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Assigneechange:WATER Labs Inc.
InventorsDiana YOUSEF-MARTINEK, Huda ELASAAD, Andrew OLLERHEAD, Ricci LACENTRA, Hayley WALKER, Yashik Chandrashekar GABBALADKA, Ujjawal Yeshpal GAUTAM, Michael MARTIN, James SPENCE, Amit GANDHI, Joshua MALDONADO
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Embodiments of an apparatus and method for the removal of moisture or liquid from a moisture-containing media include an evaporative layer, a containment structure with an internal atmosphere at least partially separated from an external atmosphere, a CPU, an energy source, a tunable output element, a wicking layer and an input element operably connected to the CPU and/or energy source. A method includes collecting a moisture-containing media in a containment structure; removing moisture or liquid from the media using an evaporative layer; adjusting a tunable element based on an evaporative condition; and increasing a rate of moisture or liquid evaporation from the media and/or the evaporative layer. An apparatus includes an evaporative layer configured to contain a moisture-containing media; an air inlet; and a containment structure mounted on a mobile vehicle, wherein the air inlet directs vehicle motion generated air adjacent to or impinging with an evaporative layer.
An apparatus for the removal of moisture from moisture-containing media comprising:
The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein the output element is configured to affect a rate of evaporation of moisture from the moisture-containing media.
The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein the communication element is configured to transmit and/or receive data via at least one of wifi, Bluetooth, radio, cellular wireless network, global positioning system, or any other wireless connection.
The apparatus of any preceding claim, further comprising an electrical component and/or system operably connected to the CPU and/or the at least one energy source, wherein the electrical component and/or system is one or a combination of a local and/or cloud-based memory, an application programing interface, a user interface, a display, a graphics processing unit, a security module, a battery, a capacitor, an inverter, or a relay.
combination of a laser sensor, an ultraviolet sensor, a photoelectric sensor, a motion sensor, a proximity sensor, a sensor to detect sound, a pressure sensor, a touch or contact sensor, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or any other sensor capable of detecting a user presence.
The apparatus of any preceding claim, further comprising an indicator element operably connected to the CPU and/or the at least one energy source, wherein the CPU is configured to activate the indicator element.
The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein the containment structure forms a first and second headspace volume, each volume being adjacent to the at least one evaporative layer, and wherein the first volume is greater than the second volume.
The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein the apparatus is a toilet, the moisture-containing media is human waste, the containment structure encloses a urine collection side and a stool collection side each including an evaporative layer to evaporatively and/or pervaporatively remove moisture or liquid from urine and/or stool, and the CPU is configured to effect and/or determine an evaporative condition by controlling and/or sending communications to an output element or receiving data and/or communications from an input element, or both.
An apparatus for the removal of moisture from moisture-containing media comprising:
The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein the apparatus is a toilet.
The apparatus of any preceding claim, wherein the moisture-containing media is a human waste.
A method of increasing a rate of evaporation of moisture from a moisture-containing media comprising:
A method of removing moisture from a moisture-containing media comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.