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US 12,623,163 B2Granted
Apparatus and method of obtaining potable water from impure water source
OwnerGregory Dennis Lesherinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for obtaining potable water from an impure water source comprising a container having at least a first end wall, a second end wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a top wall; a volume of the impure water; a heater device for heating the volume of impure water to produce gaseous water molecules; a condensing system located inside the container for providing water condensate from the water molecules; an outlet for providing a flow of potable water from the water condensate; and a collection device for collecting the water condensate and moving the water condensate towards the outlet.
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Apparatus for obtaining potable water from an impure water source comprising:
- a container having at least a first end wall, a second end wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a top wall;
- a volume of said impure water;
- a heater device for heating said volume of impure water to produce gaseous water molecules;
- a condensing system located inside the container for providing water condensate from said water molecules, said condensing system being located above said heater device;
- an outlet for providing a flow of potable water from the water condensate;
- a collection device for collecting the water condensate and moving the water condensate towards said outlet;
- a first ledge connected to said first sidewall at a non-orthogonal angle and extending downwardly from said first sidewall;
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- a second ledge connected to said second sidewall at a non-orthogonal angle and extending downwardly from said second sidewall;
- said first and second ledges being positioned between said condensing system and said collection device;
- said first and second ledges being configured to direct any water condensate from upper parts of said first and second sidewalls or from the periphery of said condensing system onto said collection device;
- said collection device being configured to angle downwardly towards a central part of said collection device, so as to direct the water condensate towards said outlet;
- said collection device being located between said condensing system and said volume of impure water to collect water condensate that falls from said condensing system.
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Apparatus for obtaining potable water from an impure water source comprising:
- a container having at least a first end wall, a second end wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a top wall;
- a reservoir configured to hold a volume of said impure water;
- a heater device for heating said volume of impure water in said reservoir to produce gaseous water molecules;
- a condensing system located inside the container for providing water condensate from said water molecules, said condensing system being located above said heater device and said reservoir;
- an outlet for providing a flow of potable water from the water condensate;
- a collection device for collecting the water condensate and moving the water condensate towards said outlet;
- a first ledge connected to said first sidewall at a non-orthogonal angle and extending downwardly from said first sidewall;
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- a second ledge connected to said second sidewall at a non-orthogonal angle and extending downwardly from said second sidewall;
- said first ledge being configured to extend downwardly from said first sidewall to cover said reservoir to prevent water condensate from entering said reservoir;
- said first and second ledges being positioned between said condensing system and said collection device;
- said first and second ledges being configured to direct any water condensate from upper parts of said first and second sidewalls or from the periphery of said condensing system onto said collection device;
- said collection device being configured to angle downwardly towards a central part of said collection device, so as to direct the water condensate towards said outlet;
- said collection device being located between said condensing system and said volume of impure water to collect water condensate that falls from said condensing system;
- said top wall of said container being configured to collect rainwater, the rainwater being delivered to a water storage vessel through a separate pipe or through a downpipe used to collect condensed water from said condensing system inside said container.
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Apparatus for obtaining potable water from an impure water source comprising:
- a container having at least a first end wall, a second end wall, a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a top wall;
- a reservoir configured to hold a volume of said impure water;
- a heater device for heating said volume of impure water in said reservoir to produce gaseous water molecules;
- a condensing system located inside the container for providing water condensate from said water molecules, said condensing system being located above said heater device and said reservoir;
- an outlet for providing a flow of potable water from the water condensate;
- a collection device for collecting the water condensate and moving the water condensate towards said outlet;
- a first ledge connected to said first sidewall at a non-orthogonal angle and extending downwardly from said first sidewall;
- a second ledge connected to said second sidewall at a non-orthogonal angle and extending downwardly from said second sidewall;
- a cooking portion;
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- a condenser portion integrally formed with said cooking portion;
- said condenser portion including said container;
- said first ledge being configured to extend downwardly from said first sidewall to cover said reservoir to prevent water condensate from entering said reservoir;
- said first and second ledges being positioned between said condensing system and said collection device;
- said first and second ledges being configured to direct any water condensate from upper parts of said first and second sidewalls or from the periphery of said condensing system onto said collection device;
- said collection device being configured to angle downwardly towards a central part of said collection device, so as to direct the water condensate towards said outlet;
- said collection device being located between said condensing system and said volume of impure water to collect water condensate that falls from said condensing system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.