# US 8,770,554 B2 · Generator of oxygen-rich water > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,770,554 B2 - Document ID: US8770554B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/366,110 - Filed: 2012-02-03 - Published: 2012-11-29 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2011-05-24 - Assignees: Hifil Tech Inc. - Applicants: Sang Oh Kwon; Jae Young Hwang - Inventors: Sang Oh Kwon; Jae Young Hwang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770554B2 ## CPC - B01F 23/23124: {consisting of flexible porous or perforated material, e.g. fabric} - B01F 23/231244: {Dissolving, hollow fiber membranes} - B01F 23/231265: {being tubes, tubular elements, cylindrical elements or set of tubes} - B01F 23/237612: {Oxygen} - B01F: MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING (mixing paints B44D3/06) ## Abstract Disclosed is a generator of oxygen-rich water. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a generator of oxygen-rich water, including: a housing; a water tank provided in the housing; an oxygen generator provided in the housing; and a mixing unit mixing water supplied from the water tank and oxygen generated from the oxygen generator, wherein the mixing unit includes a hollow fiber membrane therein, and the hollow fiber membrane includes an inlet to which at least one end of a hollow fiber is fixed and a protrusion in which a body of the hollow fiber protrudes and is provided so that water and oxygen flows into an opening of at least one end fixed to the inlet and is discharged to the protrusion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A generator of oxygen-rich water, comprising: a housing; a water tank provided in the housing; an oxygen generator provided in the housing; and a mixing unit mixing water supplied from the water tank and oxygen generated from the oxygen generator, wherein the mixing unit includes a hollow fiber membrane therein, and the hollow fiber membrane includes an inlet to which at least one end of a hollow fiber is fixed and a protrusion in which a body of the hollow fiber protrudes and is provided so that water and oxygen flows into an opening of at least one end fixed to the inlet and is discharged to the protrusion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 1, wherein in the hollow fiber membrane, the other end of the hollow fiber is sealed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 1, wherein the hollow fiber membrane includes an inlet to which both ends of a hollow fiber are fixed and a protrusion in which the body of the hollow fiber protrudes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 1, further comprising: a first water pipe through which oxygen-rich water discharged from the mixing unit is transported and a second water pipe of which one end is joined to a hole formed on the side of the first water pipe. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 4, wherein the oxygen-rich water moving to the first water pipe passes through the mixing unit again and the oxygen-rich water passing through the second water pipe moves to the water tank. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 4, wherein one end of the first water pipe is connected to an outlet of the mixing unit and the other end of the first water pipe is connected to any one of a water supply pipe connected up to an inlet of the mixing unit from the water tank, a pump pressurizing water and oxygen supplied into the mixing unit, and the inlet of the mixing unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 1, further comprising a cover blocking the top of the water tank and including a through-hole penetrating a part thereof and a filter part covering the through-hole. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A water purifier, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 1. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A drinking water device, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 1. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A water cooler, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 1. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) A water purifier, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 2. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) A water purifier, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 3. ### Claim 13 (depends on 4) A water purifier, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 4. ### Claim 14 (depends on 5) A water purifier, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 5. ### Claim 15 (depends on 6) A water purifier, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 6. ### Claim 16 (depends on 7) A water purifier, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water according to claim 7. ### Claim 17 (depends on 2) A drinking water device, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water generator according to claim 2. ### Claim 18 (depends on 3) A drinking water device, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water generator according to claim 3. ### Claim 19 (depends on 4) A drinking water device, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water generator according to claim 4. ### Claim 20 (depends on 5) A drinking water device, comprising a generator of oxygen-rich water generator according to claim 5.