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US 10,744,421 B2Granted
Water vending apparatus
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsDean Kamen, Christopher C. Langenfeld, Ryan K. LaRocque, Andrew A. Schnellinger, Prashant Bhat, Stanley B. Smith, Otis L. Clapp, Jeremy M. Swerdlow
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Abstract
A water vending apparatus is disclosed. The water vending system includes a water vapor distillation apparatus and a dispensing device. The dispensing device is in fluid communication with the fluid vapor distillation apparatus and the product water from the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is dispensed by the dispensing device.
Claims19
A water vending system comprising:
- a dispensing device, wherein the dispensing device is in fluid communication with a water source and whereby water from the water source is dispensed by the dispensing device;
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- a multi-purpose interface comprising a spout and at least one conductivity sensor, located downstream from the spout, the multi-purpose interface located on the dispensing device,
- wherein the at least one conductivity sensor for measuring conductivity of the water supplied to the at least one conductivity sensor from the spout.
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A water vending system comprising:
- a water vapor distillation apparatus;
- a dispensing device, wherein the dispensing device is in fluid communication with the water vapor distillation apparatus and whereby product water from the water vapor distillation apparatus is dispensed by the dispensing device;
- a multi-purpose interface comprising:
- a spout;
- a proximity sensor;
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- at least one conductivity sensor, located downstream from the spout, wherein the multi-purpose interface located on the dispensing device, wherein the at least one conductivity sensor for measuring conductivity of the product water supplied to the at least one conductivity sensor from the spout, wherein and the proximity sensor sends a signal to a programmable logic controller to dispense water;
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- at least one pump fluidly connected to the dispensing device, wherein the at least one pump pumps at least one additive into the product water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.