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US 8,888,963 B2Granted
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;
- a programmable logic controller for controlling the dispensing device and the water vapor distillation apparatus;
- a multi-purpose interface comprising at least one conductivity sensor;
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- a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor sends a signal to the programmable logic controller to dispense water.
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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;
- 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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- a programmable logic controller for controlling the dispensing device, the at least one pump and the water vapor distillation apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.