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US 2022/0203259 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.
Claims18
A water vending system comprising:
- a water vapor distillation apparatus;
- a dispensing device, wherein the dispensing device is in fluid communication with the fluid vapor distillation apparatus and whereby product water from the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is dispensed by the dispensing device;
- a programmable logic controller;
- a primary tank receiving water from the water vapor distillation apparatus;
- a secondary tank receiving water from the primary tank and located above the dispensing device;
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- an air flow conduit between the primary tank and the secondary tank.
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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 fluid vapor distillation apparatus and whereby product water from the fluid vapor distillation apparatus is dispensed by the dispensing device;
- a programmable logic controller;
- a primary tank receiving water from the water vapor distillation apparatus;
- a secondary tank receiving water from the primary tank via a first fluid path;
- a UV sterilizer coupled to a first fluid path;
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- a secondary fluid path that allows water to flow from the secondary tank to primary tank;
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- a pump to circulate water through the first fluid path wherein the PLC stops the pump when the UV sterilizer is degraded.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.