolved oxygen content of the water is thereby achieved;
transporting the container with the electrolytic cell, control circuit, and power source as a single assembly by hand.
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