Patent ID: 7861544
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B01D,B67D,C02F,Y02A,Y02W,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for providing drinkable sparkling water created from purified potable water derived from the atmosphere and infused with CO 2 gas, said system comprising: a housing having an air-inlet port and an air-exhaust port; a refrigerant compressor; at least one multi-way solenoid-operated refrigerant control valve; a controller means for monitoring for controlling said at least one solenoid-operated refrigerant control valve and other electrical subsystems within the system; an evaporator means, an anti-static, anti-mold air filter, a condenser means for the system's refrigeration cycle; a fan/blower means, a collector means with highly polished surfaces; a preliminary filter to remove the smell of condensate water and ammonia, a condensate-collection tank, at least one water pump; a particle filter for filtering particles to protect the intake of said at least one water pump; a water-purification filtration assembly to filter out bacteria, viruses, and heavy metals, as well as to remove unwanted smells, comprising: wherein said water pump pumps condensate water from said condensate-collection tank through said water-purification assembly; a purified-water-collection tank for collecting purified water, a cooling loop disposed within said purified-water-collection tank, a sterilization means for killing biological material and viruses within said purified-water-collection tank, comprising an ultra-violet light device and sterilization chamber, said ultra-violet light device having an effective sterilization rate of at least 99.99%, using a wavelength in the range of 253-255 nm; a hot-water tank that receives purified water from said purified-water tank through gravity drain, a common outlet valve, disposed at said common outlet header, that can be positioned to allow a user to obtain an output of hot or cold purified water from the system; at least one CO a gas-diffusion chamber, stored within said housing and removable, equipped with an inlet valve and a pressure-relief valve, a gas line used to communicatively couple said at least one CO a spring-loaded lever communicatively coupled to said at least one CO thereby carbonating air-extracted, purified water, which is available for a user to extract via said outlet-release valve.