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US 2015/0075964 A1Published application
Water Vending Apparatus
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsDean Kamen, Christopher C. Langenfeld, Ryan K. LaRocque, Andrew A. Schnellinger, Prashant Bhat, Stanley B. Smith, III, 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.
Claims20
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;
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- a multi-purpose interface comprising at least one conductivity sensor.
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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;
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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.