Patent ID: 6214299
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: A61L,B01F,B01J,C02F

Abstract:
An apparatus for producing a solution containing silver, said apparatus comprising:a containing means for containing a quantity of fluid therein such that said fluid includes a free upper surface;at least one upper, silver electrode made of silver element and having a first end and a second end;holding means for (i) holding the first end of the silver electrode, and (ii) holding the second end of the silver electrode within 0.5 inch of the free upper surface of the fluid when said fluid is contained within the containing means;a lower electrode;a power means electrically connected to the holding means and to the lower electrode for (i) conveying electrical current through said holding means to the upper, silver electrode and to said lower electrode in a manner sufficient to produce a voltage difference between said upper and lower electrodes, and (ii) thereby causing particles of silver to separate from the silver electrode and enter the fluid; anddispersing means for dispersing the silver particles more evenly throughout said fluid such that a higher quantity of suspended silver particles in solution can be produced per batch.