ANTIMICROBIAL FABRIC APPLICATION SYSTEM
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An antimicrobial supply system employs a process water supply and incorporates a metallic ion supply connected to the process water supply to provide a high ion concentrate to an output. A dilution reservoir is connected to the metallic ion supply output and has an input from the process water supply. A pump is connected to an output of the reservoir. A manifold connected to the pump provides a dilute concentrate to at least one washing system. An electronics control module is connected to a first flow controller between the process water supply and the metallic ion supply and a second flow controller between the metallic ion supply and the reservoir for dilution control establishing a desired metallic ion concentration.
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44 Claims
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25. A method for infusing a metallic ion into a textile, comprising:
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supplying, from a metallic ion supply, a high ion concentrate to a dilution reservoir connected to the metallic ion supply, wherein supplying the high ion concentrate comprises outputting, via a conduit of the metallic ion supply, a metered quantity of the high ion concentrate, which is in a leak proof container of the metallic ion supply; receiving, in the dilution reservoir, a process water supply; mixing, in the dilution reservoir, the high ion concentrate and the process water supply to form a dilute concentrate; and transferring the dilute concentrate from the dilution reservoir to at least one washing system including the textile. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for infusing a metallic ion into a textile, comprising:
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providing, from a metallic ion supply to an output, a high ion concentrate of the metallic ion, wherein the metallic ion supply comprises; a leak proof container for the high ion concentrate, a metering pump receiving high ion concentrate from the leak proof container, and a conduit providing the output of the metallic ion supply; supplying, using the metering pump, the high ion concentrate from the output to a mixer; operating, using an electronics control module, a flow controller to cause a process water supply to supply process water to the mixer; mixing, using the mixer, the high ion concentrate and the process water to form a dilute concentrate; and providing, via a manifold connected to the mixer, the dilute concentrate from the mixer to at least one washing system, wherein the at least one washing system includes the textile. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for infusing a silver ion into a textile, comprising:
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simultaneously receiving, in a dilution reservoir, (i) a metered quantity of high ion concentrate of the silver ion from a silver ion supply and (ii) a metered quantity of water, wherein the silver ion supply comprises a leak proof container for storing the high ion concentrate and a conduit for providing the high ion concentrate to the dilution reservoir; mixing, in the dilution reservoir, the high ion concentrate and the water to form a dilute concentrate; and providing the dilute concentrate from the dilution reservoir to at least one washing system that includes the textile. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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