Year: 1897

page_text: We, ALBERT COOPER and ALBERT JOHN BULLEN COOPER, both of 80 Gloucester
Read, South Kensington, S.W., Pharmaceutical Chemists, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It has been proved by us that a mixture of Carbonic Acid Gas (Carbon dioxide)
and Oxygen Gas, in various proportions, produces unique and excellent aerated
waters, and that certain medicinal substances (solutions of) when impregnated
with the same gases, produce unique preparations. And as we consider our dis-
coveries of value, and importance we are desirous that a Patent be granted to us
for the preparation of medicinal and aerated waters and fluids, by means of a
mixture of Carbonio Acid Gas and Oxygen Gas. These preparations will be
known under the term of Oxycarbonated Waters and Fluids.
ALBERT COOPER.
ALBERT JOHN BULLEN COOPER.
We, ALBERT COOPER and ALBERT JOHN BULLEN COOPER, both of 80 Gloucester
Road, South Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, Pharmaceutical Chemists,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
We have found that a mixture of carbonic acid gas and oxygen gas, in various
proportions produces unique and excellent aerated waters and fluids and that
solutions of various medicinal substances when impregnated with said mixture
of gases produce unique preparations, whilst other fluids such as ginger beer,
sparkling cider, champagne and other wines, orangeade, ginger ale, lime juice,
fruit juices, cordials, liquors, syrups, essences, hop ale, orange bitters, lime juice
champagne, orange champagne, champagne cider, lemonades, mineral waters,
magnesia, milk and other liquids are greatly improved and rendered more bene-
ficial by their impregnation with a mixture of carbonic acid gas and oxygen gas.
Our invention therefore consists in the aeration of various waters and liquid's
with a mixture of carbonic acid gas in various proportions according as it may be
desired to combine a greater or smaller proportion of oxygen gas therewith.
In carrying our invention into effect we proceed as follows: We provide a

page_text: supply of carbonic gas and oxygen gas in separate containers under pressure, the
ordinary gas bottles being a convenient form, and we connect each of such con-
tainers by pipe with a separate high pressure gauge to indicate the pressure within
such containers; from these high pressure gauges the gases are conducted in
separate tubes to separate reducing valves which deliver the gases at the required
pressure to separate pipes leading to separate meters; these last mentioned pipes
are each fitted with a pressure gauge to indicate the existence of any pressure in
the meters and with a regulating valve, preferably a micrometer quadrant cock,
to enable the supply of the gases to the meters to be separately regulated with a
view to enable any desired proportions of the gases to be supplied to the meters.
Pipes from the meters convey the gases to a washer supplied with water, the gases
enter the water through perforated pipes in the lower part of the washer within
which they are not only washed but well mixed.
The mixed and washed gases are conveyed from the washer by a pipe to a
gasometer in entering which it is also by preference caused to pass through a
body of water and thence into the bell of the gasometer.
From the gasometer the mixed gases are conveyed to a
..
soda water machine"
by which they are supplied, with water or other fluid, to syphons or bottles which
are filled by means of a bottling machine.
It will be evident that the details of arrangement of the plant may be variously
modified so long as provision is made for supplying the said gases in any desired
proportions.
The above preparations will be known as oxy-carbonated waters and fluids.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
:-
The preparation of medicinal and aerated waters and fluids by impregnating
the same with a mixture in any desired proportion of carbonic acid gas and
oxygen gas, substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 27th day of September 1897.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.