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US 6,190,549 B1Granted
Oxygenated water cooler
AssigneeOxygen8, Inc.
InventorsHenry Schwartz, Dennis E. Crowley, Jason Ritton, George P. Mravlja, Jr., R. Glenn Wright, Doug Mowers
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Abstract
An oxygenated water cooler and method of operating the same for dispensing oxygen enriched water from a water bottle installed on the cooler. An pressurized gas source integrated into the cooler delivers pressurized gas through the water to a headspace above the water in the water bottle to maintain the dissolved oxygen content of water in the water bottle preferably above about 15 mg/liter, but optimally above about 40 mg/liter.
Claims17
A water cooler comprising:
- a water tank for receiving water from a water bottle;
- a system for dispensing water from the water tank;
- a refrigeration source for cooling water in the water tank;
- a pressurized gas source providing pressurized gas;
- and
- a system for introducing the pressurized gas from the pressurized gas source to increase the dissolved oxygen content in the water.
3 more elements
A water cooler comprising:
- a water tank for receiving water from a water bottle containing water having a dissolved oxygen content at a supersaturated level;
- a system for dispensing water from the water tank;
- a refrigeration source for cooling water in the water tank;
- a pressurized gas source providing pressurized gas;
- and
- a system for introducing the pressurized gas from the pressurized gas source to maintain the dissolved oxygen content of the water in the water bottle at a supersaturated level.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a water bottle containing water having a dissolved oxygen content at a supersaturated level;
- a system for dispensing water from the water bottle;
- and
- a system for introducing pressurized gas to a headspace above the water in the water bottle as water is dispensed by the dispensing system to maintain the dissolved oxygen content of the water at a supersaturated level.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.